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The Race to the Bottom: Japan Is Set to Start Testing Deep-Sea Mining

There's a big hidden cost to this practice.

Not Just Hunters: Wooden Tools Unearth the Sophisticated, Plant-Eating World of Early Humans

What if the Stone Age wasn't really about stone?

NASA finally figures out what's up with those "Mars spiders"

They're not actual spiders, of course, but rather strange geological features.

Scientists Just Showed How Alien Life Could Emerge in Titan's Methane Lakes

What if the ingredients of life could assemble on a methane world?

Can Dogs Really Smell Parkinson’s? These Two Good Boys Say Yes

Our best friend is even more awesome than we thought.

Researchers Recreate the Quintessentially Roman Fish Sauce

Would you like some garum with that?

Researchers stop Parkinson's symptoms in mice using a copper supplement. Could humans be next?

Could we stop Parkinson's by feeding neurons copper?

There's a massive, ancient river system under Antarctica's ice sheet

This has big implications for our climate models.

Forget the honeybee. These unusual pollinators show just how crazy plant sex can really be

A pollinator story featuring sex, deceit, and tequila.

For the first time in history, solar was Europe's top source of electricity

Europe is quietly becoming a solar powerhouse.

Deadly Heatwave Killed 2,300 in Europe, and 1,500 of those were due to climate change

How hot is too hot to survive in a city?

These fig trees absorb CO2 from the air and convert it into stone

This sounds like science fiction, but the real magic lies underground

These bizarre stars could be burning darkness to survive

Our quest for dark matter is sending us on some wild adventures.

The new fashion trend among chimpanzees: sticking grass in your ear (and butt)

A new trend is making the rounds in a chimp community.

The "de-extincted" dire wolves are 6 months old and getting quite big

At just over six months old, the world’s first de-extinct animals are exceeding expectations and demonstrating the remarkable growth patterns that made their ancestors formidable Ice Age predators. Colossal’s latest dire wolf update reveals that Romulus and Remus now weigh over 90 pounds—already 20% larger than gray wolves at the same developmental stage—while demonstrating some […]

Interstellar comet: Everything We Know About 3I/ATLAS

The visitor is simply passing through our solar system.

This Ancient Grain Could Power the Future of 3D-Printed Food

Sorghum bioink could be the next step towards printed food.

This study suggests zapping people's brains could make them better at math

You're not bad at math. You've just not been zapped enough.

Your gut has a secret weapon against 'forever chemicals': microbes

Our bodies have some surprising allies sometimes.

Methane Leaks from Fossil Fuels Hit Record Highs. And We're Still Looking the Other Way

Powerful leaks, patchy action, and untapped fixes keep methane near record highs in 2024.

Buried in a Pot, Preserved by Time: Ancient Egyptian Skeleton Yields First Full Genome

DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton reveals ancestry links between North Africa and the Fertile Crescent.

Ancient Roman Pompeii had way more erotic art than you'd think

Unfortunately, there are few images we can respectably share here.

Ancient ‘Zombie’ Fungus Trapped in Amber Shows Mind Control Began in the Age of the Dinosaurs

The zombie fungus from the age of the dinosaurs.

Your browser lets websites track you even without cookies

Most users don't even know this type of surveillance exists.

The world's oldest boomerang is even older than we thought, but it's not Australian

The story of the boomerang goes back in time even more.

Swarms of tiny robots could go up your nose, melt the mucus and clean your sinuses

The "search-and-destroy” microrobot system can chemically shred the resident bacterial biofilm.

What side do cats prefer to sleep on? The left side, and there's a good reason for that

The fluffier side of science.

The James Webb telescope just found a planet by actually ‘seeing’ it

It's exactly what we were hoping from JWST.

Is Being Filthy Rich Immoral? It Depends Who You Ask

The world's 8 richest people have more wealth than the poorest few billion.

Programs delivering fluoride varnish in schools significantly reduce cavities in children

A simple swipe of fluoride varnish in schools is emerging as a powerful, cost-effective tool to fight childhood cavities and reduce health disparities.

Streaming services are being overrun by AI-generated music

You've probably listened to AI music and not even realized it.

The Physics of Cozy Beds Shows Why Your Toes Freeze While Your Back Sweats

Scientists decided to peek under the covers to figure out how bedding actually keeps us warm (or doesn’t)

Octopuses use microbes to "taste" their surroundings with their arms

As if octopuses weren't stunning enough.

Researchers just got a group of bacteria to produce Paracetamol from plastic

What if the empty water bottle in your recycling bin could one day relieve your headache?

Korean researchers used carbon nanotubes to build a motor that's five times lighter

Scientists just gave the electric motor a sci-fi upgrade.

Killer Whales Have Skincare Routines — It Involves Kelp, Massages, and Tool-Making

Killer whales are probably better at exfoliating than you.

Scientists Discover One of the Oldest Known Matrilineal Societies in Human History

The new study uncovered a 250-year lineage organized by maternal descent.

AI Could Help You Build a Virus. OpenAI Knows It — and It’s Worried

We should prepare ourselves for a society where amateurs can create garage bioweapons.

China's New Mosquito Drone Could Probably Slip Through Windows and Spy Undetected

If the military is happy to show this, what other things are they covertly working on?

Stunning 12-Ton Assyrian Relief Unearthed in Iraq Reveals Legendary King Alongside the Gods

The king was flanked by gods and mythical guardians.

Scientists uncover anti-aging "glue" that naturally repairs damaged DNA

Researchers have newly found a very important function for a well-known enzyme.

New Nanoparticle Vaccine Clears Pancreatic Cancer in Over Half of Preclinical Models

The pancreatic cancer vaccine seems to work so well it's even surprising its creators

Your Brain Could Reveal a Deadly Heart Risk. AI Is Learning to Read the Signs

By studying brain scans this AI model was able to differentiate between types of strokes with high accuracy.

Scientists Get Closer to Growing Real Teeth in the Lab

Lab-grown teeth could one day replace fillings and implants entirely.

Scientists Discover a Way to Store Data in Ice Using Only Air Bubbles

Scientists see the potential in using ice for long term data storage.

Elon Musk says he wants to "fix" Grok after the AI disagrees with him

Grok exposed inconvenient facts. Now Musk says he’s “fixing” his AI to obey him.

The Face of a Ghost: 146,000-Year-Old Skull Finally Reveals What Denisovans Looked Like

We've had a Denisovan skull for almost a century and never even knew.

Outdoor physical activity is better than indoor for your brain

Let the kids run outside.

Your nails could be a sign of whether a recession is coming or not

You may already be wearing "recession nails" and not even know it.

Coffee Could Help You Live Longer — But Only If You Have it Black

Drinking plain coffee may reduce the risk of death — unless you sweeten it.