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A child in West Texas has become the first US measles death in a decade. The child was unvaccinated.
The occasional splurge can have long-lasting consequences.
As if weight loss wasn't hard enough, your body seems to have evolved a system that fights against weight changes.
A single injection of a healthy gene allowed blind children to recognize objects, shapes, and even read — offering hope for future blindness treatments.
Even the Tooth Fairy’s payouts are shrinking, although the stock markets are doing fine.
Bird flu H5N1 is now considered endemic in cows. Essentially, it has become a lot harder to control.
It's a tragedy we shouldn't repeat.
Marine flatworms have perfected smooth, undulating motion over millions of years of evolution. Now, scientists have taken inspiration to create a highly agile robot.
This breakthrough could democratize weather prediction and help communities better prepare for extreme weather events.
Citrus fruits don't just brighten your plate—they may also brighten your mood. New research says citrus fruits are a powerful dietary tool against depression.
A dog might skip a better meal just to eat from a bowl in his favorite color — yellow.
While golf remains a pastime for the affluent, occupying enormous tracts of valuable land globally, renewable energy projects face resistance due to limited available space.
1,337 seconds: that was how long a tokamak was able to maintain plasma.
This bears the hallmark of an authoritarian state.
The Mononoke tilefish, Branchiostegus sanae, sports striking facial markings reminiscent of San’s tribal paint, symbolizing a call for marine conservation.
Imagine a supervillain attacking you with his unique superpower of creating small black holes. An invisible force zips through your body at unimaginable speed. You feel no push, no heat, yet, deep inside your body, atoms momentarily shift in response to the gravitational pull of something tiny yet immensely dense — a primordial black hole […]
With their prized rocks tucked in built-in pockets, sea otters reveal a surprising tool-wielding intelligence.
Human flu and avian flu are running rampant through the US.
Discovered beneath a Lloyds Bank in York, the world's largest fossilized human poop is a scientific treasure.
From raccoons climbing manholes to alligators lurking in underground waterways, Florida’s stormwater sewers are more than just drainage systems.
As China faces a rapidly aging population, robotic exoskeletons are proving to be more than just a tourist gimmick — they could be a vital tool in elderly care.
Heather Tubigan was just 36 when she found a lump. The diagnosis—breast cancer—was terrifying enough and eliminating the tumor was an extreme relief. But even after her left breast was removed to save her life, another loss lingered: the loss of sensation. Like many women who undergo mastectomy, Tubigan found herself grappling with a numbness […]
A new solar-powered direct air capture system not only removes CO₂ from the atmosphere but converts it into syngas, a key precursor for synthetic fuels.
We often talk about water and how important it is to make sure it is clean and unpolluted. But lakes usually fall through the cracks.
Researchers were concerned that solar panels could end up competing with wildlife havens. Turns out, the two aren't mutually exclusive.
McFall had to demonstrate that he could perform all the tasks needed for a long-duration mission — which he did with flying colors.
Archaeologists uncovered remarkably well-preserved remains of a massive Roman basilica beneath a modern commercial building in London
Have some beautiful images from space if flowers aren't quite your thing.
A groundbreaking study explores how bacterial transfer during intercourse — the "sexome" — could help confirm sexual contact when traditional forensics fails.
Unlike the canyons on Earth, which were created through erosion, this one has a much more violent history.
This neolithic site appears to have been used intensely for rituals.
This newly observed behavior suggests advanced cognitive abilities, rivaling those of primates.
In the 19th century, archaeologists in Poland unearthed a stunning cave filled with prehistoric secrets. The Maszycka Cave, as it’s called, once sheltered Magdalenian people 18,000 years ago. Now, a new study offers compelling evidence that the cave was the site of a grisly ritual — or perhaps something even darker. Did these ancient people […]
Generative AI is supposed to make life easier. It drafts emails, summarizes documents, and even generates creative content, helping you offload some of that dreaded cognitive effort. But according to a new study from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research, it may also be making you dumber in the process. The study, based on a […]
A Czech project that was stalled for years is now completed — by beavers.
This rare blow fly species has larvae that fit right in with the termites down to copying their odor.
Scientists have taken LiDAR technology to its next level.
Whale song, though technically not a language, is organized in a familiar pattern.
For decades, Culex pipiens f. molestus was called the “London Underground Mosquito”. Most people, including scientists, believed molestus rapidly evolved from an existing species in northern European cities, particularly in London’s subway system during the 19th and 20th centuries. This idea, popularized during World War II when people took shelter in the subways and suffered […]
I mean, do you even have a mathematical model for your egg-boiling?
This could pave the way for a more sustainable and cost-effective dairy alternative.
With potential benefits for sustainability, animal welfare, and pet health, cultivated meat could revolutionize the pet food industry.
While market-working kids in India excel at mental calculations, they struggle with textbook math — while schoolchildren fail at simple transactions.
It seems that animals simply love to play.
Google’s flagship AI, Gemini, just flubbed a major Super Bowl ad—claiming Gouda accounts for 50-60% of global cheese consumption.
The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, financial schemes, and bureaucracy.
Parents in the Ice Age let their kids get away with some pretty wild stuff.
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) removed an article featuring Black microbiologist Chelsey Spriggs, citing Trump-era executive orders. Scientists are outraged.
Scientists believe this could be a form of social bonding — or even an unusual way of smelling through touch.
There seems to be much more we don't know about marsquakes and Martian geology.
