What is the world’s deepest cave?
Time to meet the 'Everest of the deep'.
Five new sports you can see at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. What you need to know
Four new sports are making their debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games, while baseball and softball are making a comeback.
Difficulties hearing speech over noise? That may be an early sign of dementia, new study says
New evidence that hearing impairment significantly contributes to the risk of dementia.
Some cockatoos started raiding trash bins in Australia. Then, they taught their friends how
They're like the raccoons of the bird kingdom.
Astronomers find moon-forming disk around exoplanet
The revolving disk holds enough matter to seed three moons the size of Earth's.
Bands of chimps attacked and killed gorillas. It’s the first time we’ve witnessed anything like this
Chimps formed coalitions and attacked gorilla families close to their territory, killing two gorilla infants in the process.
Sharks have spiral-like intestines that resemble one of Nikola Tesla’s inventions
This complex structure may explain how sharks can go weeks without a meal.
Iconic photos of Earth taken by Apollo astronauts, digitally restored and in full glory
Some of the most iconic images of Earth from space have been brought to new light.
Self-healing material could one day automatically repair broken phone screens in seconds
Scientists in India have made a new class of crystalline material with self-healing properties.
Scientists make the world’s thinnest magnet. It’s just one atom thick
The new material is one millionth the thickness of a single sheet of paper.
Wild pigs cause as much carbon emissions as one million cars
Wild pig populations have bred out of control. We're now suffering the environmental consequences.
Jeff Bezos reaches space, makes it back in one piece
“Best day ever,” Bezos said after landing.
Living close to woodland helps children’s mental health and development
More evidence that exposure to nature supports mental and emotional development.
Astronomers capture rare image of black hole plasma jet for the second time
Big or small, all black holes may be the same.
What are the average colors of the world? Data science offers a creative answer
Earth's color palette in a series of creative maps.
Devastating floods in western Europe exceed even worst climate change predictions
The new climate normal is frightening.
Computer implant translates paralyzed man’s brain activity directly into words and sentences
Brain waves that normally control the patient's vocal tract have been converted into entire sentences on a computer screen.
Derinkuyu: the ancient underground city, once home to 20,000 people
The maze-like underground city resembles an ant colony.
Is the Easter Island population collapse just a myth? These scientists think so
Did we get the Easter Island collapse all wrong?
Women can tell which men are only interested in one night stands just by looking at their faces, study finds
Facial cues could inform heterosexual women, but not men, if a potential mate is more interested in casual sex than...