Learn about the spit test that has shown promising results for detecting prostate cancer risk, proving to be more reliable than common blood tests.

Particles of both minerals and organic matter track the retreat of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, which melted about 20,000 years ago.

Learn more about the lineages of Australian and South American tree frogs, which separated approximately 55 million years ago at the latest, according to a new analysis of fossils.

Learn more about how one student’s question inspired the study that proves our fingers wrinkle in the same pattern every time, after being submerged in water.

Fossil suggests four-legged tetrapods transitioned from ocean to land 35 million years earlier than previously thought.

Learn about a new study that uses the data from Magellan to reveal insights into Venus’ ongoing tectonic activity and how it looks a lot like early Earth.

A closer look at our wastewater could help us stay ahead of the next viral pandemic, and keep an eye on measles outbreaks.

Scans of the Chicago Archaeopteryx show feather and bone features that worked together to create lift.

Learn about the controversial Gaia hypothesis, stating that Earth is its own living system kept in balance by organisms.

Learn more about the six breast texture patterns that could indicate your cancer risk, and how modern tech is helping make diagnoses more accurate.

By examining different materials buried along with the watercraft, experts could determine the age of the boat.

The formation of the Gondwana supercontinent also gave rise to an Antarctic range that has been covered by ice for 500 million years.

The tegu, long thought to be an invasive species, turns out to have arrived in North America about 16 million years earlier than expected.

Observing mother-offspring relationships in wild chimps offers new insights into the evolutionary roots of attachment and modern parenting.

Learn more about the gene families that play an important role in the aging and longevity of mammals, including humans.

Learn what secrets this pregnant ichthyosaur reveals from the Early Cretaceous and why this find is so important.

Learn more about the difference between bioluminescence and photoluminescence, and about the particular chemical compounds that give bandicoots (and other Australian mammals) their colorful glow.

Discover how an analysis of more than 700 objects reveals obsidian came into the Aztec capital from far and wide.

Learn how a trio of scientists do the math, based on a Stephen Hawking theory, and even ask how long it would take for a human and the moon to evaporate.

Learn more about fascinating lava fountains and how high they can reach during a volcano eruption.

A famous cache of wooden spear shafts and other hunting tools was once ascribed to a group of early humans that were not known for social organization.

Discover why scientists and politicians are calling for the creation of a Coordinated Lunar Time.

Learn more about how researchers have discovered that chimps can combine calls in multiple ways to create new meanings, remarkably similar to the way we combine sounds and words into sentences.

The flood that filled the Mediterranean sea caused destruction for all creatures in its path, but created the body of water we know today.

Learn more about the illicit use of fentanyl and other opioids in the U.S., including intentional and unintentional use.

Learn how vultures prevent the spread of disease by cleaning up the environment, and find out what would happen if they disappear.

Learn more about the new methods Iceland is using to keep lava from destroying towns.

Golf course pesticides that leech from the links into groundwater is likely a contributing factor.

Semaglutides could help treat alcohol use disorder, which has a notoriously high relapse rate.

Learn how the unique effects of Wolbachia bacteria in female fruit flies could help us fight against deadly mosquito-borne diseases.

Learn about the 4 types of social media users and how your online experience could be redesigned.

Learn more about the dangers of formaldehyde, and why researchers are calling for stronger consumer protection.

Learn how a protein derived from compost bacteria could revolutionize drug delivery and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy treatments.

While investigating how the medicine uses the body’s immune system to ward off HIV symptoms, researchers realized that it could also be applied to Alzheimer’s disease.

Learn more about coccidioides, the fungus responsible for valley fever, and what researchers are doing to monitor and track it.

Learn how and why a glacier is committing “ice piracy” in Antarctica, and what it could mean for rising sea levels.

Rapid groundwater drainage is putting buildings and people within the country’s most populous areas at risk

New study adds to contentious debate about when, where, and how the massive dinosaur evolved.

Learn about a new partnership that is working to unlock the secrets of wolf howls with acoustic monitoring technology and artificial intelligence.

Learn how your kitchen sponge may be harboring more bacteria than you think, and what a more viable substitute may be.