Learn more about Mount Etna’s most recent eruption and why 2025 had a series of activity that fascinated researchers.

Simulations suggest Neanderthals were on the brink of extinction by the time our ancestors arrived on the Iberian Peninsula. Discover more about the findings. 

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts looking to build long-term bases on Mars.

Learn more about the year’s first supermoon and other early 2026 astronomical events you don’t want to miss, including a planet parade and fireball meteor showers.

Learn why the Sun’s magnetic field is just as important as Earth’s and its impact on our planet.

Learn more about the common cold, the viruses that cause it, and why it’s so difficult to find a vaccine for it.

Learn more about piranhas, why they have such a powerful bite, and why there are so many misconceptions around them.

Learn more about the Vikings, their lifestyle, and where the stereotypical horned helmet originated from.

Learn why socializing, especially around the holidays, can leave you feeling a bit down.

Learn how in just six months, the NASA team has mapped the entire universe in 102 colors.

Learn more about Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and the mysteries that lurk beneath its icy surface. 

Learn why Yellowstone mysteriously does not produce sulfur dioxide, and what it means for volcanic unrest.

Learn more about the hidden molecules uncovered in animal fossils from an ancient human site, and the new view they give us of that ancient world. 

Learn how the brain weighs emotional strain when deciding whether to seek information — or shut it out.

Learn how mapping gene-control switches in an ancient sea anemone reveals how identical DNA can produce many different cell types.

Learn how brain recordings reveal a distinct state in which conscious awareness briefly drops out — even while people remain awake. 

Learn more about “thirdhand smoke” and how it keeps polluting homes, and your lungs, long after smoking stops.

What's the size of the Milky Way galaxy? Learn how, depending on your definition, the size can change. 

Learn why killer whales sometimes wear dead salmon on their heads, and what that might mean.

Learn why playing classic video games, like Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi, can help young adults fight burnout and chronic stress.

Learn more about the people who once used Grotta della Monaca as a sacred burial site.

Learn more about the most exciting species found around the world in 2025, from the deep sea to the western Himalayas.

Learn how smiling — and mimicking other people’s smiles — can make you seem more trustworthy and confident.

Learn how we know the Earth is round, and the science behind the shape of our gravitational field.