Learn more about the gut microbiome’s digestion of the amino acid tryptophan, which creates byproducts with potential for treating certain metabolic conditions.

Learn more about Plesionectes longicollum, a well-preserved plesiosaurioid that’s the oldest known from the Posidonia Shale fossil beds in Holzmaden, Germany.

Learn how some smaller theropods likely had a stronger bite force than larger ones.

What’s in the middle of the Milky Way? In our neck of the cosmos, everything revolves around a supermassive black hole.

Learn more about telepathy, why it’s a controversial topic in the world of science and how a new podcast sheds light on the topic.

Learn more about coffee's nutritional benefits, especially for longevity in women.

How common is ADHD? Learn more about ADHD and why it seems more people have it than really do.

Learn more about the wasp nest found at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, and how no wasps have been found around it.

What would a wormhole really look like? It's unlikely that wormholes truly exist, but here's what they would look like if they did.

Learn about the curious singing habits of leopard seals, whose songs bear a striking resemblance to human nursery rhymes.

Learn more about nature’s quick, efficient, and fascinating process for cleaning up dead animals in the woods.

Hibernating animals reverse aging, avoid diabetes, and preserve muscle. Could we one day do the same?

Learn how the hominins’ consumption of grasses led to changes in their teeth around 700,000 years later.

What are some of the most oddly-shaped galaxies? Learn more about some of the Universe's unusual formations.

What is space-time? Depending on how fast you're moving or how close you are to Earth's gravity can change the way time feels.

Knowing the current health status of your heart is crucial — and dating your heart’s age might just be the right tool for it.

Learn how hundreds of “sinkites,” all around a kilometer across, are altering the strata in the North Sea.

Learn about cryovolcanism, which shapes the surface of icy moons in the outer Solar System by releasing water that simultaneously boils and freezes.

Learn more about the new language researchers uncovered at the Boğazköy-Hattusha site, indicating the city’s residents loved learning and writing in foreign languages.

What is the gut microbiome? Learn more about why it's crucial for our health and wellness.

Learn why our ancient ancestors maintained their climbing abilities once they developed their walking ones, and discover how their bipedalism evolved (possibly in the trees).

Learn how cosmic rays, normally seen as a threat to humans in space, may be sustaining life beneath the surface of Mars and elsewhere in the Solar System.

Learn about how a dental floss pick could be the new and more effective vaccine delivery method.

Listen to an exclusive podcast episode where Discover Magazine interviews Dr. Katy Croff Bell and Professor Alan Jamieson about the deep sea.