Learn more about the handful of tooth fossils that complicate the history of humans in northeastern Ethiopia.

Learn about the ongoing mystery of 300 bright objects discovered in deep space, some of which may be galaxies that formed in the early universe.

Meet Janjucetus dullardi, an early cousin of today’s whales that roamed the sea 26 million years ago.

Are invisible mice real? Doritos dye can make tissue temporarily see-through in the right conditions.

Learn more about a rising health concern known as social apnea, which is caused by staying out too late on weekends and not getting enough restorative sleep. This new concern could make sleep apnea and other illnesses more severe.

Learn why the lack of a single, standard definition of long COVID poses a problem for researchers and clinicians.

Learn about the extent of the Viking trade network as reflected in the Bedale hoard, containing silver from Western Europe and the Middle East.

Learn more about the new species uncovered from the Permian Period and what they can tell us about the world during the Great Dying.

Meet Akidostropheus oligos, a real aquatic reptile from North America that looked a lot like the legendary Nessie, only substantially smaller.

Find out how to watch the second planet parade of the year, as six planets and the moon prepare to align in the sky starting on August 18, 2025.

A traditional conch shell exercise is showing surprising benefits for people with obstructive sleep apnea.

Learn more about a Neanderthal "workshop" that was likely used to butcher and process animals. 

Learn more about Plateosaurus engelhardti, the deepest fossil ever found at nearly 9,000 feet below sea level. 

Learn more about the discovery of a nearby black hole that we could be exploring in the coming decades. 

Learn more about how elephants have been using non-verbal gestures to communicate with humans, the first of this complex method documented in non-primates.

Learn more about the research team that discovered a submarine landslide in the Aleutian Trench, and how it may have contributed to a tsunami that devastated parts of Alaska and Hawaii.

Follow the current Chikungunya virus outbreak in China, and learn why the mosquito-borne disease is on the rise.

If you’ve got a toe to spare, surgeons say it might just be the best swap-out that nature has to offer.

Learn more about the Younger Dryas event, an ancient climate change catastrophe that’s typically attributed to glacial meltwater.

Learn why potatoes can still fit into a healthy diet if cooked and paired wisely.

Learn about the universe's earliest black hole, located within an unusually bright and red galaxy that was born 500 million years after the Big Bang.

Learn more about Sasquatch events around Yellowstone’s thermal pools and how monitoring them can help keep visitors safe.

Mosquitoes can spread a deadly parasite that causes malaria. Learn how experts are using CRISPR to change the mosquito’s genome to stop this spread.

Learn more about the arrival of ancient humans on the island of Sulawesi, a nearby neighbor to the island of Flores, where the tiny hominins Homo floresiensis emerged.