Discover the first images from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and learn about what it's new mission is for space.

Phytophotodermatitis is a skin condition that can be triggered by compounds in citrus fruit.

How one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.

How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Learn more about how this planet makes one lap around our Solar System.

Learn about the new research that changes the estimates of the Milky Way’s demise.

Learn how dust impacts your health, with lunar dust having a much less harmful effect than previously thought.

Learn how air bubbles trapped in ice have inspired a special code that can improve communication in the Arctic and Antarctica.

While bluebottles are highly poisonous, understanding Portuguese Man O’ War biodiversity helps protect beachgoers and surfers.

Learn more about a new study that suggests monitoring the air for certain environmental exposures may help forecast respiratory viruses outbreaks.

What is the Big Crunch theory? This theory is highly debated, but could be what happens when you hit the rewind button of the Big Bang.

Learn how a sperm whale tooth traveled from sea to archaeological site over 4,000 years ago.

Learn more about lenacapavir, the most effective HIV treatment and prevention drug, and how its cost could cause a setback.

Learn how an oily substance found in earwax has become a critical resource to detect Parkinson's disease.

A key chemical in urine can help make a high-value mineral for use in medicine, construction, and more — cheaply and efficiently.

Learn about a new study that confirms the 146,000-year-old Harbin skull belonged to a member of the Denisovan lineage.

Learn more about the tendency to anthropomorphize animals, which is a more common tendency in some people than in others, in part thanks to these potentially conservation-aiding traits.

Learn how ancient dogs followed the earliest farmers in Central and South America, and find out why their original lineage is nearly gone today.

What is the handfish? Discover the handfish, a tiny fish with finger-like fins that’s critically endangered and needs our help.

Learn about a new study that confirms ancient footprints in New Mexico are over 21,000 years old, rewriting the history of the Americas.

Among the biggest of its kind, this fossil find is helping scientists trace how today’s diverse species are connected.

Learn about the link between cannabis use and death from cardiovascular disease, which could change the way we approach the drug in the future.

A team of researchers have discovered a case of severe osteomyelitis in a Plateosaurus found in Switzerland’s Frick Valley – and you can see it in person.

Learn about the increased impact probability of 2024 YR4, an asteroid that has a small chance to hit the Moon in 2032.

Learn more about Bolg amondol, the large prehistoric lizard named after a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

Against all odds, bats are surprisingly long-lived and rarely develop tumors. Understanding why could unlock new cancer treatments for us.

Learn more about the process some dairy farmers are using to capture methane and turn it into renewable natural gas.

Discover how ant colonies act like a single brain, enabling them to anticipate and coordinate as a group.

Learn more about these shimmery, orange and black beads on the moon that researchers describe as “tiny, pristine” time capsules.

Learn more about how mastodons in South America once helped with seed dispersal.

Learn more about these mysterious signals in Antarctica that could be evidence of dark matter.

Learn why subtle differences in breathing patterns may offer intriguing insights into your mood, health, and behavior.

Slow magma flows, small chambers, and hot rock all contribute to surprise volcano eruptions that occur without any prior warning.

Learn more about Morganucodon and Brasilodon, the two species that may have given life to the mammals we know today.

Do ants poop? Discover how these social insects have developed ingenious methods to manage their waste.

Learn how some species of bacteria interact with their neighbors when they’re starving, spearing them with needles that spill their absorbable nutrients.

When is the summer solstice? On June 20, 2025, the sun will reach its most northerly point in the sky, marking the start of summer.

Learn about NGC 4858, a galaxy with the body of a jellyfish and the ears of a bunny, features that were both shaped by extreme pressure.

Learn about a new study that suggests our gut microbiome could be used to both diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer.

Meet methanogens — gut microbes that turn fiber into methane and extra energy. But not everyone has them.

Learn how the European Space Agency’s spacecraft captured a completely new view of the Sun, thanks to its novel tilted orbit.