Discover how widespread self-sabotaging behavior is linked to how our brains evolved in a world full of unknown dangers and how to break the cycle for good.

Learn how radio observations uncovered unusually hot gas inside a young galaxy cluster, revealing how black holes and star formation may heat clusters far earlier than expected.

Learn more about the chemical arms race between a fungus, a tree, and a beetle. 

Thanks to an enormous stroke of luck and serendipitous timing, astronomers were able to calculate the mass and distance of a free-floating planet for the first time. Learn more about it. 

Multiple studies have linked cellphone use to an increased risk of car accidents. Learn how new research suggests delays in rapid-eye movement when talking might be at least partly to blame.

Learn how ancient DNA from human remains provided the first direct evidence that a common childhood virus has been part of the human genome since the Iron Age.

Learn more about the new study, which highlights the importance of analyzing brain structure and connectivity simultaneously.

Learn how neurobiology could explain why some people are better at accepting and adapting to change.

Learn more about peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) and how lowering the treatment dose could help children with peanut allergies.

Read more about the cremation of a mysterious woman 9,500 years ago, which tells a more complex story of how hunter-gatherers treated their dead.

Learn how researchers are redesigning receipt paper to reduce everyday chemical exposure.

Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through reef ecosystems.

Learn how detailed 3D analysis uncovered evidence that upright walking emerged near the very start of the human lineage.

Discover the possible physical and mental health benefits of giving up alcohol for a month.

Learn how pigs spread across Pacific islands, what their DNA reveals about ancient human journeys, and why their legacy still matters today.

Learn more about IRAS 23077+6707, a protoplanetary disk, nicknamed Dracuala's Chivito, that may serve as a planet nursery and be the largest disk ever observed in visible light. 

What planet is most like Earth? Reseachers have identified several exoplanets similar to our planet, but none that are an exact twin. Learn how new technology could help aid in the search. 

Learn more about the “glue sniffer” protein, which is able to detect brain cells’ incoming chemical signals, and what that means for neuroscience.

Learn how stingless bees quietly sustain Amazonian forests — and how a new law is changing what happens when they’re harmed.

Learn how plastic pollution is creating new pathways for antibiotic resistance to become an even bigger public health threat.

More than 3 million children take medication to manage ADHD symptoms. Discover how new research suggests they may work a little differently than thought.

Learn more about the theory that the faces we see in dreams come from faces we've encountered in real life, and how testing that theory is nearly impossible. 

Learn how boiling water may be a simple solution to removing microplastics from drinking water. 

Discover how a traditional Chinese herbal mix showed better results in treating a common kidney disease compared to commonly used medication.