Learn more about ancient giant kangaroos and the previous research claiming they were too heavy to hop. A new study finds that hopping may have been one of the few movement methods for these ancient animals. 

Learn how studying microbial communities during long-duration spaceflight could also reveal new ways to support human health and agriculture on Earth.

Learn how ancient DNA from human remains revealed that syphilis circulated in the Americas thousands of years earlier than once thought.

Decoding the complex communication system of the deadliest brain cancer has revealed that an already approved HIV drug could be the key to treatment.

Learn how a 2.6-million-year-old Paranthropus jaw from Ethiopia’s Afar region is reshaping scientists’ understanding of early human evolution and competition with Homo.

Learn about a 500,000-year old hammer made from elephant bone, used by early humans in England to sharpen stone tools.

Learn more about the DNA and RNA that sperm carry and how they may suddenly change during midlife. 

Learn how trained dogs smell subtle chemical signals linked to cancer in blood samples.

Learn more about the upcoming Artemis II mission and the process the rocket will need to go through before liftoff.

Learn more about the climate events that may have led to food shortages and the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.

A lone elephant has killed over 20 people in India, revealing the tragic consequences of habitat loss and human expansion.

Learn more about GLP-1 pills and how they may be more convenient and cost-effective than the injections. 

Learn how heartworm disease became widespread in dogs, reflecting an evolutionary history that spans back to ancient times. 

Learn how long-term mate switching helps a small beluga whale population maintain genetic diversity.

Learn how researchers tested a cow’s behavior and what her tool use reveals about animal intelligence.

Learn how the shingles vaccine puts the brakes on aging by helping the immune system fight chronic inflammation.

Learn more about the difference between sugar in liquid and solid form and why skipping sweets altogether isn’t the solution either.

Learn about a new UN report that suggests we are now in an era of global water bankruptcy that cannot be reversed.

Learn about J1007+3540, a black hole that has recently come back to life and is described as a “cosmic volcano.”

Learn how a decade of monitoring reveals why Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier than ever, and what those shifts may signal about life in one of the world’s fastest-warming regions.

Learn how the body’s earliest immune defenses can stop a common cold before symptoms appear.

Learn more about the Chankillo site, an ancient astronomical observatory that may offer new insights into how our ancestors observed the skies. 

Learn how one-celled organisms, or single-celled organisms, helped build complex life.

Learn more about the gene linked to the evolutionary loss of human tails, and how, in rare cases, some people are still born with them.