Scientists analyzed 221 studies comparing how native and introduced large mammals affect plant communities across the globe. Their findings challenge decades of conservation thinking. Both native and ...

A skull belonging to an unknown hominin, found in 1960 inside Petralona Cave in northern Greece, has finally given up one of its biggest secrets. New measurements of the mineral crust that formed ...

Astronomers have spotted auroras on a planet-sized object called SIMP 0136, which is currently roaming around our Milky Way galaxy without a star. The auroral activity seems to be warming the objects ...

Whales fertilize the ocean with vital nutrients; their excrement stimulates phytoplankton, oxygen, and carbon capture in surface waters.

A new deep-sea coral species from the tropical western Pacific has a name that makes people smile – Iridogorgia chewbacca. The colony stands alone on rocky bottoms, with a shining stem and long ...

The most advanced Earth radar satellite ever launched, NISAR’s first test images are already showing how it could transform the way we monitor the planet, from tracking crop health to spotting ...

Glasses that track every blink might be the next big thing in health tech. A small device called BlinkWise clips onto regular eyewear and uses AI to read your eyelid movements – without cameras, ...

Your driver’s license might say one age, but your brain can tell a different story. Scientists can estimate how old your brain looks by scanning it and comparing it to typical patterns seen across ...

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

Most people trying to lose weight focus on calories, carbs, or steps. A new experiment points to something simpler, the level of processing in the food itself. Researchers compared menus made mostly ...

A 2,100-year-old tomb from southeastern Bulgaria has revealed a Thracian warrior laid to rest with a gilded silver wreath, ...

Scientists document thousands of bumblebee catfish, Rhyacoglanis paranensis, climbing waterfalls in Brazil, revealing ...