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

The coral Iridogorgia chewbacca, found in the tropical Pacific, has long branches, and its DNA confirms that it is a new ...

NISAR’s first radar images reveal how this powerful satellite will help track disasters, monitor crops, and study Earth’s ...

AI-powered glasses called BlinkWise track your blinks to monitor fatigue, eye health, and mental strain - all without cameras ...

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

A diet with minimally processed foods nearly doubles weight loss compared to a diet with ultra-processed foods.

A 2,100-year-old tomb from southeastern Bulgaria has revealed a Thracian warrior laid to rest with a gilded silver wreath, weapons, and his horse. The burial sits in the Sakar Mountains region, where ...

Unique archaeological find: divers recover nearly 200 ancient iron ingots from the Sava River, revealing trade links between ...

Seals use their whiskers to detect tiny vortex rings, seeing through the watery “smoke rings” fish use to escape.

Most people carry skin loving strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) without any trouble, and for years, those strains were treated as bystanders in skin cancer. New evidence shows that one of these ...

In November 2024 in southern Brazil, thousands of bumblebee catfish, Rhyacoglanis paranensis, were filmed climbing waterfalls, according to a peer reviewed study. The event took place at the Sossego ...

A small species of Japanese dogbane plant has learned a neat trick. Its flowers smell like ants that have been attacked and injured, then that odor attracts tiny flies that end up carrying its pollen ...