Neanderthal human skull comparison

Discover what our world may be like today if Neanderthals hadn't gone extinct. 

What Our World May Have Looked Like If Neanderthals Hadn't Died Off 

The Southern Ocean (Image Credit: University of Southampton)

Southern Ocean Saltier Antarctic Ice

Learn why a surge in the Southern Ocean’s salinity is an alarming sign for the future of Antarctic ice.

A Saltier Southern Ocean Could Cause More Melting Ice in Antarctica

Bison in Grand Prismatic

Find out how some animals at Yellowstone National Park make fatal mistakes,  and learn about the real reason why hot springs are so dangerous.

Yellowstone Bison Meets Tragic End at Hot Spring, Showing the Danger of Hydrothermal Features

(Image Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory)

Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas

Learn more about how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture more of our stunning universe. 

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Captured This Cotton Candy Nebula, Here's What it Will Capture Next 

(Image credit: Streamlight Studios/Shutterstock) 

boy with stomach pain in bed

Learn more about the link between food intolerance, poor sleep, and nightmares.

Could Your Nightmares Come From Cheese? Maybe, If You’re Lactose Intolerant

Orca presenting food (Image Courtesy of Orca Research Trust) 

Orca presenting food

Learn why some orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are sharing their prey with humans.

Some Killer Whales Share Their Lunch with Humans, and May be Trying to Build Relationships

A Norwegian lemming runs across rocks in Sarek National Park, Sweden. (Image Credit: Love Dalén)

Norwegian lemming

Learn more about how genetic research reveals the Norwegian lemming only split from its Siberian cousin 35,000 years ago.

Norwegian Lemming Confirmed as One of the Newest Mammal Species on Earth

(Image Credit: Dasha Petrenko/Shutterstock)

Vitamin C skincare

Popular in skincare products, vitamin C supports skin regeneration at the molecular level.

Vitamin C Promotes Skin Cell Growth to Keep Skin Healthy and Prevent Aging

The British Royal Regalia - Crown Jewels (Image Credit: Lwsi Cox/Shutterstock) 

The British Royal Regalia - Crown Jewels

What is the British Royal Regalia? Learn more about the British Crown Jewels and how they are replaced medieval renditions after anti-monarchists destroyed them. 

More than 100 Items in the British Royal Regalia Symbolize Power and Tradition Through the Ages

View of Shanidar cave, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where the buried Neanderthals were found. 
(Image Credit: Matyas Rehak/Shutterstock) 

Shanidar cave

Learn more about the Neanderthal remains uncovered in Shanidar Cave, and how evidence, such as flower seeds, could indicate that Neanderthals buried their dead. 

Did Neanderthals Bury Their Dead with Flowers? Shanidar Cave Findings Put Questions to Rest

Theropod footprints similar to the ones uncovered in this story, but not associated with this study. (Image Credit: Brendon Stinson/Shutterstock) 

theropod prints

Dancing dinosaurs? Learn what dinosaur tracks tell us about theropod dance and mating moves. 

Theropod Dinosaurs Met to Dance, Mate, and Nest in Colorado About 100 Million Years Ago

Antartica in flames (Image Courtesy of Joseline Manfroi 2023)

Antartica in flames, image by Manfroi

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Ancient Wildfires Shaped Antarctica and the Atacama Desert into the Most Extreme Places on Earth

(Image Credit: Danita Delimont/Shutterstock) 

Hudson bay

Discover how scientists found and dated the oldest rocks on the planet, and why studying them can help explain how life on Earth first began.

The Oldest Rocks on Earth Are in Canada, and They’re 4.16 Billion Years Old

Sunday Newsletter 

Subscribe to our Sunday newsletter and get all our fun, unique, and fascinating science stories right to your inbox, with a few added bonuses.

Get Your Weekly Dose of Fun, Quirky, and Fascinating Science — Our Sunday Newsletter Is Here

Ladybug up close, sense of smell

Can you smell bugs? Learn more about how our sense of smell work, and why that can lead some to be able to smell insects. 

Can You Really Smell an Insect? Some Say They Have a Nose for Bugs, While Others Don't 

TOI-6894b Exoplanet - artist's impression (Image Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick) 

Exoplanet TOI-6894b

Learn how a new discovery of a giant planet can help scientists refine their theories of how planets form.

A Giant Planet Forming Around a Small Star Creates Cosmic Mystery 

Lake Mead water levels (Image Credit: James Marvin Phelps/Shutterstock)

Lake Mead water levels

Learn more about the volcanic ash researchers found in the sediment around Lake Mead’s now exposed shoreline, and how it could help us in the future. 

Megadrought Reveals Volcanic Ash at Lake Mead, Giving Us a Better Look at the Lake's Past

(Image Credit: blue-sea.cz/Shutterstock) 

blue starfish

Learn how starfish got their shape after a complicated evolutionary process, starting with an ancestor that lived 500 million years ago.

Discover How Starfish Gained Five Arms After Evolving From 500-Million-Year-Old Ancestor

Laboratory testing doctor taking blood sample

Researchers identify the world’s 48th blood group system after a rare case stumps doctors.

New Blood Type Discovered in France — And Offers a Breakthrough in Transfusion Medicine

starburst over Earth

Learn how a deactivated satellite sends signals from beyond, not by reviving its systems, but by inadvertently setting off sparks. 

A Dead NASA Satellite Has Sent a Strange Radio Signal to Earth — Here’s How

Alignments of Carnac 
(Image Credit: Bettina Schultz Paulsson)

Alignments of Carnac

Learn how a rescue excavation revealed the definitive date of the Carnac megaliths and gave new clues to their function.

Ancient Stone Alignments in France Confirmed as Europe’s Earliest Megalithic Region

COVID-19 new variant (Image Credit: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock)

COVID-19 new variant

What is razor blade throat? Learn more about the symptoms of NB.1.8.1, the new COVID variant. 

COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 May Cause Razor Blade Throat, But It's Not as Severe as Past Variants

Clavascidium lacinulatum, or brown stipplescale lichen, is a common sight in the Mojave Desert. (Image Credit: Bob O'Kennan via iNaturalist) 

lichen

Learn why a lichen found in the Mojave Desert has become key evidence in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Desert Lichen Resists Intense Solar Radiation, Providing Evidence for Extraterrestrial Life

Looking out into the Main Ethiopian Rift, taken at Boset Volcano in Ethiopia. (Image Credit: Prof Thomas Gernon, University of Southampton)

Main Ethiopian Rift in Afar, Ethiopia in Africa

Learn more about the pounding plume of molten rock that’s beneath Ethiopia, forcing its three tectonic plates to separate.

Deep Pulses Beneath Africa Are Breaking the Continent Apart, Creating a New Ocean

Stone alignments revealed an ancient temple, called Palaspata after the native name for the area. The temple complex is approximately 125 meters long by 145 meters wide — about the size of a city block — and includes 15 quadrangular enclosures arranged around a rectangular inner courtyard. This is a digital reconstruction of the temple. (Image Credit: Jose Capriles/Penn State/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Digital reconstruction of ancient Palaspata temple

Recent archaeological discovery expands our knowledge on complex Indigenous societies in South America.

Ancient Temple Ruins Shed Light on Life of Tiwanaku, a Thriving Pre-Inca Civilization

 Image of the disk around the star TWA 7 recorded using ESO’s Very Large Telescope’s SPHERE instrument. The image captured with JWST’s MIRI instrument is overlayed. We can clearly see the empty area around TWA 7 B in the R2 ring (CC #1). (Image Credit: JWST/ESO/Lagrange) 

JWST TWA7 

Learn more about TWA 7 b, an exoplanet with the mass of Saturn that was captured by creating a fake eclipse.

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Smallest Exoplanet Ever Seen in Historic First

Smoking a vape

Learn about new warnings from scientists about how disposable e-cigarettes contain higher levels of hazardous lead, nickel, and antimony than traditional cigarettes.

Shocking Levels of Cancer-Causing Toxic Metals Found in Disposable Vapes

Largest organism, the Armillaria ostoyae (Image Credit: Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock)

Largest organism the Armillaria ostoyae

What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon’s “humongous fungus” was considered the world’s largest organism. Now, some experts aren’t so sure. 

The World’s Largest Organism Is a 35,000-Ton Fungus – At Least, For Now

(Image Credit: Wonderful Nature/Shutterstock) 

white sand under water

Learn more about a sequence of increases in the carbon dioxide in our ancient atmosphere, which can tell us about our oceans’ future.

Ancient Carbon Dioxide Burps Once Devastated Our Oceans, and Could Do So Again

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(Image Credit: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock)

Mast cells

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

Allergic to Everything — The Mysteries of Mast Cells

 #MuseumSelfie Day has received international engagement and coverage, from news outlets including the Guardian, CNN, and more. (Credit: Mar Dixon)

Museum Selfie Day

Where culture, creativity, and selfies collide—#MuseumSelfie Day returns January 15. 

Celebrate Museum Selfie Day on January 15

Elm & Rye Protein Powder

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Elm & Rye Female Libido Supplements

How to Make a Woman Orgasm: A Scientific Approach

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15 best supplements for libido in 2024

15 Foods That Boost Libido Instantly

Foods That Boost Libido

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