Wildlife crocodile underwater photography

The discovery of the new species of crocodile sheds fresh light on the need for conservation efforts.

As Masters of Survival and Evolution, the Crocodile Now Has Two New Species

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Insulin

Learn more about the discovery of insulin and the controversy this life-saving medicine sparked. 

Insulin Was a Life-Saving Discovery That Came with a Bit of Controversy 

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Cold sore virus

Learn about what can happen in the brain following a herpes virus infection, potentially raising the risk of Alzheimer's disease. 

Common Cold Sore Virus May Elevate Your Chances of Developing Alzheimer's

Medications in the capsules are separated by pH-responsive polymer barriers (white) that can be tuned to release each drug or dose at different times. This photo showcases capsules without medications (left) and those packed with medications (right). (Image Courtesy Of David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering)



Smart capsule

Learn more about how engineers designed a capsule that can ease our drug routines.

A New, Single Smart Capsule Could Help Us Take Our Meds All at Once

3D models of the skull of typical species before (top) and after (bottom) the Cenomanian-Turonian transition: the fast ichthyosaur Sveltonectes insolitus (top) and the large mosasaurid Mosasaurus hoffmanni. (Image Credit: Valentin Fischer, Francesco Della Giustina)


3D models of the skull of typical species before and after the Cenomanian-Turonian transition

The sudden heat altered oceans’ chemical composition, which affected some top aquatic reptilian predators more than some other species.

Fierce, Aquatic Reptilian Predators Disappeared After an Ancient Climate Change Event

person supporting another person

Learn more about the link between common mental health conditions and personality.

Around 25 Percent of Your Mental Health Risk Is Tied to Your Personality

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black mamba

Learn more about the antibodies of a self-immunizing donor that could help create a universal snake antivenom.

Universal Antivenom May Be Possible Thanks to a Man with Hundreds of Snake Bites

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Road to happiness

Routes to satisfaction vary from person to person and come from either or both internal and external sources.

There Is No Single Road to Happiness, and It All Depends on the Individual 

The mummy of the 'air-dried chaplain' in his coffin in the church crypt of St. Thomas am Blasenstein, Austria. (Image Credit: Andreas Nerlich)

The 'air-dried chaplain'

Learn how the examination of Austrian mummy remains reveals details of his life, but leaves a few mysteries behind.

Well-Preserved Austrian Mummy Reveals Unusual Rectal Embalming Technique

Food quality control inspection of sea fish

A new probiotic could soon tackle the burden of heavy-metal-contaminated fish.

Skip Sushi No More – Designer Microbes Can Now Reduce Mercury Poisoning

Rooster at sunrise

Animals don’t wear watches, but they may be able to keep track of time. Learn how they do it. 

How Animals Tell Time Is Still a Mystery, But We Do Know They Measure It

Eta Aquarids meteor in night sky. (Image Credit: Jimmy Walsh/Shutterstock) 

Eta Aquarids meteor in night sky

Learn the best time and place to view the upcoming Eta Aquarids meteor shower.

The Dazzling 2025 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Will Peak May 6 — Here's What to Know

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Scrape on skin

Learn how human healing compares to healing in other primates and mammals, whose fur may help their skin stitch itself together.  

Humans Take Longer to Heal Than Other Primates, Likely Thanks to Our Lack of Fur

In an ejection that would have caused its rotation to slow, a magnetar is depicted losing material into space in this artist’s concept. The magnetar’s strong, twisted magnetic field lines (shown in green) can influence the flow of electrically charged material from the object, which is a type of neutron star. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Magnetar Flare

Flares from a supermagnetized star may have generated as much as 10 percent of our galaxy’s heavy elements.

A Supermagnetized Star May Have Produced Gold, Platinum and Other Heavy Elements

Life reconstruction of the comb-jawed pterosaur Balaeonognathus. Tracks left by animals similar to this one are among the most common, suggesting these pterosaurs were well adapted to life on the ground. This peculiar pterosaur sported nearly 500 needle-like teeth and likely fed by sieving tiny prey from shallow waters, much like modern flamingos. (Image Credit: Rudolf Hima)

Balaeonognathus

Learn how fossil footprints prove pterosaurs walked the Earth long before they vanished from the sky.

Ancient Footprints Reveal When Giant Flying Reptiles Took to the Ground

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Ancient Egyptian tomb

Artistic depictions of the Ancient Egyptian god Nut reveal an awareness of the Milky Way galaxy.

Sky Goddess Depictions Show Ancient Egyptians Were Aware of the Milky Way

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Doctor using ultrasound scanning machine

Ultrasound treatments are on the rise — and they’re not just for imaging anymore.

How to Hack Depression and Other Mood Disorders with Ultrasound

Person applying sunscreen

Learn more about the latest trend that's encouraging people to forgo sunscreen, and how not applying it could actually be worse for your skin. 

Most Sunscreen Isn't Bad For You and Using it Will Help Prevent Skin Cancer

Scientists studied stone tools, bone flakes and rare elephant remains at a middle Pleistocene site. Their findings shed light on the evolution of giant elephants and humans alike. (Image Credit: Chen Yu)

Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus

Learn more about the straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus, which disappeared from Europe between around 50,000 and 34,000 years ago.

This Elephant Lived in Europe for 700,000 Years — Could It Live There Today? 

A spruce tree with a recording unit attached, in the Dolomite mountains in Italy. (Image Credit: Monica Gagliano/Southern Cross University)

Spruce with recording unit attached

Learn how trees prepare for a solar eclipse, communicating with each other by synchronizing their bioelectrical signals.

Trees Communicate With Each Other to Get Ready for a Solar Eclipse

Volcano not associated with this story. (Image Credit: BEST-BACKGROUNDS/Shutterstock)

Volcano eruption from space satellite

Understanding how waves produced by volcanic eruption can enter the atmosphere has implications for both satellite safety and weather forecasting.

Massive Eruption From Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Volcano Also Impacted Satellites

Ayahuasca being gathered. (Image Credit: ICEERS, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/))

Setting, Acute Reaction and Mental Health History Shape Ayahuasca's Longer-term Psychological Effects

Prior mental health conditions, as well as the environment in which ayahuasca is taken and the people around participants can all impact the outcome.

Psychedelic Ayahuasca Could Produce Either Positive or Negative Mental Health Effects 

(Image Credit: Aleksandar Malivuk/Shutterstock)

Patient in nature

Learn how new research reveals how nature can ease pain, benefiting both the body and mind. 

Experiencing Nature Both in Reality and Virtually Could Ease Pain

(Image Credit: Mitriakova Valeriia/Shutterstock) 

woman with flakey face

Learn more about the trending caveman method and why turning to our ancient ancestors for skincare may not be the safest idea.

The Trendy Caveman Skin Care Method Might Need to be Left in the Past

Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound — that’s a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, sebecids were top predators until they went extinct during the Miocene. (Image Credit: Illustration by Jorge Machuky)


Prehistoric Crocodiles

A sebecid tooth and two vertebraes found in the Dominican Republic show that the crocodile species persisted in the Caribbean after it died out in other areas.

Prehistoric Crocodile Fossil Shows Species Went Extinct 5 Million Years Later Than Thought 

Staph bacteria. (Image Credit: Ezume Images/Shutterstock) 

Staph bacteria

Learn more about Malassezia, a type of fungi that’s found on human skin, which could help humans fight off antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria.

The Fungus on Your Skin Can Stave Off An Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Clocks at an airport telling time from around the world

Learn about NIST-F4, the latest cesium fountain clock that now stands as one of the most accurate timekeepers in the entire world. 

New Atomic Fountain Clock Props Up the World's Time With Pinpoint Precision

Breast cancer exam

More and better kinds of screening as well as new, more targeted treatments are making breast cancer less deadly.

As Breast Cancer Cases Grow, Deaths from the Disease are Declining

The Stac Fada Member in Scotland. (Image Credit: Tony Prave)

Stac Fada Member Scotland

Learn more about a meteorite impact that may have given rise to the life we know on Earth today.

A Meteorite That Hit Scotland a Billion Years Ago Changed Life on Earth

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Silkworm 

Healers have treated their patients with silk throughout history. Now they're harnessing its strength, biocompatibility, and biodegradability in innovative new ways.

Unraveling the Power of Silk

 #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

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Elm & Rye Female Libido Supplements

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15 Foods That Boost Libido Instantly

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