(Image Credit: Denis Belitsky/Shutterstock) 

vast milky way

Find out where to catch the Milky Way's appearance in the night sky as it becomes more visible with the 2025 summer approaching. 

The Milky Way Will Soon Shine in the Night Sky: How to Find Our Galaxy at its Brightest

Woman taking vitamin D

A long-term trial reveals how the powerhouse vitamin D can add anti-aging to its already-impressive list of health benefits.

Vital for Bone Health, Vitamin D May Also Slow Aging at the Cellular Level

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round worms

Learn how this species of worm detects death, resulting in a range of behavioral and physiological responses.

Worms Can Smell Death, and It Strangely Alters Their Fertility and Fitness

A representation of a mysterious exoplanet in outer space with stars. Not 2017 OF201. (Image Credit: Nazarii_Neshcherenskyi/Shutterstock) 

Representation of a mysterious exoplanet in outer space with stars

Learn about the recently discovered trans-Neptunian object that may eventually join Pluto as a dwarf planet, found at the edge of our solar system.

Our Solar System May Have a New Dwarf Planet Orbiting Even Farther Than Pluto

Spleen, the nonessential organ

Scientists are repurposing this once non-essential organ to grow life-saving tissues on demand and from inside the body.

How the Non-Essential Spleen Could Regenerate Vital Organs Inside the Body

Two individuals of Traskasaura sandrae hunt the ammonite Pachydiscus in the northern Pacific during the Late Cretaceous. Traskasaura sandrae, named today in the Journal of Systematic Paleontology, was declared the Provincial Fossil of British Columbia in 2023. (Image Credit: Robert O. Clark)

Traskasaura sandrae illustration by Robert O. Clark

Learn why researchers identified some of North America's most famous fossils as Traskasaura sandrae.

Mystery Fossils of Fierce, Prehistoric Marine Predator with a 40-Foot Neck Identified

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asteroid hitting earth

Learn more about how this hydrothermal system may have provided life on Earth with vital nutrients after the dino-killing asteroid struck. 

A Hydrothermal System May Have Helped Life Recover After Chicxulub Impactor

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Erupting volcano

Learn how ash from volcanic eruptions can alter ice content in clouds, influencing how Earth handles radiation. 

Ash-Rich Volcanic Eruptions Change Icy Clouds, Regulating Radiation on Earth

White collar and blue collar handshake

Learn more about why we trust people from a low socioeconomic background over those who grew up with privilege.  

We Tend to Trust Those From a Low-Income Background Over Wealthy Elites 

A photo of a fossil of Megalonyx, a megatherioid ground sloth from North America, on display at the American Museum of Natural History. (Image Credit: AMNH/D. Finnin)

Megalonyx

Sloth size and habitat shifted multiple times over the past 35 million years, but human hunting likely drove the slower, larger species to extinction.

Ancient Humans Hunted 20-Foot-Tall Sloths and Likely Caused the Mammal's Extinction

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Lice carrying bacteria

Understanding historical bacteria evolution could lead to better infection control in the future.

Ancient Remains Show How Bacteria Chose Lice Over Ticks to Infect Humans

green and white packet of pills for depression

Learn why antidepressants are the new hot topic in cancer research, as they can boost the immune system to fight tumor cells.

A Common Group of Antidepressants Could Suppress Tumor Growth Across Various Cancer Types

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Dog laying on owners lap

Learn why more people are choosing dogs over having children and what this says about modern families.

Choosing Puppies Over Babies: How Dog Ownership Could Contribute to Declining Birth Rates 

A clown anemonefish. (Image Credit: Morgan Bennett-Smith)

Shrinking Clownfish

Learn how these tiny clownfish, famous for their role in the “Finding Nemo” films, survive the trouble of heatwaves.

Clownfish Shrink in Size With Their Breeding Partners to Survive Heat Stress

Meningitis bacteria, not associated with the new study. (Image Credit: nobeastsofierce/Shutterstock)

Meningitis bacteria

Although there is no exact comparison to any known bacterium on Earth, the space bacteria shares some key genetic similarities with a terrestrial cousin.

Never Before Seen Bacterium in Space Station Could be a Strain Only Found in Space

(Image Credit: Pawel Michalowski/Shutterstock) 

loaded dishwasher

Learn how dishwashers release microplastics and nanoplastics that pose environmental risks through polluted wastewater.

Washing Plastic Containers in a Dishwasher Increases Microplastic Pollution 

This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows the molecular gas content of two galaxies involved in a cosmic collision. The one on the right hosts a quasar –– a supermassive black hole that is accreting material from its surroundings and releasing intense radiation directly into the other galaxy. 
Astronomers used the X-shooter instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to detect the quasar’s light as it passes through an invisible halo of gas surrounding the galaxy on the left. In doing so, they could observe the damage that this radiation causes to the victim, disrupting its clouds of gas and hampering its ability to form new stars. (Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Balashev and P. Noterdaeme et al.)

ALMA image of the ‘cosmic joust’

Observations show a stronger galaxy piercing a weaker one with a lance of radiation, reducing its star-making ability.

Dueling Galaxies Pierce One Another With a Ray of Radiation in a Cosmic Joust

CT scan of the front of a skate, showing the hard, tooth-like denticles on its skin (shown in orange). (Image Credit: Yara Haridy)

Skate face

Learn why both human teeth and an ancient fish contain a key sensory substance — but in different locations.

You May Have Sensitive Teeth Because of This 465-Million-Year-Old Fish

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Water vole in a hole

This sparkling solution can aid conservationists as they track at-risk water voles in their natural habitat.

How Glitter Could Help Save the Shy and Endangered Water Vole

Blue light exposure

Learn why blue light can have negative, and sometimes positive, impacts on our health, and what to do to combat it. 

Blue Light Exposure Can Impact Sleep, Skin, and Eyes — Here's How to Shield Against It

A mother and baby humpback whale in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. (Image Credit: Vanessa Risku (Instagram: @droning_my_sorrows))

A mother and baby humpback whale in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.

Learn more about the migrations of East Australian humpback whales, which were traditionally thought to travel from polar to tropical waters to give birth.  

Rare Humpback Whale Calf Sighting Makes Migration Routes More Mysterious Than Once Thought

 A blacktip shark in South Florida coastal waters. (Image Credit: Stephen Kajiura, Florida Atlantic University)

blacktip shark

Learn more about 'sharkitecture' and how a shark's strong and flexible cartilage could help create advanced materials for every day use. 

A Shark's Strong and Flexible Cartilage Could Help Us Create Advanced Materials 

Surgeon operating on patient not associated with the bladder transplant. (Image Credit: Peter Porrini/Shutterstock)

Surgeon performing operation

Multiple obstacles, including vascular connections and immune suppression, made the pioneering bladder transplant procedure a challenge.

Why the First-Ever Human Full Bladder Transplant Is Big News

(Image Credit: Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock)

Alzheimers blood test

Since Alzheimer's disease affects over 7 million people in the U.S., potentially doubling to 14 million by 2050, earlier detection could make a dent in disease progression.

Alzheimer’s Disease Blood Test Could Lead to Earlier, More Effective Treatment

Astronauts and the hubble space telescope

As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years in space, here's what to know about the ambitious instrument.

The Remarkable Hubble Space Telescope: 35 Years Observing the Unknown in Space

DNA strand CRISPR editing

Discover how scientists essentially added a guide molecule to the gene editor to help it insert an entire gene into the most effective place. 

New CRISPR Modification Could Make Fixing Genes More Accurate and Effective

(Image Credit: Nina Lishchuk/Shutterstock) 

woman hitting snooze on her phone

Learn about the prevalence of snoozing after the alarm sounds on an alarm clock or smartphone, and learn more about its potential ties to poor sleep. 

Resisting the Urge to Hit Snooze On Your Alarm Could Lead to Better Sleep 

Mount Lewotobi in East Flores Regency, Larantuka, during a previous eruption. (Image Credit: KARITING PICAH/Shutterstock) 



Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Volcano

Learn more about Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Volcano and the activity alert system in place that helps keep people safe. 

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Volcano in Indonesia Reaches Highest Activity Alert Level

(Image Credit: Emiliano Pane/Shutterstock)

Glowing mushroom

These tiny, weak signals of light may be useful to monitor the health of plants and animals.

Humans and All Living Things May Emit a Glow in Life, but Not Death

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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

Elm & Rye Protein Powder

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Elm Rye Male Libido

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Elm & Rye Female Libido Supplements

How to Make a Woman Orgasm: A Scientific Approach

Elm Rye Electrolyte Drink Packets

What Are 4 Signs of an Electrolyte Imbalance?

15 best supplements for libido in 2024

15 Foods That Boost Libido Instantly

Foods That Boost Libido

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