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It’s long been debated what started the 1789 smallpox outbreak that devastated the Indigenous population in Australia. Now, a new modeling study has the likely answer:…
The skeleton of a wolf or bat you admire at the natural history museum may look pristine, but it wasn’t always that way — there’s a…
QUICK FACTSName: Mummy mask with wigWhat it is: A carved wooden maskWhere it is from: PeruWhen it was made: Circa 1000 to 1450This wooden mask, which…
Science word of the day: HeliospherePronunciation: HEE’-lee-uhs-feerWhat it means: The heliosphere is the region around the sun that’s affected by the solar wind, a flow of…
In the weeks around the 2026 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, my phone kept buzzing with alerts about GLP-1 drugs and cancer.…
Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that a rocky planet beyond our solar system has managed to hold onto an atmosphere — a crucial ingredient…
Archaeologists in Russia have discovered a rare medieval wild-boar tusk that was likely used by a warrior or noble as a good-luck charm, a new study…
Researchers have discovered that children’s brains can contain cells with their mother’s DNA and that these cells can persist for decades.The findings, which were posted to…
Quick factsWhat it is: The collision-prone galaxy cluster MACS J0553.4-3342Where it is: In the constellation ColumbaWhen it was shared: July 2026Around 100 years ago, Albert Einstein…
Nowadays, the word “weapon” may evoke modern-day technologies such as firearms, blades and missiles. Yet archaeological evidence shows that weapons have existed for hundreds of thousands…
