Learn more about protein intake and how, even though we need protein in our diets, too much can snuff out other nutrients.

Learn about the crayon-like tools made by Neanderthals during the Middle Paleolithic and how these objects likely prove the existence of a complex Neanderthal culture.

Learn more about the Taftan volcano, which hasn’t erupted since the Pleistocene.

Learn more about the many smells of death and why the human brain evolved to recognize them.

Meet the Chinese water deer, a rare species with remarkably long tusks that now roam parts of the U.K. after escaping from ...

Learn about the mummified dinosaurs that have had their features preserved in a layer of clay after being submerged in ...

Learn about two black hole mergers in 2024 that experts revisited with new information from gravitational waves, confirming theories made by Albert Einstein.

Learn more about Wadisuchus kassabi, the crocodile’s ancient cousin that thrived in prehistoric oceans and rewrites this ...

Learn about the new deep-sea species discovered in the Southern Ocean, including a "death-ball" sponge that uses a deadly ...

Learn more about bats in the Americas and why they seem to mysteriously glow green under UV light.

Learn about vampire spiders and their love of human blood, which they're able to salvage from blood-carrying mosquitoes.

Two comets will be visible from Earth this week, SWAN and Lemmon. Discover where to look and the most effective way to spot ...