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A Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Could Spread Farther North as Freshwater Warms

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:45:00 GMT

Learn about Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba that recently killed a Louisiana child and may become more common due to warming waters.

Meteorite Samples Unveil Traces of Ancient Magnetic Field That May Have Helped Build the Solar System

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how a magnetic field may have helped shape the Solar System, embedding traces of ancient magnetism within a meteorite from Antarctica.

Ancient Dental Plaque Reveals Osaka Commoners Ate Prized Fish and Taboo Meat

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:15:00 GMT

Learn how proteins trapped in ancient plaque revealed that Osaka commoners ate prized sea bream, distant fish, and taboo meat.

Ancient Genes May Help Wildlife Adapt to Survive the Climate Crisis — and a Tiny Rodent May Reveal Why

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:55:00 GMT

Learn why a bank vole may hold clues as to how some animals can adapt and survive as climate change shifts habitats and food sources.

The Human Family Tree May Need an Update — Here's Why

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:50:00 GMT

Discover why some paleoanthropologists are calling for the reclassification of all human species and close relatives, like Lucy.

This 3,000-Year-Old Pottery May Have Been One of History's First Brands

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:15:00 GMT

Discover how potters in the walled oasis of Qurayyah exported what may have been some of history's earliest “branded” goods across the Levant.

Thunderquakes Could Help Scientists See Beneath Earth's Surface

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn how thunderstorms can generate seismic waves, leading to "thunderquakes" that may offer a new approach to seismic imaging.

These Yellowstone Hot Springs Look Peaceful Until They Start Thumping

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:45:00 GMT

Learn how collapsing steam bubbles make several of Yellowstone’s hot springs knock, tremble, and reveal changes in the heat below.

These Microbes Could Turn Plastic and Plant Waste into Ingredients for Protein-Rich Cookies

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:21:00 GMT

Learn how microbes can be used to produce edible ingredients from plastic and biomaterial waste, a clever upcycling strategy that could be used in extreme environments and deep-space missions.

The Solar System Nearly Had 12 Planets Before Pluto Was Demoted

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:21:00 GMT

Learn how Pluto nearly kept its planet status in a proposed 12-planet Solar System as its demotion marks its 20th anniversary.

This Pulling-Hair Disorder Affects Millions, but Its Key Triggers May Be Overlooked

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:48:00 GMT

Learn about trichotillomania, or hair-pulling disease, and how the behavior’s biggest triggers may come from mundane experiences.

The Chinchorro People of the Atacama Desert Made the World's Oldest Mummies Using a Highly Complex Process

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Learn more about Chinchorro mummies, some of the oldest in the world, and the mineral ingredient used to create them.

The San Andreas Fault May Be Slipping Faster — Here's What to Know About It

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn more about new preprint research indicating that the San Andreas Fault is slipping faster than previously thought, and what that could mean for future earthquakes.

High-Speed Particle Smashing Recreates Primordial Soup Droplets From the Universe's First Moments

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn how researchers have recreated the earliest form of matter in the universe by smashing atomic nuclei together at high speeds.

A Herpetologist’s Guns N’ Roses Fandom Inspired a New Snake Named After Slash

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn more about Slash’s groundsnake, named after famous guitarist Slash who is known for having a lifelong love of reptiles.

Rare 'Vegan Dracula' Lamprey Appears 870 Miles Beyond Its Known Range

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:45:00 GMT

Learn how a surprise discovery launched a search across tropical Queensland for an endangered lamprey and two possible new species.

Whale Calls Can Appear to Outrun Sound, Without Breaking Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:22:00 GMT

Learn how ocean-surface echoes reshape whale calls and why a similar effect in light would not violate Einstein’s theory of special relativity.

Shady Spots on Moon’s South Pole May Provide Refuge for Earth Microbes to Survive for Up to Seven Days

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:25:00 GMT

Learn how human spaceflight could contaminate the moon with microbes and how simulations show they may survive in shady crevices protected from the sun’s radiation.

A COVID-19 Study Retracted Over Misinformation, a Whale Feeding Frenzy in Greenland, and How Daily Vitamin D Benefits the Brain

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:46:00 GMT

Discover the top stories from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21, 2026, including a recent retraction of a COVID-19 study and how Greenland has turned into a feeding ground for thousands of whales.

NASA's Attempt to Boost the Swift Observatory Falls Short, but There's Still Much to Learn From the Mission

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn more about the attempt to rescue Swift and what will come next after it was unsuccessful.