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Giggling Apes May Help Us Understand How Speech Emerged, as We've Shared a Similar Laugh Pattern for 15 Million Years

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Discover how tickling apes and recording their bursts of laughter revealed a similar pattern to how humans laugh, while hinting at the origins of speech.

82 Viking Workshop Huts Found Near Aarhus May Have Supplied a Major Trading City

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn how a road project near Aarhus uncovered a 1.08-million-square-foot Viking Age textile site with 82 pit houses, flax processing areas, and links to trade.

Dogs Can Have Positive Impacts on Our Mental and Physical Health — but Can They Help Us Live Longer?

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:49:00 GMT

Learn more about the health benefits dogs can provide, both physically and mentally, and how this could have an impact on how long we live.

These Rare Super-Puff Planets Are Less Dense Than Cotton Candy

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:29:00 GMT

Learn more about super-puff planets and how researchers determined the densities of these far-off planets.

From Mongolia to Madagascar, Dogs Form Remarkably Similar Bonds With Humans

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:54:00 GMT

Learn how dogs and humans form remarkably similar bonds across cultures, despite differences in how they live and work together.

A Cave Full of Homo naledi Fossils May Point to an All-Female Burial Site, a First for a Non-Modern Human Species

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:47:00 GMT

Learn how proteins in Homo naledi teeth could point to an all-female burial site and raise new questions about how ancient human relatives treated their dead.

A Hot Beverage During Soaring Temperatures May Help You Cool Down — But Only When the Weather Is Dry

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Learn how switching a cold one for a hot tea can induce sweat production and help cool you down, but not when it’s humid out.

Webb Telescope Looks Behind the Orion Nebula and Finds Stars Still Being Born

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn how Webb’s infrared view of Orion revealed buried protostars, violent jets, and disks of gas and dust that could eventually form planets.

A Dwarf Galaxy Torn Apart by the Milky Way Left Behind the Gaia Sausage

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn more about the Gaia Sausage, a trail of stars from a dwarf galaxy the Milky Way absorbed billions of years ago.

Ancient Human DNA on Cave Walls Could Reveal Who Touched These Sites — and Their Art

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn how ancient DNA preserved on and near cave art in Spain and Portugal could open new ways to study prehistoric people.

Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe Lived in Connected Communities — Challenging Ideas About Their Extinction

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:39:00 GMT

Learn more about what the DNA of late Neanderthals reveals about their extinction theories.

Faster Biological Aging May Help Explain Why More Younger Adults Are Getting Cancer

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:21:00 GMT

Learn more about how younger generations are now aging faster than their parents and grandparents, and how this aging gap could explain the rise in early-onset cancers.

Once Thought Difficult to Identify, a Subtle Mark on an Ancient Femur May Help Track the Start of Women's Reproductive Maturity

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:10:00 GMT

Learn more about menarche, a mark on an ancient femur bone, and how it can help us understand the reproductive beginnings of ancient women.

Illegal Excavation Near Rome Uncovers Villa Linked to the Antonine Age

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how illegal digging near Rome exposed an Imperial-era Roman villa with mosaic floors, painted walls, and a marble statue.

What Is the Origin Story of Language? Our Ancient Ancestors May Have Developed Communication Rapidly

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:06:00 GMT

Learn more about the origins of language, and how our ancient ancestors may have developed it in a sudden jump rather than over time.

Not Ready for a Knee Replacement? A Minimally Invasive Procedure May Ease Chronic Pain Without Joint Replacement

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:48:00 GMT

Learn about genicular artery embolization, a new minimally invasive procedure that is giving patients with knee osteoarthritis years of pain relief without surgery.

Recent Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone National Park — Later, a New Thermal Pool Appears

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:36:00 GMT

Learn more about a recent hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park and why it's important to keep monitoring the Biscuit Basin area.

Heavy Rain Triggered a Strange Airflow Mystery Nearly a Mile Underground

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:16:00 GMT

Learn how heavy rain at South Dakota’s SURF sent mine ventilation airflow backward and revealed a hidden underground safety risk.

Newly Discovered Australian Spider Species Uses a Spring-Loaded Trap to Snare Aggressive Ants

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn how the newly discovered ballista spider builds a durable snare specialized in trapping a single ant species.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Arrives in Florida Ahead of Late-Summer 2026 Launch

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how the Roman Space Telescope will complete final checks in Florida before launching toward its deep-space observing post.