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Nearly 1,800-Year-Old Kohl Bottle Found in Roman York May Have Been Carried From Egypt

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Learn how a glass flask first cataloged as a Roman perfume bottle was reidentified as an Egyptian kohl container, possibly carried to York by a soldier nearly 1,800 years ago.

Meteor Over New England Triggers Boom Equal to 300 Tons of TNT

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn more about the meteor that caused a mysterious double boom across parts of New England, with reports stretching from Massachusetts and Rhode Island to Québec and Ontario.

A Rare Ebola Virus Is Spreading in Central Africa — What To Know About the Bundibugyo Strain

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Learn about the Bundibugyo ebolavirus that is behind the current outbreak in the DRC.

Proteins in Tick Saliva Help Diseases Spread — a Promising Vaccine May Help Block Transmission

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Learn how proteins in ticks promote disease transmission, revealing a potential solution to prevent the spread of pathogens.

This 121-Million-Year-Old “Feathered Dragon” Had Tail Feathers Twice Its Body Length

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn about Plumadraco bankoorum, a Cretaceous-era bird that may have used its extra-long tail feathers to attract mates.

A Rare Antelope Species Was Just Spotted in Kenya, Years After Being Thought Locally Extinct

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:35:00 GMT

Learn more about the mountain bongo, a rare forest antelope in Africa that has reemerged in an area it was once thought to have disappeared from.

Clue in Alaskan Rocks Reveals Oceans Began Declining Long Before the End-Triassic Mass Extinction

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:35:00 GMT

Learn how Earth’s oceans started losing oxygen in Alaska’s ancient rocks 8 million years before the end-Triassic mass extinction, a detail that may help solve a 200-million-year-old mystery.

A Lyme Disease Vaccine Could Soon Be Available — Here's How to Prevent the Disease Until It's Ready

Sat, 30 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Learn more about a possible Lyme disease vaccine that could kill the bacterium before it enters the bloodstream.

Red Dwarf Stars May Devour Rocky Planets, Showing Unexpected Lithium Levels

Fri, 29 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Learn how unexpected traces of lithium in red dwarf stars could point to them eating Earth-like planets.

New Tool That Tracks How the Brain Removes Waste Could Offer Clues About Alzheimer’s

Fri, 29 May 2026 21:50:00 GMT

Learn why understanding how the brain clears its waste could help researchers combat neurodegenerative diseases and age-related cognitive decline.

Gene Editing May Help Treat Dangerously High Cholesterol with Just One Infusion

Fri, 29 May 2026 21:30:00 GMT

Learn how gene editing may help people born with dangerously high cholesterol lower their levels with just one infusion.

Is There a Link Between Pesticides and Cancer? A Mixture of Chemicals May Drive the Risk

Fri, 29 May 2026 21:10:00 GMT

Learn more about the impacts of pesticides and cancer risks, and how a mixture of chemicals may be more harmful than originally thought.

This 260-Million-Year-Old Reptile Fossil Is Reshaping the Story of Turtle Evolution

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:50:00 GMT

Learn how a 260-million-year-old Permian reptile, once thought to explain turtle evolution, turned out to belong to a different lineage, reshaping the story of turtle origins in the Triassic Period.

Beetroot Juice May Help Lower Blood Pressure in Two Weeks for Older Adults, with Links to the Mouth’s Microbiome

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:30:00 GMT

Learn how two shots of beetroot juice a day over a two-week period lowered blood pressure in older adults by balancing the oral microbiome.

A New Tiny Blue Octopus, Helium Shortage, Norovirus Outbreak in California, and the Texas T. rex

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Discover the top stories from May 24 to May 30, 2026, that you may have missed, including a new species of tiny octopus and a mysterious outbreak of norovirus in California.

This 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Looked Like a Raptor, but May Have Fished Like a Heron

Thu, 28 May 2026 23:01:00 GMT

Learn how Kank australis, a newly described raptor-like dinosaur from Patagonia, may have used its flexible neck, sharp teeth, and wetland habitat to hunt more like a heron than a raptor.

Marasuchus Was Built for Speed — and 5 Other Facts About an Ancient Dinosaur Relative

Thu, 28 May 2026 22:05:00 GMT

Learn more about the tiny Marasuchus, the precursor to the dinosaurs and pterosaurs of the Age of Dinosaurs.

A 500-Million-Year-Old Fossil Adds a New Clue to a Missing Chapter of Animal Evolution

Thu, 28 May 2026 22:05:00 GMT

Learn how a 500-million-year-old arthropod fossil from Québec is helping scientists rethink the Furongian gap and the hidden diversity of late Cambrian life.

The Ocean’s “Real-Life Zombie” Is a Sea Cucumber Whose Amputated Tissue Survived for Three Years

Thu, 28 May 2026 21:55:00 GMT

Learn more about Psolus fabricii, a species of sea cucumber whose severed tissue can survive for years after removal and could change the future of biomedical sciences.

Tumors May Not Develop Randomly Across the Brain — Fruit Flies May Help Explain the Pattern

Thu, 28 May 2026 21:50:00 GMT

Learn how brain tumor growth may depend not only on cancer-causing mutations, but also on the molecular conditions in specific brain regions.