Category Science

Sea turtles don’t just move through the ocean — they quietly document it. New research shows that the hard plates on their shells contain a layered chemical record of where…

In 2004, researchers noticed a baby marmoset living with a group of capuchin monkeys on a wildlife reserve in Brazil. The marmoset — the researchers called her Fortunata — was…

Clocking in at 426 miles, Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest cave system. It’s a world chalked full of remnants of the past, one of the most important of…

Sharks once fed on whales in the North Sea and left their teeth behind. Two fossilized whale skulls discovered in Belgium contain broken shark teeth embedded in the bone, capturing…

A famous archaeological site in southern Chile may not be as old as scientists thought. A study published in Science reexamines decades-old assumptions about Monte Verde, a site that helped…

Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient “machine gun” while the city was under siege. With a third of Pompeii still…

For most of human history, our ancestors kept time by the sun—the interval between one sunrise and the next marked the passage of what we call a day. But then,…

Digital Science’s UK Publisher Day 2026 brought together publishers, industry and technology partners to explore the evolving role of publishers at a time when the way we conduct and interact…

Baby rattlesnakes have a scary reputation: they’re often said to be more dangerous than adults because they supposedly can’t control how much venom they release. But that long-standing belief doesn’t…

How far would you be willing to go to add a little variety to your diet? Some ringed seals may venture into danger. With food webs being reshaped by climate…