Category Science

Mercury’s barren surface has led to the planet being labeled as “dead,” but signs of geological activity say otherwise. Bright streaks known as “lineae,” which can be seen on slopes…

Beneath a modern Frankfurt neighborhood, archaeologists have uncovered one of the most extraordinary religious complexes ever found in Roman Europe. A vast, well-preserved cult district in the ancient city of…

Instead of heading straight back to the bottle after the end of Dry January, some people are looking for an alternative that doesn’t require cutting out the “fun” altogether. Alcohol’s…

To mark the start of February 2026, a full moon known as the “Snow Moon” will rise in the night sky early next week. While freezing temperatures and icy conditions…

At a site overlooking the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China, archaeologists uncovered stone tools so small and finely worked that they’d be easy to overlook. Closer inspection showed that some…

A new artificial intelligence tool can help identify dinosaur footprints that have been difficult to pin to a specific animal, including tracks that may belong to some of the earliest…

When wolves and cougars cross paths, it’s rarely a friendly encounter. But as these two apex predators increasingly share territory across the western United States, a new study suggests cougars…

In September 2024, astronomers noticed something peculiar. A star not too dissimilar to our sun suddenly lost its brightness, appearing 40 times dimmer than normal. There was no obvious explanation.…

Dark matter keeps everything in the whole universe tethered together, acting like a cosmic glue. Although it plays such a pivotal role, scientists haven’t even scratched the surface of this…

The megalith formation at Stonehenge is one of the most enduring mysteries of the Neolithic era. The structure contains large stone slabs from Scotland, Wales, and England, but no written…