Category Science

At school or in the office, mind wandering is often frowned upon. Students are told to “snap out of it,” and employees are nudged back to focus on the task…

When modern humans arrived in Western Europe, they took their love of shells along with them. That’s what a new analysis in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…

Critical research security data points can now be integrated into institutions’ and agencies’ workflows Tuesday 30 September 2025 Research institutions and government agencies can now fully integrate research security checks…

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of carnivorous dinosaur, Joaquinraptor casali. The apex predator stood about 22 feet tall, possessed crushing claws, and, perhaps most startling of all, was found…

Mushrooms can be a divisive food for some people, but our distant primate relatives would have a different opinion on the matter. Non-human primates are known for their love of…

In 1990, researchers pulled a damaged cranium out of the layers of sediment in Central China. The skull was difficult to identify due to the distortion, but was assigned to…

Burmese pythons are a secretive bunch, making them difficult to spot and difficult to coax out into the open — that is, unless you’re a robotic rabbit. According to the…

The most dangerous thing in Yellowstone National Park isn’t bears, bison, wolves, or cougars — it’s thousands of hydrothermal features. These beautiful yet deadly features are scattered around the park…

Burrowed underground in southwest Montana, the skeletal remains of an ancient crocodilian creature have built a new branch of a Cretaceous-era family tree. This croc — nicknamed “Elton” — only…

Our days are packed with the mundane. We wake up, pick out our clothes, and commute to work or school. We make our dinners; we do our dishes; and we…