The “Hat Wars” of 17th-Century England — When Keeping Your Hat On Signaled Political Rebellion
We’ve all likely been told one time or another to take off our hat at the dinner table or when we go inside a certain building. But for most of…
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Psychedelics Like LSD, Psilocybin, and DMT May Rewire the Brain in the Same Two Ways — With Implications for Mental Health
Different psychedelic drugs may feel worlds apart. But inside the brain, they appear to follow the same playbook. A study published in Nature Medicine finds that five major psychedelics —…
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A Rare Split of the World’s Largest Known Chimpanzee Group Turned Former Allies Into Enemies
A group of chimpanzees once groomed each other, traveled together, and shared the same territory. After splitting into two, some are now hunting and killing former allies. In a study…
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Emperor Penguins Added to IUCN Red List — Their Population Could Drop 50 Percent by 2080
If you are anything like me, you’ve watched March of the Penguins more times than you can count. The popular documentary follows emperor penguins on their annual journey inland to…
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Neanderthals in Prehistoric Germany Hunted Pond Turtles, Likely Turning Their Shells Into Convenient Tools
Although turtles weren’t Neanderthals’ number one option for a hearty meal, their shells may have come in handy as the perfect containers and ladles. Neanderthals hunted all kinds of animals…
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First Fossilized Egg From a Mammal Ancestor Confirmed After 250 Million Years
In 2008, a small rock nodule revealed only a few flecks of bone. As the rock was chipped away, a perfectly curled Lystrosaurus embryo began to emerge, a fossil that…
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Two Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch in California, Live on Camera — but a Nearby Development Could Drive Them Away
Over the 2026 Easter weekend, tens of thousands of viewers tuned in to witness the birth of two bald eagle chicks hatching high in the mountains of Southern California. The…
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Dark Matter May Exist in Two States, Explaining Missing Signals in Dwarf Galaxies
What if not finding something is actually a clue? In the search for dark matter, missing signals in some galaxies may help explain what’s being detected in others. At the…
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A New Glass Frog Species From Ecuador Is Less Transparent—and Honors an Olympic Gold Medalist
Where the Andean mountains meet the biodiverse Amazon rainforest, a unique ecosystem is born. The blend of varying altitudes and abundant water creates niches for species found nowhere else. Since…
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289‑Million‑Year‑Old Reptilian Mummy Sheds Light on How Amniotes Learned to Breathe
Mummified remains of a 289-million-year-old reptile may contain the oldest example of a breathing system in amniotes. According to new findings published in Nature, the mummy, a reptile known as…
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