3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (966+ words) Your skin protects you from things like dirt, germs, and other harmful things in the environment. But because it's always exposed, it also gets hit with things like sunlight and UV rays, which can lead to sunburn, long-term skin damage,…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (840+ words) Your grocery store apple carries a much deeper story than it appears. Scientists have found that modern apples still contain DNA from repeated encounters with wild trees, reflecting a long history of exchange between orchards and forests. That process helped…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (709+ words) Scientists have found that vitamin B12 can cause worms to develop a meat-eating mouth shape that their offspring inherit without changes to their DNA. The discovery turns a common nutrient into a biological signal, linking diet to inheritance across generations. In…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (883+ words) Climate change is rewriting what "normal" weather looks like. What used to be rare is becoming increasingly common " heatwaves that last longer, storms that hit harder, and seasons that no longer follow familiar patterns." There was a time when extreme…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (851+ words) One of the universe's earliest known black holes may have outgrown its galaxy for good. New observations of the quasar ULAS J1120+0641 reveal a system so deeply unbalanced that even future galaxy mergers are unlikely to fix it. Despite being surrounded…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (869+ words) Eight small teeth buried in a Polish cave have opened an unexpected window into Neanderthal life. Instead of isolated individuals, the remains reveal a connected group that shared maternal roots and likely moved across wide stretches of Europe. The genetic…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (899+ words) Keeping Mars free from Earth life is one of the most important rules in space exploration. If microbes from our planet were to survive the journey, they could interfere with experiments or even mimic signs of alien life. Now, scientists…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (922+ words) The meat and dairy industry has become much louder about climate action in recent years. But a new study suggests that much of this environmental language is more about image than real change. According to the researchers, most sustainability claims…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (843+ words) Water carries more than nutrients and sediments. It carries traces of us too. Among those traces are residues of illicit drugs. They move through wastewater systems and end up in rivers and lakes, often unnoticed. Scientists already knew these chemicals…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (788+ words) Scientists have found that iron-rich rock beneath Australian farmland preserved a vanished rainforest in remarkable detail. It includes organs, pigments, and even tiny spider hairs. The discovery turns ordinary-looking rust-colored sediment into a new target for fossil hunters, including rusty…...