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Rope, Twine and Thread: Invisible Technologies of the Stone Age

Missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations like string played a huge role in the daily lives of our ancestors. Researchers are working to weave together new insights from the traces they left behind

September 12, 2026

The Giant Squids of the Jurassic Period

This belemnite swam in what used to be Wyoming seas

September 11, 2026

Are Too Many Americans Taking Antidepressants?

Rates of anxiety and depression have grown since the COVID-19 pandemic—as have prescriptions for antidepressants

September 11, 2026

Nighttime Light May Change the Shape of Your Heart

It’s a glowing, growing problem

September 11, 2026

The Moon May Have Been Created in Just Five Hours

Researchers played out the impact between Earth and the hypothetical ancient planet Theia

September 11, 2026

Inside IBM’s New Quantum Computing Fridges, 180 Times Colder Than Deep Space

These bulky units can link qubits together like never before

September 11, 2026

AI Engineers Are Having Their Oppenheimer “Destroyer of Worlds” Moment

A cascade of regret and apocalyptic short-term forecasts hit social media this week

September 10, 2026

What Bird Feeding Has to Do with Happiness

It might be good for the birds—and you

September 10, 2026

Rethinking the Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, but memory isn’t the only thing it affects

September 10, 2026