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Ice Age CSI: Mammoth Cold Case Files

Mysterious bones bear the marks of human butchering

June 5, 2026

Check Out This New Colorful Sea Slug the Size of a Sesame Seed

There may be other micro-wonders in the waters off Taiwan as well

June 5, 2026

The Soul of Numbers

Jason Socrates Bardi’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his book The Great Math War

Hell Heron: An Illustrated Story

A new dinosaur discovered in the sands of the Sahara upends an old model

This Towering Fir Is the Tallest Tree in East Asia

The Indigenous people of Taiwan call it “the tree that hits the moon”

June 5, 2026

Why Doesn’t Coffee Taste Like Caffeine?

It’s the same reason steaks are delicious

June 5, 2026

Screwworms Are Back. Here’s How We Eliminated Them the First Time

Screwworms plagued the livestock industry for decades

June 4, 2026

Who Was Nancy Grace Roman?

The trailblazing astronomer lends her name to the newest space telescope slated to deliver unprecedented insight into the universe

June 4, 2026

Bumblebees Have Chimp-Like Problem-Solving Abilities Despite Tiny Brains

New research may upend the cognitive primacy of humans and other large-brained vertebrates

Solving Feynman’s Formula for Eating Well, Parking Your Car, and Finding a Mate

The 50-year mystery suggests humans may be more rational than we thought

June 4, 2026

The Cold War’s Accidental Whale Observatory

Built to track enemy submarines, the Navy’s underwater listening network inadvertently revealed that whales may be singing across entire oceans

June 4, 2026