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AI programs can identify honeybees and bumble bees by their sounds, offering scientists a new way to monitor pollinators without harming them.

Scientists are engineering microbes to produce food ingredients, from flavors to egg proteins, but major challenges remain before production can scale.

NASA satellites reveal how autumn foliage transforms landscapes across the Northern Hemisphere and how changing leaf colors may signal environmental stress.

After decades of studying happiness, leading researchers reveal how their findings changed their own lives and what they learned along the way.

Scientists analyzing seawater DNA across Japan have uncovered surprising changes in where fish species are appearing, raising new questions for fisheries.

New research reveals three distinct Arctic atmospheric zones, each responding differently to warming, with major implications for future climate projections.

A massive iceberg is slowing near an underwater shelf that has trapped and broken apart other Antarctic icebergs in the past.

A study of more than 40,000 people and 86 chimpanzees reveals a surprising connection between social status and willingness to take risks.

A deadly strain of bird flu is threatening vulnerable vulture populations worldwide, raising concerns about disease spread and ecosystem health.

Non-native trees thrive during early forest recovery, but a large study reveals how maturing forests naturally reduce their dominance over time.

A study of nearly 900,000 families found that greater wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy was associated with a higher likelihood of autism in children.

Research shows how disputed diagnoses and dismissed neurological symptoms can deeply distress patients with autoimmune disease.

Ancient fish fossils reveal how tiny pigment structures shaped vision, protected organs, and helped vertebrates adapt over millions of years.

A decade of observations shows female bonobos lead many hunts, challenging assumptions about hunting and our early ancestors.

A new study reveals how plant sensitivity to climate change varies across the United States, offering a new way to identify conservation priorities.

In 1117, an earthquake collapsed Lake Iseo's delta and sent waves up to 164 feet onto the shore, wiping out entire lakeside village populations.

During the last ice age, a floating ice shelf filled Baffin Bay and helped hold three ice sheets in place. Its collapse may hold a lesson for Antarctica.

In 1873 Luis Piedra Buena lost his ship on Isla de los Estados and built a 33-foot cutter to escape. A camp found 490 feet from old hulls may be his.

Carrion crows can make deliberate visual decisions twice as fast as humans or monkeys. This incredible speed is tracked in their brains and likely evolved to help them fly safely.

Euclid's first new comet, C/2026 S1, was flagged by a Helsinki student's software in 16 exposures taken on September 16-24, 2026.

Hubble reveals evidence of a cosmic collision nearly 12 billion years ago that helped build the young Milky Way and reshape its early history.

Manganese ore from Grandhome, Aberdeen, holds about 100 times more uranium than local granite, but geologists say it is harmless and has no economic value.

Pediatricians warn that raw milk carries serious health risks, including dangerous bacterial infections and new concerns about bird flu.

Study links a mysterious pulse of cold water off the northeastern U.S. coast to major fishing disruptions, including delayed squid arrivals and the return of cold-water mackerel.

Artificial light from coastal towns and offshore installations is penetrating Europe's seas, raising concerns about its effects on marine ecosystems.

Aspen trees respond to past droughts by increasing their chemical defenses against insects, revealing a surprising form of environmental memory.

Young TikTok users often trusted doctor-influencers more than their own physicians, and none of 26 interviewees had checked a license.

Researchers found that gentle brain stimulation changed how participants recognized sexualized images of women during controlled lab tests.

Scientists have developed a new international food pyramid that brings together nutrition advice from around the world, with some surprising differences.

ESA’s Euclid telescope, designed to map faraway galaxies, caught a comet nobody knew about: C/2026 S1

Most green sawfish research comes from northern Australia, yet scientists still don’t know how many of these saw-snouted rays are left.

A global analysis of 281 streams found restoration helps species return, but key processes like nitrogen removal often look unchanged.

Researchers argue that AI health advice can harm people and leave no record for doctors or regulators, and they lay out what should change.

A quantum birthmark keeps a chaotic particle at least twice as likely to return to its starting state, even after a very long time.

Just 3.2% of the world's glaciers account for more than half of global glacier ice loss, with lake-ending glaciers retreating especially fast.

NASA satellite imagery captures giant Antarctic Iceberg A-81 approaching South Georgia after a three-year journey through the Southern Ocean.

A decades-old school reform offers new evidence that additional education may reduce dementia risk, even among people with a higher genetic risk.

New research reveals three distinct Arctic atmospheric zones, each responding differently to warming, with major implications for future climate projections.

Scientists analyzing seawater DNA across Japan have uncovered surprising changes in where fish species are appearing, raising new questions for fisheries.

Scientists have discovered how eggplant genes influence the bacteria living around their roots, revealing a hidden connection between evolution and agriculture.

New research reveals how stress during pregnancy may alter the placenta's immune activity and influence important processes in the developing brain.

After decades of studying happiness, leading researchers reveal how their findings changed their own lives and what they learned along the way.

Scientists discovered millions of bees living in the soil beneath a New York cemetery, revealing a vital habitat for native pollinators.

Its blue blood tests your vaccines. The horseshoe crab is not a crab – it is closer to spiders – and its bright blue blood clots on bacterial toxins. Labs have used it since the 1960s. www.earth.com/animals/moder...

While meant to be inspiring, pointing out a girl's success can actually backfire. New research finds that people view women as less skilled when their gender is specifically highlighted.

In 1117, an earthquake collapsed Lake Iseo's delta and sent waves up to 164 feet onto the shore, wiping out entire lakeside village populations.

A 34,400-square-mile hole opened in Antarctic sea ice off Breid Bay, a first in 45 years of satellite records.

Hubble reveals evidence of a cosmic collision nearly 12 billion years ago that helped build the young Milky Way and reshape its early history.

A study of 894 dogs reveals how changes in DNA may help explain differences in aging, lifespan, and health between large and small breeds.

Researchers found that stress after birth changes dopamine-related brain activity in mother rats, particularly during rough handling of their pups.