
Babies keep the beat as Artemis slips, solar flares blast and PFAS rise
Babies show innate rhythm as NASA’s Artemis II mission hits delays, a major solar flare erupts and concerns grow over PFAS “forever chemicals”

Babies keep the beat as Artemis slips, solar flares blast and PFAS rise
Babies show innate rhythm as NASA’s Artemis II mission hits delays, a major solar flare erupts and concerns grow over PFAS “forever chemicals”

Ancient seafarers helped shape Arctic ecosystems
Humans might have been sailing the sea between Greenland and Canada as long as it’s been unfrozen, archaeological evidence suggests

The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns
Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs

What were the first animals? The fierce sponge-jelly battle that just won’t end
For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies represent the first animal lineage. Now some are calling for a more harmonious approach

What ‘6-7,’ demons and The Big Bang Theory tell us about prime numbers
Prime numbers have fascinated humankind for generations—here are three of the most intriguing primes

Lindsey Vonn’s knees reveal the toll of elite skiing—and the body’s resilience
The decorated Olympic skier has had numerous injuries and a partial knee replacement but still plans to go for the gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics

What watching the Super Bowl does to your health
Watching sporting events like the Super Bowl can influence our brains and bodies—and not always in a good way

RFK, Jr., just claimed the keto diet can cure schizophrenia. Here’s what the science says
Preliminary studies suggest that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reduce schizophrenia symptoms in some people, but claiming it’s a cure is misleading, experts say
The last great U.S. particle collider is no more. What comes next could be even better
After 25 years, Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider—the U.S.’s largest and only particle collider—has ceased operations, but its science lives on

The next wave of GLP-1 drugs are coming—and they’re stronger than Wegovy and Zepbound
The upcoming drugs CagriSema and retatrutide target multiple gut hormones and could cause twice as much weight loss than current treatments. But experts wonder how much is too much

Can AI stop wildfires before they start?
From vegetation scans to 360-degree smoke detectors, new tools are trying to shine a light on the most dangerously dark areas of the electric grid

Seattle heads back to the Super Bowl. What even is a seahawk anyway?
Many different bird species have been affiliated with the Seattle Seahawks’ mascot, but none is technically a “seahawk”