Young adult suicide rates dropped after U.S. launched 988 hotline
The states with the greatest increases in 988 crisis hotline use since 2022 experienced the greatest decrease in suicide mortality, but the hotline alone may not explain the drop
Death by primordial black hole is hard to come by
Subatomic black holes from ancient cosmic history could, in principle, make you have a very bad day. But chances are you’ll never encounter one
Trump wants Iran’s ‘nuclear dust.’ Here’s how the U.S. could remove the uranium
President Trump keeps promising to secure Iran’s nuclear “dust,” which is actually a gas
Africa could split apart sooner than scientists thought
New research reveals that a rift in Earth’s crust is just a few million years away from splitting the continent of Africa into two—and creating a new ocean
The global wildlife trade may be spreading diseases faster than ever
New research shows the global wildlife trade is rapidly accelerating the spread of animal pathogens that can jump to humans
Wildfire ‘red flag’ warnings are in effect for large chunks of the U.S. Here’s what to know
These wildfire warnings are in place up and down the country, from Texas to North Dakota and Minnesota
‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas
Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain
Here’s what stops huge earthquakes in their tracks
When an earthquake rupturing along a fault hits a barrier, it creates a seismic signature called the “stopping phase.” Scientists have isolated this and could use it to better predict earthquake risk
Trump administration officially reclassifies some marijuana products as less dangerous drugs
The Trump administration said this move, which does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law, is just the start of a process to reclassify the drug more broadly
Mysterious golden orb discovered two miles below the ocean surface isn’t an alien—it’s an anemone
This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins
Why is it so hard to make a working toilet fit for space travel?
The space environment—microgravity, extreme temperatures and more—make it near-impossible to truly test a space toilet like Artemis II's ahead of launch, experts say
A passage from Homer’s Iliad has been discovered inside the abdomen of a Roman-era Egyptian mummy
A snippet of text from Homer’s famous epic recounting the siege of Troy was apparently placed inside this body as part of the mummification process