Discover the top stories from May 24 to May 30, 2026, that you may have missed, including a new species of tiny octopus and a mysterious outbreak of norovirus in California.

Learn more about Psolus fabricii, a species of sea cucumber whose severed tissue can survive for years after removal and ...

Learn about the recent norovirus outbreak on the Pacific Crest Trail, infecting at least seven hikers and causing dozens more ...

Learn more about the impacts of pesticides and cancer risks, and how a mixture of chemicals may be more harmful than originally thought.

Learn how a 260-million-year-old Permian reptile, once thought to explain turtle evolution, turned out to belong to a different lineage, reshaping the story of turtle origins in the Triassic Period.

Learn how rock doves, otherwise known as the common pigeon, may have been one of humanity’s earliest companion birds, ...

Learn how researchers identified Calamaria incredibilis, a newly described reed snake from southern China with a blunt tail ...

Learn more about the microbial communities found around ancient bones and the role they play in preservation and decay.

Learn how a 500-million-year-old arthropod fossil from Québec is helping scientists rethink the Furongian gap and the hidden diversity of late Cambrian life.

Learn how a recreational dive, a Facebook message, and years of DNA analysis led researchers to identify a sesame-seed-sized ...

Learn more about peptideins and how researchers are shedding light on the dark proteome — the mysterious and largely ...

Learn how a mirror test with beluga whales revealed bubble play, toy use, and signs of self-awareness rarely seen in animals.