Learn why Neanderthals were likely stronger than us, and that they likely weren't brutes.

Discover a desert-dwelling rodent that takes on venomous scorpions, hunts other mice, and lets out a wolf-like howl.

Learn how Haast’s eagle became New Zealand’s giant moa hunter, and why ancient DNA linked the extinct predator to a ...

Learn how to notice the signs of blood clots before they become dangerous and what you can do to prevent them, especially ...

Learn about Teghaza 001, a meteorite from Mars over 4.1 billion years old that contains many minerals that could shed light ...

Learn how researchers study Lake Vostok beneath miles of Antarctic ice, and why genetic traces have sparked debate over what ...

Learn more about the fiber hidden in produce peels and seeds, and how consuming them could lower food waste and give your ...

Learn how muskoxen survive Arctic winters, why they carry so little genetic variety, and what researchers have traced to ...

Learn how many basketwork eels gather near Hobart and how counting fish by sound alone can lead to wildly wrong numbers.

Learn more about the color-changing glass used to create this anicent roman cup and how glassworkers were finally able to ...

Learn how centuries-old diaries and chronicles reveal how bitter cold and heavy rain compounded crop failures, hunger, and disease in Transylvania in the 1600s.

Learn how the CDC weighs treatment options, spread, and future infections to assess drug-resistant germs — and why death tolls tell only part of the story.