A clandestine excavation on the outskirts of Rome has brought to light a “splendid villa” that may have belonged to…
Year: 2026
The Atacama Desert started forming about 20 million years earlier than scientists previously thought, long before the nearby Andes Mountains…
The patient: A 44-year-old man in FranceThe symptoms: For two weeks prior to going to the doctor, the man had…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed hundreds of previously unknown earthquakes beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including some in an…
A rare lunar meteorite that fell to Earth holds evidence of a previously unknown “impact event” that rocked the moon…
If you’ve ever washed uncooked rice, you’ve seen the pale, milky-white water that rinses away. Billions of people across the…
To our human eyes, a mouse’s furred face doesn’t betray much emotion. But if you watch the body language of…
Humans are the only species known to use fully symbolic language: a system capable of expressing abstract ideas, imaginary worlds…
The “Llullaillaco Maiden” — a teenage girl whose mummified body was found atop a frigid volcano in Argentina — was…
Quick FactsWhat it is: A moonlit Earth.Where it is: Image taken from Earth orbit.When it was shared: June 4, 2026.When…