Psychologists Report that Just Seeing Batman is Enough to Drive Prosocial Behaviors
Seeing Batman inspires us, say psychologists whose new research suggests that it increases people's propensity toward prosocial behaviors.
The Next Frontier of Anti-Violence Tech? Scientists Discover Human Tears Carry a Chemical Signal That Lowers Aggression
Research reveals that a hidden evolutionary signal in human tears that may be hardwired to calm aggression.
Astronomers Uncover the Dramatic Past of a Red Giant Star Orbiting a Hidden Black Hole
Astronomers are revealing the dramatic past of a distant red giant star by analyzing the faint rhythmic pulses hidden in its light.
NASA’s Voyager 1 Probe Will Reach One ‘Light Day’ from Earth Next Year, Marking Humanity’s Deepest Foray into the Cosmos
NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe will continue its almost half-century of service by delivering yet another milestone.
NASA Spacecraft Discovery Could Solve the Riddle of This Mysterious Feature Buried Under Thousands of Feet of Martian Ice
NASA scientists say they may have finally identified an unusual feature hidden beneath thousands of feet of ice near the Martian south pole.
A Mysterious New “Structure” Has Been Discovered in Our Solar System’s Kuiper Belt
Far beyond Neptune, at the far outer rim of our Solar System, astronomers have spotted what looks like a hidden “structure” or “band” of small worlds.
Personalization Algorithms Are Quietly Changing How Your Brain Learns, New Study Warns
Personalization algorithms may quietly distort how we learn, shaping our beliefs and boosting confidence in wrong answers, a new study finds.
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope Detects Possible First Direct Evidence of Dark Matter
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope may have detected the first direct evidence for dark matter, according to new research.
One in Two Americans May Be Living with a Neurological Disorder, New Study Finds
More than half of Americans, roughly 54% of the population, are living with a neurological disease or disorder, according findings detailed in a new study.
“It Was a Complete Surprise”: Archaeologists Unearth Evidence Some Ancient Humans Hunted with Wolves Instead of Dogs
Archaeologists excavating a remote island cave have found unexpected evidence that ancient humans hunted with partially domesticated wolves.
Engineered ‘Nanopores’ Displayed Learning-Like Traits in Recent Breakthrough Experiments, Scientists Say
A team of researchers from EPFL has discovered that biological nanopores exhibit electrical signal responses that resemble learning-like behavior.
An Ancient Celtic Skull Discovered in Spain Reveals a Tale of Brutal Roman Intimidation Tactics
Roman soldiers decapitated an enemy and placed his skull on the wall of their fort, to be found 2,000 years later by archaeologists.
Scientists Say Consciousness Is Far Older—and More Widespread—Than We Ever Realized
New studies reveal consciousness is older and more widespread than believed, with birds showing signs of awareness and self-perception.
Fame Kills, Even if You’re Rich: Artists in This Profession Die Before Their Peers, New Research Suggests
Scientists studying the link between fame and early death have found famous singers die earlier than their peers even if they're rich.
Scientists Revisiting the ‘Faraday Effect’ Have Uncovered a Surprising Magnetic Interaction Between Light and Matter
New research reveals light's magnetic field directly influences matter, causing scientists to rethink the 'Faraday Effect.'
New Study Suggests Some Neanderthals Were Victims of Targeted Cannibalism During Late Pleistocene Conflicts
New study uncovers why non-local female Neanderthals at Goyet were targeted, revealing conflict, capture, and cannibalism.
X-Ray Imaging Uncovers Hidden Structures in Liquid-Metal-Grown Crystals
The delicate internal structure of platinum crystals growing in liquid metal has been revealed, according to new research employing a powerful X-ray technique.
“These Are Not Random Oddities”: New Clues Emerge About Anomalous Continent-Sized Structures Deep Within the Earth
New insights into a pair of colossal, continent-sized structures 1,800 miles beneath the Earth’s surface have revealed clues into how the planet formed and evolved.
DARPA Launches TBD2, the First Deep-Space Surveillance Network to Track Tiny Objects Millions of Miles From Earth
DARPA’s TBD2 program aims to track tiny spacecraft across deep space, creating the first wide-area surveillance of the Earth–Moon region.
“There’s an Operating System that Exists, that Emerges in a Primordial State”: New Research Reveals Our Brain’s “Preset” Conditions
New models show that our brains are "pre-wired," and that electrical activity begins even before any external experiences occur.
Dwarf Galaxies Around Andromeda Are Revealing a Complex Story of Cosmic Death
A new study of M31, also known as Andromeda, explains how our cosmic neighbor kills off smaller nearby galaxies.
Scientists Reveal How Severely a Geomagnetic Superstorm Erodes Earth’s Protection from Dangerous Space Radiation
Researchers have now measured how violent space weather events called geomagnetic superstorms disrupt the Earth’s protective plasmasphere.
Forget Meat—Here Comes Genetically Modified Protein Fungus
Move over meat, scientists have engineered a fungal organism that produces protein more efficiently than conventional livestock while dramatically reducing environmental damage.
Researchers Have Developed a New Tool to Help Predict Emerging Disease Hotspots Using Social Media
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have developed a new method of analyzing social media posts to help identify growing vaccine skepticism.
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Stunning Images of “Repetitive, Predictable Structures” in a Rare Star System
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first-ever image of four dust spirals surrounding the Wolf-Rayet stars in the Apep system.
Archaeologists Uncover a Massive Bronze Age ‘Proto-City’ in Kazakhstan That Rewrites Steppe History
Archaeologists reveal Semiyarka, was a vast Bronze Age settlement, reshaping our understanding of early Steppe cities and metallurgy.
The Origins of Theia, the Cosmic Impactor that Violently Birthed the Moon, Has Finally Been Revealed
New research reveals that Theia, the colossal, Mars-sized impactor that collided with the Earth to birth our Moon, may have come from the direction of the Sun.
Scientists Discover New Quantum ‘Pinball’ State of Matter Where Electrons Break the Rules
A new study reveals a "pinball phase" in a Wigner crystal, where electrons act as both solid and liquid in a quantum breakthrough.
A Medieval Poem Misled Historians About the Black Death for Centuries—Scholars Now Reveal the “Spider’s Web” of Plague Myths
A new study in the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies shows that a widely accepted belief about the Black Death’s rapid spread from Central Asia to the Mediterranean is not based on records or eyewitness accounts, but on a single medieval poem.
A Strange Rock Discovered on the Martian Surface May Be a Visitor From Outer Space
3I/Atlas isn’t the only unusual space rock to be spotted recently, as NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has spotted a possible meteorite.
“We Never Came This Far”: Accidental Discovery May Finally Unravel Mystery of What Sparks Lightning
An accidental discovery involving laser beams and particles suspended in light may unravel the mysterious nature of lightning strikes.
AI’s Energy Consumption Has Many Experts Concerned—New Research Suggests It May Be Less Extreme Than We Thought
A new study finds AI’s energy use in the U.S. is lower than expected, with minimal impact on emissions and potential benefits for green tech.
Russian Archaeologists Have Located a Lost Medieval ‘Necropolis’ Beneath One of the World’s Deepest Lakes
Archaeologists have found a lost Silk Road settlement including the remains of a submerged necropolis within the world's eighth-deepest lake.
Mysterious Magnetic Fossils Left Behind by An Unknown Ancient Creature Offer Clues to the Origins of Nature’s “Sixth Sense”
Ninety-seven-million-year-old magnetic fossils, left behind in sea beds by an unknown creature, may have been a biological GPS.
California Sober? Scientists Find Smoking Cannabis Reduces Alcohol Consumption in This Specific Situation
Scientists discover that the 'California Sober' approach of replacing alcohol consumption with cannabis is effective under certain conditions
Could Toothpaste Made From Hair Help Teeth Regrow Enamel? Scientists Think So
Scientists at King’s College London have developed a sustainable biomaterial derived from hair that could help rebuild tooth enamel.
Lost for 3,000 Years, an Ancient Babylonian Hymn Has Been Restored Using Artificial Intelligence
A team of researchers has used artificial intelligence to restore a 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn inscribed on cuneiform tablets.
Life on Earth Began About One Billion Years Earlier than Previously Thought, New Research Finds
Scientists have detected signatures in ancient rocks that push back the timeframe for the discovery of early life by billions of years.
Cloudflare Reports “Spike in Unusual Traffic” as Outage Limits Access to ChatGPT, X, and Other Major Sites
Internet company Cloudflare reported a "spike in unusual traffic" before an outage cut access to platforms including ChatGPT on Tuesday.
New Hypersonic Experiments Confirm a 60-Year-Old Turbulence Theory—and Could Transform Future High-Speed Flight
New experiments confirm a decades-old theory of turbulence, revealing how air behaves at extreme speeds and shaping the future of hypersonic flight.
12,000-Year-Old Figurine Shows Humans Used “Pyrotechnology” Thousands of Years Before the First Societies
Archaeologists have unearthed a 12,000-year-old figurine that shows evidence of pyrotechnology thousands of years before the first societies.
Researchers Trace How a Psychedelic Compound Alters Brain Circuits Tied to Addiction
Scientists have identified a neural mechanism that could explain how a psychedelic compound reduces alcohol intake.
Watch As This Parasitic Ant Queen Deploys a “Chemical Weapon” and Tricks Worker Ants into Killing Their Own Mother
Researchers have discovered parasitic ant queens that use natural "chemical weapons" to trick ants from rival colonies.
An Unexpected Discovery in Lunar Soil Samples Could Solve a Magnetic Moon Mystery
Scientists have made a surprise discovery in lunar soil samples that could help unravel the mystery behind the Moon’s magnetic anomalies.
Bees Can Tell Time: New Study Reveals Shockingly Advanced Insect Intelligence
Bees can distinguish split-second flashes of light, revealing surprising timing abilities and advanced cognitive flexibility.
MIT Neuroscientist Proposes Brain Waves are the Hidden Engine Behind Thought and Consciousness
An MIT neuroscientist proposes that brain waves perform analog computations that give rise to thought and consciousness.
Astronomers Have Observed the First Coronal Mass Ejection Outside Of Our Solar System, Spelling Bad News for Exoplanet Habitability
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a coronal mass ejection exploding from a star other than our Sun.
Eerie Sightings of “Sea Serpents” Have Haunted Sailors for Centuries—We Went to a Famous Monster Hunter for Answers to the Mystery
Tales of sea serpents have haunted seafarers for centuries, and Scottish researcher Adrian Shine offers a naturalist's view on some of history's most famous cases.
Forget Drop Bears, Ancient Australia’s Real Life “Drop Croc” Ambushed Its Prey from Above
Australia may be known for its tourist myth of the drop bear, but researchers have now uncovered the remains of a real-life “drop croc.”
Scientists Confirm Discovery of Massive Crater in China, Revealing Scale of Ancient Impacts Was “Far Greater than Previously Recorded”
A recently discovered impact crater in China is among the best-preserved ever found, offering insight into how space rocks shaped our planet.