New Research

Here's Why It's So Hard to Smash a Cockroach

Scientists chased and crushed cockroaches—and their results could one day save lives

Michelangelo painted some of art history's greatest hands.

Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis

Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master's hands

Mutations in mitochondria (marked in blue) can lead to serious genetic diseases.

U.S Panel Deems "Three Parent Babies" Ethical to Test

Mitochondrial replacement therapy could help prevent genetic diseases

Could meatballs like these one day be made in a lab?

This Biotech Company Is Growing Meatballs in a Lab

In just a few years, lab-grown meat might make it to the market

Emperor penguin chicks huddle for warmth. New research shows that huddling behavior, or aggregation, may vary across penguin colonies.

Here's the Latest on Penguins

From invasive "fairies" to huddling chicks, penguins are the perfect pick-me-up

Infants Can See Things That Adults Cannot

Over time, our brains start filtering out details deemed unimportant

Women "Catch" Yawns More Easily Than Men

Researchers sneakily observed thousands of interactions to see if gender made a difference in the contagiousness of yawning

An image of the fossilized lacewing Oregramma illecebrosa, left, and the modern owl butterfly Calico Memnon, right.

Jurassic-Era Insect Looks Just Like a Modern Butterfly

Jurassic "butterflies" helped pollinate ancient plants millions of years before the butterfly even existed

This Venus flytrap is just biding its time to ensure the meal is worth its energy.

Venus Flytraps Know How to Count

Figuring out when to chomp is as easy as one, two, three, four, five

A Chin-Stroking Mystery: Why Are Humans the Only Animals With Chins?

It's an evolutionary conundrum, and scientists are still divided over the answer

A human embryo at the four-cell stage.

British Scientists Get Permission to Genetically Modify Human Embryos for Research

The scientists plan to use genetic engineering techniques to study infertility

The moon rises over the Sahara Desert. New research links a rising moon to lower humidity and a decreased chance of rain.

The Moon's Tidal Forces May Affect How Much It Rains

The higher the moon, the lower the chance of rain

Cats May Have Been Domesticated Twice

But only one ended up as the house cat

Those distinctive stripes might not be camouflage after all.

Zebra Stripes Might Not Be Camouflage

The animals’ distinctive appearance is still a beautiful mystery

Only a portion of the scores of children buried at the former Florida School for Boys were located in its graveyard. The majority of students were buried elsewhere in unmarked, undocumented graves.

Archaeologists Finally Know What Happened at This Brutal Reform School

The Florida School for Boys did anything but rehabilitate its students

A centenarian and her descendants

There Are Now More Americans Over Age 100 and They're Living Longer Than Ever

Scientists are still trying to understand the longevity secrets of those most advanced in age

Are We Living in the Plastic Age?

Scientists argue that this material may best define our current period within the Anthropocene

An artist's rendering of Planet Nine, looking back toward the Sun. This depiction is of a gaseous planet, like Uranus and Neptune, with lightning brightening the clouds on the dark side.

Evidence Stacks Up for a Planet Beyond Pluto

A new paper provides the strongest evidence yet for a real Planet X

New research shows that magical tales have an even longer history than previously suspected.

Fairy Tales Could Be Older Than You Ever Imagined

Jack may have been climbing that beanstalk for more than 5,000 years

Missouri Mathematicians Discover New Prime Number

At more than 22 million digits, it’s the longest prime yet

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