New Research
Ocean Currents Are Sweeping Billions of Tiny Plastic Bits to the Arctic
Currents are acting like a conveyor belt for plastic, dumping the bits in pristine northern waters
Researchers Work to Take the Bias Out Of Facial Reconstruction
Instead of relying on European-centric data sets, researchers used a global database to help image a 13,600-year-old woman from Thailand
Social Networks May Give Runners a Motivational Leg Up to Hit the Pavement
Friends' running habits may have more influence on your workouts than you might think
Salty Food Might Make You Drink Less, Not More
You can thank a future trip to Mars for a surprising new theory on how salt affects the body
Exoplanet Discovery Arrives in Time for New Telescope Technology
Astronomers call LHS 1140b one of the "best targets" for hunting liquid water with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo Did Indeed Eat People, Teeth Reveal
Dental clues confirm some rumors about the ravenous cats of Tsavo, while also raising new questions
New Technique Shows San Rock Art Is 5,000 Years Old
Using a highly refined form of carbon dating, researchers were able to date the pigments in art in Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa
After Centuries of Searching, Scientists Finally Find the Mysterious Giant Shipworm Alive
The three-foot long creature has long eluded scientists, but they finally got a closer look
This Frog’s Slime Kills Flu Viruses
But don’t go kissing frogs just yet
How Low Can Life Go? New Study Suggests Six Miles Down
Evidence of life from below a mud volcano hints at life beneath the crust
Scientists Want to Freeze and Pulverize Your Old Computers
E-waste is a growing problem worldwide, but a new method could help take a byte out of the issue
Tree Nut Allergies May Be Massively Overdiagnosed
But don’t go for the jar of almond butter just yet
Meet DeeDee, the Solar System's Newest Dwarf Planet (Maybe)
Though the tiny icy orb meets all the criteria, it has yet to receive the official designation
This Ant Species Rescues Wounded Comrades on the Battlefield
Though it may be counterintuitive, a new study suggests saving the injured benefits the colony more than leaving them for dead
A Penguin Colony's Rise and Fall, Recorded in Poop
A nearby volcano has decimated the gentoo colony on Ardley Island three times
Mars Has Metal in Its Atmosphere
Metallic ions have a permanent presence in the red planet’s atmosphere—kind of like on Earth
Gut Check: Mandrills Sniff Poop to Avoid Peers With Parasites
Researchers have documented one of the first instances of social avoidance in a non-human animal
Before There Were Dinosaurs, There Was This Weird Crocodile-Looking Thing
A new analysis of an ancient enigma offers clues as to how dino evolution unfolded
“Great Cold Spot” Discovered on Jupiter
The ancient storm was hiding in plain sight
How Ants Became the World’s Best Fungus Farmers
Ancient climate change may have spurred a revolution in ant agriculture, Smithsonian researchers find
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