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Mapping Children’s Meltdowns in the Brain

Unique brain activity patterns could help point to treatments for sensory overload

November 28, 2025

The Story of Cat Domestication Just Got a Major Twist

Feline DNA findings have switched up the timing and birthplace of our furry friends

November 28, 2025

What Cheese Mold Can Teach Us About Evolution

Love and gene disruption in a Vermont aging cave

November 28, 2025

How to Print a Human

We desperately need new organs, and we’re running out of ways to get them

November 28, 2025

Forget Scarecrows and Sprays. This Tiny Falcon Keeps Cherry Crops Safe

Some Michigan farmers turn to kestrels to chase off smaller birds that eat and defile their crops

November 27, 2025

Sharks Show How Animals Scale Like Geometric Objects

Despite their wild variety of sizes, niches, and shapes, sharks scale geometrically, pointing to possible fundamental constraints on evolution

November 27, 2025

How Did Language Evolve?

A new biocultural perspective points the way

November 26, 2025

Why Some Volcanoes Don’t Explode

A new explanation for oddly calm lava flows is a little like stirring honey in a jar

November 26, 2025

These Rabbit-Size Marsupials Have Chomping Superpowers

Australian rat kangaroos can crack nuts that would break the jaws of most animals

November 26, 2025

The Last Word with Wendy Schmidt

The co-founder of Schmidt Sciences on curiosity, discovery, and wonder

November 26, 2025

Easter Island Statue Construction Wasn’t a Top-Down Affair

New research reveals moai creation was a decentralized process

November 26, 2025

The Seven Sisters Get 3,000 New Siblings

New research into the Pleiades points to a crowded stellar nursery

November 26, 2025