Inspiring: Cute Tiny Critters Eat Males That Die After Marathon Orgies, Scientists Discover
The adorable antechinus is known for its wild sex frenzies that push males to the point of death, and now scientists have observed survivors feasting on the fallen.
Scientists Discovered an 'Ultra-Large Structure' in Space That Shouldn't Exist
The Big Ring, located 9 billion light years from Earth, is so huge that it challenges our current understanding of the universe.
Astronomers Discover Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed, and It’s Feasting
An exceptionally old and luminous black hole is challenging what astronomers understand about their birth and evolution.
Archaeologists Have Discovered Massive Lost Cities In the Amazon Jungle
Researchers report the discovery of 15 sites in the Amazon containing 6,000 structures, ancient roads, ceremonial complexes and more.
Psychedelic Mushrooms Existed Millions of Years Before Humans, Largest-Ever Study Reveals
The largest genomic study of "magic" mushrooms reveals they evolved 65 million years ago and deepens our understanding of their psychedelic compounds.
Elephant-Sized Apes That Once Roamed the Land Mysteriously Vanished. Now, Scientists Have an Answer.
The sudden extinction of giant apes is an "enigma in paleontology," one scientist said, but new research proposes an answer to why they disappeared.
Archaeologists Keep Finding Evidence of a Mysterious Ancient Cult In Europe
The discovery of a gilded belt buckle depicting a snake eating a frog was thought to be unique. However, similar evidence is popping up across Europe.
Scientists Just Made a 1.75 Billion-Year-Old Discovery About the Origin of Life
Newly-discovered 1.75 billion-year-old bacteria fossils shed new light on the Great Oxygenation Event, which led to the emergence of complex life.
Scientists Explain Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Leads to Believing Conspiracies
Researchers found that people searching misinformation online risk falling into “data voids” that increase belief in conspiracies.
Scientists Have Solved the Mystery of a Strange 'Signal' from Earth's Core, Study Reports
Scientists in China report they've confirmed a link between an 8.5-year signal and a "wobble" in Earth's core that challenges earlier knowledge.
Ancient Inscribed Bricks Contain Evidence of Mysterious Magnetic 'Anomaly,' Scientists Find
Scientists analyzing ancient Mesopotamian bricks have discovered traces of the Levantine Iron Age geomagnetic anomaly that shed light on its strength.
A Monumental Prehistoric Discovery In Siberia Rewrites Human History, Scientists Say
Researchers report dating of the world's oldest known fort in Siberia to 8,000 years ago, shifting conceptions of what foraging societies were like.