2026 has started off with bright flashes of light in the sky — fireballs, a surprisingly common phenomenon that is often a once-in-a-lifetime sight to see.
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Forestry officials in the US are releasing non-native species of parasitic wasps into our forests by the thousands, but there's a good reason why.
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When scientists found these dinosaur eggs, they didn't only uncover a shiny surprise, but they also stumbled upon all-new insights about where dinosaurs roamed.
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Following heavy rains in California, highly toxic mushrooms have been spreading, causing of one of the most deadly mushroom outbreaks in the state.
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2025 saw many advancements in many fields, from medicine and genetics, to environmental science or artificial intelligence. Here are some of the most impactful.
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Scientists, peering 7 billion years back into the past, have discovered something that may help us better understand the nature of the universe.
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Black holes are the most massive objects in the universe, and you definitely don't want to run into one, but there's a chance one may run into you.
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X-rays are such a fundamental part of our modern technological landscape that it's kind of surprising to learn that their discovery was accidental.
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The Panama Sea has been "breathing" for thousands of years, until 2025. Though exact details are scarce, scientists believe this global problem is to blame.
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Many different countries have long rivers, and the U.S. is no exception, but that river is more complicated and unique than you might have expected.
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There's no coming back from death, but that doesn't mean that all of you goes at the same time, some parts linger on for days or even weeks.
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Sauropods were some of the most massive creatures to ever live, and many researchers and scientists believe they needed to swallow rocks to survive.
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There's no question that Starlink has brought the internet to many hard-to-reach communities, but the number of satellites it loses may shock you.
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Nestled in the nether regions of the nasal passage is a little-known organ that sees a lot of use in other animals but seems to be useless in humans.
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Artificial reefs are more important than ever given the global threat posed by climate change, and Florida is set to make the world's largest.
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While Earth was famously hit by a meteor that killed off the dinosaurs, many others have also hit our planet, many of them leaving huge scars in their wake.
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A garden is something that diligently cared for and tended to, so why is it suddenly so popular to put your old cardboard in your flower beds?
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Cockroaches are generally considered to be nuisances, but some scientists are giving them high-tech upgrades in the form of electronic backpacks.
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When it comes to plastic wrapping on food, your first instinct may be that it should be reduced a much as possible, but it may not be that simple.
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Not every invention will change the world, but a disparate group of scientists pushing the limits of nuclear magnetic resonance managed one that did.
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For many people, detergent pods are the new normal for doing their laundry, but what are they made of, and should we be concerned about microplastics?
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All living things need at least some water, but some organisms can survive with less than others. These flowers are uniquely up to that task.
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A bit over 100 years ago, 5 cows were left to fend for themselves on a windswept island in the southern Indian Ocean, but they beat all expectations.
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When news broke that U.S. president Donald Trump underwent an MRI, rumors began to fly. Medical experts have weighed in, too, and here's what they had to say.
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The term "polar vortex" gained notoriety back in 2014 due to extreme winter weather, but there's more to this phenomenon than just some low temperatures.
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Scientists are confident that Mars once had water and life, but to better understand Mars' development, they have to look to analogs here on Earth.
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American's have a big problem with obesity and one of the major contributors to that problem could be our love affair with this cooking oil.
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