Fifty years on, how Lucy, the mother of humanity, changed our understanding of evolution

How blockbuster obesity drugs create a full feeling — even before one bite of food

US builds world’s most accurate atomic clock ever to boost space science

He was acquitted in New Orleans in a ‘trial of the century’. For those closest to him, the pain lingers

Bionic leg restores natural walking speeds and steps: ‘I didn’t feel like my leg had been amputated’

17 Years, $700 Million Wasted: The Stunning Collapse of New York’s Traffic Moonshot

On this day in 1953 the strange and tormented movie “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.” first appeared in theaters

Reward for fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ raised to $5m

China claims 10 world records for new bridge/tunnel sea crossing

Napoleon’s Loot: When the World Decided Stolen Art Should Go Back

65 years ago today, a social psychologist gathered 3 men who all believed they were Jesus. And behold, it was not very good.

Tiktok is full of bad health “tricks”

The Stars Foretell Our Doom

End of an era as the final coal shipment delivered to Ratcliffe Power Station

Why do some people sneeze so loudly?

Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch and huge explosion

Microsoft AI CEO claims any content published online is “freeware” to help train AI

There’s an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can’t Study China’s Amazing New Moon Rocks

Mitsuye Endo and the Fight Against Japanese American Internment

On this day in 1940 the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened briefly to the public

How powdered rock could help slow climate change

A desert moss that has the potential to grow on Mars

The telltale words that could identify generative AI text

Existing Telescopes Could Directly Observe ‘ExoEarths…’ with a Few Tweaks

Einstein and his peers were ‘irrationally resistant’ to black holes. This illustrated story explores why

On this day in 1971 a Soyuz spacecraft decompressed, exposing 3 cosmonauts to near-vacuum

Genetic analysis of ancient Mayan skeletons challenges virgin girl sacrifice trope

A Woman Thrifted This Ancient Maya Vase for $3.99—and Then Gave It Back to Mexico

An ancient earthquake changed the course of the Ganges River

‘The Gay Cookbook’ Was of and Ahead of Its Time

The History of Migrant Mother, One of the Most Famous Photographs of All Time

Man suffers rare bee sting directly to the eyeball—it didn’t go well

A Prehistory of Zoom

Video: How Japan is preparing for war with China [31:54]

Theodore Roosevelt’s pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It’s finally back at his New York home

How to Keep Your Produce Fresh for Weeks (Hint: It’s Not Always in the Fridge)

The Holy Grail of physics: The quest to find quantum gravity

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Fossil Hunting for Sea Creatures Beneath the Vineyards of Champagne

Axolotls, Known as Water Puppies, Spend Their Entire Life Submerged Underwater

The story of Teonimenu, a lost island of the Pacific

A Single Robot Could Provide a Mission To Mars With Enough Water and Oxygen

Uncovered: 428-year-old secret dossier reveals Elizabeth I’s network of spies

This rare, tiny flower was thought to have been extinct in Vermont since WWI. Now it’s a symbol of hope

Man arrested with explosives near Paris airport was part of vast Russian sabotage campaign

Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old permafrost wolf carcass

The beginnings of fashion: Paleolithic eyed needles and the evolution of dress

How does hail grow to the size of golf balls and even grapefruit? The science behind this destructive weather phenomenon

Video: Does Sodium Metal Explode In Dry Water? [7:36]

A Scientific Mission To Save The Sharks

Inside a Violent Gang’s Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree

Video: This Animal Lays Eggs AND Has Live Young [5:33]

Candy for the People: The Miami Murder Mystery That Transfixed America

We finally know why some people got COVID while others didn’t

If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?

Brains can tune their navigation system without landmarks

This week: Pole flipping, revolutionary hurricanes, Saharan dust storms, and more!

The Love Letter Generator That Foretold ChatGPT

Scientists just got closer to solving a major Antarctic puzzle

On this day in 1905, one Dr. Beaurieux attempted to converse with a freshly severed head, for science