Scientists find cold‑adapted yeast in Ötzi the Iceman, bake sourdough with it, and show the ancient mummy still harbors a dynamic microbial ecosystem. More than five millennia after the Alpine discovery of Ötzi the Iceman, scientists have identified an...

Bacterial molecules found in the brain change with the sleep-wake cycle, suggesting microbes may influence how the body controls rest and recovery. You share your body with trillions of microbes, and scientists are increasingly asking how those...

Archaeologists have discovered a forgotten burial chamber featuring gilded masks on the deceased alongside an array of extraordinary ancient paintings. Archaeologists working in the Minya Governorate of Middle Egypt have unearthed a cache of mummies...

New digs uncover a key incense‑trade hub, shedding light on ancient commerce but not confirming the legendary Atlantis of the Sands. For many years explorers chased the myth of a lost Arabian metropolis dubbed “the Atlantis of the Sands.” Modern...

Venera 13 survived Venus’s crushing heat and pressure far beyond its 32‑minute design, transmitting data long after the surface threatened to crush it. When the Soviet Venera 13 lander touched down on Venus on 1 March 1982, engineers had anticipated...

Divers exploring a medieval town lost to the North Sea 600 years ago have discovered a clue that could rewrite local legends about the sunken settlement. Deep beneath the waters off the Norfolk coast near Cromer, a dedicated team of researchers is...

Ancient footprints offer a rare and compelling glimpse into the past, challenging what we know about human history without the need for tools or bones. Deep within the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia, wind-swept sands have revealed a remarkable...

NASA’s Mars helicopter captured images of wreckage on the Red Planet, but the debris reveals a surprisingly functional story behind its alien appearance. Scattered across the rust-colored plains of Jezero Crater, a collection of twisted metal and...

Mysterious spider-like dark spots on Mars expand as a hidden process beneath the polar ice reveals an unexpected, eerie phenomenon. A network of dark, spider‑shaped markings blankets portions of the southern polar region of Mars, including the area...

of Namibia’s famous fairy circles. Across the arid stretches of the Namib Desert, a curious, repetitive pattern dots the landscape: thousands of circular, vegetation-free patches surrounded by rings of lush grass. These so-called fairy circles have...

New research reveals that ancient Martian rocks may have sequestered vast amounts of carbon dioxide underground, offering clues to the planet’s lost climate. Ancient Martian rocks may harbor the elusive carbon dioxide that once defined the planet’s...

A hidden Norwegian cave reveals a 75,000‑year‑old frozen Arctic world, ending with a surprisingly chilling twist. A team of scientists working in a coastal cave on Norway’s northern shoreline has identified bone fragments from 46 distinct mammals,...

A 415‑million‑year‑old fossil claw reveals a giant predator that reshapes our view of life’s earliest move onto land. A 16‑centimetre claw discovered in the United Kingdom has finally settled a debate that has persisted for more than a hundred years:...

Divers have discovered an ancient shipwreck dating back to before Alexander the Great off a Greek island, following a tip from a private citizen. An underwater archaeological team has confirmed the discovery of an ancient merchant vessel resting off...

How an iconic film score was recorded without the director present, creating a soundtrack that became inseparable from the movie’s most memorable scenes. When audiences first witnessed the awe-inspiring reveal of the Brachiosaurus in the 1993...

thought that when the Sahara was green, it allowed people to move freely between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. The landscape seemed open, and water was available. The new genetic data suggest a more complex reality. The Takarkori individuals show...

the planet is not completely still. Beneath the surface, volatile materials may still be escaping, slowly altering the landscape. Even the smallest planet, it seems, has not finished telling its story. The research was published in Communications Earth...

By lifting a telescope above atmospheric turbulence, scientists have captured stunning new views of the Sun that are rewriting our understanding of the star. A sophisticated balloon-borne observatory launched in 2024 has captured unprecedented data on...

After thousands of years of isolation, a remote Arctic lake’s icy barrier has finally failed. New research reveals the dramatic impact of this event. A distinctive aquatic feature in the Canadian Arctic, which had persisted for millennia, has vanished....

forests of the Patom Highlands in eastern Siberia, a massive, pale mound of fragmented limestone rises abruptly from the landscape. Towering roughly 40 meters above the surrounding larch trees, this geological anomaly spans 160 meters at its base and...