Ecosystems maintain themselves by cycling energy and nutrients obtained from external sources. At the first trophic level, primary producers (plants, algae, and some bacteria) use solar energy to produce organic plant material through photosynthesis....

Unraveling the mysterious world of Chilopoda and Diplopoda! Discover the unique traits of centipedes and millipedes, the predatory hunters and gentle detritivores, respectively. Explore their evolutionary history and ecological roles. Chilopoda and...

Hidden mantle ‘glass ceiling’ may explain Venus’s mysterious coronae and giant volcanic rises. A new study uses computer models and mineral physics to show that a layer about 600 km beneath Venus’s surface can trap warm mantle rock and spawn two...

A new cosmology study suggests subtle interactions between neutrinos and dark matter could resolve a long-standing mismatch in how fast cosmic structures appear to grow. Modern cosmology is built on an extraordinary achievement: a single model that...

These puzzling, crimson specks in the early universe appeared to hold impossibly large black holes. New research suggests they are actually young giants swaddled in dense, light-scattering cocoons that have misled astronomers for years. When the James...

Scientists have developed a new way to identify elusive small mammals using only their footprints. This non-invasive technique can distinguish between different species and even determine the sex of an animal without ever touching it. In the wild...

A new observing technique has allowed scientists to identify carbon dioxide in the atmospheres of distant giant planets from Earth’s surface, offering a powerful alternative to space telescopes. More than 5,000 planets have now been confirmed beyond...

If humans disappear, evolution may skip primates—an unexpected marine predator with a clever brain and flexible skills could dominate. Tim Coulson, a zoology professor at the University of Oxford, has spent decades examining how ecosystems respond when...

Catch the 2026 Perseids alongside a glowing Earthshine Moon for one of the season’s most stunning skywatching weeks. Astronomers and night‑sky enthusiasts have a rare treat this month: the Perseid meteor shower will peak under almost moonless...

A 99-million-year-old gecko trapped in amber reveals hidden tropical forest secrets scientists can’t usually see in fossils. A minuscule gecko encased in Myanmar amber for nearly 99 million years has offered researchers a glimpse of one of the earliest...

Study overturns a century‑old firefly brightness estimate, showing past measurements exceed what their biochemistry can actually produce. Fireflies create their iconic glow through specialized lanterns that house photocytes loaded with luciferin and...

Scientists use brown tree snake DNA to unravel the massive ecological fallout on Guam decades after their invasive arrival. A handful of brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) sparked one of the most devastating invasions on Guam, and new genomic...

A near‑complete 30‑million‑year‑old Mesocyon coryphaeus skeleton from Oregon shows how this coyote‑sized early dog with short legs hunted and moved. A newly uncovered skeleton of the early North American canid Mesocyon coryphaeus is bridging a 150‑year...

Britain’s Cold War secret: bacteria released in the London Tube, now revealed how far the spores spread underground. In the early 1960s, scientists from the UK’s former Microbiological Research Establishment at Porton Down secretly released simulated...

Mathematicians unveil the Leiden Declaration, a treatise on AI’s impact on mathematics, urging other disciplines to issue similar statements. Mathematicians Publish AI‑Focused Charter, Sparking Calls for a Parallel in Biology In June, a coalition of...

130 fossil footprints, 150 million years old, reveal a 30‑ton dinosaur’s surprising turns and gait, giving unprecedented insight into its ancient movement. A 150‑million‑year‑old sauropod trackway unearthed near Ouray, Colorado, contains more than 130...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 5,000-year-old site that challenges everything we knew about the engineering capabilities of ancient civilizations. Deep within the wetlands of the Ouachita River Valley in Louisiana lies a monumental architectural feat...

Giant African tortoises are restoring barren landscapes by churning hardened soil, unintentionally triggering the growth of new green patches of vegetation. When five hundred African spurred tortoises were released along the southern edge of the Sahara...

A rare T. rex trackway discovered in Hell Creek reveals unprecedented details about how the apex predator moved 66.5 million years ago. Paleontologists have uncovered an exceptionally rare window into the life of a Tyrannosaurus rex: a...

Young poplar trees can correct their own bends using specialized wood that acts like a muscle, allowing them to sense and adjust their growth independently. Trees possess a sophisticated internal feedback system that allows them to correct their...