Antarctic Sea Squirts May Hold Key to Fighting Deadly Melanoma

June 9, 2026

University of South Florida researchers return from dangerous Antarctic expedition to study sea squirts with bacteria that kill melanoma cells, advancing...

Asteroid Bombardment May Have Sparked Life's Origins on Earth

June 9, 2026

New research reveals how cosmic impacts during Earth's first billion years created the perfect conditions for prebiotic chemistry to flourish in fractured...

Endangered Mice Inherit Fear from Trained Mothers, Study Shows

June 8, 2026

Pacific pocket mice trained to fear snakes pass that learned behavior to female offspring, offering new hope for endangered species conservation programs.

Java's Last 350 Leopards Survive in Unexpected Places

June 8, 2026

New research reveals how the world's rarest big cats thrive in regenerating forests, not just protected reserves, on Earth's most crowded island.

Great Apes Show Human-Like Curiosity and Social Intelligence

June 5, 2026

Twenty years of research reveals great apes actively seek social information over food rewards and update beliefs like humans, reshaping our understanding of...

First Light: Next-Generation VLA Prototype Opens New Era

June 5, 2026

The ngVLA prototype antenna achieves first light, successfully collaborating with existing telescopes to validate designs for a revolutionary 244-antenna array.

Javan Leopards Defy Extinction on Earth's Most Crowded Island

June 4, 2026

With fewer than 350 individuals left, the world's rarest big cats survive among 150+ million people by adapting to secondary forests and habitat corridors.

Ancient Skeleton Rewrites History of Women in Medieval Warfare

June 3, 2026

A 1,400-year-old Langobard woman's skeleton with severe head wounds challenges assumptions about gender and violence in ancient societies.