All Stories
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Humans
Oldest Writing in the New World
Signs carved into a stone slab may represent the earliest known writing in the Americas.
By Eric Jaffe -
Planets
A Puffy Planetary Puzzle
Astronomers spot an unusual object orbiting a nearby star.
By Eric Jaffe -
Animals
Sea Giants and Island Pygmies
Food supply may help decide an animal's natural size on an island or in the ocean.
By Emily Sohn -
Brain
Copycat Monkeys
When you stick out your tongue, a baby monkey will follow your lead.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Roach love songs
Some male cockroaches whistle at females to get their attention.
By Emily Sohn -
Health & Medicine
Getting Enough Sleep
Kids and teens need plenty of sleep but have trouble getting enough.
By Emily Sohn -
Fossils
A Rainforest Trapped in Amber
Tiny fossils show that rainforests existed in the western Amazon millions of years ago.
By Eric Jaffe -
Fossils
Dinosaur dig
Researchers uncover the fossil bones of a new species of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur.
By Sid Perkins -
Health & Medicine
A Sour Taste in Your Mouth
Researchers may have pinpointed how the tongue's cells detect sour tastes.
By Emily Sohn -
Space
Dark collision
Observations of a tremendous galactic crash point to invisible stuff called dark matter.
By Eric Jaffe -
Animals
Saving Africa’s Wild Dogs
Learning more about African painted dogs may help keep these wild animals from dying out.
By Emily Sohn