Watch a mole-rat 'farmer' at work in its elaborate subterranean city The reclusive subterranean rodents, often studied for their cancer-fighting biology, backfill their [...]

Giant prehistoric scorpion identified in fossil study Researchers have identified Praearcturus gigas, a scorpion that lived 415 million years ago and could grow [...]

Webb telescope reveals galaxy from 13B years ago Scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope to discover a galaxy that existed 13 [...]

Dandelion drones could map vast Martian lava tubes Researchers are exploring innovative ways to map Martian lava tubes, which are remnants of ancient [...]

Researchers discover unique blue octopus in Galápagos (Charles Darwin Foundation) Researchers have discovered a tiny blue octopus, Microeledone galapagensis, during a deep-sea expedition [...]

Humpback whales set record with epic journey (Anadolu/Getty Images) Two humpback whales have set records for the longest migration, traveling separately between Australia [...]

Plastic kettles release billions of microplastics A study in NPJ Emerging Contaminants has found that plastic kettles can release billions of microplastics into water, with [...]

  "Living plastic" biodegrades with heat, nutrients Researchers developed a new "living plastic" designed to biodegrade through a built-in self-destruct mechanism. The material [...]