The world’s strangest dinosaur just got stranger. Newly unearthed fossils of Spicomellus afer from Morocco reveal a creature clad in bone spikes from head to tail, some measuring nearly a meter long.
Aug 28, 2025
Gentle giants are getting scarred. A 13-year study shows that nearly four out of five whale sharks in the Bird’s Head Seascape of Indonesian Papua bear injuries from human activities, mostly through contact with fishing platforms and tourist boats.
Aug 28, 2025
A terrifying predator lurked in prehistoric Patagonia. A newly described species, Kostensuchus atrox, stretched 11.5 feet long, weighed about 250 kilograms, and likely dined on dinosaurs.
Aug 27, 2025
Our brains grew as our thumbs stretched. That is the striking conclusion of a new study in Communications Biology, which finds that primates with longer thumbs also tend to have larger brains.
Aug 27, 2025
A simple pulse through the skin may one day soothe stubborn stomach pain. A new review in the Journal of Translational Gastroenterology finds that…
Aug 27, 2025
AI employment is already reshaping who gets hired first. A new working paper from Stanford researchers, drawing on millions of ADP payroll records through July…
Aug 26, 2025
The gut begins to heal when drinking stops. In a new study from Germany, researchers found that alcohol withdrawal therapy improved gut microbiome function, boosted beneficial bacteria, and reduced alcohol cravings.
Aug 25, 2025
A powerful new AI tool is uncovering the fine details of storms that traditional weather models miss.
Aug 25, 2025
A new surgical approach is rewriting the rules for brain and spine tumor care. Neurosurgeons at Beijing Tiantan Hospital have shown that combining embolization…
Aug 21, 2025
Michigan’s only rattlesnake is quietly losing ground. A new 15-year study shows that inbreeding among Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes is reducing survival and reproductive success, raising alarm for the federally threatened species.
Aug 18, 2025
Leadership is not about dominance but about courage and curiosity. A new study from the University of Vienna shows that bold geese, rather than aggressive ones…
Aug 18, 2025
Fire moves fast. Now, an AI tool promises to map the fuels that feed it, fast enough to matter.
Aug 16, 2025
Computers are getting closer to understanding our emotions. Researchers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have introduced R3DG, a…
Aug 16, 2025
Patients continue to view the doctor's white coat as a symbol of professionalism and trust, but a new comprehensive review reveals that women physicians wearing these traditional garments face persistent misidentification as nurses or medical assistants.
Aug 12, 2025
