A new linguistic approach using Proto-Uto-Aztecan may finally unlock the meaning of Teotihuacan’s mysterious glyphs—sparking both excitement and skepticism in the archaeological world.
Researchers confirm staghorn and elkhorn coral are functionally extinct off Florida, no longer playing a meaningful role in reef ecosystems due to climate change, disease, and pollution.
Corina Allen, NOAA’s tsunami program manager, was fired while modernizing the U.S. tsunami alert system—raising alarms about public safety and science funding.
Scientists discover over 100 lizards across 60 species surviving—and even thriving—after losing a limb, challenging long-held biological assumptions.
NASA is opening the lunar lander competition to new bidders like Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin amid SpaceX delays, aiming to land astronauts on the Moon before 2029.
Chen Ning Yang, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who, with Tsung-Dao Lee, discovered that the weak nuclear force violates parity, has died at the age of 103.
Scientists warn that Earth’s microbial diversity is under severe threat, with potentially catastrophic consequences for ecosystems and human survival.
Atmospheric CO2 levels rose at the fastest pace in over 60 years, according to the World Meteorological Organization, with surging wildfire emissions playing a major role in the historic increase.
Dr. Joshua Plotnik used insights from elephant behavior to prevent deadly human-wildlife conflicts—until his funding was cut, halting a vital conservation effort.
The final unsolved section of the CIA’s Kryptos sculpture was discovered not through cryptography—but in a box of donated papers at the Smithsonian.