1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1778+ words) Beavers were abundant in North America before the arrival of European settlers. Due to the fur trade, populations plummeted. They're now on the rise. One warm morning in the summer of 2025, the Beaver Brigade marched into Bernheim Forest. This woodland…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1448+ words) It's studded with tiny dots that vibrate to mimic the feel of real-world textures Worn on a fingertip, the new device uses a grid of tiny nodes to simulate textures, such as the feel of fabrics. Phones, tablets and other…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1321+ words) The astronauts set a record for flying farther than any other humans HOUSTON " After five days in space and five decades of waiting, astronauts just got a view of the moon unlike any other. The'Artemis II mission's Orion spacecraft looped…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1045+ words) However weird platypuses look " they get weirder Talk about an odd duck. Duck-billed platypuses (two babies, called puggles, pictured here) are some of nature's strangest creatures. Even a brief glance reveals that the platypus is a pretty weird creature. It…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (558+ words) Fossils of the future may look very different from those of the past An artist's depiction of a preserved android imagines how future fossils might reflect on humankind's past. Archeologists of the distant future might study the preserved remains of…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1308+ words) The wasps can sniff out and track odors even when up against a stiff breeze Some yellow jackets are ace trackers of potential food sources, such as roasted meat. The wasps can chew it into small bits for taking back…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1262+ words) Many feel optimistic about benefits of chatbots and other AI to themselves and society More than half of U. S. teens use chatbots for homework. Of these, at least one in five say they use it for all or most of their…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1321+ words) The digital junk food that algorithms serve up can be unexpected and even harmful Scrolling through social media can quickly become habit-forming. Its designers deliberately make it hard to put down by giving us what we like " lots and lots…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1859+ words) These "recipes" are behind everything from choosing a dog to what"s on social media How do all of those puppy videos, celebrity stumbles, new dance moves, makeup tips and wacky car crashes end up in your social media feed?...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (1215+ words) This mission is the first human voyage to the moon in more than 50 years On April 1, 2026, NASA's Artemis II launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, kicking off the first crewed flight to the moon since 1972. This is a…...