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In a first, orcas and dolphins seen possibly hunting together

Orcas are renowned hunters. Now, they have surprised scientists with an unexpected twist — possibly getting help...

Poor Sleep Quality Accelerates Brain Aging

While the link between poor sleep and dementia has long been known, it was unclear whether poor...

These fossil finds shed new light on the past in 2025

Everything old is new again: These paleontological discoveries of 2025 — from tiny dinosaurs to zombifying fungi...

Against the odds, a burbling lava planet retains an atmosphere

Carly Kay is the Fall 2025 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s degree in...

The Great Big Power Play

Take yourself back to 2017. Get Out and The Shape of Water were playing in theaters, Zohran...

Crush explores how gravity shapes life as we know it

CrushJames RiordonThe MIT Press, $40.25 Isaac Newton confessed that he had no idea what gravity was....

Science taught us a few new tricks about our pets in 2025

Carly Kay is the Fall 2025 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s degree in...

The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

In 2024 we emitted more greenhouse gases into our atmosphere in a single year than any year...

People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year

Sarah Sajedi was visiting Phi Phi Island, Thailand, when she was dazzled by the beautiful scenery of...

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Standing in the middle of a field, we...

The Environmental and Human Rights Costs of China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News as part of its Planet China series and is...

These medical breakthroughs and advances gave patients new hope in 2025

Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...
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