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Vicki Smith/Getty Images Scientists Say Cows Might Recognize Human Faces, Which Is Bad News for Grilling Season
A new study suggests cows can connect familiar faces and voices, making them more socially complex than we may want to admit.
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MR1805/Getty Images Scientists Identified a ‘T. Rex of the Ocean’ That Was Hiding in Museum Collections for Decades
The newly classified mosasaur species had massive jaws, serrated teeth, and a name that makes its whole deal pretty clear.
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A 200,000-Year-Old Cave Discovery Is Changing What Scientists Know About Early Humans
Researchers say the finding reveals a surprisingly sophisticated part of early human life: beds for sleeping.
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3I/ATLAS A Harvard Astronomer Has a New Theory About 3I/ATLAS, and Yes, It Involves Aliens Again
Avi Loeb suggests the interstellar object may have been scattering life-building material through the solar system.
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Photo: nemke / Getty Images ‘Relationship Hitmen’: Your Mom Has a Talent for Subtly Killing Friendships She Doesn’t Like, Scientists Say
If you have friends your mom doesn’t like, no you don’t.
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Photo: Tim Bird / Getty Images Scientists Just Discovered Half-a-Billion-Year-Old Evidence of Animals Having Sex
Earthlings started getting it on even earlier than we thought!
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Scientists Found a 121-Million-Year-Old Bird That Was Basically Peacocking Before Peacocking Existed
The newly identified bird species had dramatic display feathers long before humans invented bad bar outfits.
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Everything We Know About the 2,300-Year-Old Beer Found Inside an Ancient Tomb
When archaeologists raid ancient tombs, they usually uncover the trinkets and tchotchkes people hoped to carry with them into the afterlife.
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Ancient Doctors Used Poison as Anesthesia, and Scientists Found the Proof on 600-Year-Old Surgical Tools
Researchers say Ming Dynasty surgeons knew the toxic compound was dangerous, but used it carefully to numb patients.
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Photo: aire images / Getty Images Scientists Figured Out How to Make Body Armor Out of Silkworm Silk
The super-strong silk can withstand ballistic impacts.
