These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found

Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant. [...]

Meta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo

Meta will finance Oklo's purchase of uranium for its reactors. It's a massive vote of confidence for both the startup and nuclear power, but challenges remain. [...]

Friday Night Offers You One Shot at 2026's Most Jaw-Dropping View of Jupiter

Set your alarm, or stay up late, and get your binoculars or telescopes ready for a brilliant planetary show. [...]

No One Knows Where US Vaccine Policy Goes Next

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping changes to federal vaccine guidance are paused for now. But even if they’re reversed, lasting damage has already been done. [...]

Want to Stop Doomscrolling? You Might Need a Sleep Coach

Traditionally sleep coaches treat babies. But now more and more anxious, screen-attached grownups are the ones who need nursing. [...]

That time Will Smith helped discover new species of anaconda

Footage of the 2024 discovery appears in NatGeo's new documentary series Pole to Pole with Will Smith [...]

FDA Approves Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Pill

Eli Lilly’s once-daily Foundayo is the second obesity pill to receive FDA approval. It will compete with Novo Nordisk’s pill version of Wegovy. [...]

Switching water sources improved hygiene of Pompeii’s public baths

Scientists analyzed carbonate deposits from baths, aqueduct to learn more about city's changing water supply. [...]

Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

If you want to put people back on the moon, don’t gut the agency in charge of getting them there. [...]