Why are vertebrate eyes so different from those of other animals?

A new hypothesis proposes that our ancestors lost their eyes, then rebuilt them. [...]

Asteroid defense mission shifted the orbit of more than its target

The binary asteroid's orbit around the Sun was affected by the impact. [...]

How moss helped convict grave robbers of a Chicago cemetery

Burr Oak Cemetery is the final resting place of Emmett Till and blues singer Willie Dixon, among others. [...]

A unicorn-like Spinosaurus found in the Sahara

A unique head spike and fish-eating jaws help make sense of these dinosaurs. [...]

Hunting for elusive "ghost elephants"

Werner Herzog directed this evocative NatGeo documentary of an ornithologist's quest to find a new species. [...]

Good news—we have extra time before the Sun ends life on Earth

Will the Sun roast Earth’s plants or starve them? [...]

Open source Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 and V2.5-Pro are among the most efficient (and affordable) at agentic 'claw' tasks

Xiaomi, the Chinese firm best known for its smartphones and electric vehicles, has lately been shipping some incredibly affordable and high-powered open source AI large language models.The trend conti [...]

Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns

Marc Abraham: “During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country." [...]

The 10 best sleep apps and gadgets for a better night's sleep in 2026

Tech has a bad (and deserved) reputation as a sleep killer. Blue light, incessant scrolling and information onslaught conspire to keep us on edge and exiled from dreamland. But a few gadgets and apps [...]