Descendants sue Harvard for ownership of slave photos

Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic in its guts

Astronomers spot 83 massive black holes from early universe

Massive voltages in thunderclouds can slow down subatomic particles

Ancient slaughter of 140 children marks largest child sacrifice in the Americas

This is one of the oldest tattooing needles in North America

A dead whale makes the ocean’s abyss come alive

The physics of why packing tape is such a pain to use

Scientists bust ‘beer before wine’ folk wisdom

Diet pills make mosquitoes skip meals, potentially reducing the spread of disease

Deadly human bone cancer found in 240-million-year-old turtle

High blood pressure treatment could stall dementia

Lakes freeze less and melt faster thanks to climate change

New extinct shark species named for ’80s arcade game Galaga

A factory for pain in the brain

The loneliest frog on Earth finds love—and perhaps his species’s salvation

China sprouts cotton plants on the moon

Protecting extinct woolly mammoths could help save elephants

Statues of Easter Island may have marked fresh water

Star-shredding, supermassive black hole spins at half the speed of light

Genetic engineering could create spicy tomatoes

Archaeologists have found a temple to the ‘Flayed Lord’ in Mexico

One-quarter of Nazi Holocaust murders may have happened in just 3 months

100-million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered in southern United Kingdom

Houseplant with hint of rabbit purifies indoor air

E. coli outbreak traced to California farm

Modern humanity’s legacy might be all the chicken bones we leave behind

Scientists uncover massive, diverse ecosystem deep beneath Earth’s surface

Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space

First-ever baby born from a uterus transplanted after death

These algae go ‘pop’ as they turn sunlight into energy

Ten percent of NFL players could eventually develop serious brain disease

‘Siberian unicorn’ may have walked with early humans

‘Headhunter’ ants might keep enemy skulls for scent camouflage

This special DNA isn’t just from moms anymore

New test spots ‘hidden consciousness’ in severely injured brains

Wombats make cube-shaped poop, thanks to unique intestines

For Komodo dragons, there’s no place like home

Moths use ‘stealth wings’ to dampen bat sonar

How Iron Age Celts kept the severed heads of their enemies looking fresh

How many live mosquitoes can fit into a syringe? 240

Bank of England begins hunt for scientist to grace new £50 note

Three paralyzed people walk after nerve stimulation

Cockroaches use karate kicks to avoid becoming zombies

Wildlife populations have plummeted since 1970

Five Dead Sea Scroll fragments at the Museum of the Bible are fakes

Archaeologists uncover world’s oldest shipwreck

‘Headless chicken monster’ caught on video near Antarctica