When a 3,500-year-old Egyptian stone head appeared at a Dutch art fair in 2022, it seemed like a remarkable relic of the ancient world. But questions about its ownership history soon told a different story, one that ended with the sculpture’s…

When a 3,500-year-old Egyptian stone head appeared at a Dutch art fair in 2022, it seemed like a remarkable relic of the ancient world. But questions about its ownership history soon told a different story, one that ended with the sculpture’s…

Spectators at the 2026 Super Bowl saw a certain amphibian during Bad Bunny’s halftime show performance. Before transitioning into the song “Monaco,” the camera briefly captures Concho, a toad on the stadium’s Jumbotron.
Concho has appeared…

Low Earth orbit is filling with satellites, and space telescopes are beginning to notice. A new study published in Nature finds that reflections from large satellite constellations could interfere with most images taken by some current and future…


Wild fringe-lipped bats spend just one-tenth of the night in flight, but they can precisely snatch a calling frog and nab prey that rivals their own size

From non-stick frying pans to stain-resistant sofas, some of the most innovative everyday…

The discovery of a strange deep-sea mollusc sparked a global naming effort online, with…

Scientists have reconstructed our most complete skeletal model ever of a monstrous 10…