Science

Why do cats lick each other? Scientists study allogrooming to explain social bonding, hygiene and appeasement in cats.

Fossil shells flip spirals globally every few millennia, a new study of foraminifera chirality hypothesizes a cryptic species sweep, not temperature.

Analysis of two skeletons from Sulawesi reveals tooth wear and arecoline traces, possibly the earliest known evidence of human drug taking by Indonesian foragers.

NOAA's new priorities put commercial fishing ahead of conservation, weakening science-based limits and opening marine monuments to trawlers, experts warn.

OpenAI's 10,000 AI agents find a singularity in Navier-Stokes equations, resolving a $1 million Millennium Prize Problem.

Scientists argue if slime moulds are intelligent, reshaping biology and our place in nature.

New USDA research finds Omega-3 fatty acids in farmed salmon have dropped, raising questions about dietary advice.

An exhibition in the Herschel Museum honors William and Caroline Herschel, blending art and science in their former home.

A complete connectome of a male fruit fly brain has been mapped, revealing over 300 million synapses and sex-specific differences.

Historian Catherine Bonesho argues the ring's inscription is a common Latin-to-Greek transliteration error, not a name.

Florian Ulrich Jehn argues that leaders must prepare for global catastrophes like supervolcanoes and nuclear war, which could disrupt food systems. He calls for risk assessments, trade rules, and pilot projects.

Mathematicians prove percolation sharpness on all infinite transitive graphs, solving a decades-old puzzle.