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Newly discovered ‘demon cave fish’ hid out in Alabama military installation for 40 years

Scientists named this oddball creature after the Demogorgon from Stranger Things

The hackers protecting America’s water supply

Cybersecurity experts are volunteering to keep America's utilities safe from attacks

Why this Canadian island appeared to disappear

A floating island in a Canadian reservoir moved more than 30 kilometers across the water—here's why

Top medical leaders urge Americans to get their flu and COVID shots in lieu of CDC vaccine campaign

The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year

GLP-1 weight-loss medication could slow aging and extend lifespan

Giving old mice semaglutide—commonly sold as Wegovy or Ozempic—extends their lifespan remarkably, a new study finds

The risk of high blood pressure in pregnancy is rising—and the damage can be life-changing

A recent CDC analysis says that, between 2016 and 2024, the rate of high blood pressure among pregnant women rose by 73 percent

Scientists discover a mysterious wave shaped like a decagon in Saturn's atmosphere

The strange structure appears to have formed recently, but nobody can explain exactly why

How the super El Niño could turbocharge warming in the Himalayas

After one of the worst natural disasters in the region's history, attention is turning to the looming super El Niño

U.N. admits exceeding Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree-C warming target is “unavoidable”

The world is set to blow past the Paris Agreement's longtime threshold "within the next few years," according to a new report

Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico

JAMES WAGNER AND LUIS ANTONIO ROJAS

For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.

Patagonia Sues Trump Over Reduction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah

MAXINE JOSELOW

The outdoor apparel maker joined environmental and Native American groups in challenging President Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears National Monument.

An endangered pygmy raccoon turned trash into toys—and taught her family how, too

The endangered animals displayed a first in raccoons and their kin

The spacecraft BepiColombo is finally nearing Mercury after 8 years in space

In a critical maneuver on Thursday, the mission successfully deployed its two science orbiters—beginning the final phases of its arrival at Mercury

Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange

KATRINA MILLER

A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say.

‘Unparalleled’ study finds psilocybin protects against nerve damage from chemotherapy

The findings, which were made in mice, may offer a new way to prevent a common chemotherapy side effect that can last well beyond treatment