Meet ‘Snuffleupagus,’ a newfound fish sporting shaggy camouflage Science News By: Jake Buehler 18 May 2026 at 17:00 Found near Australia, Solenostomus snuffleupagus is a shaggy swimmer that closely resembles Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street.
After Dobbs, miscarriage care looked different in states with abortion bans Science News By: Aimee Cunningham 18 May 2026 at 15:00 States with abortion bans are trending away from evidence-based miscarriage treatment that includes mifepristone, compared with states without bans.
Never-ending storms make for good plot twists. Could they plague Earth? Science News By: Aaron Tremper 18 May 2026 at 13:00 While the thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy physics, plenty of places on Earth experience extreme weather.
Crabs’ sideways walk may have evolved just once Science News By: Sierra Bouchér 15 May 2026 at 17:00 A study of 50 crab species in Japan traces the iconic sideways walk to a single ancestor, suggesting the trait drove the group's remarkable diversity.
Our understanding of Charles Darwin continues to evolve Science News By: Aaron Tremper 15 May 2026 at 15:00 Historian Janet Browne’s Darwin: A Biography lifts the curtain on the private life of Charles Darwin, one of science’s most controversial pioneers.
A Greenland explorer will eat only decaying seal for a month Science News By: Sujata Gupta 15 May 2026 at 13:00 British chef Mike Keen will ski across Greenland eating only fermented seal. Researchers will study how the Inuit diet shapes gut health.
Water drops on soap bubble films act like merging galaxies Science News By: Emily Conover 14 May 2026 at 17:00 Water droplets on soap films orbited and merged like colliding galaxies, a technique that could help scientists study the cosmos.
AI can take the friction out of life, but some effort can be good Science News By: Sujata Gupta 14 May 2026 at 15:00 Technologies, including chatbots, promise to make life easier. But removing the friction, or effort involved in thinking, has costs.