‘Star Fox’ is an eye-catching reimagining of a timeless sci-fi classic, but we’ve been here before

Star Fox 64 is the Nintendo game that refuses to fade away, and we’re not complaining, especially when the new Switch 2 remake — simply titled Star Fox — amplifies…

With extreme heat now a public health crisis, local data can save lives

Eric Mackres is senior manager of urban analytics for the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and attended London Climate Action Week during the June 2026 heatwave. Usama Bilal is…

Crabs can’t hide from an octopus with a mirror

Mirrors are tricky. Even humans aren’t born with an intuitive understanding of them; we have to learn how they work. Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus…

Viral Infection Found to Trigger Parkinson’s Brain Damage

Summary: Parkinson’s disease affects more than 10 million people globally, standing second only to dementia among devastating neurological disorders. The disease is pathologically characterized by the progressive destruction of dopamine-producing…

Comforting Others Is a Cultural Trait, Not a Universal Instinct

Summary: When a loved one is visually distressed or upset, modern psychological paradigms assume that the universal human instinct is to comfort them, to actively step in and alleviate their…

Largest Roman bath complex ever found in the Netherlands unearthed in Nijmegen

Archaeologists have uncovered the largest Roman bath complex ever discovered in the Netherlands, revealing fresh evidence of the wealth and sophistication of the ancient city of Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum, now…

A whopping 14 million species of insects — or more — may roam Earth

A new estimate of insect diversity suggests there are at least 14 million to 20 million species buzzing and crawling around the globe. That’s double or triple other recent estimates,…

A discovery about this bat’s diet was hiding in a Renaissance painting

Last fall, scientists documented the greater noctule bat snatching songbirds out of the air for a snack. But while this was a finding relatively new to science, a Renaissance artist…

Adolescent Social Isolation Permanently Blunts Adult Empathy

Summary: Adolescence represents a critical, hyper-plastic phase of neurodevelopment across mammalian species, acting as a foundational crucible for social brain assembly. While the long-term emotional and behavioral scars of youth…

This star’s light has been crossing space since the American Revolution. Here’s how to find it

The United States’ 250th birthday is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by looking for a star whose light began its journey to Earth around…