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‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters

Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchers Words and photographs by Roberto García-Roa Twelve miles from the heart of Rome, Dr Javier Ábalos pauses his walk,...

Feb 28, 2026

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Growing Future Meals in Space Will Require Human Waste

People prefer generous partners over wealthy ones, unless wealth is highly unequal

Here’s what your poop actually says about your health

Get Ready For The Rubin Observatory's Deluge Of Discoveries

The psychology of Ashley Madison and the science of online infidelity

Scientists Uncover the Hidden Mechanism Behind FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug

Scientists Create “Smart Underwear” To Measure How Often We Really Fart

Changes in Diet May Have Led to Humans Having Smoother Skulls

Scientists could soon use giant fire tornadoes to clean up our oceans

Men Are Losing Their Y Chromosome – and It May Be Deadly

Frostbitten lizard found in Rhode Island is healing

Altered protein shapes in the blood can reveal early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 28)

Some (very weird) weapons are being launched in space. And that's only the beginning

Something very strange is happening under Greenland’s ice

‘Super agers’ with great memory have more young brain cells

250-Year-Old Mystery Solved: These Saltwater Crocodiles Traveled Thousands of Miles Across the Indian Ocean

The Disappearing Worms Beneath Our Seas – and the Scientists Fighting Back

New psychology research reveals a vicious cycle involving smartphone use and feelings of disconnection

24 beautiful images from the World Nature Photography Awards 2026

NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report shows what went wrong

Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS captured speeding through the solar system by Jupiter-bound spacecraft

Tiny Fish Stun Scientists With Mammal-Like Intelligence

‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down

A man’s psychological fit at work tends to increase when his financial values align with his partner’s

The Universe's Most Extraordinary Construction Site

The Stars That Lit Up the Early Milky Way

Would Earth Still Be Habitable Without Us?

‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters

Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment

NASA Updates Artemis Program, Adding a Mission and Delaying Lunar Landing

Jupiter Is Smaller and Flatter Than Previously Thought

NASA Is Making Big Changes to Speed Up the Artemis Program

Scientists Uncover the Secret Structure Behind “Nature’s Proton Highway”

Tiny New Optical Amplifier Boosts Light by 100x

Narcissism and the rising appeal of sex robots made in the buyer’s image

What Do Mummies Smell Like? Scientists Unlock 2,000-Year-Old Secrets

Early Exposure to Junk Food Has Brain-Altering Effects

Astronomers Capture Largest Image of Milky Way Ever

Dogs Behave Like Toddlers When Humans Need Help, Cats Usually Don’t

Comet 3I/ATLAS Flaunts Bright Halo and Tail in New Image Taken by Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft

Contrary to Popular Belief, Brown Recluse Spiders Are Rare in Florida — and Severe Bites Are Even Rarer

3,000 Years of Ancient Diets in Poland Reveal Migration and Early Social Divisions

People with high openness to experience tend to have fewer children

Glyphosate is driving a rift in MAHA. Here’s what the science says about its effects on health

Zelia Nuttall Helped Decode Mesoamerican Manuscripts — Including the Aztec Calendar

Common Industrial Chemicals Linked to Faster Aging in Middle-Aged Men

Bedbugs Fear Water

Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity