Fresh, Frozen, or Canned: Which Fruits and Vegetables Are Actually Best for You?
The idea that fresh produce is always the healthiest option turns out to be more complicated than most people think. Research shows frozen and canned fruits and vegetables can match fresh produce on nutrition β and beat it on cost and convenience.
The First Land Animals Never Had a Tadpole Stage, and That Rewrites Evolution
A tiny fossil sitting in a museum drawer for 60 years has overturned a long-held assumption about how ancient animals made the leap from water to land β and revealed that amphibian metamorphosis might be a newer invention than anyone thought.
Mohenjo-daro: The Ancient City That Grew More Equal as It Got More Powerful
Most ancient civilizations concentrated wealth and power at the top, but a 4,000-year-old Indus city called Mohenjo-daro did the opposite. New research reveals it became increasingly equal as it grew, flipping one of history's biggest assumptions.
The Mathematician Few Talk About Who Helped Build Modern Physics
Emmy Noether proved one of the most powerful theorems in all of science, yet most people have never heard of her. Her discovery about symmetry sits at the foundation of everything from Einstein's relativity to the physics of particles.
Growth Rings in Fossil Bones Reveal T. rex Spent 40 Years Becoming a Giant
A new study of 17 tyrannosaur fossils has overturned a long-held idea about how fast T. rex grew up β and raised big questions about whether some famous fossils are even T. rex at all.
Spinosaurus Was Built for Water, But Scientists Are Still Debating the Details
It was longer than a school bus, had a sail on its back, and hunted fish in prehistoric seas. Spinosaurus is one of paleontology's biggest mysteries β and the debate about how it lived is far from over.
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