A clever tropical fish has flipped how biologists are thinking about memory, brains and visual recognition in the animal kingdom. Here’s how.
Not all bad habits are necessarily something to be kicked. Here are two that can become your secret superpowers, according to psychological research.
Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went extinct.
The High Seas Treaty is the world’s first legally binding international agreement to safeguard marine life beyond national borders.
On Feb. 17, 2026, a rare “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse will be visible for 2 minutes over Antarctica, with a partial eclipse across southern Africa.
A mix of dark skies, equinox geometry and the solar cycle makes March 2026 likely the last best chance of the 2020s to see the northern lights at their best.
This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through evolutionary history.
Self-trust doesn’t show up as a feeling. It shows up as a pattern. Change the pattern with small habits, and your sense of control will follow.
When someone shares something deeply personal, your response matters more than you think. These are two common ways that vulnerability is often mishandled.
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the booming space industry, better space weather forecasts, the first medical evacuation from space and more.