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Cows Can Recognize Familiar Human Faces, New Study Finds

Amichaud et al. found that cows not only recognize human faces, but can connect them with familiar voices. Image credit: NeiFo.
May 25, 2026 by News Staff

New research led by scientists from the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) suggests cows (Bos taurus taurus) can distinguish between known and unknown people, and even match a familiar voice to the correct face. Amichaud et al. found that cows not only recognize human faces, but can connect them with familiar voices. Image credit: NeiFo. “Cows are social animals and were domesticated 10,500 years ago,” said...

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Life reconstruction of Tylosaurus rex in the Cretaceous-era Western Interior Seaway of North America. Image credit: Alderon Games / Path of Titans.

‘T. rex’ Mosasaur Ruled the Seas 80 Million Years Ago

May 21, 2026 by News Staff

Paleontologists have described a gigantic new species of mosasaur — stretching up to 13.2 m (43 feet) long and armed with serrated teeth —...

A reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous paleoenvironment of Alaska. Image credit: James Havens.

Before Dinosaur Extinction, Rodent-Like Mammals were Already Flourishing in Ancient Arctic

May 20, 2026 by News Staff

Paleontologists have described three previously unknown species of multituberculate mammals — named Camurodon borealis, Qayaqgruk peregrinus, and...

Manzi et al. tested house crickets (Acheta domesticus), among the most widely farmed insects on Earth, for what is thought a key behavioral hallmark of pain: flexible, site-directed self-protection. Image credit: Matthew Lindsey / CC BY 2.0.

Insects May Feel Pain, New Study Suggests

May 18, 2026 by Natali Anderson

When an antenna of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) is touched with a heated probe, something curious happens: the insect turns its attention to the...

Bistahieversor sealeyi hunting Pentaceratops sternbergii. Image credit: A. Belov / CC BY 3.0.

Giant Tyrannosaur Fossil Found in New Mexico

May 15, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

A large tyrannosaurid dinosaur may have stalked the floodplains of what is now New Mexico nearly 74 million years ago, according to a team of paleontologists...

This is an artist's reconstruction of Homo erectus. Image credit: Yale University.

Homo erectus May Have Co-Existed with Denisovans in East Asia

May 15, 2026 by Sergio Prostak

Scientists have extracted and analyzed proteins from the tooth enamel of six Homo erectus individuals who lived in China roughly 400,000 years ago, offering...

Stylized life reconstruction of Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis within the arid floodplains of Late Early Cretaceous Aptian-Albian Thailand. Image credit: Patchanop Boonsai.

Giant New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Thailand Reveals Hidden Diversity of Asian Titans

May 14, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of somphospondylan titanosauriform dinosaur — the largest ever found in Southeast Asia —...

Reconstruction of Archaeopteryx in its habitat. Image credit: Field Museum / NICE PaleoVisLab Studio / Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology.

Paleontologists Reconstruct Ecology of Archaeopteryx

May 8, 2026 by Natali Anderson

A comprehensive new review by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists draws together the latest fossil evidence — including analysis of five...

Reconstruction of Phascolarctos sulcomaxilliaris. Image credit: Nellie Pease.

New Species of Fossil Koala Found in Museum Drawer

May 6, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Long-overlooked fossils in the Western Australian Museum collection have been identified as a new species of koala. Named Phascolarctos sulcomaxilliaris,...

Using NMR-based analysis, Tira et al. were able to identify the most abundant constituents of espresso coffee. Image credit: Sci.News.

Researchers Find Molecular Clue to Why Coffee May Be Good for You

May 5, 2026 by Natali Anderson

A new study by Texas A&M University scientists offers fresh clues to a long-standing puzzle: why people who drink coffee tend to live longer and develop...

Life reconstruction drawing of Jinjuichnus procerus and tetrapod trackmakers. The neoazhdarchian trackmaker is following the small vertebrate. Image credit: Jun Seung Yi.

106-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Footprints Discovered in Korea

May 1, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

A set of neoazhdarchian pterosaur footprints discovered in South Korea is offering a rare glimpse into how some of the largest flying reptiles may have...

An illustration of Cimolodon desosai on the tree with a fruit in its mouth. Image credit: Andrey Atuchin.

Omnivorous, Rodent-Like Mammal Lived in Dinosaurs’ Shadow on Pacific Coast

Apr 29, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have descibed a new species of the multituberculate mammal genus Cimolodon based on a fossil found in Baja California, Mexico. An illustration...

The Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni). Image credit: Camila Mazzoni.

Two-Toed Sloths May Be Three Distinct Species, New Research Suggests

Apr 29, 2026 by Natali Anderson

A comprehensive genome-wide analysis of Amazonian two-toed sloths (genus Choloepus) suggests the animals are more genetically diverse than once believed,...

An artist’s impression of fossil platypus and environs circa 25 million years ago. Image credit: Gen Conway, Flinders University Palaeontology Lab.

Early Platypuses Had Strong Teeth and Powerful Jaws, Fossils Show

Apr 28, 2026 by News Staff

New fossils from the Namba Formation of South Australia reveal that 25 million years ago, Obdurodon insignis — a larger, tooth-bearing ancestor of...

Microbial mat chips scattered on a Cambrian tidal flat surface. Image credit: Nora Noffke.

Why Geologists Love Pond Scum

Apr 27, 2026 by Kenneth C. Gass

If you’ve ever wondered how geologists know so much about ancient beaches and shallow oceans — from the paleoenvironment to the animals roaming...

This ‘golden orb’ was found at a depth of about 3,300 m in the Gulf of Alaska. Image credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Seascape Alaska.

Marine Biologists Solve Mystery of Deep-Sea ‘Golden Orb’

Apr 24, 2026 by Natali Anderson

In the lightless depths of the Gulf of Alaska, approximately 3,251 m (two miles) below the surface, a softball-sized golden object clinging to a rock left...

An artistic representation of a Late Triassic landscape of southern Brazil depicting individuals of Isodapedon varzealis in the foreground and a proterochampsid in the background. Image credit: Caio Fantini.

New Fossil from Brazil Reveals Unexpected Diversity among Pre-Dinosaur Herbivores

Apr 23, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists in Brazil have identified a new genus and species of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur — an extinct lineage of beaked, herbivorous reptiles...

Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa (left) is disturbed by Hesperosuchus agilis (right) near a Coelophysis carcass at what will become modern-day Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, the United States. Image credit: Julio Lacerda.

Museum Fossil Reveals Triassic Crocodile Cousin with Powerful Jaws

Apr 20, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

CT scans of a decades-old specimen from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History show a new species of short-snouted crocodylomorph with unusually strong...

Gaztañaga proposes a new dark matter mechanism in which relic black holes originate from a pre-Big-Bounce collapse phase.

Black Holes from Before Big Bang Could Still Exist Today as ‘Cosmic Fossils’

Apr 20, 2026 by News Staff

New research by Professor Enrique Gaztañaga from the University of Portsmouth and the Institute of Space Sciences in Barcelona suggests some black holes...

An artistic rendition of Ptychotherates bucculentus. Image credit: Megan Sodano / Virginia Tech.

New Triassic Dinosaur Species Identified in New Mexico

Apr 17, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new genus and species of carnivorous herrerasaurian dinosaur has been described from an incomplete but well-preserved skull found in northern New Mexico,...

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