Ancient Mesopotamians also felt love in the heart and fear in the gut, clay tablets reveal A new study suggests that the anatomical connections we make to emotions have ancient roots. Eric O'Connell/The Image Bank/Getty Images Plus Have you ever felt like there was a pit in your stomach? What about a flutter in your

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scientists threw everything they had at the sky during the solar eclipse that swept across much of the United States on April 8, 2024. They deployed high-altitude aircraft, enlisted volunteers to launch weather balloons and snap bright halo-like images of the sun’s corona, and sent ham radio signals back and forth through

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Perseverance Rover on Mars may have stumbled upon the oldest rocks humans have ever seen and, possibly, evidence of a new setting that ancient Martian organisms could have inhabited, if they ever existed. “This is really one of the most exciting things that this mission is going to do, is to

The time frame in which Neandertals and Homo sapiens heavily intermingled just got a little clearer. DNA analyses of ancient and modern H. sapiens reveal that Neandertals spread their genes to humans during a single epoch around 47,000 years ago, researchers report in two new studies. The findings narrow the time frame in which this

From mpox to bird flu and beyond, multiple infectious disease outbreaks flared up around the world this year. Dengue cases soared It was a record year for dengue fever, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. The Americas have amassed about 12.7 million cases as of early December. That’s about 90 percent of the roughly 14 million

The entire surface of the inner core, or small patches of it, may be swelling and contracting The surface of Earth’s solid inner core, which rotates within the liquid outer core, may be changing. vchal/iStock/Getty Images Plus WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earth’s inner core, a solid metal ball gyrating within the molten outer core, may be

Twenty years ago, the seafloor west of Indonesia abruptly pushed upward as a deep undersea fault, where two of Earth’s tectonic plates meet, slipped. The upward shove violently shifted the seawater above, transferring deadly energy from ground to water, and sending the water speeding toward land. The series of tsunamis generated by that magnitude 9.2

This year, the popularity of the diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide has continued to surge. You’ve probably seen ads on social media or heard from friends who’ve tried top-selling brand-name versions, Ozempic and the higher-dose variety Wegovy (SN: 6/29/24, p. 5), or read accounts of people microdosing these drugs. Semaglutide and its many relatives mimic

The loss of hospital-based obstetric services can harm maternal and infant health The closure of the only hospital-based obstetric unit in Baker City, Ore., in 2023 led this couple to travel for labor and delivery services. Over time, more hospitals have been shutting down these services, with rural areas bearing the brunt of the losses.

Drought-stressed plants emit ultrasonic clicking that moths may evaluate when seeking a host Guided by ultrasonic sounds that indicate plants’ levels of hydration, the Egyptian cotton leafworm moth, pictured, lays eggs in spots where plants are hydrated and healthy. Katja Schulz/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host