Features Archive | February 2026

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February 28th
- 'We're starting to find a lot more weirdness': These strange animals can control their body heat
- Did the Vikings reach Maine?
February 27th
- March 2026 night sky — what to see and what you need
- Science history: Carbon-14 is discovered, opening a window into past civilizations — Feb. 27, 1940
February 25th
- Diagnostic dilemma: A parasite never before seen in humans was behind a woman's lung infection, organ damage and forgetfulness
February 24th
- Incomplete remains of world's 'youngest' impact crater spotted lurking in Chinese forest — Earth from space
February 23rd
- Lotus shoes: Tiny footwear for Chinese women whose feet were bound as children
February 22nd
- Closest baby nebula to Earth 'hatches' in strange new Hubble image – Space photo of the week
- How can deserts form next to oceans?
February 21st
- What is rigor mortis, and why does it happen?
February 18th
- Diagnostic dilemma: 83-year-old man's unusual form of syphilis had an 'uncertain' source
February 17th
- Hidden beauty of Zimbabwe's 2.5 billion-year-old 'geological marvel' revealed in striking astronaut photo — Earth from space
February 16th
- Tumaco-Tolita Seated Elder: This 2,000-year-old depiction of an aged man with wrinkles struck fear in people because it held 'the power'
February 15th
- Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra telescopes reveal a monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the week
- How long do most planets last?
February 14th
- What are ghost lineages, remnants of the past that still exist in our DNA today?
February 13th
- Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.
February 11th
- We used AI as our photography assistant for a week — what worked and what did not
- Diagnostic dilemma: Teenager contracts rare 'welder's anthrax,' marking the ninth known case ever reported
February 10th
- Should you buy a new or used camera for astrophotography?
- Astronaut snaps salty, pink Valentine's Day 'heart' shining in Argentina — Earth from space
February 9th
- Sandals of Tutankhamun: 3,300-year-old footwear that let King Tut walk all over his enemies
February 8th
- Did ancient Greeks let women compete in the Olympics?
- 'Maybe they're waiting for something that only happens thousands of years later': The hidden life 'sleeping' deep beneath Earth for millions of years
- Science history: 'Father of modern genetics' describes his experiments with pea plants — and proves that heredity is transmitted in discrete units — Feb. 8, 1865
February 7th
- Why do kids eat their boogers?
February 6th
- Psychedelics may rewire the brain to treat PTSD. Scientists are finally beginning to understand how.
- Psychedelic drug ayahuasca could treat PTSD, early studies hint. But exactly how it works isn't clear.
- Bandera Volcano Ice Cave: The weird lava tube in New Mexico whose temperature is always below freezing
February 4th
- Diagnostic dilemma: Man's autopsy reveals unexpected 'boomerang-shaped' structure in his heart
February 3rd
- Trippy 'biomass' snap reveals first detailed look at our planet's carbon stores — Earth from space
February 2nd
- Ribchester Helmet: A rare 'face mask' helmet worn by a Roman cavalry officer 1,900 years ago
February 1st
- When were boats invented?