Features Archive | July 2026

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July 25th
- How to watch 'Shark Week' 2026 — schedule, dates & episodes
- Are quasiparticles real?
- Science word of the day: Lithics
July 24th
- Science word of the day: Parsec
July 23rd
- 'They didn't question it': Why doctors prescribe too many antibiotics
- Science word of the day: Abiotic
July 22nd
- Diagnostic dilemma: 6-year-old develops life-threatening allergic reaction after blood transfusion
- Science word of the day: Abiogenesis
July 21st
- Neuroscience findings often can't be replicated ‪—‬ and it's a big problem for what we know about the brain
- Science word of the day: Cryptology
- Giant, milky-green vortex swirls across massive 'cryptodepression' lake in Southern Europe — Earth from space
July 20th
- Mummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old 'false head' found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar
- Science word of the day: Heliosphere
July 19th
- James Webb telescope uses trippy Einstein prediction to probe the farthest reaches of the universe — Space photo of the week
- What's the oldest weapon in the world?
- Science word of the day: Autotroph
July 18th
- 'A dangerous proposition': How AI is warping the social fabric and the ways we collectively imagine the future
- What is the roundest animal?
- Science word of the day: Neuroplasticity
July 17th
- Heaven Lake: China's deepest lake sits atop a colossal volcano and belongs mostly to North Korea
July 15th
- Diagnostic dilemma: Junk-food diet caused a teen's permanent blindness
July 14th
- Space shuttle photobombs Earth for the final time, 15 years ago — Earth from space
July 13th
- Elamite helmet with divine figures: A warrior king's 3,500-year-old bronze armor depicting a raptor and gold-plated gods
July 12th
- James Webb telescope captures never-before-seen glimpse of 'Centaur' galaxy's battle wounds — Space photo of the week
- Was Einstein wrong about anything?
July 11th
- 'He looked like Ramses the Great': How experimental archaeologists used ancient techniques to mummify a modern-day person
- Diagnostic dilemma: An 83-year-old man went to the hospital because of very itchy skin. It turned out he had a rare form of syphilis.
- Does fast charging damage your battery more than regular charging?
July 8th
- Diagnostic dilemma: A woman heard voices for years — but not because of psychosis
July 7th
- Colorful 'painting-like' ripples cover an ancient seafloor structure in the Bahamas — Earth from space
July 6th
- Diagnostic dilemma: Huge mass in woman's stomach was likely caused by Ozempic-style drug — and dissolved with diet soda
- The Stargazer: A 5,000-year-old marble statuette of a Stone Age woman looking skyward
July 5th
- NASA celebrates America's 250th birthday with red, white and blue snaps of the cosmos — Space photo of the week
- Has there ever been a period in human history without war?
July 4th
- Are CAPTCHAs obsolete in the age of AI?
July 1st
- Diagnostic dilemma: Improper use of a massage gun tore holes in a man's retinas