There might be a huge planet lurking near one of the closest stars to Earth.NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
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The accelerator tunnel of European XFEL, the facility where the tiny atomic motion was measuredXFEL/Heiner Mueller-Elsner For the first time,…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reducing the rising tide of political extremism—and violence—in the United States and beyond may require a…
Researchers have conducted the largest-ever genetic analysis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a typically lifelong condition that affects people’s…
Researchers tested a sticky hydrogel by using it to glue a rubber duck to a rock in the oceanHao Guo,…
Taken in March 2020 during data collection at Parque Nacional do Catimbau, Pernambuco, Brazil. Credit: Annals of Botany (2025). DOI:…
A deep-sea expedition off the coast of Argentina has captured stunning footage of more than 40 never-before-seen species.One unexpected star…
Microbes might find energy in surprisingly inhospitable placesublic domain sourced / access rights from The Book Worm / Alamy Rocks…
The Atapuerca Reindeer Fossil: an Upper Deciduous Third Molar from a Juvenile . Credit: Jan van der Made A fossilized…
Hibernating mammals rely on particular genes to adjust their metabolisms as they enter that unique, low-energy state — and humans…
Certain AI training techniques may encourage models to be untruthfulCravetiger/Getty Images Common methods used to train artificial intelligence models seem…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem…
There’s no doubt that SpaceX’s Starlink internet service has connected the world like never before — but at what cost?…
Light particles seem to exhibit quantum weirdness even when they aren’t entangledWLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Particles that don’t seem to…
A trail camera photo shows a female gray wolf carrying a young pup from a den site to a new…
A lightning bolt that spanned five states in the Great Plains has set a new record for the longest lightning…
Potato tubers are the result of an ancient hybridisation eventJackie Bale/Getty Images The humble potato, it turns out, is the…
Abstract. Credit: Dr. Pavla Perlíková Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague have successfully developed a method to…
Scientists have discovered a previously-undetected flood under the Greenland ice sheet that spilled out with such force that it burst…
Batteries made from iron and salt in ceramic tubes pose less fire risk than lithium-ion batteriesInlyte Energy A battery made…
Credit: Queensland University of Technology QUT researchers have developed an advanced remote sensing method for accurately detecting and mapping Antarctica’s…
An Earth-orbiting spacecraft just experienced an unusual phenomenon: a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on the same day.On July…
The playful pair of Rozi the cheetah cub and Ziggy the labrador-kelpie-collie mix show that sibling bonds can transcend species…
Toxic algae, collected here, can disrupt water supplies, ecosystems and recreation activities—and pose serious health risks. Credit: Brittany Barreto Martinez…
Present-day speakers of Hungarian, Finnish and Estonian have substantial Siberian ancestry, a new study of ancient genomes finds. These roots…
The Skydweller droneSkydweller A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly for…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Birds are perhaps the most colorful group of animals, bringing a splash of color to the…
In this week’s science news, we learned that the interstellar object hurtling through our solar system is the largest of…
Vegetation like that in the Chapada das Mesas National Park, Brazil, is no longer removing as much CO₂ from the…
A set of Diplodocus teeth sampled by researcher Liam Norris. Credit: Liam Norris You are what you eat, it turns…