Art Fraudsters Beware: Science Has Found a Way to Tell a Fake Van Gogh from a Real One
A new forgery identification method using surface "texture" analysis has identified authentic artworks by van Gogh and at least one fake.
A ‘Memory Switchboard’ in the Hippocampus May Help Explain How the Brain Learns Without Overwriting Old Memories
New research identifies a mechanism that may explain how the brain can take in new experiences without erasing stored memeories.
A Remarkable 400,000-Year-Old “Time Capsule” Unsealed in Israel Could Reshape Our Understanding of Early Human Evolution
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a remarkable site "protected from the ravages of time," revealing an early human presence that may extend to 400,000 years ago.
High-Dose Psilocybin Case Report Suggests Hidden Function May Persist in Advanced Alzheimer’s
High-dose psilocybin case report describes temporary speech, mobility, and continence gains in a woman with advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
“Disclosure Day” in Real Life? Scientists and Mental Health Advocates Update Rules for Alien Contact as “Disclosure” Debate Grows
Scientists and public health advocates are urging for preparedness in advance of confirmation of the discovery of extraterrestrial life.
Pentagon Official Provides Update on “Hazardous Materials Incident” That Prompted Shelter-in-Place Order
A shelter-in-place order was issued at the Pentagon on Thursday following what was characterized as a “hazardous materials incident”.
“When We Build the ARC Fusion Power Plant, It Will Work”: Company Claims Nuclear Fusion Reactor Design Will Produce More Energy Than It Consumes
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has published a series of papers they claim will lead to the successful construction of their ARC fusion reactor.
New Analysis Confirms the Universe is Still Expanding, Refuting Controversial 2025 Claims and Prompting Immediate Response
A new paper suggests a 2025 study claiming the universe is not expanding, which refuted a previous Nobel Prize-winning discovery, is wrong.
Scientists Have Just Uncovered a Thriving Ecosystem Hiding in Fog
Fog is a living ecosystem for bacteria, rather than just a sterile cloud of mist, according to Arizona State University researchers.
This Species Was Long Thought Extinct—Scientists Just Spotted One Alive and Well on a Carribean Island
The Cozumel dwarf fox, a rare species previously known only from secondhand reports and fossil records, has been discovered alive.
Earthquake Experts Modeled 1,000 Years of Activity in California—What They Found Now Has Scientists Concerned
California could be due for a major earthquake in the near future, according to concerning new models based on a millennium of data.
DMT Users Have Described Encounters with Non-Human Intelligences for Decades—A New Mathematical Framework Could Test Such Claims
Researchers have introduced a new mathematical framework to help unravel the most baffling aspects of the DMT psychedelic experience.
MIT Engineers Testing Exotic ‘Electrospray’ Propulsion for Faster, More Maneuverable Spacecraft
MIT engineers are testing "electrospray" propulsion thrusters that could make satellites and small spacecraft more powerful and maneuverable.
This Curious Moon Rock Preserves Evidence of Ancient Impacts Across Three Worlds
The ancient impact history of our planet is coming into focus as researchers triangulate similarly aged impacts across the solar system.
2,600-Year-Old Underground Discovery Reveals a Mysterious Ancient Structure Hidden Below Egypt’s Nile Delta
A curious recent discovery has revealed a promising new underground archaeological find at the ancient site of Buto in Egypt’s Nile Delta.
Working Against the Clock: A Bizarre Human Behavioral Tendency Has Emerged in New Research
An unexpected human behavioral tendency to prefer turning counterclockwise rather than clockwise has been uncovered by a team of researchers.
“We Must Strengthen Our Processes”: NASA Issues Update on ‘Antenna Mishap’ Involving Deep Space Station 14
NASA officials have completed an investigation into an incident that caused damage to the 70-meter Deep Space Station 14 antenna last September.
An Explorer Vanished Searching for a ‘Lost Civilization’ in the Amazon—Now Archaeologists Think They May Have Found It
Advancements in archaeology made with LiDAR and other technologies are revealing evidence of a "lost civilization" in the heart of the Amazon.
These Mysterious Ancient Artificial Islands Have Long Perplexed Archaeologists—A New Discovery is Challenging Past Ideas About Their Origins
New research reveals that crannogs, curious ancient artificial islands found in Scotland, may be thousands of years older than once thought.
You Shall Not Pass: Scientists Identify New “Balrog” Cricket Species in Greek Island Tunnel
A small Greek island on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean has revealed a new species inside a man-made tunnel carved into a hillside.
“We Must Act Now”: Congress Warns of Potential Threat in New Effort to Ban A.I. From Making Life-and-Death Military Decisions
Proposed "HALO Act" would require human oversight of AI weapons, ban autonomous nuclear decisions, and impose new Pentagon AI safeguards.
Decades of NASA Satellite Data Reveals the Elusive, Enigmatic ‘Urban Pulse” of Six Major Cities
Decades of satellite data have revealed the Urban Pulse of six cities worldwide, including the "health" of each city and its neighborhoods.
People Have Reported Hearing a Mysterious Low-Frequency Hum for Decades—Scientists Now Think They’ve Found the Source
A recent study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), published in PLOS ONE, provides evidence that, for most people who experience The Hum phenomenon, the source is not external but may actually originate within the auditory system.
The Outer Space Treaty Was Designed for the Cold War—Researchers Say It Can’t Handle What’s Coming Next
Scientists warn the Space Treaty that has governed orbit for decades may be ill-equipped for a future shaped by militarization and lunar rivalry.
This Deep-Sea Predator Can Live for Centuries—Now Geneticists Are Close to Hacking the Secrets of Its Longevity
The mystery of the Greenland shark’s incredible longevity may finally be unraveling with the creature's first genome map.
A Hidden Brain Rhythm May Map the Line Between Conscious and Unconscious States
Researchers at LMU have found a new type of electrical rhythm in the central thalamus that allows them to closely track certain states of consciousness.
“SpiderCam, SpiderCam, Does Whatever a Spider Can?” 3D Camera Inspired by Jumping Spider is First to Operate Below One Watt
Northwestern engineers have unveiled an energy-efficient camera called SpiderCam that estimates depth in the same way that jumping spiders do.
Ancient Europeans Ate Some Pretty Gross Things, but The Ickiest One Was Probably by Accident
Analysis of dental tartar reveals that Ancient Europeans ate insects less often than humans near the tropics, and probably not on purpose.
This Ancient Artifact Remained Unidentified for Decades—Now It’s Rewriting the History of One of Japan’s Early Iron Technologies
An iron artifact recovered by archaeologists may be the oldest of its kind ever found in Japan, according to new research.
This Rare Meteorite Could Be Evidence of a “Massive World” Once Hidden Deep in Our Solar System
A meteorite discovered in Africa could be evidence of a lost protoplanet that once orbited our Sun, say researchers.
After Swiss Scientists Injected ‘Repair’ Microrobots into the Injured Spinal Cords of Fish and Mice, Something Incredible Happened
After magnetically driven microrobots loaded with stem cells were injected into the injured spinal cord of a mouse, something happened.
5,500-Year-Old Discoveries in a Remote Mountain Cave Reveal Evidence of Prehistoric Industry Linked to the Dawn of Metallurgy
Strange green stones, possible hidden burials, and other discoveries have been made in a remote cave high in the Pyrenees mountains.
The SETI Institute Searched For Signs of Technology From 3I/ATLAS—a New Paper Reveals What They Found
The SETI Institute says it found no evidence of technosignatures during a comprehensive examination of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.
This Deep Sea ‘Giant’ Can Go Five Years Without Eating—Now Scientists Are Unlocking the Genetic Secrets of Its Extreme Survival
Scientists have uncovered the genetic secrets behind a novel strategy that allows the supergiant bathynomid to survive without food for years.
Scientists Demonstrate What Pianists Have Argued for Over 100 Years
For more than a century, musicians have maintained that the way a pianist touches a key influences the sound that emerges. Many scientists, however, have argued that after the hammer strikes the string, the instrument itself determines the outcome, making the pianist's touch irrelevant.
A Massive Hidden Planet May Be Lurking Beyond Neptune—This Caltech Scientist Thinks “Planet Nine” Could Be Confirmed This Year
A ninth planet could soon be located, according to this scientist searching for evidence of a mysterious object in the outer Solar System.
“A Game Changing Warfighting Capability”: DIU-Funded Hermeus Says Autonomous, High-Mach Payload Release Test Flights to Begin
Aviation defense company, Hermeus, has announced new test flights to expedite carrying and releasing payloads at high-Mach speeds.
Room-Temperature Quantum Computing? A Superlattice Breakthrough Could Be Poised to Help Supercharge Information Science
A novel phase of matter has been achieved by researchers, finally realizing a theoretical quantum prediction using nanoscale building blocks.
We Need a Way to Detect Conscious AI Before It’s Too Late—Here’s What Has Scientists Sounding the Alarm
Could Conscious AI be closer than we think? Researchers propose a new method to detect machine awareness before the question becomes urgent.
First Look: Enigmatic ‘Aurora’ Suborbital Spaceplane Spotted Carrying a Special John Hopkins Payload in Previously Unseen Video
Dawn Aerospace has released raw footage of its Aurora Spaceplane ferrying a Johns Hopkins Advanced Propulsion Lab payload to suborbital space.
4,500-Year-Old Discovery on a Remote Island Could Change Everything We Know About Ancient Nautical Technology in the High Arctic
A discovery by archaeologists on a remote island in the High Arctic could upend past thinking on ancient seafaring technology.
NOAA Issues “Severe” Aurora Alert for Thursday—Here’s Where You May Be Able to See the Northern Lights
The NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center is warning of severe geomagnetic storms and brilliant auroras, driven by volatile solar activity.
In Antarctica, Scientists Just Discovered a Massive Hidden Structure Deep Below the Frozen Surface
A massive, semi-continent-sized subsurface structure has been discovered by scientists beneath Antarctica’s frozen surface.
A Black Hole Mystery That Has Puzzled Scientists for Half a Century Has Finally Been Solved
A black hole mystery has been solved after half a century, after researchers discovered evidence of a long-missing cosmic wind.
Look What NASA Captured in Satellite Images as This Bizarre Phenomenon Erupted from the Heart of a Super Typhoon
A violent typhoon that tore across the North Pacific Ocean in April offered a rare look at an unusual spectacle of the natural world, captured in nighttime imagery by a U.S. satellite.
Stonehenge Mystery Deepens as New Study Reveals Altar Stone’s 466-Mile Journey Across Ancient Britain
New study reveals how Stonehenge's Altar Stone may have traveled hundreds of miles across prehistoric Britain before arriving at the monument.
Physicists Tried Cutting a Photon in Half—Then Things Got Really Weird
What would happen if you tried to cut an elementary particle like a photon into smaller pieces? New research suggests it could get very weird.
Discovery Hidden Inside 520-Million-Year-Old Rocks Solves a Longstanding ‘Evolutionary Enigma’
A discovery hidden inside 520-million-year-old rocks has solved an evolutionary enigma and could even rewrite the entire tree of life.
1 Out of 4 Americans Say They’ve Had Near-Death Experiences, According to Major Survey
Near-death experiences (NDEs) might be more common than most would think, according to a groundbreaking new study.
“A Holy Grail of Integrated Photonics”: EPFL Researchers Reveal Tiny-Yet-Powerful Ultrafast Laser on a Chip
Scientists have revealed a downscaled, lab-sized, high-energy ultrafast laser to the size of a matchhead, enabling futuristic technologies.