James Webb Space Telescope Reveals an Unexpected Discovery About the Rings of a Strange Celestial Centaur
Astronomers observing the rings of a strange celestial "centaur" using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have made an unexpected discovery.
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Astronomers Find the Youngest Planet Ever Seen and Scientists Aren’t Sure How It Formed So Fast
Astronomers confirm Elias 2-24 b as the youngest known planet, forming less than 1 million years after its young star was born.
Underground Nuclear Explosions in North Korea Caused a Serious Problem, and New Research Suggests It’s Getting Worse
Analysis of seismic activity following North Korea's underground nuclear test explosions revealed a disturbing effect that's getting worse.
Striking New Evidence of Hidden Chambers Near Tutankhamun’s Tomb Could Help Solve a Longstanding Archaeological Mystery
Mounting evidence points to the existence of hidden rooms and passageways near the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, new research reveals.
What Separates Human Intelligence From AI? Scientists Say the Answer May Be Chemistry
A new biochemical model of memory suggests that the chemistry of the human brain may represent a fundamental difference between biological and artificial intelligence.
Scientists Took a Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Temperature for the First Time, and It was Almost Like that of a Human
Tyrannosaurus rex was an energetic, hot-blooded predator, UCLA scientists found in new genetic research, basedon tooth enamel.
Venus May Have Destroyed Its Own Moon, New Research Suggests
A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal by UC Riverside astrophysicist Stephen Kane suggests that if Venus once had a moon, the planet’s slow rotation could have driven it inward until it eventually collided with the Venusian surface.
Scientists May Have Uncovered a ‘Holy Grail’ for Deciphering the Lost Scrolls of Herculaneum—By Burning Modern Papyrus
Researchers today are burning modern papyrus to develop new methods for reconstructing the destroyed Herculaneum scrolls.
Icarus Robotics’ Microgravity Robot JOY Completes 22 Minutes of Successful Weightless Flight
Microgravity robot 'JOY' from Icarus Robotics just totaled 22 minutes of weightlessness in successful tests ahead of a 2027 ISS deployment.
New Self-Healing Material “Activates” as Damage Occurs, Offering a Game-Changing Defense Against Rust Formation
A new “smart” self-healing coating can prolong the life of structures, automobiles, and infrastructure by preventing the formation of rust.
DARPA is About to Test Robotic Surgeons That Could Soon Help Save Lives on the Battlefield
DARPA is offering a $3.5 million prize pool for autonomous robotic surgeons to stitch soldiers back together on hostile battlefields.
NASA Spacecraft Spots Something on the Moon Surrounded by a Mysterious Cold Spot That Wasn’t There Before
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured images of a new crater surrounded by a mysterious cold spot that wasn't there before.
4,000-Year-Old Fortification in Morocco Reveals a Lost Bronze Age Society in North Africa
A 4,000-year-old fortification in Morocco's landscape reveals an emerging Bronze Age society and a strategic site reshaped over time.
A Pompeii-Like Eruption Buried This Landscape 22 Million Years Ago—Scientists Just Discovered What Lies Beneath
The Americas experienced their own Vesuvius-style volcanic eruption 21.9 million years ago, devastating a portion of Chile.
Pentagon Opens New Pathway for Government Insiders to Disclose UAP Information
A new Department of War waiver creates a legally protected pathway for U.S. personnel to disclose UAP-related national defense information.
This Stretchable Screen Packs 16,000 Pixels Per Inch—and Shines Brighter Than Any Before
A new stretchable quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QLED) delivers incredibly high resolution while producing record brightness.
A Volcanic Seafloor Collapse Released a Massive Tsunami, and Scientists Got an Extremely Rare Look at the Submarine Devastation
The most powerful volcanic eruption of the last century caused massive changes to the ocean floor, according to newly published research.
NASA’s Chandra Discovers a Mysterious New Class of Cosmic Objects That Could Solve Two Longstanding Mysteries
A new class of cosmic objects observed by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory would be the key to two long-standing mysteries, say astronomers.
15,000-Year-Old Stone Tool Experiments Shed Light on Mysterious Ancient Technological Transition
Stanford scientists studying 15,000-year-old stone tools have helped solve the mystery behind this critical technological transition phase.
Nature’s First Kiln May Have Been a Wildfire, New Research Reveals
New research suggests Neolithic communities may have observed the effects of intense wildfire on clay, inspiring the first use of kilns.
Mercury May Have Shrunk Far More Than Scientists Realized—and Its Cratered Surface Was Hiding the Evidence
Mercury may have shrunk 30% more than thought, as its cratered surface concealed evidence of the planet's ancient contractions.
The First Denisovan Forearm Bone Ever Discovered Fills a Key Knowledge Gap in Our Understanding of This Archaic Hominin
This Denisovan radius fills a knowledge gap about these archaic hominins, whose fossils rarely include anything except skulls.
66-Million-Year-Old Mystery Solved? Fossilized Bird Feather Reveals How ‘Modern’ Birds Likely Survived the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
Analysis of an ancient bird feather encased in dinosaur feces may have solved the 66-million-year-old mystery of why modern birds exist.
25,000 Years Ago, the Earliest Human Drug Use May Have Occurred on This Small Island
What may be the earliest known evidence of human drug use suggests that it occurred 25,000 years ago, according to new research.
Defense Aviation Company Hermeus Unveils New “High Mach Speed” Prototype
Defense aviation company Hermeus has unveiled its high-Mach flight Ramjet-X designed to reduce costs and increase high-speed testing access.
A 560-Million-Year-Old Animal Survived in 3D, Hinting at an Entire Lost Ancient Ecosystem
Archaeologists have unearthed a 560-million-year-old animal life form preserved in 3D, hinting at an entire lost ecosystem.
66-Million-Year-Old Footprint Discovery Reveals Something About Tyrannosaurus That Researchers “Never Imagined”
A new discovery is revealing how the long-extinct Tyrannosaurus Rex may have moved when it was still alive.
Mysterious Origins of Britain’s 4,000-Year-Old ‘Devils’ Arrows’ Stone Monument Have Finally Been Solved
A new materials analysis of the 4,000-year-old Devil's Arrows stone pillar monument has finally revealed the site's mysterious origin.
Scientists Say the “Lizard Brain” Is a Myth, But the Truth About How Our Brains Evolved May Be Even Stranger
Scientists challenge the lizard brain myth, revealing two distinct neural systems that may explain how mammalian brains evolved.
A New Cold War Is Unfolding in Orbit as China Advances Satellite Surveillance
Beijing University of Technology scientists have improved maneuverability algorithms to conduct cold war in space-style satellite spying.
Scientists Discover Bacteria Growing Microscopic “Electrical Wires” With Extraordinary Conductivity
Bacteria grow microscopic electrical wires with remarkable conductivity, revealing a new blueprint for flexible bioelectronics.
LSD, Psilocybin, and 2C-B Each Leave a Distinct Fingerprint on the Brain, New Study Finds
LSD, psilocybin, and 2C-B are often classified together as psychedelics; however, new brain imaging research in rats shows that each compound produces its own distinct pattern of brain activity.
Biologists Were Wrong About the “American Cheetah” According to New Genetic Findings
The extinct American cheetah wasn’t a true cheetah at all, say biologists in new research overturning scientific understanding of the big cat.
“We Couldn’t Believe What We Were Seeing”: Scientists Have Discovered a Bizarre New Microbe with an “Alien” Reproductive Strategy
A newly discovered marine microorganism reproduces in a bizarre way reminiscent of the reproductive horror depicted in the "Alien" films.
Astronomers Detected Three Mysterious “Glitches” in a Pulsar That Had Gone Silent for Years
Astronomers monitoring an unusual young neutron star report a stellar surprise after years of apparent silence.
Physicists Report Levitation Experiment That May Signal a Breakthrough in the Search for Mysterious Dark Matter
Scientists have used levitation to transform a tiny magnet into a detector that can sense some of nature’s faintest forces.
4,000-Year-Old Tomb of Ancient Egyptian ‘Keeper of the Secrets’ Discovered at Saqqara
Archaeologists at Saqqara uncover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Sekhentiu-Ptah, an official who guarded ancient royal secrets.
New Genetic Evidence of an Ancient Killer Has Surfaced After Being Concealed in Medieval Texts for Centuries
The story of a Medieval European plague is coming into focus through historic manuscripts, but not in the way you might think.
15,000-Year-Old Cave Discovery in Ireland Could Push Back Earliest Evidence of Humans on the Island by 5,000 Years
New archaeological discoveries in Ireland could push back the earliest human presence on the island by as much as 5,000 years.
Hidden in a Museum Collection for More Than a Century, Researchers Have Just Made a Bizarre New Discovery
Researchers reveal several new species of a bizarre ocean creature that were uncovered after being hidden for decades in museum collections.
No Longer Science Fiction, the U.S. Army is Moving a High-Energy Laser Weapon Into Production for the First Time
The US Army has authorized its first contract for a directed energy weapons system, designed to take down threats with high-energy lasers.
What If Consciousness Exists Beyond the Brain? Some Researchers Say This “Hard Problem” Requires a Radical New Approach
Consciousness researchers are challenging academics to take a closer look at what philosophers call the “hard problem” of consciousness.
What Caused Antarctica to Freeze Millions of Years Ago? New Clues Could Finally Solve This Longstanding Climate Mystery
New clues to the formation of our planet’s oldest and largest ice sheet could help resolve a longstanding enigma about the southernmost continent.
“We’ve Never Seen Anything Quite Like This”: A Strange Ten-Sided “Structure” Has Been Spotted on Saturn’s North Pole
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed a ten-sided atmospheric wave at Saturn’s south pole, the first such jet pattern observed there.
1,500-Year-Old Structure Yields Previously Hidden Rooms, Ancient Paintings, and a Roman Era Channel to Nowhere
Archaeologists have unearthed three previously hidden 1500-year-old rooms, ancient wall paintings, and a Roman-era water channel near Izmir.
Wild Chimpanzees Keep Hurling Rocks at the Same Trees—Now Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why
Scientists say chimpanzees repeatedly throwing stones at the same trees might indicate new evidence of previously undocumented "ritual" behavior.
Did Ancient Campfires “Reprogram” the Human Brain with Flickering Light and Red Wavelengths?
A new paper suggests that flickering, mostly red wavelength firelight from campfires was able to reprogram the human brain for language.
First-of-a-Kind Experiments Demonstrate Effects of Einstein’s Gravity in the Quantum World
New experiments designed to explore the boundary between Einstein's theory of gravity, and the quantum world achieved a history-making result.
World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Just Found Something Scientists Can’t Easily Explain
Dark matter may finally be coming into focus thanks to a particle interaction that is difficult to explain as arising from ordinary matter.
Residents Near Former California Nuclear Site Report More Chronic Illness, New Study Finds
Residents living within five miles of the former Santa Susana Field Laboratory reported autoimmune disorders at more than four times the rate of those living 11 to 15 miles away.