An Icy Mystery Has Puzzled Scientists for Decades—This Researcher May Have the Solution
A Spanish scientist believes he has finally solved a longstanding mystery about ice that causes the different shapes ice crystals form.
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Droughts and Floods Weakened the Tang Dynasty Before Its Collapse, Researchers Say
New research suggests that environmental stress played an important role in weakening the Tang dynasty before its eventual collapse.
Los Alamos Scientists Use Sonic Booms and Seismic Data to Track Objects Entering Earth’s Atmosphere
Los Alamos scientists have developed a novel method using shockwaves from sonic booms to track objects entering Earth's atmosphere.
Scientists Discover Your Brain Starts Acting Asleep When You’re Sleep-Deprived—even While You’re Awake
New research shows sleep deprivation can push the awake brain into a sleep-like state, disrupting attention and brain fluid flow.
Spacecraft Heal Thyself? Engineers Invent Futuristic Material That Heals Itself and Lasts for Centuries
Scientists have invented a futuristic material that heals itself capable of lasting for decades or centuries on aircraft and spacecraft.
Researchers Discover AI Language Models Are Mirroring the Human Brain’s Understanding of Speech
New research shows AI language models mirror how the human brain builds meaning over time while listening to natural speech.
Meet the 250-Kilogram Kangaroo Super-Hoppers of Prehistoric Australia
New fossil discoveries reveal that colossal kangaroos from Australia’s Ice Age could still bounce across the landscape, despite their size.
Magnetic Avalanche: ESA’s Solar Orbiter Data Reveals the Cascading Explosions of Solar Flares for the First Time
The ESA's Solar Orbiter has discovered that solar flares act like avalanches, growing from weak disturbances into powerful plasma rains.
James Webb Space Telescope Captures the Stunning Demise of a Star in the Helix Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest infrared observation of the Helix Nebula ever, displaying the death of a star.
Archaeologists: Half a Million-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Wasn’t Made by Modern Humans
Archaeologists studying a nearly 500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer have determined the ancient tool was made by Neanderthals or another early human ancestor.
Superconductivity Breakthrough Brings Practical Use Closer than Ever, as Team Unveils “Hidden Magnetic Order in the Pseudogap”
In the quest for room-temperature superconductivity, international physicists have uncovered a link between magnetism and the pseudogap.
50,000-Year-Old Artifacts Unearthed at Controversial Archaeological Site Could Rewrite the Early Prehistory of the Americas
Discoveries at a controversial southeastern archaeological site could potentially push back the timelines for human arrival in the Americas.
DARPA’s New “FROSTY” Program Targets Arctic Blind Spots as Geopolitical Tensions Move North
DARPA’s FROSTY program aims to turn Arctic radio noise into radar, boosting U.S. awareness as the High North grows contested.
“This is the Missing Link in Robotics”: Engineers Teach Robots to “Lip-Sync” Like Humans
Researchers have designed a robot capable of displaying realistic lip movements, as used by humans in speech and singing.
“This Was Not Accidental”: Scientists Unravel Video Supposedly Showing a Pet Cow Using Tools
Scientists investigating video of a cow using tools say their findings could expand the list of animals capable of tool use.
Physicists Have Achieved Quantum “Alchemy” by Exciting Electrons to High-Energy States
Researchers have achieved quantum "alchemy" that allows them to alter the properties of materials using high-powered electrons.
Scientists Discover “Master Regulator” That Could Help Reverse Brain Aging at Its Source
Scientists identify a "master regulator" that may reset Brain Aging by controlling tau and gene expression in neurons.
“Auto-Brewery Syndrome”: What Happens When the Body Starts Brewing Its Own Alcohol?
A very small number of people can naturally experience symptoms of intoxication despite not consuming any alcohol.
Mysterious Iron Bar Discovered in the Ring Nebula is a “Fascinating, Previously Unknown Structure in a Night-Sky Jewel”
Astronomers have discovered a strange, bar-shaped iron structure within the Ring Nebula, which could be the remains of a vaporized planet.
“It’s Like Watching a Cosmic Volcano Erupt Again”: Black Hole Roars Back to Life With Powerful Plasma Jet
A dramatic scarlet image of a supermassive black hole erupting like a cosmic volcano has been captured by researchers.
How the Pentagon Is Quietly Turning Laser Communications Into the Backbone of Future Space Warfare
Laser Communications could reshape military space networks as research shows adaptable laser links nearing use.
A New Brain-Stimulation Tool Could Help Scientists Trace the Origins of Consciousness
Although researchers can monitor brain activity associated with perception, pain, and awareness, it remains unclear which neural pathways are tied to the origins of consciousness.
Astronomers Have Uncovered a “Definitive Clue” to the Origin of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Originating from Binary Stars
Researchers have, for the first time, discovered clear evidence that some fast radio bursts (FRBs) are emitted by binary stars.
“One of the Solar System’s Least Mapped Planetary Surfaces”: Satellite Data and the Physics of Ice Flow Finally Reveal Antarctica’s Hidden Landscapes
Scientists have combined satellite data with the physics of ice flow analysis to create a map of Antarctica's hidden landscapes.
Astronomers Reveal How a “Weird” Variety of M Dwarf Stars Can Function as “Space Weather Stations”
Scientists have identified phenomena in deep space that can act as naturally occurring “space weather stations” far beyond our solar system.
Ancient DNA Reveals a Virus That Learned to Live Inside the Human Genome
A virus that infects nearly all children early in life has, in rare cases, been present within human DNA for thousands of years.
James Webb Space Telescope Solves a Cosmic Mystery by Revealing the True Identity of Mysterious “Little Red Dots” in Deep Space
One of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) earliest mysteries was that of the little red dots, which researchers have finally resolved.
Archaeologists Have Discovered an Ancient “Factory” That Could “Reshape What We Thought We Knew” About Roman Britain
A major ancient Roman industrial site on the River Wear may be the most important discovery of the last hundred years, archaeologists say.
Your Brain Knows Which Locations Will Make Memories Stick—Even Before Anything Happens There
Neuroscientists reveal how the brain decides which locations will best anchor memories—before new experiences even happen.
Novel Compound Activates Key Psychedelic Receptor Without Behavioral Effects
Laboratory tests of a novel serotonin-binding compound have revealed an unexpected disconnect between receptor activation and behavior, raising new questions about how psychedelic effects emerge in the brain.
“It’s Just a Tube Hanging from an Axle”: Breakthrough Energy-Harvesting Device Makes Electricity from a Vibrating Underwater Pendulum
Catalan scientists have built a pendulum-based energy-harvesting system that converts the vibrations of water currents into usable power.
“The Waves From an Earthquake, Only On the Surface of a Small Chip”: This Vibrating Laser May Be the Future of Wireless Technology
Tiny, artificial earthquake-like waves generated by lasers may be the key to smaller, faster, and more efficient computer chips.
When ISS Astronauts Unleashed Killer Viruses on E. Coli, Strange Things Started to Happen
Experiments aboard the International Space Station revealed how killer viruses that infect bacteria evolve their attacks in microgravity.
When Scientists Examined the Contents of a 14,400-Year-Old Ice Age Wolf’s Stomach, They Found a “Woolly” Surprise
When Swedish scientists examined the stomach contents of 14,400-year-old Ice Age wolf remains they discovered DNA from a woolly rhinoceros
Toxic Hydrogen Cyanide May Play a Key Role in Life’s Origins on Icy Worlds
Frozen crystals of hydrogen cyanide, a poisonous substance, may have been essential to life on Saturn’s moon Titan, researchers say.
This Quantum Discovery May Bypass the ‘No-Cloning Theorem,’ Opening the Door to Quantum Cloud Storage
Scientists have demonstrated a new method that could allow quantum information to be safely backed up, overcoming one of the longest-standing limitations in quantum computing.
A Remarkable 7th-Century Anglo-Saxon Discovery Has Been Unearthed at a Nuclear Site in the UK
Excavations at a nuclear power site in the United Kingdom have revealed evidence of a "high-status" Anglo-Saxon burial.
Is Our Understanding of the Fossil Record Flawed? New Research Reveals a “Flood” of New Insights that Challenge Old Ideas
How paleontologists interpret the fossil record is about to change, as new research challenges our understanding of bone dispositions.
Extreme State of Matter: Physicists Have Finally Unraveled the Mystery of ‘Superionic Water’
An international team of over 60 scientists have successfully created 'extreme' superionic water and finally measured its atomic structure
U.S. Officials Claim They Have Been Testing a Mysterious Device Linked to ‘Havana Syndrome’
Pentagon officials have reportedly spent the last year testing a device linked to unusual health issues commonly known as “Havana Syndrome.”
“This Was a Serendipitous Discovery”: A Galactic “Misfit” is Revealing Anomalous Activity Astronomers Never Expected
Astronomers report that the active galactic nucleus at VV 340a is producing a wobbling outflow jet that challenges the current paradigm.
773,000-Year-Old Fossils Discovered in Morocco Shed Light on the Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Neanderthals
An African hominin population that existed very early in the Homo sapiens lineage is providing new insights into humanity's shared ancestry.
‘Check Engine Light’ for the Human Body Could Tell You When to Go to the Doctor
Scientists have created an implantable artificial 'skin' that glows like a check engine light for the human body when it senses a problem.
Ancient Teeth Reveal a Surprise That Challenges Our Ideas on Early Migrations Into England
A recent bioarchaeological study shows that human migration in England continued from the end of Roman rule through the Norman Conquest.
Massive Iron Age Hoard Unearthed in England, Revealing Rare Implements of Celtic Warfare and Ancient Ritual Artifacts
A massive hoard of Iron Age objects, including an ancient Celtic war trumpet, was discovered during a routine dig in West Norfolk, UK.
“Entirely Unexpected” Discovery of a Mysterious Shockwave in Deep Space Reveals “Something Never Seen Before,” Astronomers Say
A new image captured by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope reveals a beautiful shockwave around a dead star.
Did the U.S. Use a “Secret Sonic Weapon” in the Maduro Raid? What We Know—and What Science Says
Rumors of a sonic weapon involved in the U.S. capture of Maduro are circulating online. Here's what science and available intelligence says.
James Webb Space Telescope Spots a Galaxy That Was Slowly Starved to Death by a Supermassive Black Hole
James Webb Space Telescope data has revealed that an ancient dead galaxy in the early universe was choked by a supermassive black hole.
Gut Microbes May Have Helped Power the Evolution of Big Brains, New Study Suggests
Gut Microbes may have helped fuel the evolution of large human brains, shaping brain metabolism and gene activity, new research suggests.
NASA Officials to Evacuate International Space Station After Mysterious “Medical Concern” Affects Crew-11 Astronaut
NASA plans to return several astronauts to Earth following a “medical concern” on board the International Space Station (ISS).