‘Extreme’ Chip Will Help LHC Scientists Explore Fundamental Questions About the Universe
Columbia University engineers invent an extreme chip capable of surviving the harsh radiation emitted during high-energy LHC experiments.
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“I’m Stunned and Flabbergasted”: Scientists Were “Blown Away” By a Rare Fossil Discovery Challenging Past Thinking on Pre-Dinosaur Evolution
A newly discovered prehistoric reptile, Mirasaura grauvogeli, was found to have unusual structures similar to feathers.
Cosmic Radiation Gifted ‘The Fantastic Four’ With Superpowers—But What Would It Do to a Person in Real Life?
What would happen to someone in real life if they were exposed to the same cosmic forces that gifted The Fantastic Four with superpowers?
NASA’s “Hail Mary” Moment: Incredible Deep Space Surgery Saves JunoCam from Jupiter’s Fierce Radiation Fields
NASA successfully completed a rescue mission to save the JunoCam camera on the Juno spacecraft, only recently revealed.
Stonehenge Mystery: Enigmatic ‘Newall Boulder’ Wasn’t Moved by Glaciers After All—Its True Origins Are Even More Striking
A discovery from England’s famous Stonehenge has now been traced to a surprising source, which upends past thinking on its origins.
Scientists Reveal Most Detailed Map of Antarctica’s Seafloor Canyons Ever Made
Scientists have just published the most detailed map of Antartica's seafloor revealing ultra-deep canyons reaching up to 4,000 meters.
Seismologists Identify Rare Supershear Event During Devastating Myanmar Quake
Seismologists reveal that the March 28, 2025, Myanmar earthquake likely moved at 'supershear' velocity, which is analogous to supersonic.
Enter Ammonite: Discovery of Distant Space Object Shakes Up the Hunt for Planet Nine
Astronomers have discovered "Ammonite," a mysterious object on the solar system’s edge whose unusual orbit challenges current theories about a hypothetical ninth planet.
An Ancient Viral Code in Our DNA Is Still Shaping What It Means to Be Human, Study Reveals
New study reveals hidden viral DNA in primates plays key role in gene regulation and evolution through ancient regulatory elements.
The Fountain of Youth Might Be Psychedelic: Breakthrough Study Finds Psilocybin Boosts Lifespan and Cellular Health
Psilocybin shows potential as an anti-aging drug, extending lifespan and improving cellular health in new studies.
Astronomers Reveal Betelgeuse Has an Elusive Stellar Companion Linked to Star’s Curious Brightness Cycle
Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star closest to Earth, has finally been proven to have a companion star in observations from NASA scientists.
Researchers Discover “Doubling-Back Aversion” —The Hidden Bias Sabotaging Smart Decisions
A new study reveals how Doubling-Back Aversion leads people to reject smarter choices just to avoid undoing past progress.
Satellite Images Reveal Strange Circles, Smiley Faces, and Other Seasonal Curiosities on the Greenland Ice Sheet
With the arrival of summer, the Greenland Ice Sheet has adopted its ‘summer look,’ revealing a few odd shapes and other curiosities.
Evolution Keeps Producing Anteaters, and New Research Finally Reveals the Strange Reason Why
New research has revealed the evolutionary reason anteaters have evolved at least a dozen times since the time of the dinosaurs.
Look: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Just Had Its Closest-Ever Encounter with the Sun, and Has Historic Pictures to Prove It
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has proven to be an essential tool in understanding space weather, a major potential hazard to life on Earth.
“Everything is Unusual About This Galaxy”: James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Strangely Shaped ‘Infinity Galaxy’
The Infinity Galaxy is a recent discovery from the James Webb Space Telescope’s COSMOS-Web survey, found in archival data.
American Southwest Faces ‘New Reality’ as Scientists Warn Severe Megadrought May Endure for Centuries
The worst megadrought in 1200 years is affecting the American southwest, and there's likely no relief coming anytime soon.
“It Could Tell Us the Story of Many Other Solar Systems”: Doomed Exoplanet May Change Our Understanding of Planetary Evolution
On a collision course with its star, the Jupiter-like exoplanet TOI-2109b has astronomers keenly observing its unusual orbital decay.
Forget OLEDS, QLEDS and PHOLEDS. New Ultra-Bright QRLEDS Are Finally Here
A team of scientists trying to improve upon OLEDs and QLEDs used in modern smartphone displays have created ultra-bright QRLEDs.
Chang’e-6 Returns First Samples from Far Side of the Moon, Revealing Deep Lunar Secrets
Earth’s Moon always presents us on the surface with the same face, yet its mysterious far side features many significant differences.
New DNA Evidence Suggests First Australians May Have Arrived Later Than Previously Thought
New study uses DNA evidence to challenge claims that humans arrived in Sahul 65,000 years ago, pointing to a later migration instead.
“The Secret Might Be Here on Our Own Planet”: This NASA Scientist Is on a Mission to Find Out What Aliens Look Like
NASA has tasked a University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist who studies extremophiles with figuring out what aliens probably look like.
Gravitational Waves Unveil Record-Breaking Black Hole Merger, Challenging Existing Models
The most massive gravitationally detected black hole merger to date has been observed by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration.
Scientists Link Cataclysmic Volcanic Eruptions to Mysterious Continent-Sized ‘BLOBS’ Deep Within the Earth
New research traces the origins of Earth’s most powerful volcanic eruptions to mysterious continent-sized structures deep within our planet.
Astronomers Detect a Mysterious Giant and “Hidden Substructures” Lurking in the Haze Around a Young Star
Shrouded by a swirl of gas and dust, a gas giant, roughly three to ten times the size of Jupiter, was found in a new exoplanet discovery.
New Simulations Reveal Dozens of Hidden Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way
There may be many more satellite galaxies in the Milky Way than have been observed, according to new Durham University simulations.
Scientists Discover Mysterious 80-Million-Year-Old Landscape Hidden Beneath Antarctica
An international team of scientists have discovered a mysterious, ancient landscape hidden beneath the ice sheet of Eastern Antarctica.
A Forgotten Martian Landscape May Hold the Key to Ancient Water on the Red Planet
New evidence for past water on Mars was revealed in research identifying over 15,000 kilometers of dry riverbeds on the Martian surface.
“What Else is Out There?” New Study Reveals Everything We Currently Know About Mysterious Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
New research has revealed everything astronomers currently know about the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.
An Unknown ‘Fifth Force’ May Explain a Baffling Physics Mystery—These Researchers Have a Bold New Plan to Uncover It
Physicists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have a novel plan to uncover an unknown fifth force of nature long theorized to exist.
Have Astronomers Found Signs of Life in Venus’s Atmosphere? UK-led VERVE Mission Aims to Investigate
The VERVE mission seeks to investigate the presence of bacterial life floating in the heavy cloud cover on Venus up close.
Scientists Are Engineering “Moon Rice” for Space Missions That Could Also Feed Earth’s Harshest Habitats
Moon habitation and missions to Mars face resupply challenges, which the Italian Moon-Rice project aims to solve with a bioengineered crop.
“Can They Really Do That?” Discovery of New Light-Sensitive “Cryorhodopsin” Proteins Could Revolutionize Neuroscience
A protein called cryorhodopsin, a molecule found in the coldest environments on Earth, may hold the key to manipulating human brain activity.
‘CosmoCube’ Spacecraft Plans to Listen for Whispers from the Cosmic Dark Ages on the Far Side of the Moon
A proposed satellite mission aims to orbit the far side of the Moon to detect faint radio signals from the universe’s cosmic Dark Ages.
Into The Abyss: Scientists Capture First-Ever Images of Ultra-Deep Waters Near the Mariana Trench
Scientists used an autonomous underwater vehicle to image previously unexplored, ultra-deep waters near the abyss of the Mariana Trench.
“Something Unknown Is at Work” Behind NASA’s DART Planetary Defense Mission—and Astronomers Are Worried
Planetary defense scientists say NASA’s DART asteroid redirection mission sent space rocks hurtling on unexpected trajectories.
Scientists Map 37,000 Years of Human Infectious Disease in Landmark Effort to “Help Us Prepare For the Future”
New landmark research has successfully mapped 37,000 years of infectious disease across ancient human populations.
Forgotten for Nearly a Century, a ‘Lost’ Fusion Breakthrough Has Been Unearthed—and Physicists Just Recreated It
A forgotten fusion experiment from 1938 has been unearthed, revealing a lost discovery that seeded a key concept in modern nuclear physics.
“E-MERLIN is Showing What’s Possible”: UK Telescope Array Captures a Rare Look at Protoplanetary “Pebbles”
New observations from England’s e-MERLIN interferometer telescope array display cosmic pebbles that will one day grow into entire exoplanets.
From Ears to Rears, a Group of Chimpanzees is Putting Grass in Strange Places, and Scientists Are Fascinated
In Zambia, a peculiar trend has swept through a group of chimpanzees: blades of grass, stylishly dangling from ears and their behinds.
Discovery of Meteorite From Lost Protoplanet Upends Timeline of the Solar System’s Formation
Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation theories.
Resurrecting the Moa: A New Deextinction Initiative Blends Māori Wisdom with Cutting-Edge Genomics to Revive a Lost Giant
A groundbreaking new collaboration is working to resurrect one of New Zealand’s most enigmatic lost species, the South Island Giant Moa.
Look: Stunning First Images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory Reveal the Cosmos Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen
The widely anticipated first images collected by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released, offering nothing short of an awe-inspiring view of the cosmos.
Scientists Are Tracking an Undersea Phenomenon Off Japan’s Tsunami-Prone Coast Linked to “Silent” Earthquakes
In a scientific first, researchers have tracked the elusive motion of a rare variety of earthquake during a seismic event along a major fault zone on the ocean floor.
Could the Large Hadron Collider Disprove String Theory? Scientists Say Yes—With the Right Discovery
A new study proposes that discovering a single exotic particle at the LHC could falsify string theory as we know it.
NASA Reveals New Images of Oddly Shaped Asteroid ‘Donaldjohanson’ Captured by Lucy Spacecraft
NASA has released new detailed images revealing a full-frame view of the peculiarly shaped asteroid Donaldjohanson.
NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Its Groundbreaking Mission to Share All-Sky Mapping Data with the Public
NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has settled into low-Earth orbit, providing a wellspring of publicly available space data.
“There is a Warning Here”: Permian-Triassic Extinction Reveals the Devastation of a Climate Tipping Point
An ancient climate tipping point is revealed in new fossils dating back to Earth’s most severe extinction event, called the “Great Dying.”
James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Peculiar Cosmic ‘Jellyfish’ in Rare Galactic Observation
The most distant known example of what astronomers call a “jellyfish galaxy” has been spotted by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
“I Literally Screamed with Joy”: In a Rare Stellar Discovery, Kilonova Project Citizen Scientists Have Made a Breakthrough
Citizen scientists working with the Kilonova Project made their first confirmed discovery of a rare exploding star, enabling rapid follow-up observations by astronomers.