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Antarctic ice holds a shocking secret: Earth's climate history is far more complex than we imagined. Ancient ice cores are rewriting our understanding of past global changes.
Earth's origin story just got a rewrite. New meteorite analysis suggests our planet formed almost entirely from local material, challenging long-held theories about its distant cosmic building blocks.
A "forbidden" Jupiter-like planet, TOI-5205 b, 282 light-years away, defies cosmic evolution. It's the first exoplanet with a red dwarf star and an atmosphere lacking heavy elements.
For 20+ years, NPS fisheries biologist Michael Reichmuth has braved the cold San Francisco Bay to survey endangered coho salmon. He's seen a lot, but last September, Olema Creek revealed something truly unique.
NASA's Artemis II just launched four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon—the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. Orion, atop the SLS rocket, will test critical systems.
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Humans are headed back to the moon with Artemis II, while the UN gives 40 species, including hammerheads, a fighting chance. Big leaps and quiet victories.
Hubble Space Telescope archives just revealed an unusual event.
Ancient fossils reveal complex animals thrived millions of years before the Cambrian explosion, rewriting Earth's timeline. A strange, diverse ecosystem shows early modern animal evolution.
Native Americans invented dice over 12,000 years ago, millennia before others. These bone "binary lots" were primitive coins, creating random outcomes for games of chance.
Humans are returning to the moon for the first time since 1972 with Artemis II. That year also gave us The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.
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Cambodia's caves just revealed 11 new species! Scientists found them in Battambang and Stung Treng provinces, with seven already described and four more on the way.
Forget smart robots. Georgia Tech researchers built a swarm with no electronics, batteries, or brains. Like LEGOs, these tiny particles latch and reorganize, proving complex behavior doesn't need a computer.
5-million-year-old whale skulls found in the North Sea reveal shark teeth embedded within, direct evidence of ancient feeding behavior and predator-prey relationships.
Fish live in water, right? Not always. Biologists in the DRC confirm a fish species that climbs rocks, challenging our understanding of aquatic life and evolution.
Artemis II astronauts, fresh from launch, are now preparing for a high-stakes engine burn to propel them out of Earth's orbit and on towards the Moon.
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Artemis II is in orbit! What's next for the four astronauts, and when will they finally journey to the Moon?
Ancient tools from central China are rewriting human history. New findings reveal surprising early innovation, challenging what we thought we knew.
Four astronauts are headed to the Moon! NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA's Jeremy Hansen embark on a 10-day mission. Here's what to expect.
NASA just launched four astronauts on Artemis II, marking humanity's first crewed mission to orbit the Moon in over 50 years.
Fifty years later, humanity returns to the Moon! After delays, Artemis II successfully launched from Florida and is now orbiting Earth.
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Deep in the Amazon, scientists found a new termite species, Cryptotermes mobydicki. Its bizarre, elongated head and hidden mandibles make it look exactly like a miniature sperm whale.
Humanity's 53-year wait ended! Artemis II launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 PM EDT, sending four astronauts on a historic circumlunar mission.
An ancient "arms race" for light and space, not human intervention, drove early wheat domestication. This discovery offers new insights for modern crop design.
Mercury: closest to the sun, yet hardest to reach. The sun's immense gravity accelerates spacecraft, making deceleration for exploration a monumental challenge.
What if the Big Bang wasn't a singular event? A new quantum gravity theory suggests it unfolded naturally, and we might soon be able to test it.
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Mushrooms are social butterflies. Seemingly small communities of fungi separated by hundreds of feet are frequently connected via vast underground webs known as mycelial networks. While these allow the fungi to share vital information about their surroundings and environmental conditions, researcher...
Homo sapiens' triumph over Neanderthals wasn't a clear-cut victory. Anthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin reveals a complex history of interactions and interbreeding, reshaping our understanding of human evolution.
March brought cosmic revelations, biological breakthroughs, and new ways to detect disease early. From bee superfood to insulin pills, the future looks brighter.
Terrified of sharks? You're not alone—51% of Americans are. But despite their fearsome reputation, sharks are far less dangerous than you think, with attacks at a 30-year low.
Python blood holds a secret: an appetite-suppressing molecule. This discovery could lead to new medications, potentially avoiding the common side effects of GLP-1s.
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Unremarkable." That's what a Harvard paleontologist thought of a 500-million-year-old Cambrian arthropod fossil. Then, stunningly preserved limbs and never-before-seen frontal claws emerged.
A 500-million-year-old fossil's tiny claw just rewrote spider origins. This ancient find challenges everything we thought we knew about arachnid evolution.
Unprecedented animal remains unearthed in Central Texas reveal a shocking past: 100,000 years ago, the region was a warm, moist, forested haven.
NASA just unveiled its 2025 astronaut class: 10 new explorers destined for space stations, the Moon, and Mars. For the first time ever, women outnumber men, with six female astronauts making history.
Tetroxides, long theorized, are real! Researchers directly observed these molecules for the first time, confirming their existence in normal air and their key roles in atmospheric chemistry.
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A cosmic chameleon! Chinese astronomers using FAST discovered RRAT J1574+4703 switches between a rotating radio transient and a normal pulsar.
Thousands flock to Florida's Space Coast, buzzing with anticipation for the historic Artemis moon mission launch. The energy is electric as crowds gather around Kennedy Space Center.
Forget extreme heat frying electronics. USC researchers just unveiled a new memory chip that thrives at 1,292°F (700°C)—a temperature that pushed their equipment to its absolute limit.
Four astronauts, including NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA's Jeremy Hansen, are set for an April 1 launch at 6:24 p.m. ET, aiming for the moon's first human visit in 50 years.
Old canned salmon reveals a surprising truth: rising parasitic worms in some species signal a healthier ocean. These tiny creatures, needing multiple hosts, suggest stronger marine food webs.