Rapid melting of the Thwaites Glacier in west Antarctica began in the 1940s following an unusually hot El Niño fluctuation, ice cores have revealed. | Continue reading
Holes in the seafloor off the coast of Germany looked like those associated with methane. They might actually be the work of porpoises looking for eels. | Continue reading
Excavations at the medieval Beaumont Abbey in France have revealed nearly 800 years of history before the French Revolution shut it down. | Continue reading
In the 1940s, the famous Luria–Delbrück experiment showed that bacteria evolve resistance to drugs they'd never encountered thanks to a random mutational process. | Continue reading
Reports that Russia may be developing an anti-satellite nuclear weapon have many rightfully alarmed. Here's why this type of technology is a danger to space exploration at large. | Continue reading
The Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers against using "smart" devices that are marketed to measure blood sugar without piercing the skin. | Continue reading
After enduring two weeks in the freezing lunar night, Japan's SLIM moon lander awoke long enough to snap some new pictures and communicate with researchers on Earth. | Continue reading
Record droughts have been draining Mexico city's aquifers faster than they can be replenished, placing the city at risk of severe water shortages. | Continue reading
Moderate exercise is good for the heart, but high levels of exercise can cause a phenomenon known as "athletic heart," which comes with risks. | Continue reading
A neutron star spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope stayed hidden for 37 years while lurking in the wreckage of a stellar explosion, Supernova 1987A. | Continue reading
Despite tipping over, the spacecraft has still completed the key tasks of its mission. | Continue reading
Magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi has reached levels recorded on the eve of previous volcanic eruptions and could burst out imminently, according to the Icelandic Met Office. | Continue reading
A new technique in quantum storage that operates at room temperature could pave the way for a quantum internet. | Continue reading
The first-ever 3D model of testicles, made using mouse cells, could improve our understanding of sex development disorders and male infertility. | Continue reading
With its revamped geometry-led design, the Gel-Kayano 30 is softer and more comfortable than its predecessor. | Continue reading
A clinical trial tested strategies for boosting teens' and young adults' use of HIV-prevention drugs called PrEP. | Continue reading
Earth's closest cosmic companions, known as 'minimoons' or 'quasi-moons', could hold the secrets to the history of our early solar system. | Continue reading
Here's why ancient Egyptians buried their dead with certain grave goods, such as the "Book of the Dead," gold tongues and scarabs. | Continue reading
Say goodbye to earbuds that break down and create fuzz. New ultrasonic audio chip could lead to digital headphones with better noise-cancelling and spatial audio. | Continue reading
Researchers recently mapped out the magnetic field of the gargantuan galaxy cluster "El Gordo." The resulting map of swirling magnetic field lines is the largest of its kind. | Continue reading
Many animals have a good sense of smell, but can they smell chemical signals that indicate a person is fearful? | Continue reading
A new solution to Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity suggests hypothetical gravitational stars that look like black holes could be nested within one another. | Continue reading
Archaeologists in England unearthed a 2,000-year-old clay head of a figurine depicting the Roman god Mercury. | Continue reading
The Mary River turtle has adapted to life underwater after splitting from all other living turtle lineages more than 18 million years ago. | Continue reading
Qubits are normally made from superconducting metals and need to be cooled to near absolute zero to avoid collapsing. But scientists just built an error-free "logical qubit" from a single laser pulse — and it works at room temperature. | Continue reading
Data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope shows that, like Pluto, the dwarf planets Eris and Makemake could be geologically active, which changes what we know about their chances of harboring life. | Continue reading
Is there an evolutionary reason why cats have sparse fur near their ears? | Continue reading
The Vaonis Vespera II is one of the most budget-friendly smart telescopes, ideal for beginners — we think it's one of the best smart telescopes ever released. | Continue reading
More than 50 years after the Apollo era, major governments and well-funded private companies still struggle with lunar landing missions. Why is landing on the moon so hard in 2024? | Continue reading
An NIH study many years in the making starts to unravel the biology of a misunderstood disease called ME/CFS. | Continue reading
The bright-red pigment is housed inside an "elegant and valuable" stone vial. | Continue reading
A bizarre dragon-like creature that lived during the Triassic period used its remarkably long neck to hunt unsuspecting prey in shallow water, scientists have found. | Continue reading
Unusually high temperatures combined with the abatement of the El Niño southern oscillation could aid the formation of extreme hurricanes this year. | Continue reading
The adorable 1-year-old male calf was filmed enjoying playtime in Kruger National Park in South Africa. | Continue reading
As permafrost melts as a result of climate change, it may release more radon, a colorless, odorless gas linked with lung cancer. | Continue reading
Intuitive Machines successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon's south pole in a historic mission that puts the U.S. back on lunar soil for the first time in over 50 years. | Continue reading
In 1912, biochemist Casimir Funk discovered vitamins, and more than a century later his legacy lives on. | Continue reading
A hyperactive sunspot recently unleashed its third X-class flare in under 24 hours. The X6 flare is the most powerful since 2017 and could be followed by equally massive explosions. | Continue reading
AI chatbots can't remember things well. However, scientists might have fixed AI's critical short-term memory issue, while OpenAI is also beginning to roll out long-term memory for ChatGPT. | Continue reading
The Levoit Core 600S air purifier gets our seal of approval for its intelligent sensors and excellent performance. | Continue reading
Decimal points are at least 150 years older than historians thought, according to newly unearthed notes from Venetian merchant Giovanni Bianchini, who practiced astrology in the 1440s. | Continue reading
The Norwegian island of Klosterøy is famous for its medieval monastery, but new research suggests it was important long before that. | Continue reading
Snakes have an evolutionary clock that ticks a lot faster than many other groups of animals, allowing them to diversify and evolve at super quick speeds, researchers have discovered. | Continue reading
Two X-class solar flares arrived at Earth last night and early this morning. The radiation bursts coincided with massive cellphone service outages across the U.S., but experts urge that the events may not be related. | Continue reading
In a lab study, scientists demonstrated that tweaking the makeup of the skin microbiome could theoretically help repel mosquitoes. | Continue reading
In a small study of transgender men and gender-diverse people who take testosterone, scientists found that one-third of the participants still ovulate and could therefore potentially become pregnant. | Continue reading
Researchers recently discovered an "incredible number" of potential new marine species, as well as a handful of hefty new seamounts while exploring the deep sea off the coast of Chile. | Continue reading
February's 'Snow Moon', the second full moon of 2024, will be the farthest from Earth this year and will appear the smallest in the sky when it rises on Saturday (Feb. 24). | Continue reading