When exposed to low levels of disinfectants and antiseptics in the lab, a bacterium that sickens thousands in the U.S. every year becomes more tolerant to antibiotics. | Continue reading
The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1. | Continue reading
A newly described organelle in mammal cells may serve as a genome defense system and its function may reflect how the early nucleus formed. | Continue reading
China's Xuntian space telescope is scheduled to launch in 2024 and was designed to outdo NASA's Hubble. | Continue reading
For decades, we thought the first humans to arrive in the Americas came across the Bering Land Bridge 13,000 years ago. New evidence is changing that picture. | Continue reading
Archaeological discoveries throughout the Americas are pushing back the date for when humans reached the New World by thousands of years, rewriting the long-standing theory that people arrived only 13,000 years ago. | Continue reading
Poop eating is a natural behavior in dogs; although it may disgust humans, it usually poses no threat to your canine's health. | Continue reading
Fluorescence found to be extremely common among mammals, and may be the "default status" — but exactly why that is remains unclear, scientists say. | Continue reading
Archaeologists in Scotland have discovered a rare pot of coins in the fireplace of Alasdair "Maclain" MacDonald, the massacred chief of the MacDonald clan. | Continue reading
Several muscles could be called the "largest" in the body, depending on whether you're talking mass or surface area, but the body's smallest muscle has no competition. | Continue reading
Oct. 8, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. | Continue reading
Hubble's image of two colliding galaxies, known as Arp 142, show how a small galaxy's gravity has shredded a once-large spiral into a birdlike figure. | Continue reading
Early on Oct. 10, the bright planet Venus will appear exceptionally close to the crescent moon in a lovely skywatching display. Here's when and where to watch. | Continue reading
To figure out this mind-bogglingly high number, we need to know how many species have ever lived, dig deep into the fossil record and do a lot of math. | Continue reading
A billion billion attoseconds just passed while you read this. Why is such a tiny timeframe crucial to this year's Nobel physics prize winners? | Continue reading
The smallest planet in our solar system is getting smaller as heat escapes its core and fresh cracks open on its surface, new research finds. | Continue reading
Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a horseshoe and bridle that could be from the Viking Age. | Continue reading
This frilly slug lives in the mangroves of southeastern Asia and Australia, lounging in shallow pools of water and scraping up algae from which it gains the ability to photosynthesize. | Continue reading
Youngsters often hunker down to hide from predators, and spots can provide excellent camouflage. | Continue reading
Radiocarbon dating of woven baskets and sandals found in a cave in Spain make them the oldest artifacts of their kind found in southern Europe. | Continue reading
GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic come with a higher risk of severe GI issues than a different common weight-loss drug does. | Continue reading
You can't stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests. | Continue reading
Freckles can reappear or become darker after sun exposure and then fade in less-sunny seasons. | Continue reading
Scientists may have finally figured out why a population of orcas in the Salish Sea have been tossing porpoises around and taking them into their mouths without eating them. | Continue reading
Satellite data shows that this year's ozone hole grew to around twice the size of Antarctica. Researchers say the eruption of Tonga's underwater volcano early last year may be partially to blame for the enormous cavity. | Continue reading
Archaeologists uncover a skull up to 1,800 years old with a lesion they say hints at a brain tumor. But not everyone agrees. | Continue reading
Scientists have used several methods to show that human footprints found in White Sands National Park are around 23,000 years old. | Continue reading
New 3D scans have revealed new information about Denmark's famous Jelling Stone, including the identity of a powerful Viking queen. | Continue reading
Astronomers may have detected a dozen large objects lurking beyond the Kuiper Belt at the edge of our solar system, suggesting there could be another equally massive, "second Kuiper Belt" hiding beyond the orbit of Pluto. | Continue reading
Astronomers spotted Jupiter-mass binary objects (JUMBOs) in the Orion constellation, and they don't know how the objects formed. | Continue reading
The FCC issued its first-ever fine for a space debris violation, slapping the DISH satellite TV company with a $150,000 penalty. | Continue reading
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a medieval silver coin that features a Serbian king and a saint on one side and Jesus on the other. | Continue reading
Atoms within the enormous ball of iron in Earth's inner core may move around much more than previously thought, which could explain recent findings about the core's surprising softness. | Continue reading
Hefty iceberg D-30A has collided with Clarence Island — an important refuge for breeding penguins in Antarctica. But luckily, the penguins weren't at home when the berg struck. | Continue reading
The surprising detection of light 200 times more powerful than previous observations from the nearby pulsar Vela indicates hidden physics around dead stars. | Continue reading
Blood-vessel-making cells called pericytes collaborate with neurons to form long-term memories in the mouse brain. | Continue reading
Microsoft's versatile 2-in-1 laptop gets a steep discount. | Continue reading
The discovery shows the popularity of the ancient ruler hundreds of years after his death. | Continue reading
Archaeologists in Norway unearthed dozens of tiny gold-foil figures at a former pagan temple. | Continue reading
Two conflicting methods to measure the expansion rate of the universe give different results, but researchers could resolve the disparity by watching merging neutron stars explode. | Continue reading
An updated COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax has been authorized by the FDA, joining the two vaccines already cleared for use. | Continue reading
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov will share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of strange nanoparticles that change color according to their size. | Continue reading
A new analysis of more than 330,000 genomes has revealed specific gene variants that may be associated with vegetarianism. | Continue reading
Archaeologists excavating an ancient necropolis have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus containing the remains of a 2nd-century woman, who was buried with oil lamps and accessories. | Continue reading
The discovery includes two roughly 1,200-year-old brooches, made from bronze and once gilded with gold, that may have belonged to an aristocratic woman. | Continue reading
This lightweight laptop deal is ideal for students. | Continue reading
An excellent value-for-money fitness watch with impressive stat tracking accuracy and battery life, we love it! | Continue reading
A new set of simulations suggests that the unusual brightness of early galaxies discovered by the James Webb telescope could be because of a strange, rapid-burst mode of star formation. | Continue reading