On March 11, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars. | Continue reading
"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore." | Continue reading
Everything you need to know to photograph a meteor shower, from choosing the right time to camera settings, and some advanced techniques for creating meteor images you can be proud of. | Continue reading
A recent study exposing AI models to carefully designed prompts around trauma revealed they can get anxious, potentially affecting the conversation and having negative impacts on people who use such models to discuss their mental health. | Continue reading
Female Asian hermit spiders gobble up their partners after mating, so males detach their penises and sometimes offer up an amputated leg to escape. | Continue reading
Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may finally crack the tricky crowd problem. | Continue reading
Your pet's love of licking may come from their desire to nurse as a kitten. | Continue reading
March 29, 2025: 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
Neuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted. | Continue reading
Four trays and four staff found in Tutankhamun's burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings may have been used in an ancient Egyptian ritual, a new paper finds. | Continue reading
Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe's Era of Reionization may have occurred much earlier than previously thought. | Continue reading
Here's the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28). | Continue reading
Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa. | Continue reading
The Alaskan Volcano Observatory has shared new images of plumes of gas streaming out of Mount Spurr, which scientists suspect will erupt in the coming weeks or months. | Continue reading
Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — alongside human-made pollutants contaminating the deep sea. | Continue reading
Experts explain damage that can happen to your eyes if you stare at the partial eclipse without using adequate protection. | Continue reading
A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by climate change. | Continue reading
Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded by NASA and DARPA. | Continue reading
Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA's Perseverance rover. | Continue reading
A NASA map shows the regions across the Northern Hemisphere where this weekend's partial solar eclipse will be visible, how much of the sun will be blocked out, and what time the eclipse will hit its peak. | Continue reading
After spotting pawprints for two weeks, a gamekeeper and photographer in Pakistan caught a rare glimpse of a family of four snow leopards. | Continue reading
A budget smartwatch with a lightweight and stylish design that's let down by clumsy navigation and poor battery life. | Continue reading
An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say. | Continue reading
The strange sight is actually two galaxies, with the light of the second warped around the one at the front as a result of its massive gravity. | Continue reading
A rare sunrise solar eclipse will be visible from 13 U.S. states on Saturday (March 29), as well as locations in Canada and Europe. Here's how to watch for free online, no matter where you are. | Continue reading
NordicTrack are renowned for producing some of the best exercise equipment around and its Commercial S22i Studio Cycle indoor cycling bike is no different with a load of fitness and health improving features. | Continue reading
A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye disorder. But more work is needed to translate the treatment to people. | Continue reading
Archaeologists are unsure why unrelated teenagers were buried in an elaborate Bronze Age tomb but think their age may be a clue. | Continue reading
This mirrorless camera is an absolute beast, with a massive 61MP resolution, AI-powered autofocus and 8K video shooting — but is the Sony A7R V still worth buying in 2025? | Continue reading
The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully detected auroras on Neptune for the first time ever, finishing a job that NASA's Voyager 2 probe began decades ago. | Continue reading
In a new survey, 76% of scientists said that scaling large language models was "unlikely" or "very unlikely" to achieve AGI. | Continue reading
"At the time, I knew almost nothing about TB. To me, it was a disease of history — something that killed depressive 19th-century poets, not present-tense humans." | Continue reading
Patients with trimethylaminuria, or "fish odor syndrome," make too much of a chemical with a strong fishy smell. | Continue reading
We have smaller faces than Neanderthals and even chimps. A new study may explain how this came to be. | Continue reading
A modeling study looked at how anticipated cuts to international HIV funding would affect the rate of new cases and HIV-related deaths in low- and middle-income countries. | Continue reading
Scientists may have just found a canal the Romans built 2,100 years ago while battling the Celts. | Continue reading
The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment. | Continue reading
The latest time crystal innovation may expand the known boundaries of quantum mechanics. | Continue reading
A study of thousands of people finds that neural connections in the brain start to break down quickly around age 44, but the research hints that ketone supplements could potentially help slow that brain aging. | Continue reading
After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the newly discovered structures. | Continue reading
What do you know about the wrinkly organ inside your skull? | Continue reading
The purpose of a mysterious pyramidal structure in the Judaean Desert is unknown, but excavators are finding many well-preserved artifacts there. | Continue reading
BYD's e-platform charges twice as fast as Tesla's superchargers, meaning its cars can travel up to 250 miles on a five-minute charge | Continue reading
With the upcoming partial solar eclipse on March 29, here are our top recommendations of solar viewing gear for getting the very best views safely, whatever your budget. | Continue reading
An Iron Age hoard discovered in England is on a "kind of scale and size that is exceptional for Britain and probably even Europe." | Continue reading
On March 29, 2025, a deep partial solar eclipse will be seen at sunrise in North America and midmorning in Europe. Here's what time to watch the celestial spectacle unfold. | Continue reading
A man went to the hospital several times with gut pain and a fever — and it turned out that his relatively common symptoms had an unusual cause. | Continue reading
Scientists noticed the clicking sound after handling the rig sharks during routine behavioral experiments. | Continue reading