
Cold Moon 2025: See the last and highest full moon of the year
The Cold Moon, the 12th and final full moon of 2025, will rise on Dec. 4 and reach its highest point in the night sky.

By Brian Owens published
Rising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, including Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

By Matt Simon, Grist published
When humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.

By Harry Baker published
The recent launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station has caused significant damage to Russia's only launch pad capable of sending humans into space.

By Kimberley Lane published
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By Ben Turner published
Science news this week Nov. 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.

Discover the research changing our understanding of the world

Extraordinary images of our sublime universe

Science questions, answered

Test your knowledge on all things science with our weekly, free crossword puzzle!

Test your knowledge of everything from space to nature

A look at the weird and wonderful species that live on our planet

Unusual case reports from the medical literature

A window onto extraordinary landscapes on Earth

A glimpse into how people lived in the past

Incredible images of our planet from above

By Anna Gora published
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By Alice Sun published
Salamanders and newts are both long-tailed amphibians, but what's the difference between them?

By Chris Simms published
Leopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe via the Silk Road.

By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have found footprints of large, bone-crushing dogs in the 12 million-year-old Ashfall Fossil Beds in northeastern Nebraska, suggesting these large carnivores may have survived a cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption that covered parts of North America in ash.

By Harry Baker last updated
Science crossword Test your knowledge on all things science with our weekly, free crossword puzzle!

By Kit Yates published
Opinion How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.

By Kit Yates published
Opinion Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming a system to gain academic acclaim through deceit, dishonesty and false representation.

By Rory Harris last updated
Deep underground in southern China, there is a 20,000-ton tank of liquid that can detect neutrinos. Named JUNO, the detector's first results are in — and they're very promising.

By Elizabeth Howell published
A new study says observations from the NASA Fermi space telescope suggest a halo of dark matter around the center of our galaxy, but more information is needed to confirm the result.

By Paul Sutter published
The two stars in the nearby system ZTF J2130 are spiraling toward a catastrophic supernova. In the meantime, scientists are using the pair's slow orbital decay to put Einstein's theory of gravity to the test.

By Mason Wakley published
Scientists have used a novel method to create sustainable, rainbow-colored fibers using bacteria in the lab.
By Tia Ghose published
Over a feverish 10-day period, scientists synthesized and described a new class of carbon molecules, called buckminster fullerenes, after the iconic 20th-century inventor.

By Tantse Walter published
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