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New AI model spots pancreatic cancer up to 3 years earlier than human doctors in testA new AI tool finds early hints of pancreatic cancer in CT scans that doctors would otherwise miss, an early test found.
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Watch NASA's Curiosity rover 'struggle' to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a weekNew footage shows NASA's Curiosity rover tilting, rotating and vibrating its robotic arm as mission scientists tried to remove a rock that became stuck on a drill for six days.
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Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely 'sacrificed' by an elite warrior 1,500 years agoA hiker poked into a hole in the ground and discovered a rare gold scabbard ornament from Norway's Migration period.
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More doomed Franklin expedition sailors identified, revealing clues about how they tried to find safetyDNA from living descendants of relatives have allowed four members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to be identified.
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'Extremely rare' English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelryTwo rare coins minted in England to ward against Viking raids have been discovered in Denmark, where Vikings made them into jewelry.
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Andes virus — the only hantavirus that can spread between people — identified as culprit on cruise shipLaboratory tests have implicated the Andes virus, a specific type of hantavirus, in the cluster of illnesses on the cruise ship MV Hondius.
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New water battery could last until the 24th century — and it can be safely discarded in the environmentWith no toxic elements to dispose of, the new aqueous battery design could dramatically improve the safety and longevity of battery energy-storage systems.
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Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough! 13 surprising facts about the famous naturalistAs Sir David Attenborough turns 100, here are 13 surprising facts about the beloved broadcaster and environmental advocate whose voice has shaped how generations see the natural world.
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The night sky could get three times brighter as new satellites launchExtremely bright satellites and megaconstellations could make the night sky up to three times brighter than it is now, a new study warns. This would seriously hinder astronomical imaging devices, like the enormous camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
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The brain's memory center doesn't start as a blank slate, study suggestsEarly in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise systems, a mouse study finds.
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Quantum battery charges in a quadrillionth of a second with a laser — larger prototypes could last for years after charging for just a minuteQuantum batteries can be charged remotely and could allow for far better energy density than conventional batteries used in devices today.
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Clean hydrogen created from plastic waste using battery acid from old cars and solar powerResearchers turned hard-to-recycle plastic into hydrogen using battery acid. This circular upcycling system tackles multiple problematic waste streams at once, the scientists claim.
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Both very low and very high heart rates may be linked to higher stroke risk, study saysBoth unusually low and high resting heart rates may be linked to an increased stroke risk, though more research is needed to confirm a causal relationship.
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Scientists spot object beyond Pluto with an atmosphere that shouldn't existObservations suggest there's a small, icy object with an atmosphere beyond Pluto, challenging assumptions about which bodies can sustain atmospheres.
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Hantavirus infects at least 2 on cruise ship, while 5 others fall ill: Here's what we knowThree people have died and four more have fallen ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and hantaviruses are confirmed to be the culprit in two cases so far.
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'I was not looking for this': Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars that could slash travel time in halfA new study suggests early asteroid trajectory data could help design faster Mars missions, potentially cutting round-trip travel time to under a year.
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Mysterious green rocks in Pyrenees cave hint that prehistoric people were working copper there for 4,000 yearsDozens of pieces of bright-green rock discovered in a cave in the Pyrenees may be evidence of copper smelting 7,000 years ago.
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Estrogen in both the male and female brain shapes responses to trauma, study suggestsTraumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against such stressors, a mouse study finds.
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NASA shares 12,000 new Artemis II photosNASA just uploaded more than 12,000 photos snapped by the Artemis II crew during their record-breaking flyby around the moon. Here are some of the most inspiring ones.
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