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Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for it

Stephanie Pappas published 18 minutes ago

Discover interesting facts about where alien life forms are likely to exist, and what they look like.

selfie taken by a mars rover, showing bits of its hardware in the foreground and rover tracks extending across a barren reddish-sand landscape in the background

Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for super-old rocks

Mike Wall . published 3 hours ago

NASA's Perseverance rover is exploring a new Mars region called Krokodillen, which is thought to harbor some of the oldest and most intriguing rocks on the Red Planet.

Pelican eel (Eurypharynx) head.

Pelican eel: The midnight zone 'gulper' with a giant mouth to swallow animals bigger than itself

Mindy Weisberger published 7 hours ago

Open wide! The gaping gob of a pelican eel can expand into a voluminous sac for trapping elusive prey in the dark ocean depths.

an illustration showing a large disk of material around a star

James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around alien star

Sharmila Kuthunur published 9 hours ago

The discovery of water ice around a distant star is allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered to young planets beyond our solar system.

an illustration of the universe expanding and shrinking in bursts over time

When will the universe die?

Sarah Wells published 10 hours ago

The universe has been expanding for 13.8 billion years, but this may not go on forever. According to some theories, we may be accelerating toward a cataclysmic end.

Split image of an eye close up and the Tiangong Space Station.

'Super-vision' contact lenses and bacteria in space

Pandora Dewan published 15 hours ago

Science news this week May 24, 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.

The Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying China Sat 3B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on May 20, 2025 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. — China begins building AI supercomputer in space China has launched the first cluster of satellites for a planned AI supercomputer array. The first-of-its-kind array will enable scientists to perform in-orbit data processing.

A man with light skin and dark hair and beard leans back in a wooden boat, rowing with oars into the sea — Archaeologist sailed a Viking replica boat for 3 years to discover unknown ancient harbors Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade routes.

an MRI scan of a brain — US woman dies from prion disease — after being given an infected injection 50 years earlier The patient was unknowingly infected with an abnormal protein that causes a rare, fatal neurological disease with no treatment.

An illustration of Jupiter showing its magnetic field — Jupiter is shrinking and used to be twice as big, mind-boggling study reveals Astronomers have calculated that the gas giant Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now, based on the odd orbits of two of its many moons.

two white wolves on a snowy background — Colossal's de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire "Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all depends on your definition of de-extinction — and Colossal's definition isn't the same as everyone else's.

A satellite image of a large hurricane over the Southeastern United States — 'Above normal' conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to the US this summer Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024.

Beautiful white cat with blue sapphire eyes on a black background. — Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothes Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.

Planet Earth

A satellite photo of a giant iceberg next to an island with hundreds of smaller icebergs surrounding the pair

World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge

By Harry Baker published May 20, 2025

Earth from space A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.

Earth from space

150,000-year history of Earth's magnetic field reveals clues about the climate when early humans were spreading out of Africa

By Stephanie Pappas published May 16, 2025

The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa.

LATEST ARTICLES

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Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for super-old rocks
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Pelican eel: The midnight zone 'gulper' with a giant mouth to swallow animals bigger than itself
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James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around a distant, sunlike star
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When will the universe die?
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Science news this week: 'Super-vision' contact lenses and bacteria in space

Space

Unistellar eVscope 2 against a dark background

Best smart telescopes 2025: The latest technology for exploring the universe

By Rowena Cockett last updated 5 hours ago

The best smart telescopes offer a supremely easy way of viewing the night sky.

telescope against a starry sky

Best telescopes 2025: Explore planets, galaxies and beyond

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 5 hours ago

The best telescopes offer an unparalleled view of the cosmos, and we've gathered our favorites.

archaeology

American submarine, lost for over a century, discovered 'remarkably intact' off the coast of San Diego

By Tom Metcalfe published 23 hours ago

A submarine that sank over 100 years ago during WWI has been surveyed off the coast of San Diego.

Who Were the Canaanites, the ancient Biblical people credited with inventing the alphabet?

By Owen Jarus last updated 24 hours ago

The Canaanites were made up of different ethnic groups who lived in the ancient Land of Canaan, and they likely invented the world's first alphabet.

World of science

Health

Can weight loss drugs help you drink less alcohol?

By Marianne Guenot published 23 hours ago

There is growing evidence that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs might help people drink less alcohol, but more research is needed.

Does time 'go slower' when you're exercising?

By Clarissa Brincat published yesterday

Studies find that people's perception of time really does warp during exercise, and the distraction of racing a rival does not fix this distorted perception.

Cucumbers recalled after multistate Salmonella outbreak leaves dozens sick

By Pandora Dewan published 2 days ago

CDC and FDA officials are investigating the outbreak after 9 patients were hospitalized amid cucumber recall.

Viruses, Infections & Disease

Animals

'Our animals are gray wolves': Colossal didn't de-extinct dire wolves, chief scientist clarifies

By Patrick Pester published 24 hours ago

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to the "de-extinction" label it put on them.

Extinct species

Bird quiz: How much do you know about our feathered friends?

By Laura Geggel published 2 days ago

Don't duck out on our bird quiz! Do you have a bird brain or are you as sharp as a raptor?

Our teeth evolved from fish 'body armor' over 460 million years, scientists discover

By Kristina Killgrove published 3 days ago

Teeth are sensitive because they evolved from sensory tissue in both ancient vertebrates and ancient arthropods.

Human Behavior

The constant surveillance of modern life could worsen our brain function in ways we don't fully understand, disturbing studies suggest

By Simon Makin published May 11, 2025

We live in an era of constant surveillance. Psychology research shows how this might change how we perceive the world — even unconsciously

Pope Leo XIV stands in papal robes in the middle of two other men on the Vatican loggia

What does the Pope do, anyway?

By Stephanie Pappas, Kristina Killgrove last updated May 8, 2025

New pope's schedule will be 'exhausting.'

People really can communicate with just their eyes, study finds

By Stephanie Pappas published May 5, 2025

New research reveals how humans communicate through their gaze.

Physics & Mathematics

Physicists take step toward a 'theory of everything'

By Andrey Feldman published May 15, 2025

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

Quantum Physics

When was math invented?

By Tom Metcalfe published May 11, 2025

Humans started counting tens of thousands of years ago, but when did they begin figuring out advanced arithmetic, algebra and even calculus?

A photo of the Large Hadron Collider's ALICE detector.

World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant

By Ben Turner published May 9, 2025

The world's largest particle collider produces roughly 89,000 gold nuclei every second, all from smashing lead atoms together at near-light-speed.

Particle Physics

Chemistry

A cross-section of the new copper alloy, with the orange dots representing copper atoms, the yellow tantalum atoms, and the blue lithium atoms.

Scientists create ultra-tough copper alloy that is stronger than steel and can withstand temperatures of 1500 F

By Ben Turner published April 23, 2025

The new super-strong copper alloy can be used to build better airplanes and spacecraft.

a deer's breath is visible in the cold air

Why does nearly all life breathe oxygen?

By Harrison Tasoff published March 30, 2025

Nitrogen comprises around 78% of Earth's atmosphere, so why do most lifeforms breathe oxygen?

Plastic waste by the ocean

Scientists break down cheap plastic using the air — and turn it into something far more valuable

By Ben Turner published March 22, 2025

Scientists developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into more valuable materials.

Technology

woman using a beginner camera

Best beginner cameras 2025: Quality, cheap mirrorless models

By Kimberley Lane last updated 6 hours ago

The best cameras for aspiring photographers who want to take a step up from their smartphones — whether you want to photograph the night sky, wildlife or the world around you.

person using a camera on a tripod against the milky way

Best beginner cameras for astrophotography 2025

By Kimberley Lane last updated 7 hours ago

Discover our favorite models that are user-friendly, low budget and still produce beautiful images of the night sky — tried and tested by our experts.

woman photographing the night sky with one of the best astrophotography cameras

Best astrophotography cameras 2025: Capture the cosmos

By Kimberley Lane last updated 8 hours ago

BUYING GUIDE The best astrophotography cameras require excellent low-light capabilities — check out our favorite models.

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