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Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under Antarctica
By Perri Thaler published
Researchers detected mysterious radio waves in Antarctica that seem to defy the rules of particle physics. Now they're searching for a cause.

Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupts twice in 2 days, unleashing 6-mile-high ash cloud
By Sascha Pare published
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Tuesday and Wednesday, unleashing gigantic ash plumes and showering villages with volcanic debris.

Satellite coated in ultra-dark 'Vantablack' paint will launch into space next year to help combat major issue
By Harry Baker published
Researchers from the U.K. plan to launch a CubeSat covered with a newly formulated "hull-darkening" Vantablack paint into space next year. If successful, the coating could help mitigate light pollution from private satellite "megaconstellations."

Covering poop lagoons with a tarp could cut 80% of methane emissions from dairy farms
By Sascha Pare published
"Digesters" that convert methane from manure ponds into fuel can dramatically reduce emissions of this potent greenhouse gas on dairy farms, scientists have found.

Ancient 'Dragon Man' skull from China isn't what we thought
By Kristina Killgrove published
Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.

China pits rival humanoids against each other in world's first 'robot boxing tournament'
By Rory Bathgate published
Unitree's combat robots can punch and kick while keeping their balance, but they are controlled by humans — for now.

Mysterious deep-space radio signals reveal location of the universe's 'missing matter'
By Skyler Ware published
Much of the universe's regular "baryonic" matter is spread through intergalactic space and in diffuse halos around galaxies, researchers proposed after studying the behavior of fast radio bursts emitted from deep space.

'Artificial intelligence is not a miracle cure': Nobel laureate raises questions about AI-generated image of black hole spinning at the heart of our galaxy
By Joanna Thompson published
Researchers have used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. But some experts are skeptical of the results.

Industrial waste is turning into a new type of rock at 'unprecedented' speed, new study finds
By Sascha Pare published
Samples from slag cliffs in England reveal industrial waste products can turn into rock in less than four decades, challenging assumptions about how rocks form.

Hurricanes and sandstorms can be forecast 5,000 times faster thanks to new Microsoft AI model
By Owen Hughes published
Microsoft's Aurora AI beat existing systems in predicting weather conditions over a 14-day period in 91% of cases, including hurricanes, sandstorms and ocean swells.

James Webb telescope spots tiny galaxies that may have transformed the universe
By Skyler Ware published
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed dozens of tiny, distant galaxies piercing the fog of the cosmic dark age in the first billion years after the Big Bang.

Viking Age woman was buried with her dog in an elaborate 'boat grave,' excavations reveal
By Tom Metcalfe published
Researchers think the Viking Age boat burial of a woman and her pooch in Norway dates to between A.D. 900 and 950.

Apollo astronauts discovered the moon is covered in tiny orange glass beads. Now we finally know why.
By Mark Thompson published
Tiny, orange glass beads discovered on the moon during the Apollo era may reveal an untold history of lunar volcanism.

James Webb telescope ups the odds that 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances of hitting the moon in December 2032 have increased to 4.3%.

This EV battery fully recharges in just 18 seconds — and it just got the green light for mass production
By Skyler Ware published
The British VarEVolt battery has been granted the certification needed so it can be manufactured on a large scale, meaning more EV makers can use them in their cars.

James Webb telescope discovers 'a new kind of climate' on Pluto, unlike anything else in our solar system
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
New James Webb Space Telescope data reveal Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet, offering clues to Earth's ancient atmosphere.
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