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Reconstruction of ancient giant millipede from Netflix's "Life on Our Planet."

Watch ancient, giant millipede the size of a car brought back to life in remarkable reconstruction

Hannah Osborne published 2 December 23

The massive, extinct millipede Arthropleura has been brought back to life in a stunning reconstruction for the Netflix series "Life on Our Planet."

Star Wars Les derniers Jedi Star Wars The last Jedi 2017 Real Rian Johnson Daisy Ridley.

Scientists uncover the secret to building Star Wars-style laser weapons — but don't worry, we won't have a Death Star anytime soon

Keumars Afifi-Sabet published 2 December 23

Today's infrared lasers are only powerful enough to disable aerial targets, but scientists now have the keys to building high-powered laser weaponry that can 'melt' distant targets.

A microscopic photo of the face of a tardigrade species

We finally know how tardigrades mate

Elise Poore published 2 December 23

Researchers have discovered the first evidence that male tardigrades can find females by scent.

Ocean pout (Zoarces americanus), Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.

Ocean pout: The fish with antifreeze blood

Richard Pallardy published 2 December 23

Ocean pout live in frigid waters from Labrador in Canada to North Carolina and have evolved a blood protein that serves as antifreeze.

image showing the international space station orbiting above the ocean

What is Point Nemo, the remote, watery satellite graveyard where the ISS will go to die?

Emma Bryce published 2 December 23

In the furthest, deepest reaches of the ocean, there is a watery graveyard where the world's satellites and space stations go to rest.

Red, orange and green auroras in the night sky

'Impossible' orange auroras spotted in UK after solar storm slams into Earth

Harry Baker published 2 December 23

Rarely seen orange auroras, which technically shouldn't exist, were recently photographed in the sky above Scotland after an explosive solar storm smashed into Earth.

Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible? — We could end the AIDS epidemic in less than a decade. Here's how. Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible?

An early-stage clinical trial raises hope for a new, single-dose HIV therapy that uses CRISPR, the famous gene-editing system. — Could CRISPR cure HIV someday? An early-stage clinical trial raises hope for a new, single-dose HIV therapy that uses CRISPR, the famous gene-editing system.

De Winton's golden mole, last sighted in 1937, has been found alive swimming through sand dunes in South Africa after an extensive search for the elusive species. — Shimmering golden mole thought extinct photographed and filmed over 80 years after last sighting De Winton's golden mole, last sighted in 1937, has been found alive swimming through sand dunes in South Africa after an extensive search for the elusive species.

An AI model found that 28% of non-smokers are at high risk of developing lung cancer, with 2.9% of high-risk individuals developing the disease within six years. — This AI model can tell if you're at high risk of lung cancer by analyzing a single X-ray scan An AI model found that 28% of non-smokers are at high risk of developing lung cancer, with 2.9% of high-risk individuals developing the disease within six years.

The cat family has an amazing array of eye colors stemming from one unusual ancestor. — Cats' dazzling eye colors may come from 1 unusual ancestor The cat family has an amazing array of eye colors stemming from one unusual ancestor.

Two coronal mass ejections have combined into an enormous cloud of magnetized plasma that is forecast to hit Earth on Tuesday and potentially trigger a weak geomagnetic storm. — 'Cannibal' coronal mass ejection that devoured 'dark eruption' from sun will smash into Earth today (July 18) Two coronal mass ejections have combined into an enormous cloud of magnetized plasma that is forecast to hit Earth on Tuesday and potentially trigger a weak geomagnetic storm.

With the solar cycle set to peak earlier than predicted, the sun's corona should look its spectacular spiky best for April 8's total solar eclipse. — A once-in-a-lifetime view of the sun's 'solar maximum' is coming April 8th With the solar cycle set to peak earlier than predicted, the sun's corona should look its spectacular spiky best for April 8's total solar eclipse.

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Planet Earth

An aerial view of the latest eruption of an underwater volcano near Iwo Jima.

Japan's new volcanic island has erupted again — and the dramatic explosion was caught on camera

By Sascha Pare published 1 December 23

An underwater volcano that gave birth to a new island off Japan's Iwo Jima island has erupted again, sending huge plumes of ash and smoke into the sky in footage released by Japan's Coast Guard.

A hyrdothermal vent spewing plumes of liquid into the water.

Enormous hydrothermal vent field with ancient, 50-foot tall chimneys discovered near underwater volcano

By Sascha Pare published 1 December 23

A 2,000-foot-long hydrothermal field teeming with life and giant chimneys spouting boiling water has been discovered next to an underwater volcano off the coast of Ecuador.

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Why didn't Alexander the Great invade Rome?
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Possible Arctic graveyard may be northernmost Stone Age cemetery — but there are no human remains to prove it
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James Webb telescope reveals 'nursery' of 500,000 stars in the chaotic heart of the Milky Way
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Nearly 8,000 medieval coins and 7 Bronze Age swords unearthed in Germany
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Enormous hydrothermal vent field with ancient, 50-foot tall chimneys discovered near underwater volcano

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Kangaroos might try to drown your dog. Here's why.
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Japan's new volcanic island has erupted again — and the dramatic explosion was caught on camera
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Tinnitus may stem from nerve damage not detectable on hearing tests
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We could end the AIDS epidemic in less than a decade. Here's how.

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Space

Artistic rendering of the possible view from LHS 3154b towards its low mass host star. Given its large mass, LHS 3154b probably has a Neptune-like composition.

Enormous planet discovered around tiny star could break our understanding of solar system formation

By Joanna Thompson published 1 December 23

The massive planet LHS 3154b orbits a star much smaller than Earth's sun, and its discovery could upend everything we think we know about how solar systems form.

The sample sent to the UK's Natural History Museum is just a small slice of the regolith collected from Bennu.

Sample of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu, which may contain the seeds of life, arrives in UK for analysis

By Ben Turner published 1 December 23

A sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, has arrived at London's Natural History Museum for analysis. Scientists are optimistic that it could contain the seeds of life.

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archaeology

An aerial view of the foundation of a building.

1,400-year-old structure discovered near Sutton Hoo in England may have been a pagan temple or cult house

By Jennifer Nalewicki published 1 December 23

The site is part of a royal compound that archaeologists think may have been overseen by King Raedwald.

We see a rectangular outline of what may be a burial pit.

Possible Arctic graveyard may be northernmost Stone Age cemetery — but there are no human remains to prove it

By Kristina Killgrove published 1 December 23

Archaeologists in Finland have identified a 6,500-year-old site as potential cemetery with 200 graves.

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Health

a woman sits on a bench holding a baby wrapped in a blanket, whose face is turned from the camera

Kids under 5 with HIV are dying at high rates. Here's why.

By Nicoletta Lanese published 1 December 23

Among people on HIV meds, young children are the likeliest to die, often due to late diagnosis or treatment interruptions.

This aerial photograph taken on September 5, 2022 shows flooded residential areas after heavy monsoon rains in Dera Allah Yar, Balochistan province in Pakistan.

Climate change could upend fight against malaria, WHO warns

By Nicoletta Lanese published 1 December 23

Malaria cases rose in 2022, in part due to climate change-related extreme weather events.

Viruses, Infections & Disease

Colorful micrograph image showing nerve fibers in green that are forming synaptic connections with sensory cells in blue in the cochlea of the ear

Tinnitus may stem from nerve damage not detectable on hearing tests

By Emily Cooke published 1 December 23

People with tinnitus may be wrongly classed as having "normal hearing" because standard tests don't detect the condition's true cause, a new study suggests.

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Animals

A colony of Chinstrap penguins.

Weird Chinstrap penguins sleep over 10,000 times a day for just 4 seconds at a time

By Ben Turner published 1 December 23

The penguins accrue 11 hours of cumulative sleep a day from a bizarre adaptation that enables them to doze as they guard their nests.

A kangaroo stands chest-deep in water.

Kangaroos might try to drown your dog. Here's why.

By Sascha Pare published 1 December 23

Footage of a kangaroo attempting to drown a dog in a river in Australia went viral online, but this isn't the first time a marsupial has pulled this trick.

A small squid swims beside a marine plant

Adorable, newfound pygmy squid species named after Japanese forest fairies

By Elise Poore published 1 December 23

Two new species of pygmy squid have been discovered off Okinawa and named after mythical creatures.

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Human Behavior

'Yeti hair' found in Himalayas is actually from a horse, BBC series reveals

By Patrick Pester published 4 November 23

DNA from a supposed Abominable Snowman actually came from a horse, but that doesn't mean stories of the Yeti passed on by local people aren't important.

Conspiracies & Paranormal

The mummified remains of what appears to be a small mermaid

Haunting 'mermaid' mummy from Japan is a gruesome monkey-fish hybrid with 'dragon claws,' new scans reveal

By Harry Baker published 31 October 23

Scientists have scanned the mummified remains of a supposed "mermaid" from Japan. The initial results suggest it is a horrifying mix of fish, monkey and lizard parts.

Conspiracies & Paranormal

Black and white photo of an empty wooden attic with a metal folding chair in the center.

Are ghosts real?

By Benjamin Radford last updated 6 October 23

One difficulty in scientifically evaluating is ghost are real is the surprisingly wide variety of phenomena attributed to ghosts.

Conspiracies & Paranormal

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Physics & Mathematics

An artist's illustration of electric charge.

Electricity flows like water in 'strange metals,' and physicists don't know why

By Ben Turner published 1 December 23

A weird phenomenon in which electricity flows like water was spotted in a nanowire made of "strange metal" — a bizarre metal phase that has stumped physicists for 40 years.

Physics & Mathematics

The ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider.

Large Hadron Collider could be generating dark matter in its particle jets

By Keith Cooper published 29 November 23

If dark matter is made from "dark" versions of the basic building blocks of ordinary matter, the world's largest particle accelerator should be able to pin it down, a new study suggests.

Artist's impression composed of a star with a disc around it (a Be "vampire" star; foreground) and its companion star that has been stripped of its outer parts (background).

'Vampire' stars that bleed their companions dry may have a hidden accomplice, new study reveals

By Anna Demming published 25 November 23

Scientists suspect that type-Be 'vampire' stars grow by preying on their smaller companions. New research suggests there may be an important third player in these systems.

Physics & Mathematics

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Chemistry

Large iceberg floating in the arctic sea

Why does ice float?

By Hannah Loss published 2 December 23

Why does ice float in water, instead of sinking to the bottom? It has to do with water's density and molecular structure.

A wispy blue cloud of molecular gas glows from the light of distant stars in this James Webb Space Telescope image

Building blocks of life may have formed on dust in the cold vacuum of space

By Paul Sutter published 15 November 23

Far from any galaxy, icy grains of dust in deep space may be able to form organic molecules, a new preprint study finds.

Colorful depiction of atoms.

Scientists get rare glimpse of 'nesting doll' isotope nitrogen-9

By Ben Turner published 3 November 23

With five more protons than should be stable, the newly discovered nitrogen-9 isotope sits right on the borderline of physical possibility.

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Tech

Impression of a rover on the surface of Mars.

Chinese scientists build robo-chemist that can extract oxygen from water on Mars

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published 30 November 23

The robot was tested in a simulated Martian environment, and can one day be used to aid humanity's survival on the Red Planet.

Artificial Intelligence

A woman wearing augmented reality smart glasses at night

Smart glasses could boost privacy by swapping cameras for this 100-year-old technology

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published 29 November 23

Researchers have built a tool called PoseSonic that can accurately track a glasses wearer's upper body movements.

An image montage of the soft robotic hand holding a marker pen and a water bottle.

Robot hand exceptionally 'human-like' thanks to new 3D printing technique

By Ben Turner published 28 November 23

The hand was printed using a technique called slow-curing, which gives plastics more time to set and makes them more durable.

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