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Watch sperm whale headbutt another for no apparent reason
Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Live Science Today: Earth hits record energy imbalance, Hawaii floods and NASA prepares for Artemis II launch
Daily Roundup Monday, March 23, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
Viruses in the gut may help prevent blood sugar spikes, mouse study hints
Intestinal viruses can activate immune cells that regulate carbohydrate metabolism, highlighting an overlooked role of the gut virome, a study in mice finds.
A new twist on matter? Strange 'Half-Mӧbius' molecule has rare properties chemists have never seen before
Chemists created a strange "half-Mӧbius" molecule, where electrons twist freely out of place to make a continuously looping surface.
A secret weapon to fight carbon emissions was just discovered: Beavers
A new study in Switzerland finds that beaver-built wetlands can trap and store large amounts of carbon, offering a low-cost boost for restoration and climate resilience.
Physicists created an electron 'catapult' that moves particles at 'extraordinary' speed
Using a new method, physicists found a way to "catapult" electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.
Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis fragment resurfaces, a promising cure for Alzheimer's appears, and a hexagonal diamond is made
Science news this week March 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Cannonball dating to the Alamo battle unearthed 1 day before 190th anniversary of the conflict that killed Davy Crockett
An intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of Texas.
NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad in final bid to meet April deadline
A series of leaks means the coming launch window will be NASA's final attempt to meet its April mission deadline.
Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years
Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.
Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West
Daily Roundup Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
The first flying taxis could start operating in 2026 — will this new form of transport actually take off?
Flying cars have been on the cusp of a breakthrough for a while, so what's stopping them from taking to the skies?
Unusual burials of Celtic 'warriors' discovered in France point to violent deaths
Archaeologists have unearthed a Celtic cemetery in France that holds 18 unusual seated burials.
Should compulsive shopping and gaming be considered an addiction? Psychiatrists are considering expanding the definition.
Mental health professionals recognize problematic gambling as an addiction. Should the same apply to excessive gaming, compulsive sexual behavior and problematic social media use?
Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'
A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the methods.
1,800-year-old nails discovered in 3 burials in Roman necropolis, possibly to 'protect' both the living and the dead
Archaeologists excavating in Rome's Ostiense necropolis found three skeletons with iron nails on their chests, hinting at a ritual to prevent restless spirits.
'Dark oxygen' discovery on the seafloor is 'fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics' and should be retracted, experts say
In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness.
An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permission
Researchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.
Scientists witness birth of one of the universe's strongest magnets for the first time, thanks to a general relativity 'magic trick'
Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.
