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May 16
- 150,000-year history of Earth's magnetic field reveals clues about the climate when early humans were spreading out of Africa
- Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why.
- NASA spacecraft snaps eerie image of eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. What's going on?
- The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years
- Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are male
- 'Yet another miracle save': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1's long-dead thrusters
- 'Very rare' African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials in Israeli desert
- Best telescopes for kids 2025: A stargazing introduction for budding astronomers
- North America's 'broken heart': The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart
- Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 (TP11) review: A summer must-have or an overpriced fan?
- What is Moore’s Law and does this decades-old computing prophecy still hold true?
- This solar-powered Garmin watch is a perfect companion for this triathlon season and it is now $152 cheaper
- The US isn't prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds
- Half-a-billion-year-old 3-eyed sea creature dubbed 'Mosura' breathed through big gills on its butt
May 15
- US baby receives first-ever customized CRISPR treatment for genetic disease
- New CRISPR alternative can 'install' whole genes, paving the way to treatment for many genetic disorders
- World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees
- Humans reached southern South America by 14,500 years ago, genomes from 139 Indigenous groups reveal
- The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth
- New theory could finally make 'quantum gravity' a reality — and prove Einstein wrong
- Dinosaur age tsunami revealed from tiny chunks of Japanese amber, study finds
- Scientists use AI to encrypt secret messages that are invisible to cybersecurity systems
- Celestron SkyMaster Pro ED 15x70 binocular review
- Garmin Vivoactive 6 review: Light, sleek and beginner-friendly
- NASA diagnoses fracture in a 'huge cosmic bone' using X-ray observatory
- Quantum computing: What is quantum error correction (QEC) and why is it so important?
- Prader-Willi syndrome: A rare disease that causes insatiable hunger
May 14
- 'This has left us scratching our heads': Astronomers stumped by James Webb telescope's latest views of Jupiter
- The universe may be dying much faster than we thought
- 'Truly miraculous': Common gut microbe shows promise as fatty liver disease treatment
- 'Quite enigmatic': Rare stone carving of Assyrian king surrounded by gods discovered in Iraq
- Immune genes linked to bigger brains and longer lifespans in mammals — including humans
- Lights on Mars! NASA rover photographs visible auroras on Red Planet for the first time
- Reptiles evolved earlier than we thought, newly discovered claw-mark fossils suggest
- Scientists uncover possible missing link between 'mono' virus and multiple sclerosis
- Your fingers 'prune' the exact same way each time, study suggests
- 4,000-year-old stone-lined burial discovered in Morocco
- Benro Rhino Carbon Fiber Series Two tripod review
- Scientists think a hidden source of clean energy could power Earth for 170,000 years — and they've figured out the 'recipe' to find it
- Gigantic 'mud waves' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally split
- How to choose a rowing machine, according to the experts
- 9 best things to see in the night sky with binoculars: May to July 2025
- Diagnostic dilemma: A woman heard a 'pop' during pilates class. Her spine had sprung a leak.
- What is the Turing test? How the rise of generative AI may have broken the famous imitation game.
May 13
- NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?
- China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust
- 'This should not be published': Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees 'talk' before solar eclipses
- First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquake
- 'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma — Earth from space
- 'Ultimate adventure story': Submerged stone circles reveal perilous migration of prehistoric people to far northern Scotland 11,000 years ago
- The Milky Way will be visible across the US this month. Here's how to get the best views.
- Which planets have rings?
May 12
- Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea
- Listeria outbreak that hospitalized 10 linked to California company's ready-to-eat products
- Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface
- Yosemite's ultra-deep canyon may have been carved in part by a ghost volcano and river, provocative research suggests
- Only 0.001% of deep ocean has ever been explored by humans — an area equal to the size of Rhode Island
- Famous tomb said to hold Alexander the Great's father actually contains younger man, a woman and 6 babies, study finds
- See the reconstructed home of 'polar dinosaurs' that thrived in the Antarctic 120 million years ago
- Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
- Could a planet really develop a brain?
- What are neural processing units (NPUs) and why are they so important to modern computing?
- Hatnefer's heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the Book of the Dead
- What's hiding under Antarctica's ice?
May 11
- The constant surveillance of modern life could worsen our brain function in ways we don't fully understand, disturbing studies suggest
- Images capturing a starving tiger, fighting bison and pit of vipers honored in environmental photography awards
- Scientists clear major roadblocks in mission to build powerful AI photonic chips
- Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists
- When was math invented?
May 10
- People on Ozempic start disliking meat and fried foods. We're starting to learn why.
- Whooping cough is surging. Here's what you can do to protect yourself.
- Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit
- Best air purifiers for pet owners 2025: Remove pet dander, hair and odors
- Hoatzin: The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan'
- Peloton exercise bikes are the best we've ever tested and there is up to $700 discounts in these brilliant Peloton Bike deals
- Solution to 'cocktail party problem' could help people with hearing loss
- What's the difference between apes and monkeys?
- Science news this week: Wave patterns on Mars and 'free-range' atom clouds
May 9
- World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant
- Plants: Facts about our oxygen providers
- Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.
- 'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
- Satellite study reveals the fastest sinking city in the US
- 'Murder prediction' algorithms echo some of Stalin's most horrific policies — governments are treading a very dangerous line in pursuing them
- Doctors say AI model can predict 'biological age' from a selfie — and want to use it to guide cancer treatment
- Mother's Day smartwatch deal: This Samsung is at its lowest-ever price
- Big cats quiz: Can you get the lion's share of these questions right?
- Jellyfish Lake: Palau's saltwater pool with a toxic bottom and surface waters brimming with millions of jellyfish
- Heat waves may accelerate the aging process
May 8
- Rare genetic mutation lets some people thrive on just 4 hours of shut-eye
- Climate change made April's catastrophic floods worse, report finds
- 'It was deliberately hidden': Gold hoard of nearly 600 coins found in Czech Republic may date to World War II
- 1940s Ford car found on wartime US carrier wreck
- Watch elusive New Zealand snail lay an egg through a 'genital pore' in its neck
- Invasive Asian needle ants are surging in US Southeast — and their bite can trigger anaphylaxis
- What's an 'omega block,' and why is it messing with US weather right now?
- Scientists discover how to use your body to process data in wearable devices
- 7 myths about the Vikings that are (almost) totally false
- Did astronomers just discover the smallest galaxy in the universe?
- How do archaeologists figure out the sex of a skeleton?
May 7
- 9 surprising facts about David Attenborough on his 99th birthday
- Ancient Maya 'blood cave' discovered in Guatemala baffles archaeologists
- NASA just sent a giant balloon around the world in 16 days. Here's why.
- Metal detectorists unearth dazzling Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet raven head and ring: 'It's unbelievable — I'm a bit emotional'
- Scientists find the best crops to grow during the apocalypse
- NASA Mars satellite uncovers markings 'like paint dripping down a wall' on Martian surface
- Physicists create groundbreaking atomic clock that's off by less than 1 second every 100 million years
- 2,000-year-old bed barricade unearthed in Pompeii house — likely a family's last attempt to escape Vesuvius' eruption
- Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds
- World's first silicon-based quantum computer is small enough to plug into a regular power socket
- Mysterious substance spotted swirling across the surface of the Baltic Sea — Earth from space
- T. rex may have evolved in North America after all, scientists say
- A whole 'population' of minimoons may be lurking near Earth, researchers say
- Diagnostic dilemma: Botched penile tattoo left man with permanent semi-erection
May 6
- Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert
- In a first, physicists spot elusive 'free-range' atoms — confirming a century-old theory about quantum mechanics
- 'Pirate' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships
- Giant pterosaurs weren't only good at flying, they could walk among dinosaurs too
- Experts alarmed as White House proposes 'largest single-year cut to NASA in American history'
- US Air Force wants to develop smarter mini-drones powered by brain-inspired AI chips
- Failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth this week — here's where it might hit (map)
- Secret of ancient Maya blue pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén Itzá
May 5
- Digital 'resurrection' of the Titanic sheds light on fateful night the ship tore apart
- Mysterious Tikal altar that wasn't Maya after all includes at least 4 skeletons — and 1 was a child
- Earth may not have gotten its water how we thought, controversial meteorite study suggests
- Ancient jawbone dredged off Taiwan seafloor belongs to mysterious Denisovan, study finds
- Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru
- 1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse — and a man considered an 'outsider' to Roman society
- People really can communicate with just their eyes, study finds
- Shingles vaccine may directly guard against dementia, study hints
- What does it take for people to flourish? Global study points to key factors
- Quantum 'miracle material' can store information in a single dimension thanks to newly discovered magnetic switching
- Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail
- Do other planets have seasons?
May 4
- May's full 'Flower Moon' rises tonight as a micromoon. Here's what that means, and how to watch.
- These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars
- AI is just as overconfident and biased as humans can be, study shows
- Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects up to 3,400 years old on mysterious volcanic hilltop in Hungary
- Space photo of the week: Record-breaking James Webb telescope image captures 1,678 galaxy groups at once
- Do pandas eat anything besides bamboo?
May 3
- Physicists create 'black hole bomb' for first time on Earth, validating decades-old theory
- Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatory
- World's first computer that combines human brain with silicon now available
- Bone collector caterpillar: The very hungry caterpillar of your nightmares
- When was beer invented?
- Science news this week: International blackouts and 'T. rex skin' handbags
May 2
- 'Dramatic revision of a basic chapter in algebra': Mathematicians devise new way to solve devilishly difficult equations
- Astronomers identify first 'good' candidate for controversial Planet Nine deep in our solar system
- Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds
- La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weather
- Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint
- Watch cuttlefish 'waving' at each other in what scientists think might be communication
- We love the Sony A7 III for noise-free astrophotography, and it's now $500 less at Amazon
- Legendary 'women of the sea' in South Korea freedive well into their 80s. A new study hints at how.
- El Cono: The mysterious sacred 'pyramid' hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest
- Self-driving cars can tap into 'AI-powered social network' to talk to each other while on the road
- Electric cars: Facts about the vehicles that are reshaping road transport
- 18th-century monk's anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discover
May 1
- 'Propaganda' praising Ramesses II discovered on famous ancient Egyptian obelisk in Paris, Egyptologist claims
- Scientists just discovered a single molecule that may treat rare, devastating mitochondrial diseases
- Celebrate Bird Day this Sunday: Huge discount on Canon binoculars we call 'game-changing' for bird-watching
- 'Annoying' version of ChatGPT pulled after chatbot wouldn't stop flattering users
- Vesta, the 2nd-largest asteroid in the solar system, may be a piece of a lost planet
- AI researchers ran a secret experiment on Reddit users to see if they could change their minds — and the results are creepy
- 'Overkill' injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient China
- Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks tonight: How to see remnants of Halley's comet in the night sky
- Best small telescopes 2025: Portable and lightweight for travel
- 'Groundbreaking' ancient DNA research confirms Pueblo peoples' ties to famous Chaco Canyon site
- Ancient zircon crystals shed light on 1 billion-year-old meteorite strike in Scotland
- Dinosaurs might still roam Earth if it weren't for the asteroid, study suggests
- Swarm of 30 robots can 'flow like water' and harden up to support the weight of a person
- Xiaomi Watch S4 smartwatch review: Affordable elegance
- Our favorite table air purifier is now at its lowest-ever price, right in time for the hay fever season