Quarter-ton marsupial that ambled across Australia 3.5 million years ago was 'unlike anything alive today' By Harry Baker published 1 June 23 The newly described extinct species is closely related to the largest marsupial to ever roam the Earth.
Nearly 6 million-year-old 'elephant graveyard' unearthed in Florida By Kiley Price published 1 June 23 Paleontologists have uncovered a graveyard of ancient elephant relatives.
Repeated signals from the center of the Milky Way could be aliens saying hello, new study claims By Stephanie Pappas published 1 June 23 A new search for extraterrestrial life has scientists looking inward — toward the center of our galaxy.
Shining rainbow rings around the sun photographed in Finland. What caused them? By Harry Baker published 1 June 23 The extremely rare kaleidoscopic circles have a surprising Earth-based origin.
Hidden tunnel and rooms unearthed under 1,500-year-old church in Istanbul By Tom Metcalfe published 1 June 23 Archaeologists have excavated subterranean rooms and a tunnel under an early church in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Save $700 on this Canon EOS R5, one of our favorite mirrorless cameras By Lloyd Coombes published 1 June 23 Deal Capture gorgeous pics of the natural world for less with this huge deal on a Canon EOS R5.
New 'quasi-moon' discovered near Earth has been travelling alongside our planet since 100 BC By Kiley Price published 31 May 23 Astronomers recently identified asteroid 2023 FW13 as a quasi-moon, a space rock orbiting the sun nearly in tandem with Earth.
Weight-loss surgery is becoming more common among US teens By Nicoletta Lanese published 31 May 23 A study suggests that more U.S. teens with obesity are getting weight-loss surgeries, in line with official guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
NASA concludes first-ever public UFO briefing. What did we learn? By Brett Tingley published 31 May 23 The government is investigating hundreds of military UFO reports, but only a small fraction are truly "anomalous."
Listen to the sounds of Pando, the largest living tree in the world By Jennifer Nalewicki published 31 May 23 Researchers are using sound to study Pando, the world's largest tree.
Suspected Russian spy whale is looking for love in all the wrong places By Harry Baker published 31 May 23 A beluga whale that was discovered wearing a suspicious harness in 2019 is on the move in search of other belugas. But it's heading in the wrong direction.
Killer bees stung a man 250 times in swarm attack, but he survived. How? By Sarah Moore published 31 May 23 A man escaped death after being stung by a swarm of 1,000 killer bees, yet previous similar incidents have proved fatal. Why do some people survive and others don't?
This psychedelic-eyed gecko isn't what we thought it was By Harry Baker published 31 May 23 The bright-eyed reptiles were identified as a new species after a genetic analysis of other geckos revealed they were separate from another closely related species.
How to watch Mars photobomb the buzzing Beehive Cluster of stars this week By Jamie Carter published 31 May 23 Here's how to watch the Red Planet swoop across the Beehive Cluster — one of the closest star clusters to Earth — after sunset this week.
Watch the full 'Strawberry Moon' rise on June 3 By Jamie Carter published 31 May 23 June's full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon, the Hot Moon and the Rose Moon. It will be at its fullest on Saturday night, June 3.
World War II 'horror bunker' run by infamous Unit 731 discovered in China By Ben Turner published 30 May 23 A bunker discovered near the city of Anda in northeast China is believed to be the largest test site of Imperial Japan's infamous Unit 731, which conducted horrifying human experiments during the 1940s.
Mystery pathogen is stripping sea urchins of their flesh and turning them to skeletons — and it's spreading fast By Ben Turner published 30 May 23 A mysterious epidemic that began in the Mediterranean at the start of the year looks set to wipe out all of the Mediterranean and Red Sea’s urchins, and possibly their coral reefs too.
What is the speed of light? By Briley Lewis published 30 May 23 Light is faster than anything else in the known universe, though its speed can change depending on what it's passing through.
153,000-year-old footprints from South Africa are the oldest Homo sapiens tracks on record By Kristina Killgrove published 29 May 23 A modern dating method has revealed the oldest Homo sapiens' footprints yet, placing bipedal humans in South Africa around 153,000 years ago.
2,700-year-old petroglyphs depicting people, ships and animals discovered in Sweden By Owen Jarus published 29 May 23 About 40 ancient rock carvings have been found on a former rocky island in Sweden.
