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An artist's impression of dark matter in the beginning of the universe.

We may finally be able to test one of Stephen Hawking's most far-out ideas

By Paul Sutter published

The recently launched James Webb Telescope should help determine if dark matter is made up of primordial black holes.

This image represents the new isotope, magnesium-18.

Scientists create never-before-seen isotope of magnesium

By Tom Metcalfe published

Scientists have just created the world's lightest form of magnesium — a never-before-seen isotope with just six neutrons in its atomic nuclei.

A horse and carriage

Why do we still measure things in horsepower?

By Joe Phelan published

Here's how the term "horsepower" got its start and why we still use it today.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will once again take to the skies in 2022.

These are the space missions to watch in 2022

By Samantha Mathewson published

From the debut of new launch vehicles to missions to the moon, Mars, asteroids and much more, a lot of exciting missions are expected to launch or arrive at their destination in 2022.

This artist's impressions shows what the the Spinosaurids would have looked like back in the day. Ceratosuchops inferodios in the foreground, Riparovenator milnerae in the background.

England museum scientists discover more than 550 new species in 2021

By Patrick Pester published

The Natural History Museum in London described more than 500 new species in 2021, including massive extinct dinosaurs and tiny shrimp-like crustaceans.

Pi is an irrational number, meaning it has an infinite number of decimal points.

10 weird things scientists calculated in 2021

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

From the number of bubbles in a typical glass of beer to the weight of all the coronavirus particles circulating in the world, here are 10 weird things scientists calculated in 2021.

The surgical team at NYU Langone Health examines the porcine kidney for any signs of hyperacute rejection. The organ was implanted outside the body to allow for observation and tissue sampling during the 54-hour study period.

10 amazing health stories you may have missed in 2021

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Here are some medical stories that really wowed us this year.

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By Jeanna Bryner published

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A photo of E.O. Wilson in his office at Harvard University.

Famed naturalist E.O. Wilson, 'Darwin's natural heir,' dies at 92

By Patrick Pester published

World leading naturalist E.O. Wilson has passed away at the age of 92. He was known as "Darwin’s natural heir" and the world's top authority on the study of ants.

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The rare gold leopard coin, which was minted in 1344.

The most amazing coin treasures uncovered in 2021

By Stephanie Pappas published

These coin hoards, many discovered by lucky amateurs, contain treasures dating back as far as 1,500 years.

The time crystal was created inside Google's Sycamore chip, which is kept cool inside their quantum cryostat.

10 of the weirdest experiments of 2021

By Ben Turner published

Every year, scientists undertake some truly baffling experiments, and 2021 was no exception.

images of bryozoans found deep beneath antarctic ice shelves

Unimaginable diversity of life discovered beneath Antarctic ice shelf

By Cameron Duke published

A yellow king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in South Georgia suffering from leucism.

7 oddly colored animals that caught our eye in 2021

By Harry Baker published

Here are seven stories from 2021 that involved animals with albinism, leucism or other color-related conditions.

An eye

12 cool things we learned about humans in 2021

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Spoiler: your pupils can count.

A bacteriophage illustration.

10 things we learned about microbes in 2021

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Here's 10 new things scientists learned about the mysterious world of microbes.

A deer wanders through heavy smoke in front of a row of burned cars during the Dixie fire in Greenville, California on Aug. 6. The enormous wildfire has been burning since mid-July and is the largest in the state's history.

8 ominous climate milestones reached in 2021

By Mindy Weisberger published

Signs of accelerating global warming abounded this year, but we could still prevent the worst-case scenarios — if we act soon.

The radio jellyfish is more than 1 million light-years wide.

The 10 strangest space structures discovered in 2021

By Brandon Specktor published

The closer we look at the universe, the more beautiful and baffling it becomes. Here are the 10 most epic space structures discovered in 2021.

The snake eel arches its body.

10 times nature stunned us in 2021

By Ben Turner published

Here's a rundown of some of the nature discoveries that wowed us this year.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope separates from its Ariane 5 rocket with the bright blue Earth in the background in this view captured after its launch on Dec. 25, 2021.

'29 days on the edge:' What's next for NASA's newly launched James Webb Space Telescope

By Mike Wall published

NASA's next big space observatory is finally aloft, but it'll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission.