News Archive | November 2022

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November 30th
- Pregnancy causes dramatic changes in the brain, study confirms
- Woman gets rare case of 'toxic squash syndrome' after drinking bitter gourd juice
- 14th-century Ashkenazi Jews had more genetic diversity than their descendants do today
- Ancient superpredator that lived 328 million years ago was 'the T. rex of its time'
- Why are paper cuts so painful?
- Fossilized brain of 525 million-year-old deep sea worm likely the oldest ever discovered
- See how syphilis ravaged a woman’s face 500 years ago, in an artistic interpretation
- Mind-controlling parasite turns wolves into pack leaders
November 29th
- Solar storm from 'canyon-like' hole in the sun could hit Earth as soon as Thursday (Dec. 1)
- 'Dwarf dinosaur' that lived on prehistoric island unearthed in Transylvania
- Meet a medieval woman named 'Tora' who lived 800 years ago in Norway
- Tomb aligned with winter solstice sunrise excavated in Egypt
November 28th
- Embryos frozen for 30 years produce healthy twin newborns
- 'Mpox' is the new name for monkeypox, the WHO says
- Two minerals never seen before on Earth found inside 17-ton meteorite
- Octopuses may be terrifically smart because of this genetic quirk they share with humans
- Rising sea levels could swamp the US coastline by 2050, NASA predicts
- Dozens of earthquakes swarm Hawaii as the world's largest volcano erupts
- 'Frightful' never-before-seen tyrannosaur might be the 'missing link' in T. rex evolution
- Sub-hearing sounds can make people dance more — and they aren't even aware it's happening
- Who is Krampus, and what does he have to do with Christmas?
November 27th
- What is the largest squid in the world?
November 26th
- How much of the universe is dark matter?
- Where did ocean currents come from?
November 25th
- Ravenous meat-eating dinosaur's guts preserved in exceptionally rare fossil
- Brown recluse bites caused two people's blood cells to self-destruct
- Beautiful 'Earthset' photo taken during Artemis mission a nod to Apollo 'Earthrise' image
- How was the universe created?
- Medieval coin hoard could be one of the largest ever discovered in Scotland
- Introducing ronna, ronto, quetta and quecto, the newest units of measurement
November 24th
- Steelmaking doesn’t need to come with CO2 emissions anymore, and SSAB has the technology
- $25 million auction of T. rex skeleton called off at the last minute over replica bone controversy
- Magnificent ring of stars captured by Hubble is the result of two galaxies in head-on collision
- Giant 67-pound goldfish reeled in from French lake may be one of the largest ever caught
- Lab-grown black hole may prove Stephen Hawking's most challenging theory right
- Pesky 'leap second' will be abolished by 2035
- Why does stubbing your toe hurt so much?
- 1 billion teens and young adults risk hearing loss from listening devices
- Fluorescent flashes reveal the leaf-closing secrets of 'touch-me-not' plant
- Who really wore togas?
November 23rd
- 4 in 10 people worldwide believe in witches
- Climate summit agrees to 'historic' loss-and-damage fund — but misses warming goals
- Medieval shipwreck discovered in Norway during hunt for WWII ammunitions
- Ötzi the Iceman’s mummified corpse was found in an Alpine gully — but he didn’t die there, new study finds
- Long-lost bird species, thought to be extinct, captured in images for 1st time in 140 years
- Fungi that cause lung infections may be lurking in the soil of most US states
November 22nd
- Tiny 'bramble snout' fossils found near Wales were 'weird wonders' that predated the dinosaurs
- New interactive map of the universe is a rainbow-colored slice of cosmic pie
- Underneath most scientific findings may lie a hidden 'universe of uncertainty'
- Should you buy the Garmin Fenix 7?
- Eerie green fireball detected hours before smashing into Lake Ontario in the dead of night
- Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies, new exhibit reveals
November 21st
- Lopsided star cluster may disprove Newton and Einstein, controversial new study claims
- New gene therapy restores night vision of people with inherited eye disorder
- Having trouble finding a 20-pound turkey? Blame bird flu.
- Who was the world's first author?
November 20th
- Are humans inherently violent?
November 19th
- How do you break a habit?
November 18th
- 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite may reveal the origin of Earth's water
- 1st ever drug to delay type 1 diabetes approved by FDA
- Titanic 12-foot turtle cruised the ocean 80 million years ago, newfound fossils show
- Scientists want to build an ‘interstellar interceptor’ to play hide-and-seek with the next ’Oumuamua
- What was the US military's secret space plane doing on its record-breaking mission?
November 17th
- Logic-defying 'bottom blooms' could sustain hidden ecosystems in Arctic and Antarctica
- Belief that COVID-19 was a hoax is a gateway drug to other conspiracy theories
- Poison control calls about kids ingesting cough suppressant more than doubled in recent years
- Scientists solved a 500 million-year-old mystery about strange Cambrian structures found in China
- T. rex could have been 70% bigger than fossils suggest, new study shows
November 16th
- 'Organ-on-chip' shows how uterus coaxes embryo to implant in early pregnancy
- The Leonid meteor shower peaks this week. Here's how to watch.
- New 'artificial' photosynthesis is 10x more efficient than previous attempts
- Mars may be slowly ripping its largest moon apart
- Cows fed hemp act stoned and produce milk containing THC
- Gruesome video reveals the moment a 5-foot alligator corpse was cut from the gut of a dead python
- Why did NASA's Artemis 1 rocket launch keep getting delayed?
- Hundreds of mummies and pyramid of an unknown queen unearthed at Saqqara
- To the moon! NASA launches Artemis 1, the most powerful rocket ever built
November 15th
- Watch a writhing 'solar snake' slither through the sun's atmosphere
- NASA's historic Artemis 1 moon mission will launch Wednesday. Here's how to watch
- Artemis Mission: Here's everything you need to know about NASA's Space Launch System
- Stunning video captures a virus on the verge of breaking into a cell
- Crushed-up planets around dead stars could rewrite the history of the solar system
- Scientists just found a hidden 6th mass extinction in Earth's ancient past
- Electrical zaps can 'reawaken' lost neural connections, helping paralyzed people walk again
November 14th
- Black hole discovered after ripping a star to pieces
- Weird 'alien' sacks wash up on UK beach, most likely a whale's stomach
- Cobra bites boy, boy bites it back (the boy was fine, the snake wasn’t)
- One of the oldest written sentences on record blasts hair and beard lice
- Fish moms that carry young in their mouths sometimes eat their babies for breakfast
- Where do eels come from?
November 13th
- What is the shape of the universe?
November 12th
- In a 1st, child treated for rare, often-fatal disorder while still in the womb
- Why does chocolate turn white (and is it safe to eat)?
November 11th
- Could the RSV surge be behind the amoxicillin shortage?
- Long-lost wreckage from the Challenger spacecraft discovered near Bermuda Triangle
- Ancient Egyptians may have used branding irons on human slaves
- 20-inch pony left long-faced, must wait to be crowned world’s smallest horse
- Extremely rare fireball meteor may have sparked a blaze that burned down a California home
- Global CO2 emissions are cooking the planet and 'show no sign of decreasing,' report warns
- Scientists discover massive 'extragalactic structure' behind the Milky Way
- Teenage duck-billed dinosaurs struck out on their own, forming cliques
- Face of ancient Egyptian 'Mysterious Lady' mummy revealed in stunningly lifelike reconstructions
November 10th
- CDC warns of Listeria outbreak tied to deli meats and cheeses
- 3.5 billion-year-old rock structures are one of the oldest signs of life on Earth
- Volcanic eruptions on the moon happened much more recently than we thought
- 'Spectacular' and bizarre ocean creatures (like stilt-walking fish) found living near deep-sea volcanoes
- Glaciers in Yellowstone and Yosemite on track to vanish within decades, UN report warns
- Rare ancient odeon discovered at remote archaeological site in Crete
- Ancient Etruscans prayed at sacred hot springs, stunning statues reveal
November 9th
- Octopuses fling shells and sand at each other, and scientists caught their battles on video
- Closest black hole to Earth discovered lurking in our 'cosmic backyard'
- 1st patient with new 'mind-reading' device uses brain signals to write
- Greek bathhouse found in ancient Egyptian town by Red Sea
- Crows outthink monkeys, can grasp recursive patterns
- The Devils Hole pupfish is so inbred that it shouldn’t be alive
- Maximus, 'one of the best' T. rex skulls on record, could fetch $20 million at auction
- 'Magic mirror' hidden image revealed after curators shine light on it
November 8th
- Gorgeous and ghostly photos of the Beaver blood moon total lunar eclipse
- World’s largest iceberg is getting swept away from Antarctica to its doom, satellite image shows
- Oldest plant genome on record came from a Stone Age watermelon that grew in the Sahara
- Protective childbirth tattoos found on ancient Egyptian mummies
- In a 1st, two people receive transfusions of lab-grown blood cells
- Helmet-headed dinosaurs kickboxed like kangaroos, new study suggests
November 7th
- Vast tunnel found beneath ancient Egyptian temple
- Unexpected solar flare smashes into Earth, causing radio blackouts in Australia and New Zealand
- Solar storm smashes hole in Earth's magnetosphere, triggering extremely rare pink auroras
- Should we really be worried about China's uncontrolled rocket booster reentries?
- Gas cloud 20 times bigger than the Milky Way may have been left by a cosmic intruder, study reveals
- A blue whale's daily intake of microplastics weighs as much as a small person
- Stone Age child may have been buried with a wolf
- Will Antarctica ever be habitable?
November 6th
- Woman diagnosed with 12 tumors in her lifetime has a never-before-seen genetic mutation
- What was Earth's biggest explosion?
November 5th
- Meta's new AI just predicted the shape of 600 million proteins in 2 weeks
- Last total lunar eclipse until 2025 rises on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here's how to watch.
- Scientists are working on an official 'alien contact protocol' for when ET phones Earth
- Watch an ancient ice sheet cover the British Isles then vanish, in eerie time-lapse animation
- How do we know the age of the universe?
November 4th
- Why am I always tired if I get enough sleep?
- 24 unmarked graves might belong to victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
- Medieval fighter may have died with an ax 'stuck in his face,' reconstruction shows
- The 'Beaver Blood Moon' rises (and eclipses) on Nov. 8. Here’s how to watch.
- Migratory birds in North America are shrinking as their wings get bigger. Climate change is to blame.
- Long-lost jewelry from King Tut's tomb rediscovered a century later
November 3rd
- What's the difference between race and ethnicity?
- 'Planet killer' asteroid hiding in sun's glare could smash into Earth one day
- Tonga eruption’s towering plume was the tallest in recorded history
- Ghostly neutrino particles are blasting out of a nearby galaxy, and scientists aren't sure why
- Most UFOs are 'Chinese surveillance' drones and 'airborne clutter,' Pentagon officials reveal
- Animal sex: How birds do it
- Whale sighting in Australia hints at 'extremely unusual' interspecies adoption
- 'Magic mushroom' treatment for depression inches closer to approval
- Juvenile bird accidentally breaks record for longest non-stop flight on its first attempt
- Chinese rocket will crash to Earth on Nov. 5. Here's what we know.
November 2nd
- What happens if you don't take out a splinter?
- Permanent daylight saving time could prevent deer-vehicle collisions, scientists say
- New RSV vaccine given in pregnancy protects newborns from illness, Pfizer says
- Golden river of toxic waste from South African mining disaster visible from space
- Can you make up for lost sleep?
- Metal detectorist stumbles across Viking treasure hoard in Norway
- Missing woman’s body discovered in the stomach of 22-foot-long python in Indonesia
- Enormous river discovered beneath Antarctica is nearly 300 miles long
- What did King Tut look like?
- Where is Einstein's brain?
- Nazi bombs destroyed a priceless 'sea monster' fossil. Scientists just found its long-lost plaster copies.
November 1st
- In a 1st, scientists counted all 10,000 nerve fibers in the human clitoris
- Thor's Hammer amulet from Viking Age unearthed in Sweden
- Watch a 'ring of fire' eclipse play out from space in epic new NASA footage
- Rare medieval script discovered on stone carved by Scotland's 'Painted People'