News Archive | October 2024

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October 31st
- Black holes could be driving the expansion of the universe, new study suggests
- In a 1st, scientists reversed type 1 diabetes by reprogramming a person's own fat cells
- Father-daughter team decodes 'alien signal' from Mars that stumped the world for a year
- What is DANA, the strange weather phenomenon that has caused deadly flooding in Spain?
- 1st image of Milky Way's 'black hole heart' has errors, study claims
- Trigger for deadly neurodegenerative disorder identified
- Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot can now 'play fetch' — thanks to MIT breakthrough
- Earth is racing toward climate conditions that collapsed key Atlantic currents before the last ice age, study finds
- Watch the 'Halloween comet' ATLAS burn up as it flies into the sun
October 30th
- Bird flu could become deadlier if it mixes with seasonal flu viruses, experts warn
- Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981
- Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement hidden in Saudi Arabian oasis
- Oldest tadpole on record was a Jurassic giant
- Drones could use 'robotic cat's eyes' to track targets more precisely than ever before
- How to get better faster when you have the flu, according to science
- 'We are teetering on a planetary tightrope': Cut emissions in half right now to prevent climate catastrophe, UN warns
- Scientists found one of the largest carbon-based space molecules ever. Here's why that's a big deal
October 29th
- James Webb telescope finds 1st possible 'failed stars' beyond the Milky Way — and they could reveal new secrets of the early universe
- 1,200-year-old Viking cemetery with 'stone ship' burials discovered in Sweden
- Watch 1st-ever video of ovulation occurring in real-time
- 'Wake-up call': Women are more likely than men to die of complications after heart surgery
- New app performs motion capture using just your smartphone — no suits, specialized cameras or equipment needed
- Earth from space: Massive blue 'melt pond' in Arctic glacier is an eerie sign of things to come
October 28th
- Lasers reveal Maya city, including thousands of structures, hidden in Mexico
- How forensic DNA analysis can falsely link people to crime scenes
- 1,200 years ago, a cat in Jerusalem left the oldest known evidence of 'making biscuits' on a clay jug
- Our brains can understand written sentences in the 'blink of an eye,' study reveals
- Computers normally can't see optical illusions — but a scientist combined AI with quantum mechanics to make it happen
- What's the difference between a tsunami and a tidal wave?
- Pazyryk Swan: A 2,400-year-old plush swan from Siberia tied to the 'creation of the universe'
- What's the fastest recorded wind speed?
- High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
October 27th
- Rain helps the ocean trap more carbon
- James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe
- Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a stellar 'H-bomb' exploding in Aquarius at 1 million mph
- Will Mount Everest always be the world's tallest mountain?
October 26th
- Earth's mantle is split into two halves thanks to supercontinent Pangaea
- Lasers reveal secrets of lost Silk Road cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan
- Most of Earth's meteorites may have come from the same 3 spots
- Scientists have dated the moon's oldest, and largest, impact site
- Babirusa: The prehistoric 'deer' pigs with huge antler teeth
- ISS leaks among 50 'areas of concern' for astronaut safety: report
- How many nuclear bombs have been used?
October 25th
- Older adults should get 2 doses of the updated COVID shot, CDC says
- Predatory birds from the Jurassic may have driven cicada evolution for millions of years
- Polar bears are getting horrific injuries and huge 'ice balls' on their paws because of climate change, researchers say
- Astronauts to grow livers in space, where microgravity might help them thrive
- 1,300-year-old throne room of powerful Moche queen discovered in Peru
- Does activated charcoal interact with medication?
- 'We don't really consider it low probability anymore': Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf
- Accidental discovery of 1st-ever 'black hole triple' system challenges what we know about how singularities form
- Fool's Gold is driving a new accelerating climate feedback loop in Canada
- DNA analysis of medieval man thrown into a well suggests story in Norse saga really happened
- Diamond Beach: Iceland's spellbinding black sand beach covered in sparkling ice jewels
- 'Quantum CD' could hold up to 1,000 times more data than today's optical disks
- Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on Mars
October 24th
- Why do hangovers get worse with age?
- New device 'zaps' bacteria on the skin, potentially preventing infections
- Parents who have this gene may be more likely to have a girl
- Supernova that lit up Earth's skies 843 years ago has a flowering 'zombie star' at its heart — and it's still exploding
- Scientists launch amazing 'atlas' of embryos, showing how cells move and develop through time
- 'Truly primal': Watch Burmese python swallow deer whole in Florida Everglades by stretching its mouth to the absolute limit
- 'Killer electrons' play pinball with space weather around Earth
October 23rd
- New 3D scans reveal stunning details of Shackleton's doomed Endurance expedition to Antarctica
- Nearly 50 illnesses, 1 death caused by E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders
- 4 large asteroids, including a skyscraper-size 'city killer,' will zoom past Earth in a 12-hour span today (Oct. 24)
- 30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute song
- Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why
- Watch huge fireball blaze over Lake Erie in stunning videos
- Scientists build the smallest quantum computer in the world — it works at room temperature and you can fit it on your desk
- How old is planet Earth?
- Euclid telescope reveals 1st section of largest-ever 3D map of the universe — and there's still 99% to go
October 22nd
- 1st wheel was invented 6,000 years ago in the Carpathian Mountains, modeling study suggests
- Doctors no longer recommend 'self-checks' for breast cancer — here's what to know
- Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn
- Largest known prime number, spanning 41 million digits, discovered by amateur mathematician using free software
- 2,000-year-old temple from 'Indiana Jones civilization' found submerged off Italy
- Tiny photosynthetic aliens could be lurking in hidden bubbles in Mars' ice — and could soon be replicated on Earth
- 'It was clearly a human assault on the species': The fate of the great auk
- Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert
- Melatonin disruption tied to early-onset osteoporosis, new study suggests
- 'Precipitation, the source of all fresh water, can no longer be relied upon': Global water cycle pushed out of balance 'for 1st time in human history'
- Chinese scientists claim they broke RSA encryption with a quantum computer — but there's a catch
- How many moons does Jupiter have?
- 80 million-year-old dinosaur 'mini eggs' unearthed at Chinese construction site are the smallest ever found — and belong to a never-before-seen T. rex relative
- The '3-body problem' may not be so chaotic after all, new study suggests
- Earth from space: Bizarre 'pet cloud' reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand
October 21st
- Half-a-billion-year-old 'marine Roomba' is earliest known asymmetrical animal
- James Webb telescope discovers 'inside out galaxy' near the dawn of time
- At-home brain stimulation could be promising depression treatment, trial hints
- Listen to haunting sounds of Earth's magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago in eerie new animation
- Mask of Agamemnon: A gold death mask once thought to be evidence of the Trojan War
- 'I'd never seen such an audacious attack on anonymity before': Clearview AI and the creepy tech that can identify you with a single picture
- Which are rarer: diamonds or emeralds?
October 20th
- 'The waters become corrupt, the air infected': How the ancient Greeks and Romans viewed pollution and what they did about it
- Twin study reveals signs of MS that might be detectable before symptoms
- 'Lost in insignificance': Here's what it's like to rappel into the solar system's largest canyon
- Black holes from the universe's infancy could reveal invisible matter
- Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots the ultimate 'super star cluster' deep in the Milky Way
- Why didn't the Vikings colonize North America?
October 19th
- Remains of 1,600-year-old Roman fort unearthed in Turkey
- Why does dairy make antibiotics less effective?
- The universe may end in a 'Big Freeze,' holographic model of the universe suggests
- Scientists have built an AI-powered 'electronic tongue'
- Short-horned lizard: The inflatable 'horny toad' that squirts toxic blood from its eyes
- What's the scientific explanation for 'ghost encounters'?
- This 180-year-old graffiti scribble was actually an equation that changed the history of mathematics
October 18th
- 17,000-year-old remains of blue-eyed baby boy unearthed in Italy
- How do people die of the flu?
- Watch bioluminescent algal blooms trigger electric-blue waves off San Diego coast in stunning new footage
- 'Cryptic terrain' and dark dust surrounds Mars' icy south pole, new photos reveal
- Potential health hazards of cryptocurrency mines laid bare by scientists
- Conspiracy theory that Hurricane Milton was 'engineered' explained by psychologists
- How a catastrophic volcanic eruption on the North Korea border created 'Heaven Lake'
- Carlsbad Caverns: New Mexico's otherworldly caves with gypsum flowers and 'soda straws' dangling from the ceiling
- Chinese humanoid robot is the 'fastest in the world' thanks to its trusty pair of sneakers
- Which came first: viruses or bacteria?
October 17th
- Rare hoard of Roman-era coins discovered in German mountains — miles from the empire's frontlines
- How long is the flu contagious?
- The Milky Way could be part of a much larger 'cosmic neighborhood' than we realized, challenging our understanding of the universe
- Wireless data speeds hit 938 Gbps — a new record and 10,000 times faster than 5G
- NASA finds signs of hellish, lava-covered 'exomoon' circling an alien world — and it could meet a 'destructive end'
- Recycled black plastic can contain flame retardants, viral study found. That's still true — but their math was off
- Astronauts could mine asteroids for food someday, scientists say
- Weed, brains and spider eyeballs: 20 jaw-dropping snapshots of the microscopic world around us
- Malfunctioning mitochondria may drive Crohn's disease, early study hints
- Orionid meteor shower 2024: When to see 'shooting stars' from Halley's comet next week
- Most complete Tasmanian tiger genome yet pieced together from 110-year-old pickled head
October 16th
- 2,000-year-old tomb holding 12 skeletons found at Petra where 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' was filmed
- Scientists finally confirm that solar maximum is well underway — and the worst could still be to come
- Drug inspired by spider venom aims to reverse heart attack damage
- Defense startup developing AI-powered 'kamikaze drones' for the U.S. Marines
- Are we wrong about the age of the universe? The James Webb telescope is raising big questions.
October 15th
- Gaia space telescope discovers 55 'runaway' careening away from stellar cluster at 80 times the speed of sound
- WWII British sub that sank with 64 on board finally found off Greek Island
- Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years
- Top-secret X-37B space plane will execute 'never-before-seen maneuvers' on its descent to Earth
- Europa Clipper: What's next for NASA's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft?
- Ghostly white giant worms appear to be reproducing under the seafloor where tectonic plates meet
- Phew! No 'doomsday' asteroids hide in famous broken comet's debris stream
- Acupuncture really works for sciatica pain, study finds
- Earth from space: 4 near-identical glaciers spark new life in Arctic island's 'polar desert'
October 14th
- Jupiter's Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows why
- 5,000-year-old jade 'dragon' unearthed in tomb in China
- Scientists design new 'AGI benchmark' that indicates whether any future AI model could cause 'catastrophic harm'
- China’s secretive new 'Thousands Sails' satellites are an astronomer's nightmare, 1st observations reveal
- 5,000-year-old cemetery in Spain has twice as many females as males, and nobody knows why
- Record-breaking ancient spinning galaxy challenges cosmic evolution theories
- Phaistos Disk: 3,000-year-old inscriptions from Crete that have never been deciphered
- The biggest supermoon of the year is about to rise: When to see the 'Hunter's Moon' at its best and brightest
- Female gibbons 'vogue' and dance like robots — and make sure they have an audience
October 13th
- Space photo of the week: See the gorgeous Rosette Nebula — before it destroys itself
- How many times does a heart beat in a day? What about in a lifetime?
October 12th
- Why does meat have more protein than vegetables?
- 'Can you predict the future? Yes, of course you can.': Inside the 1 equation that can predict the weather, sporting events, and more
October 11th
- 'Future You' AI lets you speak to a 60-year-old version of yourself — and it has surprising wellbeing benefits
- Scientists are working on a poop test for endometriosis
- New DNA findings shed light on Tsavo's infamous man-eating lions
- British explorer Sandy Irvine's foot discovered 100 years after he vanished on Everest
October 10th
- Man developed a 'headspin hole' after years of breakdancing, case report says
- Parasitic worms cause terrible diseases — could the viruses they carry be to blame?
- Early development is inherently 'chaotic,' new atlas of mammal embryos reveals
- Google's Sycamore quantum computer chip can now outperform the fastest supercomputers, new study suggests
- Toothbrushes and showerheads are teeming with viruses unknown to science, study shows
- Watch atoms fuse into world's 'smallest bubble' of water in 1st-of-its-kind 'nanoscale' video
- Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record. It could become the new normal.
- Evidence of Assyrians' conquest of Holy Land discovered in Jerusalem
October 9th
- 'Severe' solar storm that hit Earth Thursday could be 'global phenomenon' with auroras as far south as California
- Never-before-seen head of prehistoric, car-size 'millipede' solves evolutionary mystery
- 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists who revealed a 'completely new world of protein structures'
- Here's why storm surge during hurricanes can be so catastrophic
- Mysterious 'blobs' in Earth's mantle are not what we thought, study claims
- Basement renovation in home near Paris unearths cemetery spanning 700 years, with Roman-era graves
- Study reveals how the brain divides days into 'movie scenes'
- 'Every volcano has its own personality': Mystery Mount Adams earthquake surge under investigation
- Earth's crust may be building mountains by dripping into the mantle
- World's most powerful X-ray laser set for massive upgrade that will help us better understand the atomic world
October 8th
- How strong can hurricanes get?
- New 'biological aging' test predicts your odds of dying within the next 12 months
- Ancient piece of driftwood hidden for thousands of years could hold secrets for combating climate change
- Mystery iron-rich magma entombed in dead volcanoes could be rich source of rare earth elements
- Scientists restore monkey's vision with a patch made from human stem cells
- Scientists discover bright 'sungrazer' comet that could be visible with the naked eye this month — after Tsuchinshan–ATLAS
- 'It will be comparable with the industrial revolution': Two legendary AI scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for work on neural networks
- Hurricane Milton: Jaw-dropping images taken from space show the storm rapidly intensifying as it approaches Florida
- NASA's exoplanet hunter TESS spots a record-breaking 3-star system
- Earth from space: Beautiful 'lake of haze' in Himalayan valley has a darker, more sinister source
October 7th
- Archaeologists have found dozens more sacrificed horses in 2,800-year-old burial in Siberia that's eerily similar to Scythian graves
- Why NASA is sending the Europa Clipper to search for aliens near Jupiter
- 'Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver': AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman
- Why do cats 'chatter'?
- 'This is the most impactful storm we have faced': 'Major' storm Hurricane Milton to make landfall as Florida reels from Helene
- Scientists accidentally find deep-sea 'jelly' creatures merged into 'single entity' after injury, revealing bizarre new behavior
- Life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate this century — and it may be because we're reaching our human limit
- 2 scientists snag Nobel in medicine for discovering 'microRNAs'
- Nabta Playa: A mysterious stone circle that may be the world's oldest astronomical observatory
October 6th
- James Webb Space Telescope is 'science and magic rolled together,' says iconic astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock
- Draconid meteor shower 2024: How to see dozens of 'shooting stars' fall from the dragon's tail this week
- Space photo of the week: Easter Island's last 'ring of fire' eclipse for 320 years
- How far away is the moon?
October 5th
- NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
- There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought, Hubble research reveals
- Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment
- Alligator gar: The 'living fossil' that has barely evolved for 100 million years
- James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon
- Why does drinking water feel so good when you're thirsty?
October 4th
- 'Extraordinary' burial of ancient Egyptian governor's daughter discovered in a coffin within another coffin
- Flu shot lowers hospitalization risk by 35% in vulnerable groups, data hint
- Grand tomb of Roman gladiator found in Turkey actually contains the remains of 12 other people
- Neanderthals and modern humans interbred 'at the crossroads of human migrations' in Iran, study finds
- Did Neanderthals wear clothes?
- Who was the last Neanderthal?
- 'Many more ancient structures waiting to be discovered': Lost chunk of seafloor hidden in Earth's mantle found off Easter Island
- Hranice Abyss: The deepest freshwater cave on Earth and a conduit to a 'fossil' sinkhole
- Record spike in earthquakes at Washington's 'high threat' volcano sends researchers scrambling for answers
- X9 solar flare launched from sun is the biggest in 7 years — and Earth is in the firing line (again)
- Astronomers prepare for once-in-a-lifetime event: A 'new star' in the night sky
October 3rd
- 'Ghost Ship of the Pacific,' which fought on both sides in WWII, discovered near San Francisco
- Medieval gold coin unearthed in ruined fortress in Bulgaria may depict Byzantine emperor
- 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse blazes over Easter Island in incredible new image
- Medieval walrus ivory may reveal trade between Norse and Indigenous Americans hundreds of years before Columbus, study finds
- New NASA images reveal giant hole in Curiosity rover's wheel after 12 years of 'abuse' on Mars
- We're one step closer to finding out why Siberia is riddled with exploding craters
- SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket grounded for the 3rd time in 3 months following 'off-nominal' crash-landing in the ocean
- Earth from space: Deep tidal channels cut between 'pirate hotspot' islands in the Bahamas
October 2nd
- More people are surviving avalanches than decades ago — here's why
- Watch live: A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse has begun over Easter Island
- Alien civilizations are probably killing themselves from climate change, bleak study suggests
- James Webb telescope watches ancient supernova replay 3 times — and confirms something is seriously wrong in our understanding of the universe
- Monster X-class flare launches massive solar storm towards Earth — and could trigger auroras this weekend
- Flu shots have changed this year — here's why
- What causes stuttering?
- 'The simplicity of life just hits you': Watch rare footage of critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla feeding her baby in the wild
October 1st
- In a 1st, DNA analysis reveals identity of captain cannibalized during ill-fated Franklin expedition
- 'Secret teachings' about ritual Samurai beheading revealed in newly translated Japanese texts
- 32,000-year-old mummified woolly rhino half-eaten by predators unearthed in Siberia
- Humanity faces a 'catastrophic' future if we don’t regulate AI, 'Godfather of AI' Yoshua Bengio says