News Archive | August 2026

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August 13th
- Memory may not work how we thought, study of mice in artificial hibernation finds
- Saving old trees may protect people's health more than planting new ones, study of Chicago neighborhoods finds
- 'They basically used these dried-up wells just to throw people in': 43 skeletons found in Roman-era well may be evidence of deadly plague
- New AI technique helps robots complete tasks twice as fast by letting them 'think ahead'
- James Webb telescope just spotted the oldest, closest pair of black holes in the early universe
- Foodborne illnesses: Is the US really being hit harder this year?
- Mars may have been losing its water more than 4 billion years ago, oldest-known Martian meteorite suggests
- Mammal ancestors may have given live birth 90 million years earlier than we thought, rewriting evolutionary timelines
- Pigs wearing heated diving suits and diapers reveal a better way to beat 'the bends'
- New 2D memory device stores data on just a single electron
August 12th
- Totality! See incredible photos of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse from across Europe
- Young wild octopuses may form a 'fight club' and slap territorial fish if they get too close
- Nocturnal dodo? Study suggests we were very wrong about Mauritius' iconic flightless bird
- New 'magnetoelastic' tent generates electricity from wind, body movement and sound to power small devices
August 11th
- Genetics triggers male black widows to blackflip into death, study finds
- Astronomers drop one of the largest-ever maps of the universe, charting 4 billion objects
- Watch now! The Aug. 12 total solar eclipse has begun (live stream)
- Neanderthals passed on a gene that helps modern humans pack on more muscle — but only a few people have it
- New AI chip mimics the human brain's capacity for split-second motor control — it solved problems using 10,000 times fewer calculations
- 'Like a jail door slamming': Male sperm whales' mysterious rhythmic clanging is the loudest communication sound of any animal
August 10th
- FDA's approval of new mRNA vaccine does not necessarily signal the government's embrace of the technology, experts say
- 2,400-year-old grave of possible ancient pro wrestler discovered in Turkey
August 9th
- 'Now our lives have changed': Drop in coal burning is helping the African Sahel turn green after decades of drought
August 8th
- Using AI has an environmental impact — here are 4 ways you can minimize it
- Where and when to see the Aug. 12 solar eclipse — exact times for North America and Europe
August 7th
- Bacterial 'postbiotic' may help preserve fertility in the aging uterus, preliminary research suggests
- New recyclable yarn is as stretchy as spandex and could help tackle fashion's plastic waste problem
- NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1?
- AI found a weakness in one of the world's most studied encryption systems — is your data under threat?
August 6th
- Most-detailed-ever view of the sun's surface revealed in new images from the world's largest solar telescope
- FDA approves first mRNA vaccine for seasonal flu
- First photos of SpaceX lunar rocket crash show blackened hole torn into the moon's surface
- Crystal made from 13-sided 'einstein' shape bends light in ways nobody imagined
- Engineers build world's first portable diamond-powered quantum computer — it works at room temperature and can be plugged into an outlet
August 5th
- A star 20 times the size of the sun died in a supernova — and telescopes around the world joined forces to watch it
- Backward eclipse? Why the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse appears to move the wrong way on maps
- Stunning fossil from Australian outback reveals pliosaur killed a sea monster that had just eaten a pterosaur
- 'It's incredibly rare to see a moment like this in the ocean': Camera drone captures moment humpback whale gives birth off Australian coast
- 'It's real, and it's happening': Antibiotic resistance in kids is rising around the world, massive study finds
- Half of the world's dams could be 'functionally inoperable' by 2060 from being flooded with sediment — and the American West is a major hotspot
August 4th
- Physicists find a way to control heat in a way once thought impossible
- Brains don't always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years
- 'Darwin’s hypothesis provided an important inspiration': Scientists bolster 150-year-old Darwinian theory with a carnivorous plant in China
- A SpaceX rocket will hit the moon at 5,000 mph tonight. Experts explain what you could see, and when.
August 3rd
- 2 people die of Cyclospora infection in Michigan
- Microbial DNA hidden under Antarctica offers new clues about how the continent’s mysterious Blood Falls came to be
- 'Poop pills' may ease insomnia by reprogramming the gut microbiome, early study hints
- Ancient bullets reveal where a Roman camp hid in the Pyrenees of Spain before being ambushed
- Aspen trees provide a natural buffer against wildfires, even as fire season intensifies, study shows
August 1st
- Could we prevent dementia? A new trial may point the way.
- Total eclipse, shooting stars, and the Milky Way: Why Aug. 12 could be the greatest single day and night for skywatching for years
- Science news this week: Secret lives of whale sharks revealed, Earth's coldest temperature registered, and Amazonian geoglyphs show clues to lost civilization