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'So weird': Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in Morocco
The ostentatious spikes of a newly described ankylosaur fossil suggest that its armor evolved via sexual selection.
Chinese scientists create multicolored glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight
Researchers injected "afterglow" phosphor particles into succulents to create the world's first multicolored glow-in-the-dark plants, featuring blue, green, red and blue-violet luminescence.
80,000-year-old stones in Uzbekistan may be the world's oldest arrowheads — and they might have been made by Neanderthals
Small stone points discovered in Uzbekistan may be the earliest evidence of arrowhead technology.
10th time lucky! SpaceX's Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacks
SpaceX's Starship rocket has finally reversed its fortunes.
Scientists just developed a new AI modeled on the human brain — it's outperforming LLMs like ChatGPT at reasoning tasks
The hierarchical reasoning model (HRM) system is modeled on the way the human brain processes complex information, and it outperformed leading LLMs in a notoriously hard-to-beat benchmark.
An exotic quartz arrow may have killed a man 12,000 years ago in Vietnam
A man who died 12,000 years ago in Vietnam had a "bonus" rib — and it was broken when he was shot by an exotic arrow.
US reports its first New World parasitic screwworm infection in decades
A person in Maryland has been diagnosed with an infection of the flesh-eating New World screwworm. It's the first case in the U.S. in decades.
Scientists uncover 'coils' in DNA that form under pressure
A new study shows that DNA forms coils under stress, not the tangled knots that scientists expected.
Thousands of bumblebee catfish captured climbing waterfall in never-before-seen footage
Scientists don't know much about the rare bumblebee catfish, native to the rivers of Brazil. One research team was lucky enough to observe thousands of them climbing to scale a waterfall, probably to find opportunities to mate.
Japan launches its first homegrown quantum computer
Japan's first entirely homegrown quantum computer uses superconducting qubits and components made entirely domestically.
Bennu sample contains dust older than the solar system itself
The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than the solar system and clues about its violent history, three new studies of the asteroid's sample materials show.
First-ever pig-to-human lung transplant attempted in brain-dead person in China
In a first, scientists in China transplanted a lung from a pig into a human so they could see how the host immune system handled the procedure.
Laser-blasted 'black metal' could make solar technology 15 times more efficient
Unlike solar panels, solar thermoelectric generators can convert heat from any source into electricity. But poor efficiency has held the technology back – until now.
'Minibrains' reveal secrets of how key brain cells form in the womb
Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the organ. The finding could help unpack how disorders such as autism arise.
Forecasters predict La Niña conditions this fall: What to expect
NOAA forecasts suggest we could experience La Niña conditions in the fall and early winter. However, this potential La Niña spell is unlikely to break records.
