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By Patrick Pester published
NASA's Artemis II crew is ready to fly around the moon, with promising weather forecasts for a Wednesday launch.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Viewing Saturn in complementary wavelengths, the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal more about what makes up the layers of ringed planet's atmosphere.

By Jamie Carter published
Astronomers reveal new insight into an iconic supernova remnant's evolution, structure and pulsar-driven growth over 25 years.

By Ben Turner published
Science news this week March 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

By Sascha Pare published
Researchers have found a layer of fresh water beneath Utah's Great Salt Lake that reaches up to 2.5 miles deep and could turn out to be as big, or bigger, than the lake.

By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A 2025 astronaut photo shows a massif made of concentric mountain ridges in the Libyan desert. The rocky walls contain ancient artworks and are occasionally used to contain herds of grazing cattle.

By Jesse Steinmetz published
Earth is habitable due to warmth from the sun. So what would happen if the sun disappeared?

By Michael E. Mann published
Opinion Trump's war in Iran is the embodiment of everything that's wrong with our dependence on fossil fuels — and it's highlighting just how vital the transition to renewables is.

By Hannah Osborne published
Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.

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By Kristina Killgrove published
Astonishing Artifacts A chance discovery of a 16th-century necklace reveals new information about Tudor-era jewelry styles.

By Charles Q. Choi published
The last Neanderthals to survive in Europe came from a single lineage that survived the worst period of the ice age, ancient DNA reveals.

By Aristos Georgiou published
Researchers extracted DNA from a Neanderthal bone fragment found in Russia's Denisova Cave, and the genome is shedding light on how small and isolated their groups were.

By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Friday, March 27, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

By Aristos Georgiou published
Scientists in China have announced the first confirmed sighting of the critically endangered Hainan hare in part of its native range in four decades, after spotting its completely flattened carcass on a roadside.

By Sascha Pare published
Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A new study in Switzerland finds that beaver-built wetlands can trap and store large amounts of carbon, offering a low-cost boost for restoration and climate resilience.

By Ashley Hamer published
Pupil shapes vary widely across the animal kingdom, from the W-shaped pupils of cuttlefish to the bar-like pupils of goats. But why are animal pupils shaped so differently?

By Sophie Berdugo published
Book In the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," applied ecologist Rob Dunn explores mutually beneficial relationships between different species. But Dunn argues the relationship between humans and cats may force a rethink of what shape these mutualisms can take.

By April Rees, Laura Elizabeth Cowley published
Two researchers explain how endometriosis drives a whole body immune response due to inflammation, urging the medical community to see it as a whole-body issue.

By Kamal Nahas published
Researchers are exploring the prospect of using gut bacteria to boost muscle strength, after zeroing in on a microbe that does this in mice

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A researcher explains how your body processes the THC from cannabis, resulting in "the munchies."

By Clarissa Brincat published
Pupil size in people with synesthesia changed depending on how bright or dark the perceived colors were.

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By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Thursday, March 26, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

By Drew Turney published
Touted as the next big thing just a few years back, the development of and hype fueling the metaverse have spluttered to a halt. Is it headed for the scrapheap of history?

By Alan Bradley published
Modular robots are easily expandable, know when they're upside down or stuck, and can march forward across all kinds of terrain.

By Kristina Killgrove published
Researchers have developed a prototype nail polish to help more people access electrically-charged touch screens.

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