Today's Science News
February 22, 2025
We gave this Garmin smartwatch top marks for its fitness tracker features in our review and now it's $300 cheaper - The excellent Garmin Forerunner 945 is now half-price at Walmart.Science news this week: AI mind readers and an ancient Egyptian tomb - Feb. 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
£3,000 rents cause housing fears near nuclear plant - Residents living near a nuclear power plant have seen rents double to £3,000 a month.
Scientists probe gulls' 'weird and wonderful' appetites - Photographs of gulls eating anything from chips to starfish will help solve a scientific puzzle.
Gravitational waves might exhibit quantum properties - Galaxies, planets, black holes: to most people, everything about our Universe sounds and feels enormous.
February 21, 2025
German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe - “We are almost ready for the test flight.What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life - Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.
NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract - NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe
Viking Skulls Reveal the Ancient People Were Hardy, but Not Healthy - CT technology could help archaeologists better understand an ancient population’s health, without damaging bones.
Horses, Sloths, and Other Mammals Fell in the Same Sinkhole 500,000 Years Ago - Learn more about the finding of over 550 fossils from horses, armadillos, and other animals in a sinkhole in Florida’s Steinhatchee River.
Einstein wins again! Quarks obey relativity laws, Large Hadron Collider finds - Do top quarks, nature's heaviest elementary particle, obey Einstein's rules at all times of day and night?
The Inner Ear Reveals Neanderthals May Have Went Through Great Genetic Loss - Learn how researchers analyzed Neanderthals’ inner ears to understand their genetic history.
Researchers figure out how to get fresh lithium into batteries - Regular doses of lithium let a battery survive nearly 12K cycles (and counting).
NASA Awards Delivery Order for NOAA’s Space Weather Program - NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has awarded a delivery order to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. of
Lack of Sleep Weakens Our Memory Control, Allowing Intrusive Thoughts to Invade - Learn how losing REM sleep disrupts your brain’s ability to block unwanted memories – especially in people with mental health struggles.
The Language of Tree Rings - Turning tree ring science into art
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Showing Innovative Design, The Great Wall of China Is 300 Years Older Than Once Thought - Learn how archeological investigation reveals the Great Wall of China had three distinct building styles over time.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Feb. 25 for 10th space tourism launch - Blue Origin is targeting next Tuesday (Feb. 25) for its 10th space tourism launch, which will send six people to the final frontier.
Hubble Captures a Cosmic Cloudscape - The universe is a dusty place, as this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image featuring swirling clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula reveals.
“Bouncing” winds damaged Houston skyscrapers in 2024 - Strong localized winds can bounce due to interference between tall buildings, increasing pressure on walls and windows.
NASA Sets Coverage for Intuitive Machines’ Next Commercial Moon Launch - Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the
Strange Winds Blow Through this Exoplanet’s Atmosphere - Some exoplanets have characteristics totally alien to our Solar System.
NASA Marks Artemis Progress With Gateway Lunar Space Station - NASA and its international partners are making progress on Gateway – the lunar space station that will orbit the Moon as a centerpiece of the agency’s Moon to Mars architecture.
A new solution to the problem of dwindling sand - Researchers are working with the mining industry to create a new source of sand – which at present is being mined at an unsustainable rate and might run out with a generation.
Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS - European Space Agency astronaut John McFall is cleared to be the first person with a physical disability to fly to the space station.
Can AI Coding Systems Earn $1 Million As Freelancers? - OpenAI researchers challenged cutting edge AI systems to tackle software development tasks that humans had been paid $1 million to solve.
Humanoid 'Protoclone' robot twitches into action while hanging from ceiling in viral video - Protoclone, an eerily lifelike humanoid robot built for home use, has left social media users aghast.
'Just the tip of the iceberg': Why risky asteroids like 2024 YR4 will pester Earth for decades to come - The world is watching as NASA tweaks the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth.
Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests - The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a new paper that says our Earth had a big say in matters.
Deadly motor-neuron disease treated in the womb in world 1st - An infant with a fatal genetic disease has survived past the age of 2 with no signs of the condition, thanks to treatment started in the womb.
Fluffy Molecular Clouds Formed Stars in the Early Universe - Stars form in Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs), vast clouds of mostly hydrogen that can span tens of light years.
How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material - Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology.
US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo) - The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.
How to watch 'The Americas': TV and streaming as Tom Hanks and Hans Zimmer join forces for new docu-series - The 10-part series is narrated by Tom Hanks with a score by Hans Zimmer – here's how to watch The Americas online, on TV and from anywhere.
Invisible DNA lurks everywhere in the environment — and we're on the verge of decoding its secrets - Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them.
DAILY DOSE: New H5N1 transmission route found in indoor cats; Trump administration halts NIH grant reviews delaying research. - Avian flu transmission through dairy workers identified; maternal deaths rise in Texas post-abortion ban; NIH funding halted under Trump administration.
NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announces retirement after 30-year career at the space agency - NASA has announced the retirement of Associate Administrator Jim Free, the agency's chief operating officer for more than 18,000 employees across the United States.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 450th Falcon rocket (video) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).
NASA’s PUNCH Mission to Revolutionize Our View of Solar Wind - Earth is immersed in material streaming from the Sun.
What is double pneumonia? Pope Francis's diagnosis explained. - Pope Francis is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia — but what is this condition, and why might the pope be particularly vulnerable to it?
How ‘Event Scripts’ Structure Our Personal Memories - By screening films in a brain scanner, neuroscientists discovered a rich library of neural scripts — from a trip through an airport to a marriage proposal — that form scaffolds for memories of our experiences.
Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists - A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.
Neanderthal inner ears suggest they didn’t evolve the way we thought - Research into the shape of Neanderthal inner ears challenges the theory that the extinct human species originated out of an evolutionary event that led to a loss of part of their genetic diversity.
If You’re Going to Call Aliens, Use This Number - Let’s dive into one of those cosmic curiosities that’s bound to blow your mind: how we might chat with aliens.
Neutral Hydrogen: The Next Big Game in Cosmology - The majority of the universe remains unmapped, but we have a potential window into it through a peculiar light emitted by nothing other than neutral hydrogen.
A Compass Works Differently in Space, Varying Widely From Planet to Planet - How does a compass work in space?
Hubble Spies a Spiral That May Be Hiding an Imposter - The sparkling spiral galaxy gracing this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is UGC 5460, which sits about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
Savonoski Crater: The mysterious, perfectly round hole in Alaska that scientists can't explain - The Savonoski Crater is a round hole in Alaska's Katmai National Park that has defied scientific explanation ever since it was discovered.
Brain-wide activity change visualized as geometric patterns - Researchers have applied a visualization technique to depict the brain's activity related to visual perception as geometric patterns.
Viking skulls reveal severe morbidity - Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more.
Breathing and vision may be linked - Researchers have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing.
Asteroid YR4 impact odds plummet as NASA changes threat level of 'city-killer' - NASA has been changing the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in recent days, but the latest shift significantly downgrades the asteroid's threat level and makes a moon strike more likely.
Rocket Report: SpaceX lands in the Bahamas; ULA tests modified booster - India's new space chief begins outlining the country's architecture for putting astronauts on the Moon.
Catalyst system enhances CO₂ conversion efficiency for clean energy - As the severity of climate change and carbon emissions becomes a global concern, technologies to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into resources such as chemical fuels and compounds are urgently needed.
Non-invasive laser method identifies preservation fluids without opening artifact specimens - Research teams have developed a new approach to identifying the chemical composition of preservation fluids in historic jars without opening them.
Some bacteria in wastewater can break down a common plastic - These microbes can break the carbon bonds that make PET plastics so hard to degrade.
Global expert panel recommends against injections for some back pain - Spine injections offer little, or no pain relief for certain kinds of chronic back pain compared to sham injections, a panel of international experts has found.
Mechanochemistry strikes again: Solvent-free method simplifies synthesis of organolithium molecules - Organolithium compounds, molecules containing a carbon–lithium bond, are excellent precursors for building new carbon–carbon and other carbon–heteroatom bonds.
'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch - Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science.
Rubidium-containing material with exceptional conductivity and stability could pave way for next-gen fuel cells - Rubidium could be the next key player in oxide-ion conductors.
Flexible crystals reveal secrets of elasticity - Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behavior of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology.
How do black holes 'leak' energy? Scientists have a new spin on the answer - Scientists have discovered more about the process that causes black holes to "leak" energy to their surroundings, finding the faster they spin, the more energy is extracted.
Book Review: Australian Birds, Wild Science, & Drought - Three new reads from CSIRO Publishing, one of Australia’s leading science and nature publishers.
'Oldest horse' thrives on linseed cake and light exercise - Roana has recently celebrated her 46th birthday and is believed to be the oldest horse in the UK
First Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb found in more than a century - King Thutmose II’s tomb has been found in Egypt – the first tomb found since 1922 when archaeologists uncovered the resting place of Tutankhamun.
February 20, 2025
Sols 4458-4460: Winter Schminter - Earth planning date: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 During today’s unusual-for-MSL Tuesday planning day (because of the U.S. holiday on Monday), we planned activities under new winter heating constraints.2 'exclusively indoor' cats in Michigan caught bird flu, potentially from their owners - A new report details the bird flu cases of two pet cats in Michigan whose owners work in the dairy industry.
The Artemis II Boosters are Stacked - NASA engineers are pressing ahead with preparations for the Artemis II mission unless someone tells them otherwise.
Antarctica’s Deception Island is the Perfect Place to Practice Exploring Mars - It’s not uncommon for space missions to be tested here on planet Earth.
New Microsoft Quantum Computing Chip Could Revolutionize the Industry - However, more proof that the chip will work as advertised will be needed to convince some skeptical scientists.
In Social Situations, Narcissists Tend to Feel More Left Out and Ostracized - Learn more about the experience of exclusion by narcissists, who feel socially shut out more frequently than non-narcissists.
'Jupiter Ascending' came out 10 years ago, and we're still not sure how The Matrix creators' space opera went so wrong - The Wachowskis' attempt at reenergizing the space opera genre is widely considered to be a low point in their career, but maybe we were too harsh?
Some baby stars in ancient stellar nurseries were born in 'fluffy' cosmic blankets - Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred "fluffy" stellar blankets.
Prenatal Treatment Offers Hope for Infants Born With Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Learn about the promising advance in prenatal treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, introducing a potential approach to suppress symptoms of the disorder in infants.
14-year-old known as 'the human calculator' breaks 6 math world records in 1 day - Indian teenager Aaryan Shulka performs calculations in his head quicker than most people can use a calculator.
Guiding Orion: Jorge Chong’s Mission to Advance Deep Space Exploration - Jorge Chong is helping shape the future of human spaceflight, one calculation at a time.
Paxlovid’s impact on hospitalization and death in COVID-vaccinated older adults far weaker than previously thought - UCLA research indicates Paxlovid does not effectively reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations or mortality in vaccinated older adults.
New Monkeypox Variant Transfers Easier and Sparks Global Concern - Learn more about recent monkeypox mutations that have increased the disease’s ability to spread between humans.
Decapitated woman found in Irish bog is 2,000-year-old ritual sacrifice - A bog body discovered in Northern Ireland is actually a young woman, not a teenage boy as previously thought.
60 Years Ago: Ranger 8 Moon Photos Aid in Apollo Site Selection - Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the Moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface.
Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey - They can take on the features of a mangrove leaf or branching coral, or run dark stripes down their bodies.
Discovery of King Thutmose II's Tomb May be Most Significant Find Since King Tut - The excavation started in 2022 and has unearthed important ancient Egyptian history.
Scientists may have just discovered 300 of the rarest black holes in the universe - How black holes grow to monstrous scales is one of astronomy's prevailing enigmas.
The ISS should be deorbited 'as soon as possible,' Elon Musk says: 'Let's go to Mars' - The International Space Station "has served its purpose" and should be deorbited "as soon as possible," SpaceX chief and close Trump adviser Elon Musk said today (Feb. 20).
Australian carnivorous dinosaurs flip the script - Dinosaur fossils found in southeastern Australia reveal a unique ecosystem unlike any other in the world.
Coastal erosion threatens ancient city, and many others - Research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California.
Epidurals Are Used Widely Outside of the Delivery Room, So How do They Work? - Safe and effective, this pain-relieving medical procedure is still surrounded by myth and misinformation.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images) - Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.
'A set of large teeth sticking out of the ground': Scientists reveal ancient hypercarnivore discovered in Egyptian desert - Scientists reveal a never-before-seen species of leopard-size apex predator that lived in lush forest 30 million years ago.
Does Jupiter’s Moon Callisto Have an Ocean? The Evidence is Mounting - Some of our Solar System’s moons have become very enticing targets in the search for life.
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues - Harriet Tubman, a prominent abolitionist, led countless enslaved people to freedom and served as a Civil War spy, overcoming immense adversity.
Some Stars Are Born From Fluffy Clouds in the Early Universe - Images from ALMA telescope provide insight to the earlier years of our universe.
Parasite lurking in woman's brain caused mysterious 'burning' leg sensation - A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.
Life as we don't know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water - If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.
1,300-year-old royal flush toilet used by crown prince discovered at palace in Korea - Excavations at a centuries-old royal palace in Korea have revealed multiple flush toilets, including one that the crown prince likely used.
Lunar Gateway’s Core HALO Module Enters the Clean Room - Gateway’s HALO module heads to the U.S., on its long path to orbiting the Moon.
The Vortex Optics 10x36 Monocular is superbly capable for birdwatching, outdoor activities and even basic astronomy — now with a $50 saving in this Adorama deal - With a 28% saving, this durable and lightweight monocular is at its lowest price since Black Friday.
DAILY DOSE: China tops list of retracted and fraudulent research; Trump fires then rehires USDA staffers. - China's crackdown on fraudulent medical research reveals high retraction rates, indicating cultural issues in research integrity and quality.
Predator robots help researchers uncover how larval zebrafish rapidly learn - A novel system that chases larval zebrafish around an arena with predator robots is enabling scientists to understand how these days-old fish quickly learn in the real world.
Topological quantum processor marks breakthrough in computing - In a leap forward for quantum computing, physicists unveiled an eight-qubit topological quantum processor, the first of its kind.
Researchers outline new approach for better understanding animal consciousness - A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living organisms.
Cooling materials -- Out of the 3D printer - Rapid, localized heat management is essential for electronic devices and could have applications ranging from wearable materials to burn treatment.
Child ADHD risk linked to mother's use of acetaminophen - Fetal acetaminophen exposure increases the likelihood that a child will develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study.
Our favorite novelty Astronaut star projector is now 20% off - This Astronaut star projector is currently just 20% off, offering gorgeous indoor nebulas in a fun, novelty model at a sizable discount.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris creates dramatic fireball over Europe, crashes in Poland (video) - A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early Wednesday morning (Feb. 19), blazing a trail of fire through European skies.
Emus aren’t as ‘dumb’ as we thought - Emus have a reputation for being “bird-brained” but a new study has found they can innovate – solving a tricky puzzle to access a food reward.
Hubble Telescope sets its eyes on cosmic cotton candy near the Tarantula Nebula (photo) - The Hubble Space Telescope captured the colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most luminous and active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard.
Silicon nitride-based electromagnetic metamaterial with industrial potential developed - Electromagnetic metamaterials with negative physical parameters such as negative dielectric constant and negative magnetic permeability have attracted widespread attention in the academic community.
Exploring BiFeO₃'s piezocatalytic potential: From materials engineering to diverse applications - Materials scientists have long been exploring advanced materials for environmental and energy applications, with piezocatalysis emerging as a promising technology for sustainable solutions.
Discovery of high-spin manganese centers sheds light on photosynthesis - In a small manganese oxide cluster, teams from HZB and HU Berlin have discovered a particularly exciting compound: two high-spin manganese centers in two very different oxidation states.
NASA just changed the odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 yet again - NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 in 67, or 1.5%.
How Humble Hydrogen Lights Up the Universe - What if I told you there was a secret window, and if you looked through this window you could see the entire history of the universe unfold before your very eyes?
Animals Like to Bathe, Too – Here Are 5 Grooming Habits in the Animal Kingdom - Hygiene takes many forms in the animal kingdom, and it’s not always about getting clean.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin unveils crew for 10th space tourism launch - Blue Origin just revealed the identities of five of the six crewmembers for NS-30, its next suborbital space tourism mission.
How to watch 'Museum Alive with David Attenborough', as US streaming begins for CGI-fueled documentary - The CGI-fueled documentary explores the extinct species in the Natural History Museum – here's how to watch David Attenborough's Museum Alive online and on TV.
AI-designed chips are so weird that 'humans cannot really understand them' — but they perform better than anything we've created - AI models have, within hours, created more efficient wireless chips through deep learning, but it is unclear how their 'randomly shaped' designs were produced.
Daily cannabis use linked to public health burden - A new study analyzes the disease burden and the risk factors for severity among people who suffer from a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.
Promising new class of antimalarial drugs discovered - Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy?
Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei - An international research collaboration has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly spherical.
In ancient stellar nurseries, some stars are born of fluffy clouds - Researchers have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from 'fluffy' molecular clouds.
Narcissists more likely to feel ostracized - Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers.
Small amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity are associated with big reductions in dementia risk - A little movement could help prevent dementia, even for frail older adults, suggests a new study.
Big birds like emus are technical innovators, study shows - Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food.
Polyurethane with shape memory change from foil to foam when heated - Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have developed a foil that changes into polyurethane foam (PU foam) when heated—entirely without health risks.
Evolution itself can evolve, new study argues - A new computer model suggests that the process of evolution can get better at evolving in the face of environmental change.
Innovative X-ray technique offers fresh insights into actinide bonding properties - An international team of researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a new method for analyzing actinides.
New world record: French nuclear fusion machine has longest plasma - A nuclear fusion machine in southern France has maintained a plasma for more than 22 minutes, beating the previous world record by nearly 5 minutes.
Meet 5 types of robots with living body parts - Creature-machine mash-ups seem weird or even creepy.
'Impossible' pair of vampire stars discovered by Einstein Probe's X-ray vision - A flash of X-ray light has revealed the existence of an odd couple of stars, a massive star and a white dwarf, that shouldn't really exist together.
Norrie disease: The rare genetic disorder that makes people go blind and deaf - Only around 500 cases of Norrie disease, a genetic condition, have been reported worldwide.
NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360 - Breathe a sigh of relief!
Machine learning powers detection of contamination, spoilage in dairy, meat - Dairy and meat are two common sources of foodborne illness in the U.S.
Musk and Trump repeat false 'stranded' Starliner astronauts narrative, but they are not stranded - Elon Musk and President Trump continue to advance the narrative that NASA astronauts from Boeing's Starliner mission were "abandoned" in space.
What is dark energy? Exploding white dwarf stars may help us crack the case - Astronomers have studied 3,600 supernovas to discover diversity in exploding white dwarf stars, a vital tool in the investigation of dark energy.
Fog harvesting could provide water for arid cities - Research in Chile could help to provide drinking water for some of the world's most arid places.
Surprise discovery shows zinc-carrying proteins can activate acid reducing drugs without the presence of gastric acid - Acid reducing medicines from the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are best-selling drugs that prevent and alleviate stomach problems.
Off switch for known driver of prostate cancer discovered - Scientists have figured out how one of the main drivers of prostate cancer, the enzyme Protein Serine Kinase H1 (PSKH1), can be switched off.
Reefs facing new coral bleaching crisis - Australia’s sea-surface temperature anomalies are putting coral reefs at risk again.
“Out of science fiction”: First 3D observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere reveal a unique climate - Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time.
February 19, 2025
Should Astronauts Be Worried About Mars Dust? - Every Martian year (which last 686.98 Earth days), the Red Planet experiences regional dust storms that coincide with summer in the southern hemisphere.What makes us remember our dreams? - A study reveals that dream recall varies due to personal attitudes, cognitive traits, sleep patterns, and environmental factors among individuals.
Tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh is 1st to be discovered in 100 years - The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.
Dogs May Unknowingly Mimic Blinking to Bond With Each Other - Learn about the social significance of blinking in dogs, a behavior that demonstrates how facial mimicry can help canines bond with each other.
About 120 Million Years Ago, a Theropod With Giant Claws May Have Ruled Australia - Learn more about the discovery of megaraptorid and carcharodontosaur fossils that shake up Australia’s Cretaceous predatory hierarchy.
2,500 New Active Black Holes Identified, Raising Questions About How They Evolve - Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) finds actively feeding black holes and a host of other black hole candidates.
Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock' - NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is gearing up to cross the "termination shock," an exotic boundary in the outer solar system, as early as 2027.
Strange radio signals traced to outskirts of long-dead galaxy — and scientists aren't sure why - A dead galaxy shouldn't produce bursts of radio light.
Biodiversity in England’s rivers improved as metal pollution reduced - Research indicates improved freshwater biodiversity in England's rivers results from reduced zinc and copper pollution, attributed to coal and industrial decline.
Black holes snacking on small stars create particle accelerators that bombard Earth with cosmic rays - Gamma rays detected by NASA's Fermi spacecraft indicate that microquasars are powered by small black holes slowly devouring stars.