Today's Science News

October 19, 2025

Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today on rocket's record-breaking 31st flight - SpaceX will launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite today (Oct. 19) on the record-breaking 31st flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and you can watch the action live.
Chicken or egg? The egg definitely came first - They’re an everyday miracle of chemistry, and delicious into the bargain.
Even “diet” soda may be quietly damaging your liver, scientists warn - Both regular and “diet” soft drinks may be far worse for liver health than believed.

October 18, 2025

Einstein’s overlooked idea could explain how the Universe really began - Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universe’s birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the driving force behind creation.
Within Mars’ Craters, Ice Deposits Have Recorded the History of the Planet - Mars has experienced multiple ice ages, with each one leaving less ice than the last.
Flat robots transform into more than 250 shapes - Researchers have constructed a new class of robots from sheets of thin material that can bend into hundreds of different structures to move across surfaces and grasp objects.
Listening For Gravitational Waves In The Rhythm of Pulsars - Astronomers are listening for cosmic gravitational waves in the rhythm of pulsars.
$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision - NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from the chopping block in a last-minute decision.
Physicist and author Brian Greene to host 1st Global Space Awards in London - Physicist and author Brian Greene will host the inaugural Global Space Awards on December 5, 2025, at London's Natural History Museum, celebrating innovation, science, investment and sustainability across the rapidly expanding space industry.
Colliding Black Holes Emitted a Massive Ringing, Confirming Predictions from Hawking and Einstein - Learn more about black holes and what causes them to ring.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 182 — The Dream is Alive - On Episode 182 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Hart to discuss his career from a fighter jet pilot to a NASA astronaut.
Astronomers detect first 'heartbeat' of a newborn star hidden within a powerful cosmic explosion - Astronomers have uncovered the source of a strange, repeating signal nestled within a powerful cosmic explosion.
How can Europe fight back against incursions by drone aircraft? - An academic looks at the risks of drone aircraft, from airplanes to civilian attacks and injuries.
Dust bowl droughts cause unprecedented losses in plant growth - Intense, multi-year droughts have been found to have a significant impact on grassland and shrubland environments in new research led by Colorado State University (CSU) in the US.
The moon and Venus take a morning stroll through the sky on Oct. 19 - Venus and the moon will meet up early on Sunday, Oct. 19 to create a stunning pairing in the pre-dawn sky.
Arctic Ocean methane 'switch' that helped drive rapid global warming discovered - The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, researchers warn.
Science news this week: Revived permafrost microbes spew CO2, scientists image object 'moving' at 99.9% the speed of light, and James Webb telescope spots something exciting blasting from black hole M87* - Oct. 18, 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.
Something mysterious is lighting up the Milky Way. Could it be dark matter? - Scientists at Johns Hopkins may be closing in on dark matter’s elusive trail, uncovering a mysterious gamma ray glow at the heart of our galaxy that could signal unseen matter colliding — or perhaps the frantic spin of dying stars.
3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress with ancient ovens and fossilized dough discovered in Sinai Desert - A 3,500-year-old Egyptian fortress has been discovered on an ancient military road in the north Sinai Desert.
Watch SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on Oct. 20 - SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit from California early Monday morning (Oct. 20), and you can watch the action live.
Surgery beats Ozempic for long-term health, Cleveland Clinic finds - Weight-loss surgery dramatically outperformed GLP-1 medications in improving longevity and reducing heart, kidney, and eye complications for people with obesity and diabetes.
Stanford scientists grow thousands of mini human brains using common food additive - Stanford scientists have solved a long-standing challenge in growing brain organoids by using a simple food additive to keep them from sticking together.
Humans Made California Wildfires More Dangerous, Though Not With Emissions - A new call to action by ecologists uses a numerical model to note that wildfires in places like California have been made worse by humans.  That doesn't mean it is human emissions .
Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds - The archaeological discovery in Croatia contains seven male skeletons scientists believe are 1,700 years old.
Lego is offering a FREE Northern Lights Diorama and double loyalty points until October 20 - Get a free Northern Lights diorama set and double loyalty points with purchases over $150 until October 20 and it's free to sign up to Lego Insiders.
Can you actually get high from licking a toad? - There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.
Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103 - Yang, one of the world's most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics.
Scientists just debunked the calcium and dementia myth - A long-term Australian study found that calcium supplements do not raise dementia risk in older women, countering previous fears.
Scientists finally read the hidden DNA code that shapes disease - EMBL researchers created SDR-seq, a next-generation tool that decodes both DNA and RNA from the same cell.
Starship Could Cut The Travel Time To Uranus In Half - The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system.

October 17, 2025

Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record - Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
Are We Really on the Brink of a Sixth Mass Extinction? - Scientists debate whether current extinction rates mark a planet-wide crisis or reflect a more nuanced reality, highlighting the challenges of defining and measuring human impact on biodiversity.
Ace Frehley leaves a space and sci-fi legacy in rock: A tribute to the 'Spaceman' from KISS - Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ace Frehley passed away on Thursday (Oct. 16), leaving behind a cosmic legacy.
First Evidence From Proto Earth May Be a Chemical Imbalance Hidden Inside Ancient Rocks - Learn about the chemical signature that may be the first evidence to come from proto Earth, the unruly first phrase of our planet's history.
If life on Mars exists, it may be preserved in a frozen time capsule - If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet’s icy surface.
AI Helps Decode Mysterious Prehistoric Cave Markings Known as Finger Flutings - Learn how AI trained on modern finger flutings offers a first step toward identifying the makers of prehistoric art and could bring forgotten voices back into history.
Ultrasound Can Blast Tumors Without Surgery and Is Already Approved for Some Cancer Treatments - Once known mostly for imaging, ultrasound is now being harnessed to treat a range of diseases, with promising results in cancer therapy.
From page to planet: Sci-fi author match-up - In this quiz, you'll be asked to pair famous sci-fi titles with their creators.
Shioli Katsuna on Mitsuki's 'Invasion' season 3 journey and her cool Apex Alien connection (exclusive) - 'Building that was a very careful and sensitive process because I had to imagine everything'
Scientists pinpoint genetic mutation that triples wheat production - Wheat is the world’s most widely cultivated cereal, with 799 million tonnes grown in 2023 alone.
Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency's ability to keep pollution out of air and water - Two academics look at the stakes involved with air and water pollution if the EPA's budget is cut.
Dead Ends is a fun, macabre medical history for kids - Ars chats with co-authors Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal about their delightful new children's book.
More Than a Feeling - How awe and wonder transform science and you The post More Than a Feeling appeared first on Nautilus .
For the 1st time, scientists discovered 'heavy water' in a disk forming exoplanets - V883 Orionis is a young star that formed in the Orion Nebula half a million years ago.
Star Wars: Starfighter: Release date, trailers, cast, and everything else we know - This Ryan Gosling-led standalone 'Star Wars' movie is coming to theaters in our galaxy in 2027.
NASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad - Preparations for the Artemis II mission continue despite the federal government shutdown.
AI Helps Doctors Look At Lots Of Data Fast For Diagnostic Clues - Actors, artists, and musicians are rightly worried about the impact of AI on their incomes but doctors and scientists welcome the help.
Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure - President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
US military greenlights up to 100 SpaceX launches per year from California - The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX's proposal to launch up to 100 rockets per year from Vandenberg Space Force Bas, which sits on California's rugged, beautiful and often cloudy central coast.
Could simple blood tests identify cancer earlier? - Blood tests that detect early cancer are coming to market.
Altmetric Will Now Include Your Podcast - In the early days of Science 2.0, blogging did not get a lot of institutional respect.
Lead poisoning has been a feature of our evolution - A recent study found lead in teeth from 2 million-year-old hominin fossils.
Alien Civilizations May Only Be Detectable For A Cosmic Blink Of An Eye - Alien civilizations may evolve so quickly that they are only detectable for a blink of cosmic time, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence.
Strange New Words: Space's sci-fi reader's club - Join Space.com's monthly, virtual reading community where we enjoy science fiction one short story at a time.
China launches internet satellites on 600th mission of Long March rocket (video) - A Long March 8A rocket lofted another batch of China's Guowang internet satellites on Wednesday evening (Oct. 15).
How the Brain Moves From Waking Life to Sleep (and Back Again) - Neuroscientists probing the boundary between sleep and awareness are finding many types of liminal states, which help explain the sleep disorders that can result when sleep transitions go wrong.
Could the world's 1st private space telescope help find stars with habitable exoplanets? - The world's first commercial astronomy space telescope will look for stars that may host habitable exoplanets.
ESA’s Swarm Constellation Sees Growth in the Magnetic Field’s 'Weak Spot' - Earth is a dynamic place, both on its surface and down to its very core.
The Orionid meteor shower peaks under dark, moonless skies next week. Here's how to see it - One of the more reliable annual meteor showers, the Orionids, peaks during a new moon, making 2025 an excellent year to watch for shooting stars in the autumn sky.
Injectable and self-healable glowing hydrogel achieves ultra-sensitive detection of formaldehyde - Researchers from the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering at National Taiwan University have developed a multifunctional hydrogel sensor for detecting formaldehyde.
Stars and satellites streak over Gemini North telescope | Space photo of the day for Oct. 17, 2025 - A striking new image from the Gemini North telescope captures the changing face of the night sky, where stars mingle ever more frequently with satellite trails.
Double-shelled carbon spheres drive cleaner nitrate-to-nitrogen conversion - Nitrate pollution in water threatens ecosystems and human health, yet removing it efficiently without producing harmful byproducts remains a challenge.
New insights into how salt gathers at common solvent surfaces - New research led by Flinders University has shed light on one of chemistry's big mysteries by describing how simple salts exist near the surface of liquid solvents.
'This moves the timeline forward significantly': Quantum computing breakthrough could slash pesky errors by up to 100 times - Researchers used a new technique called algorithmic fault tolerance (AFT) to cut the time and computational cost of quantum error correction by up to 100 times in simulations of neutral-atom architecture.
Scientist tackles key roadblock for AI in drug discovery - The drug development pipeline is a costly and lengthy process.
DAILY DOSE: Mysterious dots in space hints at new cosmic object; Obesity gene MC4R linked to lower cholesterol and heart-disease risk. - Research shows that variants of the MC4R gene are linked to lower cholesterol and heart disease risks despite obesity, challenging overall risk assumptions.
Orionids 2025: Meteor shower caused by Halley's Comet peaks as two new comets cross the sky - Comets Lemmon and SWAN will be at their brightest just as the annual Orionid meteor shower produced by Halley's Comet reaches its peak.
Horses became gentle and easy to ride thanks to two gene mutations - Horse breeders altered two genes by targeting certain traits in horses.
How to see Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) shine in the October sky - Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will make a close flyby of Earth on Oct. 21.
With 41% off, Celestron's lightweight and versatile TrailSeeker 8x42 binoculars are an absolute bargain in this deal - Right now, you can save $130 on the best binoculars we've tested for on-the-go stargazing
In Awe of Tiny Things - Artist and filmmaker Michael Benson on dung beetles, diatoms, and the human drive to explore The post In Awe of Tiny Things appeared first on Nautilus .
‘Sycophantic’ LLMs like GPT fail to challenge illogical medical queries - Large language models (LLMs) are meant to be helpful, but not at the expense of being honest.
This common liver supplement could boost cancer treatment success - Salk Institute scientists discovered that bile acids in the liver can weaken immune cell function, making immunotherapy less effective against liver cancer.
MIT finds traces of a lost world deep within planet Earth - Researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of Earth's earliest incarnation, preserved in ancient mantle rocks.
Saturn's moon Titan just broke one of chemistry’s oldest rules - Scientists from NASA and Chalmers University have discovered that incompatible substances can mix on Titan’s icy surface, breaking the “like dissolves like” rule of chemistry.
Tyrannosaurus next: a different view of dinosaurs - Aided by new discoveries and refined investigation methods, science is changing the way we see dinosaurs.

October 16, 2025

Russian cosmonauts install semiconductor experiment, jettison old HDTV camera during spacewalk outside ISS - Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky worked outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (Oct. 16), conducting a spacewalk to install, retrieve and jettison equipment.
Rogue black hole shocks astronomers with record radio blast - For the first time, scientists observed a black hole tearing apart a star far from its galaxy’s center, producing the fastest-changing radio signals ever recorded.
What Happened to Those "Little Red Dots" Webb Observed? - An international team of astronomers addressed the mystery of the "Little Red Dots" (LRDs) observed by Webb.
Manta Rays Dive Almost 4,000 Feet into the Deep Ocean — Not for Food, But for Directions - Learn how tracking data shows that manta rays plunge more than 4,000 feet down in the deep sea not to hunt, but to find their bearings and travel across the open ocean. 
Humans in Europe Might’ve Taken Toolmaking Inspiration From Neanderthals - Learn more about the differences between Lebanese and Italian tools, which contradict the theory that modern human migrations spread a single stone tool culture from the Near East to Europe.
Brain Cells on a Computer Chip Offer Advanced Medical Treatments and Use Less Energy - Learn more about the new biological computer that fuses brain cells and computer chips — and uses far less energy.
Ancient Human Brains Adapted From Exposure to Lead Poisoning, Providing an Evolutionary Advantage - Learn how lead exposure impacted ancient humans' health and brain activity up to 2 million years ago.
Are You Calm When Scared, or Do You Panic and Flee? A Brain Circuit Explains Why - A little-known brain region helps us decide when to panic and relax, reshaping our understanding of how fear works.
Comet Lemmon's ghostly tail haunts the skies above England (photo) - Photographer Josh Dury has captured a gorgeous view of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) brightening the skies above the UK as it nears planet Earth.
Research on Previously Unexamined Apollo 17 Moon Rocks Reveals Exotic Sulfur - Samples from one of the Apollo 17 drive tubes was recently opened and analyzed by Brown University researchers, who found surprising sulfur isotopes signatures inside.
Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea (video) - SpaceX video from Starship's Oct. 13 launch shows the rocket's Super Heavy booster hovering over the gulf before its dive into the deep.
Microbes Or Their DNA Could Survive In Martian Ice And A Future Rover Could Dig For It - Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the red planet.
Half-Male, Half-Female Spider Discovered In Thailand - A new arachnid species and a rare intersex specimen in one fell swoop The post Half-Male, Half-Female Spider Discovered In Thailand appeared first on Nautilus .
Homo Ergaster: The Early Human Who Looked Almost Like Us - Learn more about Homo ergaster , an early human ancestor with pivotal features.
Drip by drip: The hidden blueprint for stalagmite growth - Researchers have mathematically described stalagmite shapes, linking their forms to calcite precipitation rates and enhancing climate history reconstruction.
Dry ice may burrow through Mars like sandworms in 'Dune' - Blocks of carbon dioxide ice appear to carve mysterious gullies on Mars as they melt down dune slopes and blast away sand.
Stinkbug ‘leg organ’ grows fungi for unexpected purpose - Scientists have discovered a new kind of symbiotic organ on the hind legs of the adult female Japanese dinidorid stinkbug Megumenum gracilicorne.
CO2 levels reach record new high, locking in more global warming - Greenhouse gas concentrations increased by a record amount in 2024 as more carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide became locked in Earth's atmosphere, a World Meteorological Organization report finds.
The Life of James W.C. Pennington: Teacher of Newtown, Student of Yale (1833–1838) - James W.C. Pennington shaped education for freedom, built community structures, and integrated activism against slavery and segregation during his life.
Astronomers close in on ancient signal from 'one of the most unexplored periods in our universe' - A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.
A Mind on Fire: Stephen Greenblatt’s Marlowe and the Invention of Modern Risk - Stephen Greenblatt resurrects Christopher Marlowe’s perilous brilliance—poet, spy, heretic—in a vivid portrait of genius forged amid Elizabethan danger.
Watch the 2nd-ever launch of China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket (video) - The Chinese company Orienspace's Gravity-1 solid rocket launched for the second time ever on Oct. 10, sending three satellites to orbit from the deck of a ship.
An Iranian volcano appears to have woken up — 700,000 years after its last eruption - Taftan volcano near the border of Pakistan has shown signs of unrest in recent years.
Quitting smoking, even late in life, linked to slower cognitive decline - Quitting smoking significantly slows cognitive decline in older adults, potentially reducing dementia risk, but further research is necessary.
Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private space station in 2026 - Vast's Haven-1 is poised to become the first privately built space station, marking a turning point in the post-International Space Station era.
Bears kill seven people in Japan this year as attacks hit record high - Seven people have died since April this year - the highest number since figures started being recorded in 2006, officials say.
SpaceX has plans to launch Falcon Heavy from California—if anyone wants it to - There's no big rush to bring SpaceX's Falcon Heavy to Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Black eyes, orbital fractures and retinal detachment: Pickleball-related eye injuries are on the rise in the US - A new analysis suggests the rate of pickleball-related eye injuries has increased dramatically in the U.S. as the sport gains popularity.
Rule-breaking black hole destroys star in puzzling way: 'This is truly extraordinary' - The so-called tidal disruption event also produced two puzzling delayed outbursts.
Record-breaking 'dark object' found hiding within a warped 'Einstein ring' 10 billion light-years away - Researchers have found a suspected clump of dark matter lurking within the luminous halo of a well-known "Einstein ring."
The Oral-B iO Series 9 is one of our all-time favorite smart-enabled electric toothbrushes and now it's $100 cheaper - The ultra-advanced Oral-B iO Series 9 electric toothbrush is back on sale, now with a huge 30% discount at Best Buy and Walmart.
'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars - Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in a star.
The Big Picture: Pixel Poetry – Inside an AMOLED Screen at Microscopic Scale - AMOLED displays utilize microscopic organic LEDs for vibrant images, delivering inky blacks and high contrast thanks to self-emissive sub-pixels.
Antarctica is starting to look a lot like Greenland—and that isn’t good - Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole.
Watch Europe's upcoming PLATO exoplanet hunter spread its 'wings' (video) - PLATO powered up and extended its solar panels as the exoplanet-hunting spacecraft readies for launch as soon as December.
Chasing comets: How to photograph comets Lemmon and 3I/ATLAS - Comets don't visit often — here's how to capture comet Lemmon, comet 3I/ATLAS, on your camera as they dance across our skies.
Coca Leaf: Native Heritage Or Dangerous Drug? - Due to President Clinton's 1994 DSHEA law (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994), and diverting science funding to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a large number of people believe acupuncture works and that supplements can be alternatives to medicine.Acupuncture is the placebo effect but some natural p
This Lego Star Wars set is an awesome recreation of the iconic movie logo and is now at its lowest ever price - A brilliant focal point for any Star Wars Lego collection, this 700-piece set has a 20% saving in this Amazon deal.
5,000-year-old skeleton masks and skull cups made from human bones discovered in China - Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural material.
New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor' - Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — "Space Armor," a multi-functional composite that could protect both spacecraft and astronauts.
Sinking megacities at risk from fastest sea level rise in millennia - Coastal megacities in southeastern China face a future of accelerating sea level rise compounded by sinking land caused mostly by human activities, according to a new study in the journal Nature.
Where the ridge meets the river | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2025 - From above Earth, LandSat 9's keen eye captures a stunning Y-shaped meeting of ridge and river in China's Tarim Basin.
Toyota to launch world's first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 — they're expected to last longer and charge faster - New solid-state batteries will be made from a new "highly durable" cathode material and will power a car for much longer than conventional EV batteries.
Northern lights may be visible in 15 US states tonight - Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted for tonight.
Robotic platform uses AI to cut chemical process design time from months to days - A team from the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) has developed an innovative robotic platform, powered by artificial intelligence, that promises to revolutionize the design of sustainable chemical processes.
'Star Wars,' 'Blade Runner,' and 'The Thing' poster artist Drew Struzan dies at 78 - Struzan's signature artwork defined an entire generation of Hollywood filmmaking.
DAILY DOSE: New York confirms first locally acquired chikungunya in six years; Study finds no link between first-trimester mRNA COVID vaccination and birth defects. - New York reports its first local chikungunya case in six years, emphasizing mosquito control and precautions for public health safety.
From poison to power: How lead exposure helped shape human intelligence - Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became.
Cities across the world are sinking. Here’s how they might rebound - Affected coastal cities tend to flood more often — a growing threat in this era of continuing sea level rise.
Stalagmites adhere to a single mathematical rule, scientists discover - Scientists discover all stalagmites growing from cave floors follow a mathematical rule that explains how these mineral formations develop into different shapes.
Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today - Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy will conduct a spacewalk outside the ISS today (Oct. 16), and you can watch it live.
Can Embracing the Unknown Save Us From Dystopia? - An interview with Daniel Wilson, author of shamanic techno-thriller Hole in the Sky The post Can Embracing the Unknown Save Us From Dystopia?
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 130th Falcon 9 flight of the year - SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites on Thursday morning (Oct. 16), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.
Asteroid Ryugu’s hidden waters could explain how Earth got its oceans - Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping theories of how Earth gained its oceans.
Greener gold: Sustainable gold extraction process achieved through cyanide recycling - Since the modern gold rushes of the 1970s and 1980s, gold has been one of Australia's major exports.
A giant asteroid hit Earth, but its crater is missing - Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact.
Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists - Australia's rainforests are the first in the world to make the "concerning" switch, say scientists.
Scientists just found real teeth growing on a fish’s head - Scientists discovered true teeth growing on the head of the spotted ratfish, a distant shark relative.
Artificial reef created at offshore wind farm - The reef protects the wind turbine and serves as a home for a wide range of marine life.
Mexico’s scientists urge rules on gene-edited crops - Mexican scientists call for regulations to distinguish between gene-edited and genetically modified (GM) crops.
Forged in fire: The 900°C heat that built Earth’s stable continents - New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust.
Quantum crystals could spark the next tech revolution - Auburn scientists have designed new materials that manipulate free electrons to unlock groundbreaking applications.
How Black Holes Produce Powerful Relativistic Jets - In a recent study, theoretical physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt described the origin of powerful jets emanating from the core regions of galaxies using a series of complex simulations.
Who or what dug Mars’ mysterious gullies? The answer is explosive - CO₂ ice blocks on Mars may dig gullies as they slide and sublimate in the thin atmosphere.

October 15, 2025

Netherlands' renewables drive putting pressure on its power grid - Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.
This tiny worm uses static electricity to hunt flying insects - A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley.
Mom’s voice boosts language-center development in preemies’ brains, study finds - A study shows that premature babies exposed to their mother's voice recordings have enhanced language pathways, promoting early brain development.
The Taurid Meteor Showers Are Already Shining, and May Flash Shimmering Fireballs This Fall 2025 - Observe the fiery Southern and Northern Taurids, a pair of potentially flashy meteor showers that are set to peak this November 2025, all thanks to the debris of an ancient comet.
Woman Consumed Eight Frogs Alive to Cure Her Back Pain, and Science Says This May Have Ancient Roots - Learn how an unconventional folk cure landed one woman in the hospital, yet the idea that frogs hold pain-relieving powers isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds.
The Oldest Dinosaur Was Nyasasaurus, Which Lived During the Middle Triassic and Stood 3 Feet Tall - The oldest dinosaur was named Nyasasaurus.
Ancient Shipwreck Cargo Sheds Light on Iron Age Trade And a Lost Mediterranean Seaport  - Learn about three ship cargoes that were found off the coast of Israel, unveiling the history of an ancient port where trade flourished. 
Not-so-dark matter? Mysterious substance might leave red and blue 'fingerprints' on light - A new study suggests dark matter could subtly tint or polarize light, leaving faint color clues that next-generation telescopes might detect.
The Nautilus Reading List About the Cosmos - Our writers have read a universe of books on space and astronomy.
Rice weevil on a grain of rice wins 2025 Nikon Small World contest - Nikon Small World photomicrography contest is an annual reminder that science can be beautiful as well as informative.