Today's Science News

November 16, 2025

NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite - Set to track sea levels across more than 90% of Earth’s ocean, the mission must first get into orbit.

November 15, 2025

Chinese Astronauts Return After a Delay Imposed by Space Junk - The Shenzhou-20 mission's three-person crew has returned home after more than a week of delays caused by damage to their spacecraft, allegedly caused by an impact with a tiny piece of space debris.

Thousands take to streets of Glasgow to highlight 'climate emergency' - Demonstrators marched through the city centre on a day of global action to coincide with the COP30 climate talks in Brazil.

When Mountains Melt: The Lethal Physics Behind California’s Burn-Scar Mudslides - Southern California's atmospheric river isn't just heavy rain—it's a perfect storm of physics and geology.

The Seven Sisters Have Thousands of Hidden Siblings - Astronomers have discovered that the famous Pleiades star cluster, otherwise known as the

The Solar System Is Racing Through Space Far Faster Than Expected - Astronomers have discovered that our Solar System is moving through the universe more than three times faster than cosmological models predict, a finding that challenges fundamental assumptions about how the universe works.

Thousands march outside COP30 summit in call for action - This is the first time since 2021 that protesters have been allowed to demonstrate outside the UN talks.

Thousands take to streets to highlight 'climate emergency' - Demonstrators marched through Glasgow city centre on a day of global action to coincide with the COP30 climate talks in Brazil.

Expert advice for new stargazers: How to begin your amateur astronomy journey - Astronomers and expert stargazers share their top skywatching tips for beginners

New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints - An experimental drug compound could be a promising treatment for harmful diabetes complications, per a new study in lab mice and human cells.

Animals of the Cambrian Period Experienced a Great Evolutionary Surge, Shaping Life Today - How animals of the Cambrian period experienced the Cambrian Explosion, which shaped life today and could help researchers understand life on other planets.

Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Nov. 10, 2025: Which hit show on Hulu was just renewed for season 2? - Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 186 — Snow on the Moon? - On Episode 186 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Jim Green, NASA's former chief scientist, about snow on the moon.

How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the moon - An expert discusses how the space race to the moon could lead to possible warfare, and how policies could avoid future conflict.

Medieval Hungarian duke was murdered in a brutal and coordinated attack, forensic analysis reveals - The skeleton of Béla, the Duke of Macsó, shows that he was murdered by three assailants in a bloody and coordinated attack.

Life Might Show Up As Pink And Yellow Clouds On Distant Worlds - Carl Sagan, along with co-author Edwin Salpeter, famously published a paper in the 70s about the possibility of finding life in the cloud of Jupiter.

Wyoming dinosaur mummies give us a new view of duck-billed species - Exquisitely preserved fossils come from a single site in Wyoming.

Science news this week: Powerful solar storms, exploding comets and pigs from hell - Nov. 15, 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.

Scientists melt early protein clumps and shut down Alzheimer’s damage - Researchers found that tau proteins don’t jump straight into forming Alzheimer’s-associated fibrils—first they assemble into soft, reversible clusters.

Scientists invent way to use E. coli to create and dye rainbow-colored fabric in the lab - Scientists have used a novel method to create sustainable, rainbow-colored fibers using bacteria in the lab.

Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its epic landing on a ship at sea (video) - Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket just aced its second-ever mission —and returned to Earth safely for the first time.

What's the darkest place in the solar system? What about the universe? - Space looks very dark from Earth.

After Pre-Diabetes, Will CDC Call Pre-Hypertension A Pandemic Next? - A new paper says that before your blood pressure rose, hypertension was already damaging blood vessels and brain matter.

SpaceX launches 2 rockets less than 4 hours apart from Florida's Space Coast (video) - SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in less than four hours overnight Friday (Nov. 14), adding another 58 satellites to its Starlink broadband megaconstellation.

NASA Faces Another Shift in Its Leadership — and in Its Vision - The next few months are likely to bring a dramatic transition for NASA, under the leadership of a new administrator who has new ideas about changing the course of the space agency.

These Are the THC Derivatives Poised to Go Up In Smoke - These Are the THC Derivatives Poised to Go Up In Smoke: A stopgap spending bill may decimate a weed-infused segment of the economy.

Ancient Chinese tombs reveal a hidden 4,000-year pattern - Researchers digitally mapped ancient Chinese tombs and discovered that their distribution mirrors shifts in political stability, population movements, and natural geography.

55-million-year-old fossils reveal bizarre crocs that dropped from trees - Scientists uncovered Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells, revealing the secret lives of ancient mekosuchine crocodiles that once dominated inland ecosystems.

Ancient Roman Glass Reveals a Hidden “Language” - Ancient Roman Glass Reveals a Hidden “Language”: Closer inspection of Roman possessions has highlighted possible networks of artisans.

6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite - Data from Sentinel-6B will continue a decades-long record of sea surface height, helping to improve coastal planning, protect critical infrastructure, and advance weather forecasts.

November 14, 2025

A Third of Humanity Has a Headache - And the pounding has persisted for more than 30 years The post A Third of Humanity Has a Headache appeared first on Nautilus .

Do Octopuses Dream? Their Colorful, Skin-Changing Sleep Cycles May Hold the Answer - Learn the surprising similarities between the sleep cycles of octopuses and humans, and how an octopus’ skin may reveal what they dream about.

100 Years of Menus Reveal How Food Has Quietly Shaped Political Alliances - Learn how 457 Portuguese state menus reveal a century of political messaging, alliance-building, and quiet diplomatic strategy.

An Explanation For The JWST's Puzzling Early Galaxies - The JWST surprised when it detected very early galaxies that were extremely luminous.

China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station — for now - The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency.

Genes may predict suicide risk in depression - A study finds early-onset depression has stronger hereditary links and higher suicide risk, emphasizing the need for targeted healthcare strategies.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks next week. Here's what to expect - For North America, the best time to look will be before dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Archaeologists Uncover Lost Opioid Tradition in Ancient Egypt - Chemical traces in a royal vase suggest the narcotic may have been a routine part of life The post Archaeologists Uncover Lost Opioid Tradition in Ancient Egypt appeared first on Nautilus .

It’s National Pickle Day! Here’s a 4,000-Year Journey of Preservation - Pickling, a 4,000-year-old preservation method, transformed food storage across civilizations.

Why Do Dogs Let Out That Long, Disappointed Sigh?  - Learn more about why dogs sigh, and how it likely isn’t because they’re disappointed or upset with you.

Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable. - When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete.

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for International Ocean Tracking Mission - NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Sentinel-6B, an international mission delivering critical sea level and ocean data to

Celestial Poetry Illuminates Astronomy - A lyrical observation in verse turns out to be a glimpse at a star’s last gasp The post Celestial Poetry Illuminates Astronomy appeared first on Nautilus .

The solar system may be racing through space 3 times faster than expected. Is the standard model of cosmology wrong? - The solar system is moving through space over three times as fast as estimated, calling into question our best model of the universe and its evolution.

Three astronauts are stuck on China’s space station without a safe ride home - "This does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return."

Risk, Resilience, and the Power of Community Preferences - Climate adaptation starts locally.

New Jersey man dies from meat allergy triggered by tick bite - A man in New Jersey has died from a meat allergy that people can develop after being bitten by certain tick species.

World’s oldest RNA extracted from Ice Age woolly mammoth - Sequencing an ancient creature’s RNA opens up a new window into extinct life.

Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface - Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun.

Dogs came in a wide range of sizes and shapes long before modern breeds - Life with humans changed dogs in some dramatic ways, and it didn't take long.

Mapping Dark Matter - This image released on June 30, 2025, combines data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to visualize dark matter.

NASA Glenn Teams Win 2025 R&D 100 Awards - NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has earned 2025 R&D 100 Awards for developing a system that delivers high-speed internet for space and

Machine Learning Discovers Quasars Acting as Lenses - Astronomers have used machine learning to discover seven new quasar lens systems, arrangements where a quasar's host galaxy bends light from a more distant galaxy behind it.

Scientist pleaded guilty to smuggling Fusarium graminearum into US. But what is it? - Early warning system being developed by universities may slow the plant pathogen.

China's 900 Metre Impact Crater Rewrites Recent History - Scientists have discovered a 900 metre wide impact crater in southern China, the largest modern meteorite scar on Earth.

The Standard Cosmological Model Is The Simplest Model Of The Universe, But Not The Only One - A new study of supernovae suggests that the standard model of cosmology isn't quite right.

Mammoth RNA sequenced for the first time, marking a giant leap toward understanding prehistoric life - Scientists successfully sequence the RNA from woolly mammoths found in Siberia that lived up between 10,000 thousand and 50,000 years ago.

Fierce Debate About Earth’s First Animal Heats Up - Fierce Debate About Earth’s First Animal Heats Up: Are you Team Sponge or Team Comb Jelly?

Maryland lawmakers demand answers for NASA changes at Goddard Space Flight Center - Lawmakers are demanding answers from NASA about unexplained building closures and workforce losses at the Goddard Space Flight Center during the government shutdown.

IBM unveils two new quantum processors — including one that offers a blueprint for fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2029 - IBM has released two new complex quantum processors alongside a new framework that would allow us to track the first demonstration of quantum advantage.

Researchers use living fossils to uncover a wealth of genes for seed improvement - Seed plants are essential as a source of food, fuel, medicine, and more.

The Immortal Life Of Beef Cells - Ranchers and vegans don't agree on much but they agree that lab-grown meat is a bad idea.

Is Trash Evolving Raccoons Into the Next Household Pet? - Like wolves that once became dogs, trash pandas appear to be adapting anatomically to life alongside humans, slowly stepping toward domestication.

‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries - The simulation hypothesis suggests reality may be a virtual construct, echoing religious themes about existence, creators, and the nature of the soul.

What's the deal with the deep space transmission and alien 'happy' virus in Apple TV's 'Pluribus'? - Puzzled about Apple TV's new sci-fi series from Vince Gilligan?

Mixing Is the Heartbeat of Deep Lakes. At Crater Lake, It’s Slowing Down. - The physics of mixing water layers — an interplay of wind, climate and more — makes lakes work.

Deep 'scratches' and craters on Mars tell the tale of a Red Planet ice age - New images from the Mars Express orbiter reveal evidence of a past ice age at Mars's mid-latitudes and shine light on the planet's dynamic climate history.

Viltrox AF 27mm f/ 1.2 Pro lens review - The Viltrox AF 27mm f/ 1.2 Pro lens is extremely well made, like all lenses in Viltrox’s PRO and LAB series.

Giant North American 'hell pigs' could crunch bones like lions 30 million years ago, tooth analysis reveals - Archaeotherium, or North American "hell pigs," had different feeding strategies depending on their size, according to preliminary research presented at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2025 annual meeting.

Study finds adults who consumed more ultra-processed foods had higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer - A study links ultra-processed food consumption to a 45% increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer in women under 50.

Miniature Binary Star System Hosts Three Earth-sized Exoplanets - A new discovery adds to the growing menagerie of exoplanets.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket came back home after taking aim at Mars - "Never before in history has a booster this large nailed the landing on the second try."

Bumblebees and Ants Battle in Violent Nectar Wars, Leading to Death and Food Shortage - Learn about the enduring conflict between bumblebees and argentine ants, culminating in wars over nectar.

DAILY DOSE TEMPLATE: Grain-Sized Microrobots Steer Drugs Through Blood Vessels; Lifestyle “Stack” to Grow and Protect the Brain. - Researchers created grain-sized microrobots for targeted drug delivery in blood vessels, showing high success in preclinical trials, but safety assessments pending.

Eruptions of ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of ancient continental breakups - Waves in Earth's mantle created by the rifting of continents may peel the planet's crust from below, feeding volcanoes in the middle of the ocean.

Catalyst turns methane into bioactive compounds for the first time - Natural gas—one of the planet's most abundant energy sources—is primarily composed of methane, ethane, and propane.

Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after suspected 'space junk' strike left them stranded in space - The Shenzhou-20 crew of Chen Dong, Wang Jie and Chen Zhongrui have landed back on Earth after a suspected piece of space junk left them stranded on China's Tiangong space station.

NOAA satellite sees glowing auroras from orbit | Space photo of the day for Nov. 14, 2025 - A powerful geomagnetic storm created a series of brilliant auroras recently for observers across North America.

Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy - Stars of all ages are on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the sparkling spiral galaxy called NGC 6000, located 102 million light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.

Malaria rapid diagnostic test ‘not fit for purpose’ - Researchers say a widely used malaria test is giving too many false-negative results in Southeast Asia.

Ocean in coastal areas becoming more acidic than previously thought - Research indicates coastal areas are acidifying faster due to upwelling, threatening marine ecosystems and global fisheries' economies.

Demand for JWST's Observational Time Hits A New Peak - Getting time on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the dream of many astronomers.

Sun fires off 2nd-strongest flare of 2025, sparking radio blackouts across Africa - The eruption was accompanied by a CME, which is currently under analysis to assess whether any part of it is headed for Earth.

'Kitten Space Agency' is the spiritual successor to 'Kerbal Space Program', and they have an ex-SpaceX engineer on the team (interview) - DayZ and Kerbal Space Program's creators have joined forces with an ex-SpaceX engineer to create the ultimate spaceflight simulator.

Hidden signatures of ancient Rome’s master craftsmen revealed - Hallie Meredith's research unveils ancient Roman glasswork artisans' collaborative efforts through hidden symbols, reshaping perspectives on their craftsmanship.

Birds are singing longer, thanks to light pollution - In light-polluted areas, birds spend an average of 50 minutes more per day singing.

Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer trap and other artifacts 'melting out of the ice' in Norway's mountains - The well-preserved reindeer trap may be unique in Europe.

Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch - NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.

Science finally solves a 700-year-old royal murder - Genetic, isotopic, and forensic evidence has conclusively identified the remains of Duke Béla of Macsó and uncovered remarkable details about his life, ancestry, and violent death.

Scientists uncover a massive hidden crater in China that rewrites Earth’s recent history - A massive, well-preserved impact crater has been uncovered in Guangdong, revealing the signature of a powerful meteorite strike during the Holocene.

Astronomers spot a rare planet-stripping eruption on a nearby star - Scientists have finally confirmed a powerful coronal mass ejection from another star, using LOFAR radio data paired with XMM-Newton’s X-ray insights.

Breakthrough shows light can move atoms in 2D semiconductors - Laser light can physically distort Janus TMD materials, revealing how their asymmetrical structure amplifies light-driven forces.

Scientists uncover hidden atomic process that supercharges propylene production - Scientists have decoded the atomic-level secrets behind catalysts that turn propane into propylene.

Science history: Chemists discover buckyballs — the most perfect molecules in existence — Nov. 14, 1985 - Over a feverish 10-day period, scientists synthesized and described a new class of carbon molecules, called buckminster fullerenes, after the iconic 20th-century inventor.

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video) - The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.

New malaria drug heralds resistance breakthrough - If approved, GanLum would be the first new malaria treatment since 1999.

NASA, Blue Origin Launch Two Spacecraft to Study Mars, Solar Wind - A pair of NASA spacecraft ultimately destined for Mars will study how its magnetic environment is impacted by the Sun.

Massive hidden waves are rapidly melting Greenland’s glaciers - Researchers in Greenland used a 10-kilometer fiber-optic cable to track how iceberg calving stirs up warm seawater.

Satellite images reveal the fastest Antarctic glacier retreat ever - Hektoria Glacier’s sudden eight-kilometer collapse stunned scientists, marking the fastest modern ice retreat ever recorded in Antarctica.

Are Rare Earths Really That Rare? - Misnomers and international trade The post Are Rare Earths Really That Rare?

New prediction breakthrough delivers results shockingly close to reality - Researchers have created a prediction method that comes startlingly close to real-world results.

This Huge Lizard Stalked the Earth Before Dinos - The newly named reptile, Tainrakuasuchus bellator, had a mouth brimming with sharp teeth to snatch prey The post This Huge Lizard Stalked the Earth Before Dinos appeared first on Nautilus .

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4702-4708: It’s Only Spooky Here on Earth Today! - By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, U.K.

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4695-4701: Searching for Answers at Monte Grande - Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4689-4694: Drill in the Boxwork Unit is GO! - Written by Catherine O'Connell-Cooper, APXS Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick

November 13, 2025

Scientists find a molecule that mimics exercise and slows aging - Exercise appears to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped out how it happens—and how a simple oral compound can mimic it.

Scientists uncover a hidden limit inside human endurance - Ultra-endurance athletes can push their bodies to extraordinary extremes, but even they run into a hard biological wall.

Radio Signals Detected From Comet 3I/ATLAS — What Its Interstellar Origins Reveal - Learn what makes Comet 3I/Atlas, the third interstellar object ever observed entering into our solar system, so significant for space research.

5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal - The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal for a variety of reasons.

Falling Asleep Is More Like Plunging Off a Cliff Than We Thought - It’s not the gradual slip into darkness that scientists assumed The post Falling Asleep Is More Like Plunging Off a Cliff Than We Thought appeared first on Nautilus .

Tiny Tropical Spiders Build Giant Fake Versions of Themselves to Scare Off Predators - Learn more about two spider species that use their webs to create complex spider doppelgängers for protection from large predators.

New Research Helps Narrow the Search for Elusive Neutrino Sources - A research team has conducted the first systematic search for optical counterparts to a neutrino

And Since You Mention SNAP, - Among others oozing angst about “democratic socialist” Zohran Mamdani’s election were two refugees from the USSR (one was Garry Kasparov) speaking on an anti-semitism panel Tuesday.

Could alien life be found in the clouds of an exoplanet? - It's based on the colorful microorganisms that live in the clouds on Earth.

Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time after acing Mars ESCAPADE launch for NASA - Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket launched for the second time ever today (Nov. 13), sending NASA's twin Mars ESCAPADE probes aloft —and acing an epic booster landing at sea.

A Rare Alabaster Vase Reveals the First Clear Evidence of Opium Use in Ancient Egypt - Learn how residue trapped inside a Xerxes-era alabaster jar revealed a long-overlooked tradition of opium in ancient Egypt.

Tiny chips hitch a ride on immune cells to sites of inflammation - Tiny chips can be powered by infrared light if they're near the brain's surface.

ISS astronauts take cover from radiation as solar storms spark auroras across the planet - The International Space Station's three Russian cosmonauts were instructed to spend a night in a laboratory module to shelter from radiation during a solar storm.

These Martian Caves Might Point to Life - Newly discovered Martian caves were possibly formed by water and may contain traces of life The post These Martian Caves Might Point to Life appeared first on Nautilus .

What if the aliens come and we just can’t communicate? - Ars chats with particle physicist Daniel Whiteson about his new book Do Aliens Speak Physics?

More Research Shows That Enceladus Has A Stable Ocean That Could Host Life - Is Saturn's moon Enceladus habitable?

Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) splits into 3 pieces after a close brush with the sun (video) - C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has broken into three distinct pieces following its closest approach to the sun on Oct. 8.

New image of 'other comet ATLAS' reveals it's breaking apart ahead of close approach to Earth - New images show that comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has fragmented after passing its closest point to the sun, ahead of its close approach to Earth later this month.

Our dogs' diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age - A new study suggests their physical transformation began much earlier than we previously thought.

If The Supernova Standard Candle Is Wrong, It Could Solve The Hubble Tension - New evidence suggests the standard model of cosmology is wrong, but the results could resolve the long-standing Hubble Tension problem in modern cosmology.

This budget-friendly Fenix 8 alternative hits the lowest-ever price ahead of Black Friday - Save 22% on the Garmin Instinct 3 Solar at Amazon.

Algorithms reveal how propane becomes propylene for everyday products - Countless everyday products, from plastic squeeze bottles to outdoor furniture, are derived by first turning propane into propylene.

Machine learning teaches membranes to sort by chemical affinity - Ultrafiltration membranes used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and other industrial processes have long relied on separating molecules by size.

Northern lights may be visible in 10 states Nov. 13 - Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine as geomagnetic storm conditions could continue tonight.

2 million black 'streaks' on Mars finally have an explanation, solving 50-year mystery - A new analysis of data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals that the majority of the Red Planet's dark "slope streaks" did not form as most researchers previously assumed.

Tracking the winds that have turned Mars into a planet of dust - Tracking winds across Mars' surface and their association with dust storms.

Study reveals why the brain 'zones out' when you're exhausted - Your sleep-deprived brain behaves as if you were about to nod off to sleep, even when you're awake.

The Crocodile’s First Fierce Relative Stalked Earth 240 Million Years Ago - Meet Tainrakuasuchus Bellator , crocodile’s earliest known relative, equipped with fierce teeth and tough armor, making him a predator from the start.

US military wants to track 'potential threats' coming from the moon - As the moon becomes the center of the new space race, the United States is looking for new ways to track spacecraft and other objects flying to or from lunar space.

UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales - Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.

BioLite Dash 450 headlamp review - BioLite continues to light up our world with the USB-C chargeable, IPX4-rated Dash 450.

Astrophotographer spies a spiral galaxy bursting with starbirth (photo) - "This is one of my favourite galaxies for testing new equipment."

The Rust That Could Reveal Alien Life - Iron rusts.

The Search for Worlds in the Making - Astronomers have deployed a survey with the most memorable and tasty acronym in astrophysics - SPAM, The Search for Protoplanets with Aperture Masking - to catch planets in the act of being born.

ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it - The European Space Agency has completed the Orion service module for NASA's Artemis 4 mission to the moon, which was saved from cancellation earlier this year by the U.S. Congress

Fat Molecules in Deep-Sea Mud Volcanoes Reveal How Microbes Survive Extreme Conditions - Learn more about the fat molecules researchers discovered in deep-sea mud volcanoes and the clues they offer to microbial adaptations.

The Universe is Decelerating and Standard Candles Aren't So Standard According to a New Study - A new study argues that the Universe is decelerating, based on a correlation between the brightness of Type-Ia supernovae and the age of their host galaxies.

It's Time to Give the Moon Its Own Time - Tracking time is one of those things that seems easy, until you really start to get into the details of what time actually is.

Earth's magnetic field has a weak spot — and it's getting bigger, putting astronauts and satellites at risk - This could be bad news for satellites and spacefarers.

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket blasts off | Space photo of the day for Nov. 13, 2025 - The launch helped strengthen Europe's ambitions in climate monitoring, disaster response and maritime security.

New 'Dragon Hatchling' AI architecture modeled after the human brain could be a key step toward AGI, researchers claim - Scientists say a new kind of AI could bridge the gap between current systems and machines that learn and think more like us.

5 things to remember when talking to a chatbot - When using ChatGPT or other chatbots, remember your voice matters and watch out for flattery and hallucinations.

"The Celestron Inspire 100AZ telescope has more to get excited about than many of its cut-price rivals" — it just hit the best price of the year in this early Black Friday deal - The 100AZ is our best telescope for beginners and kids, with a host of user-friendly features that make viewing the moon and planets a breeze.

Scientists find a surprising twist in Earth's magnetic field - Parts of Earth's magnetic field work in reverse compared to what long-standing models predict, new research suggests.

Parts of Arizona are being sucked dry, with areas of land sinking 6 inches per year, satellite data reveals - Groundwater extraction has caused parts of the Willcox Basin to subside by up to 12 feet since the 1950s.