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James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand design' spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can't explain how it got so big, so fast
Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang has scientists stumped.
'Alien plant' fossil discovered near Utah ghost town doesn't belong to any known plant families, living or extinct
Fossilized plant remains discovered near a Utah ghost town have stumped scientists, who are unable to link them to any modern or extinct plants.
'Truly extraordinary' ancient offerings, including statues of snakes and a child priest, found submerged in 'healing' spring in Italy
The remains of ancient bronze statues, including sculpted snakes up to 35 inches long, have been found within a hot spring in Italy.
Killer squirrels have developed taste for flesh — and voles are running for their lives
Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, California.
Rare army general and chariot unearthed among China's Terracotta Warriors
The life-size clay figurines offer new insights into the organization and structure of China's army 2,000 years ago.
NASA commander Suni Williams meets tentacled Astrobee robot on ISS
The robot's flexible arms are a technology demonstration that could one day aid in satellite maintenance and space debris management.
Fatal familial insomnia: a genetic condition where people never sleep again
As fatal familial insomnia progresses, patients completely stop sleeping and enter a coma-like state that results in death within months.
Person in Louisiana hospitalized with H5N1 in nation's 1st severe case
A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the United States' first serious case of H5N1 bird flu, following 60 milder cases this year.
Centuries-old floor patched with sliced bones discovered in the Netherlands
DIY-ers in northern Holland filled a large gap in a tile floor with precisely sliced cow bones several centuries ago.
Surprise discovery in alien planet's atmosphere could upend decades of planet formation theory
The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.
Boeing Starliner astronauts could spend nearly 300 days stuck in space — is that a new record?
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will spend at least nine consecutive months aboard the International Space Station after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth empty. Is their extended spaceflight record-setting?
'I knew they were something special': New York homeowner discovers mastodon jaw fossils in backyard
A New York homeowner, in Scotchtown, Orange County, was "thrilled" to find mastodon fossils in their backyard, which museum staff plan to study to learn more about the last ice age.
'Stranded' NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025 due to SpaceX capsule issues, NASA reveals
Due to a delay with SpaceX's Dragon capsule, NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were meant to spend 10 days in space in June 2024, will now not return to Earth until late March 2025 at the earliest, NASA announced.
Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
James Webb telescope spies stunning 'Firefly Sparkle' galaxy — a baby clone of the Milky Way being 'assembled brick by brick' in the early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a baby, Milky Way-like galaxy that formed more than 13 billion years ago. This "Firefly Sparkle" galaxy could reveal how our own galaxy evolved.
13 ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues to help them talk in the afterlife
More than a dozen ancient gold tongues have been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
New study confirms the moon is older than we realized — and reveals why we previously got it wrong
Scientists have shown that a "remelting event" more than 4.3 billion years ago "reset" the internal clock of most lunar rocks, which has helped obscure the moon's true age.
270 million-year-old saber-toothed predator from 'ghost' lineage looked like a bald dog
Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group.
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40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months
The "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.
