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'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core
The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed.
Sunrise on the moon captured by Blue Ghost spacecraft after NASA and Firefly Aerospace announce successful lunar landing
The Blue Ghost spacecraft has taken its first images of the lunar surface as Firefly Aerospace and NASA celebrate a successful moon landing.
Fast radio burst traced to the outskirts of an ancient 'graveyard' galaxy — and the cause remains a mystery
Scientists have traced a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) to the edge of an ancient galaxy where star formation has drastically dropped. Researchers are struggling to explain what caused it.
1,500-year-old skeleton found in chains in Jerusalem was a female 'extreme ascetic'
Archaeologists were surprised that the skeleton of a person wrapped in heavy chains was female.
Key to faster 6G speeds lies in letting new AI architecture take control, scientists say
Scientists are developing AI models that analyze wireless traffic as a whole, making high-speed networks such as 6G more rapid and reliable for users of cell phones and other mobile devices.
Yup'ik masks: Carvings depicting distorted spirits' faces dreamed up by shamans in Alaska
These masks, known for their distortion and asymmetry, are one of the oldest kinds of art in southwest Alaska.
When did modern humans reach each of the 7 continents?
Ideas about the global dispersal of Homo sapiens have changed over time.
Ancient seafloor spreading 15 million years ago caused sea levels to plummet
Between 15 million and 6 million years ago, a drop in ocean crust production may have lowered sea level by 26 to 32 meters.
Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano may unleash devastating eruptions more often than we thought, ancient outburst suggests
A new look at an ancient eruption at Campi Flegrei raises new questions about the propensity of the still-active volcano, located near Naples, to produce major eruptions in the future.
Katy Perry will launch to space with historic all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
Perry and a celebrity female crew will launch on Blue Origin's NS-31 mission this spring.
Space photo of the week: The last view of the 'Great Comet of 2025' for half a million years
Beautifully captured against a starry sky, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) — dubbed by some as the "Great Comet of 2025" — shines brightly after its last approach to the sun for hundreds of thousands of years.
Why do cats make a weird face after smelling something?
"Stink face" seems silly to us, but for cats it's a serious way to gather social information through smell.
If life can exist in your stomach, it can exist on Mars. Here's what it might look like.
If life exists on other planets, it needs to be adaptable to extreme environments. To get a clue of what it might look like, we can turn to a surprising place: the human gut.
Scientists describe new type of fat in human bellies
Scientists have pinpointed and described unusual subtypes of fat cells that may help scientists explain why gut fat is linked to poor health. The research could open up new avenues for medical treatments.
'Cosmic Horseshoe' may contain black hole the size of 36 billion suns — one of the largest ever detected
The "Cosmic Horseshoe" is an Einstein ring, a system made up of a foreground galaxy whose mass is so great, it warps the light from a galaxy behind it. Now, astronomers know where it gets this mass from.
King of the cave centipede: The deadly, blind giant that evolved in the darkness of a Romanian cave
The venomous centipede crawled into the Movile Cave millions of years ago and adapted to live in the pitch black, surrounded by deadly gases.
Fortifications older than the Great Wall of China discovered in Chinese mountain pass
A 2,800-year-old fortified wall has been found in a narrow mountain pass in China.
Why can't you tickle yourself?
Why do we laugh when tickled but are unable to tickle ourselves? Neuroscience has the answer.
