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On March 11, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars.

"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

A recent study exposing AI models to carefully designed prompts around trauma revealed they can get anxious, potentially affecting the conversation and having negative impacts on people who use such models to discuss their mental health.

Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may finally crack the tricky crowd problem.

Science news this week March 29, 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.

Homo naledi, an extinct human relative with one-third the brain size of ours, buried and may have memorialized their dead, controversial research suggests.

Four trays and four staff found in Tutankhamun's burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings may have been used in an ancient Egyptian ritual, a new paper finds.

Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe's Era of Reionization may have occurred much earlier than previously thought.

Here's the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28).

Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

The Alaskan Volcano Observatory has shared new images of plumes of gas streaming out of Mount Spurr, which scientists suspect will erupt in the coming weeks or months.

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — alongside human-made pollutants contaminating the deep sea.

Experts explain damage that can happen to your eyes if you stare at the partial eclipse without using adequate protection.

A dramatic sunrise solar eclipse tomorrow (March 29) will be the first one visible in North America since April 2024. Here's how to get the best view of the partial eclipse before it ends.

A NASA map shows the regions across the Northern Hemisphere where tomorrow's partial solar eclipse will be visible, how much of the sun will be blocked out, and what time the eclipse will hit its peak.

Tomorrow, March 29, North America will witness its first solar eclipse since April 2024. Here are the 13 states where you'll be able to see it.

Tomorrow (March 29, 2025), a deep partial solar eclipse will be seen at sunrise in North America and midmorning in Europe. Here's what time to watch the celestial spectacle unfold.

A rare sunrise solar eclipse will be visible from 13 U.S. states tomorrow (March 29), as well as locations in Canada and Europe. Here's how to watch for free online, no matter where you are.

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by climate change.

Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded by NASA and DARPA.