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September 30
- 'Love hormone' oxytocin may help mend broken hearts (literally), lab study suggests
- Ancient armored 'worm' is the Cambrian ancestor to three major animal groups
- King Solomon's mines were abandoned and became a desert wasteland. Here's why.
- Could an asteroid destroy Earth?
- Spectacular T. rex skeleton may fetch $25 million at auction (the new owner gets to name it, too)
- When should I get my flu shot?
September 29
- Peer into Hurricane Ian’s 'eye' in this photo that an astronaut snapped from space
- DART asteroid collision captured by Hubble and James Webb telescopes
- James Webb telescope reveals the 'bones' of a distant galaxy in stunning new image
- Student tablet deal: Save $100 and get a free gift with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
- Massive ancient lava flow seen from space looks like a giant black scar on the New Mexico desert
- 15th-century Baltic warship served as a 'floating castle' for an intrepid king
September 28
- Hurricane Ian stayed strong after smashing into Cuba. Why?
- Hurricane Ian to unleash 'life-threatening' flooding in Florida as Category 4 storm
- Superhot blob of gas discovered orbiting Milky Way's black hole at 'mind-blowing' velocity
- Is monkeypox going to spread in children?
- See the striking facial reconstruction of a Paleolithic woman who lived 31,000 years ago
- Astronomers discover secret star at the center of gorgeous Cat's Eye Nebula
September 27
- Artificial islands surrounding British Isles were used for ancient parties, archaeologists find
- Watch NASA's DART spacecraft hit 'bullseye' by smashing into an asteroid
- Did druids build Stonehenge?
- How does the brain store memories?
- The Milky Way is 'rippling' like a pond, and scientists may finally know why
September 26
- NASA just redirected an asteroid by smashing a spacecraft into it
- Jupiter will be at its closest to Earth today (Sept. 26) in 59 years
- Hurricane Ian to reach Category 3 before hitting Cuba, turning toward West Florida
- NASA calls off Artemis 1 launch as Hurricane Ian threatens Florida
- World's first wolf clone born to surrogate dog, Chinese company reveals
- Newfound 'snaky croc-face' sea monster unearthed in Wyoming
- Rare diamonds suggest water lurks much deeper in Earth's interior than scientists thought
- Which animal has the largest head?
- Why do people have phobias?
- Which flu shot should I get?
- Plants evolved even earlier than we thought, exquisite 3D fossils suggest
September 25
- Why did the Roman Empire split in two?
September 24
- 50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for years
- What is the largest known star in the universe? (What about the smallest?)
- Earliest traces of opium use, found in Israel, may have been an 'offering to the gods'
September 23
- Will monkeypox become a pandemic?
- The coronavirus infects fat cells, study shows
- China discovers rare lunar crystal and nuclear power source on near side of the moon
- Ancient 'alien goldfish' shot toothy 'tongue' out of its gut to catch prey
- Mysterious 'nightmare' shark with unnerving human-like smile dragged up from the deep sea
- Which hurricane caused the most damage?
September 22
- DeepMind scientists win $3 million 'Breakthrough Prize' for AI that predicts every protein's structure
- NASA will smash its DART spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday. Here's how to watch.
- 230 pilot whales beached in Tasmania — exactly 2 years after the area's last mass stranding
- 'Completely hypnotic' donut of cell scaffolding swirls endlessly in mesmerizing new video
- 3,000-year-old gold funeral mask unearthed in noble's tomb in China
- Acid lake atop real-life 'Mount Doom' captured in striking new image from space station
- Ghostly rings of Neptune shine in new James Webb Telescope images
- Gold and silver treasures discovered with 'elite craftspeople' burials near powerful Wari queen's tomb
September 21
- Scientists blasted plastic with lasers and turned it into tiny diamonds and a new type of water
- Crystal-stuffed dinosaur eggs the size of cannonballs discovered in China
- 3,300-year-old pink granite sarcophagus of Egyptian 'pyramid keeper' found at Saqqara
- Why are sunspots black?
- High-sugar diet disrupts the gut microbiome, leading to obesity (in mice)
- 7,000-year-old structure near Prague is older than Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids
September 20
- Are Mesopotamia and Babylon the same thing?
- Blazing fireball illuminates skies over Scotland and Northern Ireland
- 3,300-year-old cave 'frozen in time' from reign of Ramesses II uncovered in Israel
- Mysterious 'blue goo' at the bottom of the sea stumps scientists
September 19
- Why doesn’t the autumnal equinox fall on the same day each year?
- Polio is spreading in the US for the 1st time in decades. Do you need a booster?
- Can the James Webb Space Telescope really see the past?
- 9 million told to evacuate after super typhoon Nanmadol slams southern Japan, heads toward Tokyo
- Devastating floods from Typhoon Merbok soak coastal Alaska
- Hurricane Fiona hits the Dominican Republic after wiping out Puerto Rico's power grid
- Do black holes explode?
- Which animals could go extinct by 2050?
September 18
- Who invented chocolate?
September 17
- In a 1st, scientists use designer immune cells to send an autoimmune disease into remission
- How long do new species take to evolve?
September 16
- Hoard of Islamic era gold and silver coins found behind Egyptian temple
- Whip-cracking burst of energy from sun could explain solar wind
- Never-before-seen 'strange quark star' may have formed after cosmic collision, physicists say
- Doctors remove 50 AA and AAA batteries from woman's gut and stomach
- Blazing comet tail is whipped by solar winds in astonishing astronomy photo
- Stunning 'sunglint' turns the sea's surface into a swirling silver mirror
September 15
- Climate 'points of no return' may be much closer than we thought
- NASA announces third launch attempt date for its 'mega moon rocket'
- 'Massive trauma' found on 1,000-year-old South American mummies
- Early-medieval woman was buried with a rare item: a metal folding chair
- 'Cosmic' and 'phantom' UFOs are all over Ukraine's skies, government report claims
September 14
- Giant squid corpse with half-eaten tentacles stuns tourists on New Zealand beach
- Vanished arm of Nile helped ancient Egyptians transport pyramid materials
- Tardigrades survive being dried out thanks to proteins found in no other animals on Earth
- Rare fossilized vomit discovered in Utah's 'Jurassic salad bar'
September 13
- Uranus will vanish during 'lunar occultation' Wednesday night
- 1st confirmed monkeypox fatality reported in the US
- New James Webb telescope images reveal the chaotic beauty of Orion's sword
- Tenacious 'trash parrots' locked in escalating 'arms race' with humans Down Under
- Mammals lived alongside some of the earliest dinosaurs, controversial study claims
- Lion-size otters prowled Ethiopia 3 million years ago
- Massive 'bullseye' in Australian desert is evidence of an ancient reef
- Arctic 'ghost island' that vanished may have actually been a dirty iceberg
September 12
- Invisible nerve-cell superhighway allows fat cells to 'talk' to the brain — and it may promote obesity
- New class of exoplanet — half-rock, half-water — discovered orbiting red dwarf
- Should you get the new COVID-19 booster shot? Here's everything you need to know.
- What's the world's oldest civilization?
September 11
- What happens in your brain while you sleep?
September 10
- Classified UFO videos would 'harm national security' if released, Navy says
- Did Nero really fiddle while Rome burned?
September 9
- NASA's asteroid-slamming DART spacecraft catches 1st look at target (photo)
- September's big, beautiful 'Harvest Moon' will appear full starting tonight (Sept. 9)
- Terrifying megalodon attack on whale revealed in 15 million-year-old fossils
- Medieval map of Britain may reveal evidence of mythological islands
September 8
- Ancient 'dragons' were Earth’s first gliding reptiles
- Rare Byzantine coin may show a 'forbidden' supernova explosion from A.D. 1054
- Giant blobs in Earth’s mantle may be driving a 'diamond factory' near our planet’s core
- 'Doomsday Glacier' is teetering even closer to disaster than scientists thought, new seafloor map shows
- Giant viruses are infecting algae in a floating lake in the Arctic
- Should everyone get a monkeypox vaccine?
September 7
- Rare Florida snake found dead after choking on a giant centipede
- Giant nuclear power plant in Ukraine is at risk of 'unlimited release' of nuclear materials unless a safety zone is established, UN warns
- One of the largest solar storms ever detected just erupted on the far side of the sun
- Oldest medical amputation on record was performed on a Stone Age child in Borneo 31,000 years ago
- Ancient Roman penis sculpture could be the largest of its kind ever discovered
- Gold coin hoard worth $300K found beneath kitchen floor in England
- Ginormous Jurassic fossil in Portugal may be the biggest dinosaur ever found in Europe
September 6
- China approves world-first inhaled COVID-19 vaccine
- James Webb telescope captures ghostly image of a celestial nautilus 32 million light-years from Earth
- Bizarre 'Levanter' cloud billows off Rock of Gibraltar in breathtaking time-lapse video
- Rare fossils reveal basketball-like skin on duck-billed dinosaur
- Why do cats lick?
- Axolotl weirdos can regrow their brains, and a new map reveals their regeneration secrets
September 5
- Launch of NASA's 'mega moon rocket' delayed by more than a month
- Are penguins really monogamous?
- Does walking bring on labor?
- Can solar storms cause tsunamis?
September 4
- James Webb telescope captures its first-ever direct image of an exoplanet
- Jupiter's unearthly beauty revealed in gorgeous true-color image from Juno flyby
- Do animals grieve?
September 3
- NASA scrubs second Artemis 1 launch attempt
- Can cats really see in the dark?
September 2
- This little penguin can waddle easily again thanks to his custom-made boots
- Eerie, ripple-like rings around distant star in new James Webb image puzzle astronomers
- 17 people found in a medieval well in England were victims of an antisemitic massacre, DNA reveals
- Stunningly perfect 'Einstein ring' captured by James Webb Space Telescope
September 1
- 'Monsoon on steroids' has flooded vast swaths of Pakistan, disturbing satellite images show
- These ant queens live 500% longer than workers. Now we know why.
- Swarms of 'mini-shark' beach bugs are on a foot-biting rampage in California
- 'Man of the hole', the last member of an uncontacted tribe, dies in the Amazon
- Look into the eyes of a Stone Age woman in this incredibly lifelike facial reconstruction
- 3D scans reveal that beetles have secret pockets on their backs