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May 31
- New 'quasi-moon' discovered near Earth has been traveling alongside our planet since 100 BC
- Weight-loss surgery is becoming more common among US teens
- NASA concludes first-ever public UFO briefing. What did we learn?
- Listen to the sounds of Pando, the largest living tree in the world
- Suspected Russian spy whale is looking for love in all the wrong places
- Killer bees stung a man 250 times in swarm attack, but he survived. How?
- This psychedelic-eyed gecko isn't what we thought it was
- How to watch Mars photobomb the buzzing Beehive Cluster of stars this week
- Watch the full 'Strawberry Moon' rise on June 3
May 30
- World War II 'horror bunker' run by infamous Unit 731 discovered in China
- Mystery pathogen is stripping sea urchins of their flesh and turning them to skeletons — and it's spreading fast
- What is the speed of light?
May 29
- 153,000-year-old footprints from South Africa are the oldest Homo sapiens tracks on record
- 2,700-year-old petroglyphs depicting people, ships and animals discovered in Sweden
- The Tunguska event was the biggest asteroid impact in recorded history. How did it vanish without a trace?
- The oldest tree in the world (and the 7 runner-ups)
- Earth may have debris from alien star systems trapped in its orbit, new research suggests
- Why do animals keep evolving into crabs?
May 28
- What was the longest-lasting civilization?
May 27
- What is the 'ship of Theseus' thought experiment?
- Science news this week: Sinking cities and tree of life mysteries
May 26
- Scientists changed scales on chicken feet to feathers by tweaking a single gene
- Watch the biggest supernova in 10 years explode tonight on this free telescope livestream
- Heavy rains expose ancient phallus and 'imposing' face carvings at Roman fort in Spain
- Over half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are losing water
- NASA uncovers shattered remains of Japanese lunar lander that mysteriously disappeared on April 25
May 25
- 2,500-year-old poop from Jerusalem toilets contain oldest evidence of dysentery parasite
- In rare case, man develops painful deep vein blood clots following brown recluse spider bite
- Antarctic currents supplying 40% of world's deep ocean with nutrients and oxygen slowing dramatically
- A rare type of black hole never proven to exist could be orbiting our galaxy right now, Hubble telescope reveals
- Raging 'polar vortex' discovered over Uranus' north pole for 1st time
- Why are cave-dwelling eels growing skin over their left eyes? It may be evolution in action.
- Gravitational wave lab LIGO roars back online to detect the oldest black hole collisions ever seen
- More than 5,000 new species found in 'pristine' deep-sea wilderness. But they could soon be wiped out.
- Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into 'suspended animation' using sound waves, mouse study suggests
- Massive dino from Brazil ate 'like a pelican,' controversial new study finds. Why is it causing an uproar?
May 24
- Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns
- What's the difference between outer space and deep space?
- 'Groundhog Day' syndrome made a man feel like he was reliving the same events
- Scientists discover possible antidote for death caps, the world's deadliest mushroom
- 'Brain-eating' amoeba ruled out in 'cluster of illnesses' in Oklahoma. What could the cause be?
- Extremely rare case of mad cow disease detected in the US
- Some mice tails are secretly reinforced with bony scales, just like dinosaurs
- Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles
- 'Mini kangaroos on steroids' make comeback in South Australia after disappearing for 100 years
- 2,700-year-old leather saddle found in woman's tomb in China is oldest on record
- Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved
- Fearsome saber-toothed giant dominated at dawn of 'Great Dying', but its reign was short-lived
May 23
- 'Brain-eating' amoebas are a new concern in northern US states, health officials advise
- 2,000-year-old stone receipt discovered in Jerusalem
- Watch a great white shark devour a seal off the coast of Cape Cod, shocking nearby whale watchers
- James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
- Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'
- Watch exclusive clip of never-before-depicted dinosaur from Prehistoric Planet season 2
- Why do people like spicy food?
May 22
- Spanish Civil War soldier saw the world 'backward' after bullet pierced brain, historic case report reveals
- New gene therapy gel is the 1st approved treatment for rare and painful 'butterfly disease'
- What happens if you skydive through a cloud?
- All butterflies evolved from ancient moths in North America 100 million years ago
- Mysterious white, powdery substance found inside 3,000-year-old ruins in Armenia isn't what it seems
- Brain signals underlying chronic pain could be 'short-circuited,' study suggests
- Rarest of rare: 2 albino egg-laying mammals spotted in Australia
- Watch an octopus waking up from what scientists think could have been a nightmare
May 21
- Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport
- New York City may be sinking under its own weight because the buildings are too heavy, scientists warn
- Why are insects attracted to artificial lights?
May 20
- Science news this week: The spark of life in space and 1.7 billion T. rexes
- 1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found
- Where is the coldest place on Earth?
- China's mysterious space plane released an unidentified 'object' in orbit, US intelligence reveals
May 19
- James Webb Telescope finds evidence of 'celestial monster' stars the size of 10,000 suns lurking at the dawn of time
- Perfectly preserved 7,000-year-old skeleton unearthed during renovation in Poland
- Birth of wild red wolf pups brings hope to species on brink of extinction
- Invasive giant spider in US is actually 'shyest ever documented,' study finds
- World's only known albino giant anteater appears to be thriving in the wild, photos show
- Surprisingly-bad acting is key to jumping spider's survival
May 18
- Scientists watched a 'reappearing supernova' explode 5 times in a row — and it could help reveal how fast the universe is expanding
- A metal detectorist in Wales discovered an 'adorable' ox-headed bowl. It could reveal a lost Roman settlement.
- 'Planet killer' asteroids pose no threat to Earth for at least 1,000 years — but smaller rocks could still be a problem
- Stunning full-scale scan of Titanic reveals complete shipwreck for the 1st time
- New York's first dinosaur museum was trashed before it even opened. The culprit is not who we thought.
- Remains of 7,000-year-old sunken stone road discovered off Croatia's coast
- Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?
- Musician's head injury triggered rare synesthesia, causing him to 'see' music
- Scientists grow swirling 'black hole rings' in the lab for the 1st time
- 2 hidden male skeletons discovered under pile of rubble in Pompeii's 'House of the Chaste Lovers'
May 17
- Some black holes may actually be tangles in the fabric of space-time, new research suggests
- 1,700-year-old Roman watchtower ruins discovered in Switzerland
- 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Arabia may be world's oldest megastructure blueprints
- James Webb telescope spots ancient water frozen in a near-Earth comet — and scientists want to collect it
- Mpox could surge again this summer, CDC warns doctors
- Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns
- Shark launches 3 attacks on surfer in Australia, in deadly and 'atypical' encounter
- Modern humans arose after 2 distinct groups in Africa mated over tens of thousands of years
- What is a 'black moon'? Why May's new moon has an unusual name.
- Yellowstone volcano super-eruptions appear to involve multiple explosive events
- 1.7 billion Tyrannosaurus rexes walked the Earth before going extinct, new study estimates
May 16
- Neanderthals passed down their tall noses to modern humans, genetic analysis finds
- Ancient Romans sacrificed birds to the goddess Isis, burnt bones in Pompeii reveal
- 300,000-year-old footprints reveal extinct humans went on a lakeside family outing among giant elephants and rhinos
- Solar 'superflares' millions of times stronger than anything today may have sparked life on Earth
- 'Face blindness' could be rare long COVID symptom, case report hints
- Chlamydia is killing Australia's koalas, but ambitious new project could stop the spread
- Non-sugar sweeteners don't help with weight loss and may come with health risks, WHO says
- NASA spots sign of El Niño from space: 'If it's a big one, the globe will see record warming'
- Scientists discover giant crater from ice age explosion that has methane-spewing mud volcano inside it
- Ancient Egyptian children were plagued with blood disorders, mummies reveal
May 15
- A man's rare gene variant may have shielded him from devastating form of early Alzheimer's
- James Webb telescope discovers ancient 'water world' in nearby star system
- Diver unexpectedly discovers Roman-era shipwreck carrying beautiful marble columns off Israel's coast
- 1st-of-its-kind menopause drug targets brain misfiring behind hot flashes
- How to see ghostly 'Da Vinci glow' illuminate the crescent moon this week
- What is the deadliest spider in the world?
- Alien-like comb jellies have a nervous system like nothing ever seen before
- 5,400-year-old tomb discovered in Spain perfectly captures the summer solstice
- 2,300-year-old scissors and 'folded' sword discovered in a Celtic cremation tomb in Germany
May 14
- Did Noah's flood really happen?
May 13
- Mysterious, ultra low-frequency noises detected in Earth's atmosphere — and scientists can't explain them
- When did the Isthmus of Panama form between North and South America?
May 12
- Scientists discover 62 new moons around Saturn, raising total to 145 — the most in the solar system
- Watch as 2 male Alaskan grizzly bears fight in an epic battle
- Scientists stumble upon a new part of a cell in one of the most studied animals on Earth
- Weird balloon circling the Southern Hemisphere isn't a spy craft — it's NASA's newest telescope
- 'Haphazard' burial of 400-year-old skeleton from Colonial Maryland points to tragic fate of 'indentured' teenager
- Super salty water leaking from the Indian Ocean may have helped end the last ice age
- Significant El Niño event is almost guaranteed this year, experts warn. And it could be a big one.
- Long-extinct Tasmanian tiger may still be alive and prowling the wilderness, scientists claim
- Bizarre Martian 'book' spotted by NASA's Curiosity rover
- 'Truly gigantic' Jurassic sea monster remains discovered by chance in museum
- Rhino-like 'thunder beasts' grew massive in the evolutionary blink of an eye after dinos died off
- A messy black hole may have just triggered the largest explosion in the universe
May 11
- Breast cancer screening should start at age 40, expert task force says
- 'Runaway black hole,' or sneaky galaxy in disguise? Experts are conflicted.
- 'Lost' bacteria found on Neanderthal teeth could be used to develop new antibiotics
- Daily smoking linked to brain shrinkage in massive study
- Mysterious 'sea swirls' off Poland's coast have a surprising explanation
- Rare and deadly albino cobra slithers into house during intense rainstorm
- Can the menstrual cycle affect people's sleep and dreams?
- Piranhas swarm 8 tourists at Brazilian resort, leaving them with bloody legs and feet
May 10
- Rock that crashed through New Jersey home may be 4.6 billion-year-old chunk of Halley's Comet
- Sleep apnea linked to changes in the brain's wiring that may raise risk of dementia, stroke
- 1st draft of a human 'pangenome' published, adding millions of 'building blocks' to the human reference genome
- Humpback whales caught on film for 1st time treating themselves to a full body scrub on the seafloor
- What is the deadliest shark attack ever recorded?
- Some of the 1st ice age humans who ventured into Americas came from China, DNA study suggests
May 9
- Scientists discover secret 'symmetries' that protect Earth from the chaos of space
- Scientists discovered a 2,200-year-old condor poop pile in the Andes. Here's what it told them.
- Weird demon shark with bright white eyes discovered off Australia
- Even mild concussions can 'rewire' the brain, possibly causing long-term symptoms
May 8
- Mysterious 'golden' fossils from the Jurassic aren’t what they seem
- 4 of Uranus' biggest moons have secret, underground oceans, new study suggests
- Maine sees its 1st measles case in four years
- 8-year-old girl unearths Stone Age dagger by her school in Norway
- Astronomers find remnants of the oldest stars in the universe
- 7,000-year-old tomb in Oman holds dozens of prehistoric skeletons
- What's the oldest known case of cancer in humans?
May 7
- Why do coughs linger after a cold?
May 6
- Why do cats purr?
May 5
- Doctors perform 1st-of-its-kind brain surgery on a fetus in the womb
- COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
- Brazilian tree frogs could be the 1st example of amphibians pollinating flowers, study finds
- Woolly mammoths were seasonal sex fiends just like elephants, study finds
- For the 1st time, scientists confirm the moon has a solid iron 'heart' just like Earth
- Elusive cannibal fish from the twilight zone are washing up on Oregon beaches and no one knows why
- Scientists reveal face of 10-foot 'killer tadpole' that terrorized Earth long before the dinosaurs
- Energy of '25 billion atomic bombs' trapped on Earth in just 50 years, all because of global warming
- Largest freshwater turtle species doomed to extinction after last female washes up dead
May 4
- 1st-century burial holds Roman doctor buried with medical tools, including 'top-quality' scalpels
- For the first time, scientists watched a dying star swallow a planet whole
- FDA approves 1st RSV vaccine
- 'Leaking' cell phone towers could lead aliens straight to Earth, new study suggests
- Environmental groups sue US government over explosive SpaceX rocket launch
- Weirdo blinking fish could hold the secrets to how our ancestors evolved to live on land, new study reveals
- How to watch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower — a burst of 'shooting stars' left by Halley's Comet — peak this weekend
May 3
- How to see the full 'Flower Moon' eclipsed by Earth's shadow this weekend
- Ancient Roman camps from secret military mission spotted using Google Earth
- Fentanyl overdose death rates 'more than tripled' in recent years, CDC report shows
- Smelling salt products promise an 'energy boost,' but have reportedly caused seizures, FDA warns
- Modern humans migrated into Europe in 3 waves, 'ambitious and provocative' new study suggests
- 25,000-year-old human DNA discovered on Paleolithic pendant from Siberian cave
- Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen
May 2
- New ultrasound device helps powerful chemo reach deadly brain cancers, human trial shows
- 462 million-year-old fossilized eyes and brains uncovered in 'secret' Welsh fossil site
- 1st-century Buddha statue from ancient Egypt indicates Buddhists lived there in Roman times
- 3,000-year-old 'bear' bone from Alaska isn't what it seems
- Cosmic rays reveal 2,500-year-old subterranean burial in ancient Greek necropolis
- China's malfunctioning Mars rover may have found evidence of recent water on the Red Planet
- Scientists discover closest star-shredding black hole to Earth ever seen
- Giant phallus-shaped iceberg floating in Conception Bay surprises residents of Dildo, Canada
May 1
- In rare attack, 30 orcas 'badly wounded' 2 adult gray whales in California
- Surges of activity in the dying human brain could hint at fleeting conscious experiences
- Mammals with pouches are 'more evolved' than humans — sort of
- Double hoard of Viking treasure discovered near Harald Bluetooth's fort in Denmark
- Ancient 'urine flasks' for smelling (and tasting) pee uncovered in trash dump at Caesar's forum in Rome
- Which animal kills the most people every year?