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June 30
- Why genetic testing can't always reveal the sex of a baby
- If alien life exists on Europa, we may find it in hydrothermal vents
- 'The beauty of symbolic equations is that it's much easier to … see a problem at a glance': How we moved from words and pictures to thinking symbolically
- 2,000 years ago, a bridge in Switzerland collapsed on top of Celtic sacrifice victims, new study suggests
- China opens Chang'e 6 return capsule containing samples from moon's far side
- Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope gives the 'Pillars of Creation' a stunning 3D makeover
- Which continent has the most animal species?
- Zany polar bears and a '3-headed' giraffe star in Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
June 29
- Why is mystery object Cygnus X-3 so bright? Astronomers may now have the answer
- What causes you to get a 'stitch in your side'?
- Neanderthals cared for 6-year-old with Down syndrome, fossil find reveals
- This robot could leap higher than the Statue of Liberty — if we ever build it properly
- Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat a shark almost as big as itself
- 'We're proving that this is a new door to understand cancer better': Tour de France coach Iñigo San Millán on what elite cyclists could reveal about cancer biology
- How many moons are in the solar system?
June 28
- Antikythera mechanism, world's oldest computer, followed Greek lunar calendar
- Newly discovered asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will zoom between Earth and the moon on Saturday
- Which animals can recognize themselves in the mirror?
- Single molecule reverses signs of aging in muscles and brains, mouse study reveals
- 'Ronaldo had been looking slightly fatter than usual': Snake thought to be male has 14 babies in rare 'virgin birth'
- What is a species?
- AI is rapidly identifying new species. Can we trust the results?
- What defines a species? Inside the fierce debate that's rocking biology to its core
- Shattered Russian satellite forces ISS astronauts to take shelter in stricken Starliner capsule
- Stunning 3D images show anatomy of 500 million-year-old Cambrian trilobites entombed in volcanic ash
- NASA offers SpaceX $843 million to destroy the International Space Station
- Argyle mine: Earth's treasure trove of pink diamonds born during a supercontinent's break up
- Save 64% on Occer 12x25 binoculars at Amazon
- James Webb Space Telescope spies strange shapes above Jupiter's Great Red Spot
- 'Night vision lenses' could give you power to see in the dark using simple eyeglasses
June 27
- Predator or prey? This 'switch' in the brain toggles when you're hunting or being hunted
- H5N1 bird flu can remain infectious in raw milk for at least an hour, study finds
- This impossibly massive black hole wasn't very hungry during the dawn of time
- 2,000-year-old funerary urn found in Spain contains the world's oldest known liquid wine
- Viking Age ship burial may be hiding beneath Norwegian farm, iron rivets hint
- Ancient Egyptian 'office workers' had terrible posture just like us, disfigured skeletons reveal
- Mystery 'random event' killed off Earth's last woolly mammoths in Siberia, study claims
- Secret to lifelong memories sticking is molecular 'glue'
- OpenAI shuts down AI agent that was 'running for mayor' in Wyoming
- Milky Way's black hole 'exhaust vent' discovered in eerie X-ray observations
June 26
- Neutron star collisions could briefly trap a bunch of cosmic ghosts
- Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home
- 'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillside
- Americans face a higher risk of dengue this year, CDC warns
- 'Space potato' spotted by NASA Mars satellite is actually something much cooler
- No, NASA hasn't warned of an impending asteroid strike in 2038. Here's what really happened.
- Boiling rocks from Earth's crust tore an ocean into Mongolia 410 million years ago
- Butterflies cross Atlantic ocean on 2,600-mile non-stop flight never recorded in any insect before
- 'It's like we opened a buffet': Sharks in Gulf of Mexico learn to steal food from fishing nets
- How many extra calories does a person need during pregnancy?
June 25
- Scientists discovered the oldest termite mounds on Earth — and they're 34,000 years old
- US man gets kidney transplant while awake
- China rover returns historic samples from far side of the moon — and they may contain secrets to Earth's deep past
- Stunning photos show 44,000-year-old mummified wolf discovered in Siberian permafrost
- Malaria drug may treat root cause of PCOS, early study hints
- Lab-grown 'minibrains' may have just confirmed a leading theory about autism
- Self-healing 'living skin' can make robots more humanlike — and it looks just as creepy as you'd expect
- 'Holy grail' of solar technology set to consign 'unsustainable silicon' to history
- Mountain-size 'planet killer' asteroid will make a close approach to Earth today — and you can watch it live
June 24
- Gaia space telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars
- 2,000-year-old Roman military sandal with nails for traction found in Germany
- Medieval warrior woman was buried alongside 23 Spanish monks, and no one knows why
- 'The early universe is nothing like we expected': James Webb telescope reveals 'new understanding' of how galaxies formed at cosmic dawn
- New AI algorithm flags deepfakes with 98% accuracy — better than any other tool out there right now
- Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing's Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing
- Why does cotton shrink?
- Earth from space: Near-lifeless 'Land of Terror' looks like an alien landscape in the Sahara
June 23
- Saturn's planet-wide storms driven by seasonal heating, Cassini probe reveals
- Human ancestor 'Lucy' was hairless, new research suggests. Here's why that matters.
- 32 of the most dangerous animals on Earth
- Space photo of the week: Hubble roars back to life with exquisite image of nearby galaxy
- Have giant humans ever existed?
June 22
- Is Jupiter's Great Red Spot an impostor? Giant storm may not be the original one discovered 350 years ago
- 1,600-year-old coin discovered in Channel Islands features Roman emperor killed by invading Goths
- Jaguarundi: The little wildcat that looks like an otter and has 13 ways of 'talking'
- The Hope Diamond: The 'cursed' blue gemstone coveted by royalty
- 'Loch ness monster' microbe stretches its neck to 30 times its body length in seconds
- If birds are dinosaurs, why aren't they cold-blooded?
June 21
- James Webb telescope spots a dozen newborn stars spewing gas in the same direction — and nobody is sure why
- Easter Island's population never collapsed because it never got that big, researchers suggest
- AI models could devour all of the internet’s written knowledge by 2026
- New piranha-like fish with 'human teeth' and Eye of Sauron marking found deep within the Amazon
- Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan's methane-fueled fire pit that has been burning since 1971
- New blood test detects ovarian cancer years before conventional methods
- 6 distinct forms of depression identified by AI in brain study
- Do women get cold more easily than men?
- The unexpected behavior of pulsing stars could help us measure the universe
- 'Reverse Turing test' asks AI agents to spot a human imposter — you'll never guess how they figure it out
June 20
- Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice
- 'Immortal' stars at the Milky Way's center may have found an endless energy source, study suggests
- The 2024 summer solstice will be the earliest for 228 years. Here's why.
- Newfound dinosaur with giant, horned headpiece named after iconic Norse god
- This AI-powered robot has worked out how to solve a Rubik's Cube in just 0.305 seconds
- Supermassive black hole roars to life before astronomers' eyes in world-1st observations
June 19
- '1st of its kind': NASA spots unusually light-colored boulder on Mars that may reveal clues of the planet's past
- Astronomers discover the 1st-ever merging galaxy cores at cosmic dawn
- Baby stars that defy explanation are 'swarming like bees' around Milky Way's supermassive black hole
- 'It's pretty incredible, the guy's got three legs': Watch lion looking for sex make record-breaking swim across treacherous river filled with crocs and hippos
- Royal tomb in Benin has traces of human blood on its walls, hinting at human sacrifice, study finds
- Gulf Stream's fate to be decided by climate 'tug-of-war'
- Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our days
- Something 'kicked' this hypervelocity star racing through the Milky Way at 1.3 million miles per hour
- Long-lost Assyrian military camp devastated by 'the angel of the Lord' finally found, scientist claims
- Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive?
- Does the brain flush out toxins while you sleep?
- New blood test could flag Parkinson's disease years before symptoms, study hints
- Tuberculosis triggered giant, crusty wart to sprout on man's hand
June 18
- 8 stone catapult shots linked to King Henry III discovered at besieged British castle
- Ming dynasty shipwrecks hide a treasure trove of artifacts in the South China Sea, excavation reveals
- Huge earthquake 2,500 years ago rerouted the Ganges River, study suggests
- James Webb telescope reveals long-studied baby star is actually 'twins' — and they're throwing identical tantrums
- Gigantic sunfish that washed up on Oregon beach could be the largest of its species ever found
- Newly deciphered papyrus describes 'miracle' performed by 5-year-old Jesus
- Scientists may finally be close to explaining strange radio signals from beyond the Milky Way
- Orcas are eating sharks in the Gulf of California — and it may be happening more than we think, experts say
June 17
- Strawberry Moon 2024: See summer's first full moon rise a day after solstice
- 1,700-year-old 'emergency hoard' of coins dates to last revolt of Jews against Roman rule
- Rare video shows elusive deep-sea squid cradling her gigantic, translucent eggs
- NASA engineers finally fix Voyager 1 spacecraft — from 15 billion miles away
- Y chromosome is evolving faster than the X, primate study reveals
- Three bright stars mark the beginning of summer. Here's how to spot the 'Summer Triangle' this week.
- X-ray vision chip gives phones 'Superman' power to view objects through walls
- The sun's magnetic field is about to flip. Here's what to expect.
- Track workouts for less: Garmin Enduro 2 is at its lowest price before Amazon Prime Day
- Does gum really take 7 years to digest?
- Earth from space: Trio of ringed ice caps look otherworldly on Russian Arctic islands
June 16
- Scientists inserted a window in a man's skull to read his brain with ultrasound
- Space photo of the week: 'Earthrise,' the Christmas Eve image that changed the world
- Have days on Earth always been 24 hours?
June 15
- Solar storm slams Mars in eerie new NASA footage
- Skeletons of Incan kids buried 500 years ago found marred with smallpox
- Qinling panda: The shrunken pandas that diverged 300,000 years ago and sometimes come out brown
- Gilgamesh flood tablet: A 2,600-year-old text that's eerily similar to the story of Noah's Ark
- Why does the sun make people sneeze?
June 14
- Melatonin may stave off age-related vision loss, study hints
- Florida shark attacks caused by heat, not scary orcas, experts say
- Gen Xers will have higher cancer rates than boomers, study forecasts
- Vera C. Rubin Observatory: The groundbreaking mission to make a 10-year, time-lapse movie of the universe
- How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it?
- Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?
- Orangutan 'stoically waits' for tourists in award-winning photograph 'See No Evil'
- NASA will put a 'new star' in the sky by the end of the decade in 1st-of-its-kind mission
- Leatherback turtle dives deeper than a Navy sub, smashing world record in the process
- Hot Tub of Despair: The deadly ocean pool that traps and pickles creatures that fall in
- GPT-4 has passed the Turing test, researchers claim
June 13
- New RSV shots tied to rare nervous system disorder — should you worry?
- James Webb telescope discovers most distant supernova ever seen
- 2,500-year-old slate containing drawings of battle scenes and paleo-alphabet discovered in Spain
- Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone in unanimous ruling
- Immunotherapy to treat cancer gave rise to 2nd cancer in extremely rare case
- DeepMind experimenting with 'Shadow Hand' that can withstand a severe beating in the name of AI research
- The 1st 'major lunar standstill' in more than 18 years is about to occur. Here's how to see it.
- An encounter with 'something outside of the solar system' may have triggered an ice age on Earth
June 12
- Seizures, heart rhythm problems and acidic blood seen in 12 people after eating snacks containing mushrooms
- Mysterious 4,000-year-old 'palace' with maze-like walls found on Greek island of Crete
- Why can't we see colors well in the dark?
- Stellar telescope deal: Save $1150 on the Unistellar eVscope 2 ahead of Prime Day
- 1,600-year-old Hun burial in Poland contains 2 boys, including one with a deformed skull
- 'At least 150,000 tons' of water frost discovered atop Mars' tallest volcanoes
- More than 100 Maya boys — some as young as 3 — were sacrificed and buried in a pit in Chichen Itza, DNA study reveals
- DNA from dozens of human skeletons unravels history of malaria
- Bushnell PowerView 2 binoculars deal: Now under $50 at Amazon
- DARPA's military-grade 'quantum laser' will use entangled photons to outshine conventional laser beams
- Enormous deposit of rare earth elements discovered in heart of ancient Norwegian volcano
- New antivenom invented for black widow spider bites
June 11
- 4,000-year-old 'Seahenge' in UK was built to 'extend summer,' archaeologist suggests
- James Webb telescope reveals 'cataclysmic' asteroid collision in nearby star system
- How do people 'wake up' from comas?
- The speed of sound on Mars is constantly changing, bizarre study finds
- Pink dolphins spotted with baby from completely different species in 'mystery' encounter
- What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?
- 'Physics itself disappears': How theoretical physicist Thomas Hertog helped Stephen Hawking produce his final, most radical theory of everything
June 10
- Hundreds of centuries-old coins unearthed in Germany likely belonged to wealthy 17th-century mayor
- 2-in-1 shot for flu and COVID shows promise in advanced trial
- 7 potential 'alien megastructures' spotted in our galaxy are not what they seem
- Mysterious 'hole' on Mars could be future home for astronauts
- Evidence of more than 200 survivors of Mount Vesuvius eruption discovered in ancient Roman records
- Noise-canceling headphones can use AI to 'lock on' to somebody when they speak and drown out all other noises
- Earth from space: Mysterious, slow-spinning cloud 'cyclone' hugs the Iberian coast
June 9
- 1st Neuralink user describes highs and lows of living with Elon Musk's brain chip
- Earth's upper atmosphere could hold a missing piece of the universe, new study hints
- Bornean clouded leopard family filmed in wild for 1st time ever
- Space photo of the week: James Webb and Chandra telescopes spot a 'lighthouse' pointed at Earth
June 8
- Epidurals may lower risk of complications after birth, study hints
- Viking Age 'treasure' discovered by metal detectorist on Isle of Man
- Pacific Hagfish: The ancient deep-sea creature that can can choke a shark by spewing slime
- What could aliens look like?
June 7
- Rare fungal STI spotted in US for the 1st time
- James Webb telescope finds carbon at the dawn of the universe, challenging our understanding of when life could have emerged
- Neanderthals and humans interbred 47,000 years ago for nearly 7,000 years, research suggests
- Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers sickens 162
- 'The difference between alarming and catastrophic': Cascadia megafault has 1 especially deadly section, new map reveals
- Explosive 'devil comet' grows seemingly impossible 2nd tail after close flyby of Earth — but it's not what it seems
- New contest lets you name Earth's 1st 'quasi-moon' for free. Here's how to enter.
- Shigir Idol: World's oldest wood sculpture has mysterious carved faces and once stood 17 feet tall
- Bear vs tiger: Watch 2 of nature's heavyweights face off in the wild in India
- Arctic 'zombie fires' rising from the dead could unleash vicious cycle of warming
- Vivid nightmares precede lupus diagnosis by over a year in some patients
- Quantum internet breakthrough after 'quantum data' transmitted through standard fiber optic cable for 1st time
- Blood Falls: Antarctica's crimson waterfall forged from an ancient hidden heart
- Giant viruses discovered living in Greenland's dark ice and red snow
- 'Jackpot' of 2,000 early-medieval coins discovered by hiker in Czech Republic
June 6
- Restless legs syndrome tied to 140 'hotspots' in the genome
- Rare-earth elements could be hidden inside coal mines
- Scientists pinpoint likely origin of stuttering in the brain
- 1st-known human case of H5N2 bird flu remains under investigation
- Humans didn't domesticate horses until 4,200 years ago — a millennium later than thought
- 2 new helium leaks discovered on Boeing's Starliner — forcing NASA astronauts to skip sleep to fix them
- What is the 3-body problem, and is it really unsolvable?
- Razor-thin silk 'dampens noise by 75%' — could be game-changer for sound-proofing homes and offices
- We aren't evolving fast enough to keep up with changes in culture
- A telescope on Earth just took an unbelievable image of Jupiter's moon
- Which way does Earth spin? What about the other planets?
June 5
- 'Increased evidence that we should be alert': H5N1 bird flu is adapting to mammals in 'new ways'
- 'The blade of the sword was still sharp': Lost metal detectorist discovers Bronze Age sword and ax in UK
- 10 'breathtaking' photos of our galaxy from the 2024 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest
- 4,000-year-old rock art of boats and cattle unearthed in Sudan paint a picture of a green Sahara
- 'Racism is a global public health crisis': Author Layal Liverpool says racist ideas still pervade medicine, and that hurts all of us
- 'As beautiful as pregnancy sounds, it also scares me': Author Layal Liverpool on the reality of racism in reproductive health care
- 100-foot 'walking tree' in New Zealand looks like an Ent from Lord of the Rings — and is the lone survivor of a lost forest
- LIFTOFF! Boeing Starliner carries 2 astronauts to space in 'final test' for NASA (watch live)
- Save $400 on Unistellar's new smart binoculars during their early bird Kickstarter
- DARPA considers 6 new designs for uncrewed VTOL aircraft that carry weapons payloads — with test flights set for 2026
- Save big on Unistellar telescopes just in time for Father's Day
- Black hole 'morsels' could finally prove Stephen Hawking's famous theory right
June 4
- A 'new star' will appear in the sky any night now. Here's how to watch the Blaze Star ignite.
- Viking sword with 'very rare' inscription discovered on family farm in Norway
- The brain can store nearly 10 times more data than previously thought, study confirms
- Stunning 'parade of planets' image shows 6 worlds aligned over Earth
- Huge cheetah that roamed China 1 million years ago would have stood face to face with a tiger
- STEVE — the bizarre purple ribbon in the sky — has a 'secret twin' that appears only before dawn, study finds
- Kids discover extremely rare teen T. rex fossils sticking out of the ground during North Dakota Badlands hike
- Cobra venom kills by collapsing blood vessels, organ-on-a-chip shows
June 3
- 2,000-year-old rock art, including nearly 140-foot-long snake, may mark ancient territories in Colombia, Venezuela
- 'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disorders
- Latest human H5N1 bird flu case in US is 1st to cause respiratory symptoms
- China lands Chang'e 6 sample-return probe on far side of the moon
- Florida's smalltooth sawfish mass die-off mystery deepens as lab results provide no clues
- Orcas 'attacking' boats are actually just bored teenagers having fun, experts say
- Early Celtic elites inherited power through maternal lines, ancient DNA reveals
- 32 of the loudest animals on Earth
- 'She is so old': One-eyed wolf in Yellowstone defies odds by having 10th litter of pups in 11 years
- Earth from space: Shapeshifting rusty river winds through Madagascar's 'red lands'
- A woman kept getting drunk despite not drinking. Fungi in her gut were brewing their own alcohol.
June 2
- 32 unusual medical cases
- Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
- Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots galaxy churning out stars in overtime
- Why are so many ancient Egyptians buried at the Saqqara necropolis?
June 1
- Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe
- Wreck of WWII 'Hit 'Em Harder' submarine, which sank with 79 crew on board, discovered in South China Sea
- 3,500-year-old rock art of wild sheep and double-humped camels revealed in Kazakhstan
- China's secret space plane has released another unknown object over Earth
- How many stars in the Milky Way die each year?