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November 14
- 'The bottom line is, I told you so': JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claims
- James Webb Space Telescope discovers mysterious 'red monster' galaxies so large they shouldn't exist
- It would be easier to find aliens in a parallel universe than in our own, new multiverse study claims
- Teen sickened with Canada's first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery
- 'Edge of chaos' neuroscience theory could lead to superfast computing chips that behave like superconductors
- 3D map reveals our solar system's local bubble has an 'escape tunnel'
- Necrotizing fasciitis: The 'flesh-eating' infection that bores holes in the body
- We've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals
November 13
- Teeny tardigrades can survive space and lethal radiation. Scientists may finally know how.
- 12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel
- An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024
- Why is Pluto not considered a planet?
- 24 brain networks kick in when you watch movies, study finds
- Mammoth quiz: Test your knowledge of the ice age beasts
- Smarter dogs have smaller brains, surprising study reveals
- 'Medieval' King Arthur site is 4,000 years older than we thought
- Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time
- IBM's newest 156-qubit quantum chip can run 50 times faster than its predecessor — equipping it for scientific research
- Researchers spot rare 'triple-ring' galaxy that defies explanation
- 'Missing link' found in ancient rocks of Colorado show that Snowball Earth really happened
- Diagnostic dilemma: A man's brain started bleeding after a dentist appointment
- Global carbon emissions reach new record high in 2024, with no end in sight, scientists say
November 12
- Canada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu
- Extremely rare 'failed supernova' may have erased a star from the night sky without a trace
- Our ancestor Lucy may have used tools more than 3 million years ago
- Leonid meteor shower 2024: How to spot 'shooting stars' and 'fireballs' over the US this week
- Pando, the world's largest organism, may have been growing nonstop since the 1st humans left Africa, study suggests
- 2,600-year-old Celtic wooden burial chamber of 'outstanding scientific importance' uncovered by archaeologists in Germany
- Vampire bats have a really strange way of getting energy, scientists discover after putting them on treadmills
- How is paper made from trees?
- Plastic-eating mealworms native to Africa discovered
- Apple Watch Series 10 now at its lowest-ever price — this Black Friday Apple deal is just too good to miss
- New 'gold-plated' superconductor could be the foundation for massively scaled-up quantum computers in the future
- Beaver Moon 2024: See the final 'supermoon' of the year rise next to the 'Seven Sisters'
- Earth from space: Giant 'phantom lake' dotted with stripy gold islands shimmers in Australian outback
November 11
- 150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan found on 'key route for human expansion' used by Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans
- Future passenger planes could use AI to eliminate turbulence and maintain a smooth in-flight experience
- 'Webb has shown us they are clearly wrong': How astrophysicist Sophie Koudmani's research on supermassive black holes is rewriting the history of our universe
- Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the future
- What's the 'coastline paradox'?
November 10
- 'The prescription is nature': How satellites can show us the healing effects of nature
- 'A direct relationship between your sense of sight and recovery rate': Biologist Kathy Willis on why looking at nature can speed up healing
- NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope sees 'knots' blasting from nearby black hole jets
- Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works.
- Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand?
- How did the Concorde fly so fast?
November 9
- Forgetting may provide a surprising evolutionary benefit, experts say
- Gharial: The prehistoric crocodilian that buzzes and blows bubbles to find a mate
- Microplastics may be entering the clouds and affecting the weather, scientists say
- Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought
- 'Gravity waves' from Hurricane Helene seen rippling through the sky in new NASA images
- How many galaxies orbit the Milky Way?
November 8
- Did plate tectonics give rise to life? Groundbreaking new research could crack Earth's deepest mystery.
- H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
- Mysterious, city-size 'centaur' comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption
- Humans' big brains may not be the reason for difficult childbirth, chimp study suggests
- 'Purple tunic' from royal tomb belonged to Alexander the Great, scholar claims — but not everyone agrees
- Cretaceous 'Pompeii' of China isn't what we thought
- Pando: The world's largest tree and heaviest living organism
- Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images
- World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test
- King cobra mystery that's puzzled scientists for 188 years finally solved
- Hubble watches neutron stars collide and explode to create black hole and 'birth atoms'
- What were Carl Sagan's contributions to science? Remembering the 'Cosmos' star on his 90th birthday.
- We finally know why dogs shake when they're wet
November 7
- Armored dinosaur could withstand the impact of a high-speed car crash, thanks to the 'bulletproof vest' over its plate armor
- 'Crumb trails' of meteoroids could reveal potential 'planet-killer' comets years before they reach Earth
- Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off Albania
- Death of alien-hunting Arecibo Telescope traced to cable issues 3 years earlier, 'alarming' report finds
- Perseverance rover watches 'googly eye' solar eclipse from Mars
- Pompeii victims aren't who we thought they were, DNA analysis reveals
- Scientists just got 1 step closer to creating a 'superheavy' element that is so big, it will add a new row to the periodic table
- Holographic-inspired lenses could unlock '3rd dimension of imaging' in future VR headsets and smart glasses
- Icy moon of Uranus may have once hid watery secret, Voyager 2 archives reveal
- LED device treats leading cause of vision loss with light therapy, FDA says
November 6
- 'A flash of copper caught our attention': 4,000-year-old dagger discovered deep in Italian cave
- 'Hawking radiation' may be erasing black holes. Watching it happen could reveal new physics.
- North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude
- Migraine molecules may drive endometriosis pain. Existing drugs might help.
- Cats are better at word association than human babies are, study finds
- E. coli in the gut may fuel a 'chain reaction' leading to Parkinson's, early study suggests
- A giant crocodilian killed the largest 'terror bird' ever found, 12 million years ago
- 'Ridiculously smooth': James Webb telescope spies unusual pancake-like disk around nearby star Vega — and scientists can't explain it
- New 'wastewater' jet fuel could cut airplane emissions by 70%
- The Garmin Fenix 7 is our top-rated running watch and now at its lowest price ever
- Rare tomb from Egypt's Middle Kingdom holds a wealth of jewelry and several generations of the same family
- Rogue 'organs' inside cells may hold secrets of the origin of life on Earth
November 5
- Puzzling patchwork skeleton in Belgium contains bones from 5 people spanning 2,500 years
- James Webb telescope spots 'feasting' black hole eating 40 times faster than should be possible
- BRCA only explains a fraction of breast cancers — genes tied to metabolism may also up risk
- No need to wait for Black Friday — one of Canon's best cameras for wildlife photography just got even cheaper and is now discounted by over $1,500
- Scientists to read Cassius the giant crocodile's bones to find out exactly how old he was when he died
- Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
November 4
- Indonesia volcano eruption kills at least 10
- India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon's south pole
- Look for 'fireball' meteors over the US tonight as the North Taurid meteor shower peaks
- These 3 neurons may underlie the drive to eat food
- Earth from space: Watch Valencia disappear under a sea of mud during deadly Spanish floods
- 'An offering to energize the fields': 76 child sacrifice victims, all with their chests cut open, unearthed at burial site in Peru
- Cassius, the world's biggest captive crocodile, may have been over 120 years old when he died
- The 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of Ramesses II said to have inspired Percy Shelley's 'Ozymandias'
- Will we ever have quantum laptops?
- When did plate tectonics begin?
November 3
- 'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds
- Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?
- Strange green spots on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover
- 'Unique' gold offering to god of war discovered at Roman fortress in Georgia
- How many weeks are there in a year?
- Iron Age woman was buried with a knife stuck into her grave. Archaeologists aren't sure why.
- Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a 'cannonball galaxy' blasting through space
- Were the Vikings really that violent?
November 2
- A meteorite 100 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock may have nourished early microbial life
- 380 million-year-old remains of giant fish found in Australia. Its 'living fossil' descendant, the coelacanth, is still alive today.
- New memory chip controlled by light and magnets could one day make AI computing less power-hungry
- Northern sea robin: The bizarre fish with crab legs it uses to taste the seafloor
- Huge lithium deposits are in Nevada. Here's why.
- What really caused encephalitis lethargica, the mysterious disease described in the movie 'Awakenings'?
- Watch sun erupt in 1st images from NOAA's groundbreaking new satellite
- Can viruses cause cancer?
November 1
- Chemists broke a 100-year-old rule to make extremely unstable molecules
- 'Mind-blowing' discovery reveals 5,000-year-old cultic building in Israel
- Watch this terrifying robotic torso spring into life
- Natural selection is unfolding right now in these remote villages in Nepal
- How does licorice interfere with medications?
- Hang Son Doong: The world's biggest cave, so 'outrageous in size' it fits 2 jungles and the 'Great Wall of Vietnam'
- Quantum computers are here — but why do we need them and what will they be used for?
- Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists propose intriguing possibility