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Split image of artist's impression of asteroid probe and the Doomsday Clock.

Doomsday predictions, asteroid secrets and more.

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week Feb. 1, 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.

Science news this week
Split image shows the planet Jupiter and a group of chimpanzees.

Interstellar visitors, contagious peeing and more

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week Jan. 25, 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.

Science news this week
split image of kidney beans on mars and fiery impactor

Kidney beans on mars, sunken worlds in Earth's mantle and more

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week Jan. 18, 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.

Science news this week
Split image of a firefighter amid the Palisades fires in Los Angeles and Yellowstone's caldera.

Snowstorms, fire and Yellowstone's next eruption

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week Jan 11, 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.

Science news this week
Split image of volcano and extreme winter storms

Polar vortices and volcanoes undersea

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week Jan. 3, 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.

Science news this week
Split image shows a carnivorous squirrel with a vole in its mouth and an ancient silver amulet.

Killer squirrels and an unexpected amulet

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week Dec. 20, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week
Split image shows a bust that archaeologists say might portray Queen Cleopatra and Google's new quantum chip, Willow.

Cleopatra curiosities and quantum leaps

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week Dec. 14, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week
A composite of a lost Biblical tree resurrected from 1,000-year-old mystery seed found in the Judean Desert and the human genome stored inside near-indestructible '5D memory crystal'

A lost Biblical tree and a memory crystal that could 'survive to the end of the universe'

By Alexander McNamara published

Science news this week Sept. 28, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week
A composite of cracks created in the lab to resemble 'spiders on Mars' and a golden sword bearing an inscription of 'Ramesses II'

Spiders on Mars and an ancient Egyptian sword

By Alexander McNamara published

Science news this week Sept. 21, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week
A composite image. On the left, a close-up of excavated teeth and a jawbone. On the right, a purple smiley face shape on Mars.

Science news this week: 'Thorin' the last Neanderthal and a 'smiley face' on Mars

By Alexander McNamara published

Sept. 14, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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