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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.

Human Behavior
Aerial view photograph of small islands in the Solomon Islands. - A photo of two angles of an inscribed sling bullet found in Spain in 2019.

5 stories making science news this week: A Pacific 'superstructure' and an ancient Roman bullet

By Alexander McNamara published

Jan. 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.

Planet Earth
Science news this week includes a 72 million-year-old mosasaur unearthed in Japan and a startling theory about atom-sized black holes.

Science news this week: An ancient 'blue dragon' and atom-size black holes

By Alexander McNamara published

Dec. 24, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Extinct Species
Science news this week includes a dolphin with an unexpected appendage and a massive 1,000-qubit quantum chip.

Science news this week: A dolphin with thumbs and a massive quantum chip

By Alexander McNamara published

Dec. 17, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Tech
Science news this week includes SpaceX rockets creating blood-red ‘atmospheric holes’ and privacy-boosting smart glasses that use sonar.

Science news this week: Atmospheric holes and smarter glasses

By Alexander McNamara published

Dec. 3, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained.

Space
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