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A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ri...

Researchers identified genes that could explain why some assisted reproductive technologies, like IVF, carry a higher risk of growth and met...

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anom...

The cores of galaxies may not be made of what we thought, new research suggests — they could hold one giant, invisible star made of mysterio...

A 2023 satellite image captured a pair of peculiar phenomena painting parallel swirls in the sea and sky around Norway's Bear Island, which...

A new method for imaging tattoos reveals intricate designs on Chancay mummies from Peru.

NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will still affect g...

A woman buried with archery equipment in 10th-century Hungary is unusual but may not necessarily have been a warrior.

A joint Japanese-European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadow...

A number of new discoveries have been made near the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt.

The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long.

The Spiking Neural Processor T1 is an AI chip that's modeled on the way the brain detects patterns and could extend the battery life in smar...

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us det...

This anthropomorphic clay tablet was likely used in an ancient ritual by the Jōmon culture in Japan.

A mosasaur species with saw-like teeth that was described by scientists in 2021 may have been based on forged fossils, and researchers are n...

Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they'll still need to overcome engineering chal...

In this special Hubble image 23 years in the making, the sparkling spiral galaxy UGC 10043 reveals the secrets of its unusually big bulge.

Some say bay leaves are full of flavor, others call them a fraud.

A new mega-database of half a million mutations may flag new ways of treating genetic disease, scientists say.

A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built...

Turkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

In terms of both absolute length and relative to body size, which living animal has the longest tail?

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...

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns can evolve ‘ba...