Long before their teeth evolved to handle tough, fibrous plants, early humans were already digging up and eating grasses, sedges, and starchy underground foods. A new fossil-tooth isotope study shows this behavior began about 700,000 years before longer molar…

The sturgeon moon was also a supermoon, meaning a full moon at the point in its elliptical orbit that's close to Earth.

The pacú Myloplus sauron, with flat teeth and a black stripe, has been discovered in the Amazon and named in honor of the “Eye of Sauron.”

Quantum simulations reveal quasicrystals are truly stable — ending a 40-year scientific debate.

The large-scale deposits of salt around the Dead Sea, known as salt giants, are built up as the lake's highly saline water evaporates, and a new study of their formation has revealed some of the secrets of these mounds of halite.

The devastating flooding that swept through Texas Hill Country in early July, killing at least 135 people, unearthed a prehistoric discovery in Travis County on Monday, experts say.

A “mysterious giant” emerges – and it could shatter everything we know about black holes

Scientists have uncovered gigantic 117-million-year-old structures beneath the Atlantic Ocean, revealing a hidden chapter in Earth's geological history.

Researchers are developing a thorium-229 nuclear clock so sensitive it could detect the faint, wave-like effects of dark matter, potentially solving one of physics’ greatest mysteries.

Astronomers have spotted a colossal bridge of stars stretching across space, linking two galaxies in a breathtaking cosmic showdown.

Researchers in Austria have discovered how to effectively rewind time, a breakthrough that could forever change quantum computing.

The rate of human-produced light is increasing in the night sky by as much as 10% per year, making it difficult for astronomers to study the night sky.

A hybrid insect called "Frankenstein ant” is advancing across the eastern United States; it can withstand extreme weather and poses a threat.

The device operates like a 3D printer but replaces conventional heat sources with concentrated solar energy.

A Russian cosmonaut was outside the International Space Station (ISS) on a spacewalk when he spotted a weird 'blob', and you'll never guess what it was

Glaciers, nature’s slow-moving sculptors, are reshaping our planet in ways we can now measure with unprecedented precision. Using machine learning to study 85% of the world’s modern glaciers, an international research team found that most glaciers grind the E…

Twin orbs of superhot plasma at the Milky Way's center known as the "Fermi bubbles" contain inexplicable clouds of cold hydrogen, new research reveals.

Researchers have discovered that deep-sea fish generate carbonate minerals at rates similar to shallow species, confirming their major role in the ocean’s carbon cycle.

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa oceanographers have identified PelV-1, a dinoflagellate-infecting giant virus whose micron-length tail reaches 2.3 µm, stretching current notions of viral architecture.

A colossal great white shark — the largest male ever recorded in the Atlantic — is cruising dangerously close to one of North Carolina’s busiest tourist beaches.

In August 2012 Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause, the boundary where the Sun’s solar wind gives way to the interstellar medium, the first time any craft had sampled that interface directly.

IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Researchers at MIT have developed a groundbreaking imaging system using light-triggered sound waves to see deeper into the brain. 📈 The new technology images brain tissue up to five times deeper than traditional methods without using dyes or…

Deep neural networks (DNNs), the machine learning algorithms underpinning the functioning of large language models (LLMs) and other artificial intelligence (AI) models, learn to make accurate predictions by analyzing large amounts of data. These networks are …

Apple’s upcoming voice-control feature for the new Siri could be an under-the-radar hit — if it works. Also: Tim Cook placates Trump with minor supply-chain changes (and a bar of gold), and Apple is finishing up work on iOS 26 and Liquid Glass 1.0. Lastly, th…

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi proposes a mission to send a gram-scale probe to a black hole 20 light-years away. 💡 The mission involves a nanocraft accelerated by powerful lasers to reach its destination within 70 years. 💰 Significant financi…