A spherical sea sponge discovered in Antarctica, Carnivorous cladorhizid, is a carnivore, trapping and devouring live animals.

Scientists reveal Priocharax rex, a tiny Amazonian fish with a strange skin “wing” that redefines evolution in miniature.

Moss may be the key to planetary expansion for humanity, though that's a stretch from what is very early research of flora growth in outer space.

From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration.

Studied by astronomers for a brief moment, the C/2025 K1 ATLAS comet was spotted by telescopes as it split, providing a unique opportunity for research.

Bleached clay rocks found on the Martian surface suggest that the Red Planet was once home to heavy rainfall and tropical conditions, new Perseverance observations hint.

The closer we look at time, the stranger it gets

Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more options.

The twin telescopes of the Gemini Observatory mark 25 years of discovery as students name distant nebula Ua ʻŌhiʻa Lan.

Dec. 5, 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.

By trapping huge amounts of water on land, big dams built by humans have slightly changed how Earth spins and where its poles are.

"Completing the Roman observatory brings us to a defining moment for the agency."

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile not only confirmed one of the greatest mysteries in the universe—it also ruled out dozens of models that attempted to solve it.

NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly 40 days, marking the longest any comet has been tracked with such frequency.

After waiting the requisite time for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), SpaceX now has environmental…

“When birds are sick, they start doing weird things.”

The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems.

Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented detail. The breakthrough provides direct evidence that these explosions are more complex than previously thought, with multiple outflo…

The origins of complex, nucleated cellular life – everything from amoebas to humans – may date back a lot further in Earth's history than we thought.

Earth is getting darker, but why, and what’s next?

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal the presence of dark matter and help determine its properties. The key is a new model, based on Einstein's theory of general relativ…

All eight docking ports at the ISS are occupied. That's never happened before.

A rare butterfly-shaped crater spreads across Mars' northern plains.

For decades, helium has been produced with natural gas, generating huge carbon emissions. Now, geologists are looking for new helium sources — and finding enormous "carbon-free" reservoirs that could revolutionize the industry.

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