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Cracked Martian rock revealing bright yellow crystals in Curiosity rover track at Gediz Vallis, Mount Sharp.

Curiosity drove over a rock on Mars, accidentally breaking it, and what appeared inside left scientists with more questions than answers

December 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Mars south pole “Inca City” with dark seasonal CO₂-jet spots (“spiders”) appearing on polar terrain, ESA Mars Express view.

It looked like just another photo of Mars’s south pole until hundreds of black spots started to appear, and someone at the ESA said, “This shouldn’t look like this”

December 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Supermassive black hole surrounded by a glowing accretion disk as space-time twists under extreme gravity

A supermassive black hole would have revealed its spin by “twisting” space-time and causing a disk and jet to wobble at the same time

December 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
3D illustration of gut bacteria linked to research on how milk and cheese affect microbiome diversity

A new study on dairy products reveals an unexpected difference in the gut that almost no one imagines

December 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Artist’s impression of a blue-whale-size sea monster (giant ichthyosaur) stranded on a beach.

An 11-year-old girl saw enormous bones on a beach and, without knowing it, had just triggered the search for a “sea monster” the size of a blue whale

December 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Government official at a podium adjusts an earpiece, with EU, Canada and Germany flags behind him.

The unexpected breakthrough for millions of retirees in Canada will come sooner than expected

December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Total solar eclipse above Earth’s horizon, illustrating the 2027 eclipse expected to be one of the longest of the century.

The longest solar eclipse of the century is coming in 2027: where and how to see it

December 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Map showing the clockwise rotation of the Iberian Peninsula caused by tectonic stress between Africa and Eurasia

Scientists confirm that the Iberian Peninsula has been rotating for thousands of years, driven by deep and invisible forces within the Earth, without anyone noticing

December 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ceramic jugs and plates scattered on the seafloor at the Camarat 4 16th-century shipwreck, over 2,500 meters deep.

A 16th-century ship is discovered by chance at a depth of more than 2,500 meters, completely rewriting the important history of the Mediterranean

December 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
James Webb Space Telescope image highlighting supernova GRB 250314A with an inset callout

Scientists capture a flash of light that lasted only ten seconds and turns out to have reached Earth after a journey of 13 billion years

December 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Federal Reserve seal as rate cuts raise worries about the 2027 Social Security COLA

The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates and retirees fear the Social Security increase in 2027 may not be enough

December 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A small world 66 times the distance between Earth and the Sun appears after almost 20 years of monitoring and now forces us to rewrite how the edge of the solar system was born

A small world 66 times the distance between Earth and the Sun appears after almost 20 years of monitoring and now forces us to rewrite how the edge of the solar system was born

December 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
California Highway Patrol traffic ticket notice to appear held in a driver’s hand

You’re driving down the highway in California, everyone else is going faster, and suddenly you realize that decision could cost you up to $490

December 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Gnarled trunk and roots of an ancient olive tree in Crete beside a small building, still green with leaves.

In a quiet village in Crete, an olive tree between 2,000 and 4,000 years old continues to produce new leaves and small olives, as if time had stood still

December 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Space debris fragments orbiting Earth as ESA warns of a growing risk to satellites and space infrastructure.

More than a million fragments orbit the Earth, and the ESA warns that the problem of space debris is getting worse

December 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
10.03-carat blue diamond “The Mediterranean Blue” valued at $20 million, set for a Geneva auction

The 10-carat blue diamond valued at $20 million

December 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Ed Bambas, 88-year-old Army veteran and Meijer cashier, after a viral tip sparked a $1.93M GoFundMe.

An 88-year-old veteran raises nearly two million in donations, and the system gives him a scare in the form of taxes and fees: “I never asked for anything for myself, I just wanted to keep paying for food”

December 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Traffic on Interstate 25 near Monument, Colorado, where the Greenland Wildlife Overpass helps elk and deer cross safely.

North America’s largest wildlife crossing is now open, allowing deer and elk to cross a six-lane highway

December 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup parked on a snowy road at dusk in freezing winter conditions

An owner points a thermal camera at his electric truck, and the result surprises even automotive experts

December 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Archaeologist carrying a bucket beside rubble at the 2,200-year-old stone pyramid dig near Nahal Zohar, Judean Desert.

High above the Dead Sea, archaeologists are picking their way through a 2,200-year-old stone pyramid that does not quite fit any known pattern

December 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM