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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
Shaded backyard alleyway with trees and fences, symbolizing garden habitats where ants may produce superbug-killing chemicals.

These tiny creatures hiding in your garden could produce substances capable of killing superbugs in a matter of seconds

December 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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
The mystery of the extinction of the largest ape that ever walked the Earth has finally been solved

The mystery of the extinction of the largest ape that ever walked the Earth has finally been solved

December 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Retired NASA InSight lander on Mars seen from orbit as dust accumulates on its solar panels

NASA spacecraft spots dead robot on Mars surface

December 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The James Webb Telescope looked where everything seemed to have faded away and found an extra glow that matches the oldest supernova ever seen

The James Webb Telescope looked where everything seemed to have faded away and found an extra glow that matches the oldest supernova ever seen

December 27, 2025 at 12:04 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
On a peaceful morning, an avalanche of rock and ice triggered a tsunami over 650 feet high that shook sensors thousands of miles away

On a peaceful morning, an avalanche of rock and ice triggered a tsunami over 650 feet high that shook sensors thousands of miles away

December 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Collage of researchers behind the study showing a workaround to Bredt’s rule and “impossible” bridgehead double bonds.

What sounded like a mistake in class and was the rule that made you cross out “impossible” structures, scientists are now showing how to get around it without everything exploding

December 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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
Amazon wetlands in Venezuela where fossils of giant anacondas from the Miocene era were discovered.

They searched for seven- or eight-meter monsters in a dusty corner of Venezuela and stumbled upon 32 anacondas measuring 13 to 16 feet in length

December 26, 2025 at 1:59 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
A metal detectorist accidentally discovers a hoard of 933 gold coins, the largest ever found in the United Kingdom

A metal detectorist accidentally discovers a hoard of 933 gold coins, the largest ever found in the United Kingdom

December 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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
Close-up of an engraved U.S. banknote portrait, symbolizing wealthy Americans shifting cash out of checking accounts.

The wealthiest Americans are quietly withdrawing money from their checking accounts, and it’s not out of fear: something is happening with the money

December 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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