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June 27, 2026 at 4:30 AM

X-ray image of the jet erupting from the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87

NASA’s X-ray eye caught a jet shooting from the first black hole we ever photographed—apparently fame hasn’t tamed the beast

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June 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM

Dense view of Terzan 5 showing tightly packed stars in the Milky Way bulge

NASA’s Webb and Hubble teamed up on Terzan 5, and the detail that matters is that they proved it isn’t a globular star cluster at all but a surviving relic from the Milky Way’s earliest formation

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June 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Gravitational lens arcs reveal distant galaxy linked to high-energy neutrino detection

The fastest subatomic messenger in the universe lands on the ice of Antarctica and points toward an “invisible” galaxy 11,000 million light-years away

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June 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Bald eagle walking on roadside instead of flying showing unusual behavior after injury

Some workers were laying asphalt right in the middle of the road in Logan Township when, suddenly, they saw the national bald eagle fly by; it had a few burns, but what really impressed them was what happened next

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June 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM

$Ancient saline water emerges from deep rock fractures at Kidd Creek Mine in Ontario, where scientists discovered water isolated for up to 2.2 billion years.$

Water dating back 2 billion years has been discovered 3 km underground in a Canadian mine: literally a sip from the Precambrian, older than almost all complex life

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June 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Child participating in a marshmallow test experiment used to study self-control, delayed gratification, and childhood development.

The candy that was said to predict success is losing its power: a study of 918 children shows that, after taking into account environmental factors and early skills, patience at age 4 has barely any effect on grades—just one-tenth of a point—by age 15

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June 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Rare-earth mining exploration site in Campo de Montiel, Spain, where a major monazite deposit could supply European industry.

Neither the U.S. nor Iran: Spain discovers a rare-earth gold mine capable of meeting 33% of Europe’s needs and revolutionizes the geopolitical landscape of the green transition

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June 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Exceptionally preserved Ice Age cave lion remains recovered from Siberian permafrost for ancient DNA analysis.

A cub named Sparta, which remained frozen in the permafrost for 32,000 years, provides virtually intact DNA and confirms that cave lions constituted a distinct lineage, with brain, visual, and circulatory traits, that never set foot on the African savanna

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June 26, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Jaguar captured by camera trap in Sierra del Merendon Honduras showing rare high altitude sighting

The legendary cloud jaguar finally showed up on camera after a decade of hide-and-seek in the jungle canopy

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June 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Close-up of Wollemi pine bark with distinctive bubbly texture on ancient living fossil tree

Rangers near Sydney found living trees thought extinct for 90 million years – basically botanical zombies

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June 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Iceberg carrying rocks and sediment floating in Arctic waters.

Melting icebergs are raining rocks on the Arctic seafloor, creating surprise condos for deep-sea squatters

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June 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Interior view of a karst cave chamber in Romania with rocky walls and underground passage

Romania opens 31,000-year-old cave art to tourists, moving ancient bison doodles from torchlight to selfie sticks

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June 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Worker spraying glyphosate herbicide across a grassy field with backpack sprayer

Glyphosate may be grooming superbugs outside hospitals, turning farm fields into antibiotic-resistance gyms

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June 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Earth seen from space with sunlight over oceans and clouds, representing global sea level and climate risk

Hundreds of sea-level papers had math bugs – so coastal-risk maps just got a lot scarier

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June 25, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Global map showing intense El Niño warming across the equatorial Pacific Ocean

NOAA finally shouts El Niño! and forecasts weather chaos with a mischievous grin

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June 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Rendering of Freedom Ship, a proposed floating city vessel designed to carry 80,000 people with schools and a hospital

The world’s largest floating city is back in action: 80,000 residents, a stadium, schools and even eight helipads

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June 25, 2026 at 4:58 AM

Interior of the newly discovered 13-meter chamber at the back of Vanguard Cave in Gibraltar, showing ancient sediment layers and rock formations.

A cave sealed in Gibraltar for 40,000 years is home to what could be the last place of residence of the Neanderthals

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June 25, 2026 at 4:12 AM

Close-up of horsetail stem segment showing joint structure where water evaporation alters isotope composition

Horsetail plants pull “space water” isotopes into their stems, baffling chemists who thought they’d seen it all

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June 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Close-up of hands shaping a stone tool from basalt using primitive knapping technique.

Stone-tool evidence shows hominins cherry-picked basalt 780,000 years ago, flexing DIY skills way ahead of schedule