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Boxwork ridge patterns on Mars surface explored by Curiosity rover in Gale Crater

NASA has finally solved the mystery of the giant spiderwebs observed on Mars since 2006, and Curiosity’s findings have reignited the big question of how long water remained underground

April 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Simulation of AI models GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash escalating a fictional nuclear crisis.

A researcher pits GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash against each other in a fictional nuclear war, and what unfolds over 329 turns suggests that machines might be more ruthless than humans

April 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Bat flying across a blue sky with the moon, illustrating research on bat lineages linked to outbreak-related viruses

Scientists agree on this and are issuing a serious warning: these bats could be behind a future epidemic in the most affected areas of the planet

April 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Tea bags may release tiny plastics into hot tea, but scientists say the real answer depends on how the particles are measured.

What seemed like the most innocent routine of the day—boiling water and letting a tea bag steep for a few minutes—has become a major cause for concern, as some studies now estimate that a single cup of tea contains up to 14.7 billion microplastics and nanoplastics

April 11, 2026 at 5:03 AM
A Starlink satellite dish terminal set up in a field to provide internet access during wartime operations.

Ukraine activates a filter that blocks unauthorized Starlink signals, and the war sparks an even bigger battle over the more than 10,000 satellites already orbiting Earth

April 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Bright red dots glowing against the dark backdrop of deep space, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The James Webb Space Telescope detected strange red spots in the early universe, and now a study suggests that they were not galaxies, but young black holes growing at a breakneck pace

April 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A close-up view of a person using a smartphone to scan a fossilized, three-toed dinosaur footprint embedded in rock using the DinoTracker AI app.

How they managed to transport a 13,000-pound stone from Scotland to Stonehenge 5,000 years ago

April 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
James Webb Space Telescope image of PMR 1 “Exposed Skull” nebula showing glowing gas and dust from a dying star

The eerie “Exposed Skull” nebula has once again left NASA speechless, and new images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal in stunning detail how a star has been disintegrating for thousands of years

April 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Satellite view of severe flooding in Córdoba Colombia after extreme February rains covering farmland and communities

How one of Colombia’s most important livestock-raising regions came to resemble a giant lake in just a few days following the rains of February 2026, which were so unusual that they could be seen from space

April 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Two researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz look at a computer monitor displaying a colorful heatmap of neural activity from a brain organoid.

A “mini-brain” created in the lab faces the challenge of solving one of engineering’s most complex problems, and what happens in just 45 minutes raises a profound question about artificial intelligence

April 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Illustration of future Earth from space with a single giant supercontinent surrounded by vast oceans

Earth already did it 200 million years ago… and it’s going to do it again: the supercontinent that could wipe humans off the map

April 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An offshore drilling vessel operating in the Atlantic Ocean to extract core samples from the continental shelf.

An “underground sea” of fresh water has been discovered beneath the Atlantic Ocean, so large that it could supply New York City for 800 years

April 8, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Close-up of a person using a nasal spray linked to research on a universal vaccine for respiratory infections and allergies

Goodbye to seasonal viruses as we know them: the first universal vaccine against respiratory infections and allergies is now closer than ever

April 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Earth image with a scientific diagram showing deep mantle blobs linked to the planet's magnetic field stability

A study of the deep structures of the Earth’s mantle raises new questions about the future stability of the planet’s magnetic field

April 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Humanoid robot used for border control tasks in China near Vietnam crossing point

China tests humanoid robots for border control tasks with Vietnam

April 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Illustration of human and Neanderthal DNA comparison highlighting missing segments on the X chromosome

We carry Neanderthal DNA… except where it matters most

April 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Seismic imaging of tectonic plate breaking apart beneath Pacific Ocean near Cascadia subduction zone

For the first time, they “saw” a tectonic plate breaking apart under the Pacific, and what they found was not a crack, but an entire system

April 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A close-up photograph of a giant Theraphosa blondii tarantula on the rainforest floor with orange Cordyceps fungal stalks erupting from its joints.

An expedition discovers an infected giant tarantula, and the find is so rare that it has left scientists with a thousand questions

April 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
An archaeological excavation of a medieval Golden Horde mausoleum in Kazakhstan where elite Mongol DNA was recently discovered.

Human DNA reopens the last great mystery of Genghis Khan, and what scientists have discovered could change everything we thought we knew about his descendants

April 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
A long-exposure photograph of the Milky Way stretching over the domes of the Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert.

The project that threatened one of Earth’s clearest skies has been canceled, and astronomers are celebrating because Paranal will no longer face its most feared invisible enemy

April 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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