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In Science, ECOnews reports on new discoveries in geology, paleontology, physics, space, health and the natural world. We explain the latest studies from universities and labs worldwide in plain language.

Interior view of the STAR detector at Brookhaven’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, used to study high-energy particle collisions.

What looked like nothing in quantum physics has produced detectable particles, and the vacuum may no longer be the empty stage we imagined

By ECONEWS

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May 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Large three-toed dinosaur footprint exposed in limestone after flooding near Sandy Creek in Central Texas.

A storm in the United States tore open the ground and exposed 15 treasures hidden for more than 100 million years

By ECONEWS

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May 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM

Medieval human remains excavated near the Dolmen of Menga in southern Spain for ancient DNA research.

DNA solves the mystery of medieval people found in a Spanish Stone Age site, proving that the oldest layer of a place was not the whole story

By Adrian Villellas

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May 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Microscopic close-up of uterine and placental cells linked to a newly identified pregnancy cell type.

Scientists discover a new type of human cell that appears only at one moment in life, and no one yet knows exactly what it does

By ECONEWS

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May 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Fossilized dinosaur eggs preserved in the Sainte-Victoire reserve in southern France.

552 fossil dinosaur eggs found at the Sainte-Victoire nature reserve in southern France

By ECONEWS

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May 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Visualization of quantum particles and lambda hyperons emerging from the vacuum during high-energy proton collisions

Scientists detect particles emerging from the vacuum for the first time, and the result turns empty space into something far stranger than nothing

By Adrian Villellas

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May 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Illustration of black holes and gravitational waves linked to the newly detected forbidden mass gap in space

Scientists have detected a forbidden zone in space where planets should not behave this way, and the discovery changes what we thought about how worlds are born

By ECONEWS

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May 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Visualization of an eta prime meson interacting inside an atomic nucleus during a particle physics experiment

Physicists have found the first signs of an exotic η′-mesic nucleus, a state of matter that could help explain where mass really comes from

By ECONEWS

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May 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Satellite radar visualization linked to alleged underground structures beneath the Pyramid of Khafre in Giza

A satellite radar study claims vast hidden structures lie beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the finding is already challenging one of archaeology’s most guarded monuments

By ECONEWS

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May 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Ancient Ediacaran fossil impressions from the Avalon biota preserved in Newfoundland rock formations

An exceptionally preserved 551-million-year-old site suggests the Avalon biota lasted longer than scientists believed, changing the timeline of Earth’s earliest complex life

By Adrian Villellas

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May 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM

llustration of near-Earth asteroids and planetary defense systems tracking potential impact threats

Astronomers expect to find several building-size asteroids heading for the Earth-Moon system this century, with satellites most at risk

By ECONEWS

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May 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Ancient cave chamber in Gibraltar linked to possible late Neanderthal occupation and Ice Age preservation

Archaeologists opened a cave sealed for 40,000 years in Gibraltar and found what could be the last refuge of the Neanderthals on Earth

By ECONEWS

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May 8, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Illustration comparing human brain energy efficiency with the massive power demands of artificial intelligence systems

The human brain works with roughly the power of a computer monitor, and that tiny energy bill may reveal why artificial intelligence still has a huge problem

By ECONEWS

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May 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Artist concept of potentially habitable rocky exoplanets identified as candidates for future life-detection studies

Scientists have identified 45 planets that could be useful in a Project Hail Mary-style apocalypse scenario, turning science fiction into an emergency map of possible worlds

By ECONEWS

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May 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Ancient Roman marble funerary stone discovered in a backyard in New Orleans before FBI repatriation efforts

A strange stone in a U.S. backyard looked like nothing special, until experts realized it was an archaeological treasure hiding in plain sight

By ECONEWS

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May 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Visualization of the mysterious ASKAP J1424 radio signal detected repeating from deep space every 36 minutes

A mysterious radio signal from deep space repeated every 36 minutes for eight days, and astronomers still cannot find the object that produced it

By Adrian Villellas

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May 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Visualization of a black hole with surrounding spacetime distortion illustrating theoretical links to prime numbers

Physicists link prime numbers to the chaotic spacetime near black hole singularities

By Adrian Villellas

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May 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Ancient skulls from Vietnam showing blackened teeth from Iron Age cultural practices

2,000-year-old skulls in Vietnam reveal that ancient communities permanently blackened their teeth, a stylish practice that survived long after the people who wore it disappeared

By ECONEWS

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May 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Scientific visualization of atomic light emission influenced by gravitational waves and quantum fields

A new theory suggests gravitational waves could modulate the light emitted by atoms, as if every atom carried a tiny trace of the universe’s deepest vibrations

By ECONEWS

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May 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Taftan volcano in Iran showing summit area with signs of geothermal activity and gas emissions

A remote volcano in Iran appears to be waking after 700,000 years of silence, and the signal from Taftan is forcing scientists to look again at a mountain considered dormant

By Adrian Villellas

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May 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM

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What looked like nothing in quantum physics has produced detectable particles, and the vacuum may no longer be the empty stage we imagined

A storm in the United States tore open the ground and exposed 15 treasures hidden for more than 100 million years

DNA solves the mystery of medieval people found in a Spanish Stone Age site, proving that the oldest layer of a place was not the whole story

Scientists discover a new type of human cell that appears only at one moment in life, and no one yet knows exactly what it does

552 fossil dinosaur eggs found at the Sainte-Victoire nature reserve in southern France

Scientists detect particles emerging from the vacuum for the first time, and the result turns empty space into something far stranger than nothing

Scientists have detected a forbidden zone in space where planets should not behave this way, and the discovery changes what we thought about how worlds are born

Physicists have found the first signs of an exotic η′-mesic nucleus, a state of matter that could help explain where mass really comes from

A satellite radar study claims vast hidden structures lie beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the finding is already challenging one of archaeology’s most guarded monuments

An exceptionally preserved 551-million-year-old site suggests the Avalon biota lasted longer than scientists believed, changing the timeline of Earth’s earliest complex life

Astronomers expect to find several building-size asteroids heading for the Earth-Moon system this century, with satellites most at risk

Archaeologists opened a cave sealed for 40,000 years in Gibraltar and found what could be the last refuge of the Neanderthals on Earth

The human brain works with roughly the power of a computer monitor, and that tiny energy bill may reveal why artificial intelligence still has a huge problem

Scientists have identified 45 planets that could be useful in a Project Hail Mary-style apocalypse scenario, turning science fiction into an emergency map of possible worlds

A strange stone in a U.S. backyard looked like nothing special, until experts realized it was an archaeological treasure hiding in plain sight

A mysterious radio signal from deep space repeated every 36 minutes for eight days, and astronomers still cannot find the object that produced it

Physicists link prime numbers to the chaotic spacetime near black hole singularities

2,000-year-old skulls in Vietnam reveal that ancient communities permanently blackened their teeth, a stylish practice that survived long after the people who wore it disappeared

A new theory suggests gravitational waves could modulate the light emitted by atoms, as if every atom carried a tiny trace of the universe’s deepest vibrations

A remote volcano in Iran appears to be waking after 700,000 years of silence, and the signal from Taftan is forcing scientists to look again at a mountain considered dormant

In Romania’s Brașov County, brown bears number about 1,329 by a national genetic estimate, the highest density of any county, and one bear relocated from Poiana Brașov was back within 3 days

More than 40 Magellanic penguins born in captivity arrived by court order from Mar del Plata at a river island in Argentina’s Río Negro province, and at first they had not explored even a third of their new home

In Japan, researchers led by Tohoku University used an inexpensive blue pigment to turn carbon dioxide into methane with 79.5% Faradaic efficiency, and methane selectivity stayed above 60% for about 80 hours

At 8.2 feet on Oct. 13, the Lake Constance water level in Konstanz, Germany, fell below a 1947 record for the date, and it now sits 10 inches under last winter’s low

A simulated AMOC collapse in an unreviewed preprint cut wheat, corn and rice harvests in Germany and Ukraine by roughly 16 to 19 percent, and cereal prices could climb up to 40 percent in the worst case

A landslide in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord sent a tsunami 1,578 feet up the opposite wall, and a Science study found small tremors striking every 30 to 60 seconds in the hours before the collapse

A company won a mining license for a magnesium deposit it estimates at more than 50 million metric tons near Rășinari, in Romania’s Sibiu County, and the EU gets 97 percent of its magnesium from China

Leap seconds will end on May 20, 2027, under a rule the General Conference on Weights and Measures adopted in Versailles, France, and a new study finds Earth’s solid surface turning slightly rounder as polar ground rises

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