2. Watch mesmerizing 1,000-foot-tall lava fountains: Kilauea volcano erupting in ways not seen for 40 years
3. ''Previously unimaginable'': James Webb telescope breaks its own record again, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universe
7. ''Unlike anything we have seen before'': Astronomers discover mysterious object firing strange signals at Earth every 44 minutes
10. Tropical storm Alvin will form in next 48 hours, forecasters say — kicking off this year''s Pacific hurricane season
13. Quadruple volcanoes on secret Soviet military base linked to climate-altering eruption 200 years ago — Earth from space
17. Africa is being torn apart by a ''superplume'' of hot rock from deep within Earth, study suggests
20. Tomb built for Alexander the Great''s best friend is aligned with winter solstice, study suggests
22. ''Trash'' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture
23. Powerful Mother''s Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth''s upper atmosphere
30. US Representatives worry Trump''s NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids
35. Insects: Facts about the creepy-crawlies that make up more than half of the world''s animal species
38. Pelican eel: The midnight zone ''gulper'' with a giant mouth to swallow animals bigger than itself
43. Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Neptune
45. American submarine, lost for over a century, discovered ''remarkably intact'' off the coast of San Diego
46. ''Our animals are gray wolves'': Colossal didn''t de-extinct dire wolves, chief scientist clarifies
52. Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothes
53. Colossal''s de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire
55. China is building a constellation of AI supercomputers in space — and just launched the first pieces
57. Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?
58. ''Cosmic fire'' and Earthly ice: See the breathtaking winners of the Milky Way Photographer of the Year 2025 contest
62. A dozen black holes may be ''wandering'' through our galaxy — and they''re the rarest type in the universe
73. ''It was probably some kind of an ambush'': 17,000 years ago, a man died in a projectile weapon attack in what is now Italy
75. Giant ''white streak'' appears over multiple US states as Chinese rocket dumps experimental fuel in space
77. Never-before-seen ''extreme'' microbes surrounded NASA robot before it was sent to Mars 18 years ago, new study reveals
80. Building quantum supercomputers: Scientists connect two quantum processors using existing fiber optic cables for the first time
82. ''It epitomises the strangeness of Sutton Hoo'': 6th-century bucket found at Anglo-Saxon ship burial holds human cremation
87. Exascale computing is here — what does this new era of computing mean and what are exascale supercomputers capable of?
88. World''s largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge — Earth from space
92. Get a full body workout ahead of Memorial Day weekend with the Yosuda 350 rowing machine, which we think is a great choice and has 33% off at Amazon
98. China is sharing priceless moon samples with international partners, but NASA can''t be a part of it
99. NASA celebrated this employee''s story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.
100. May''s best stargazing week is about to begin. How to see a lion, an upside-down bear, a mini ''planet parade'' — and more.
101. Space photo of the week: Cotton candy clouds shine in one of Hubble''s most beautiful images ever
105. Scaly-foot snail: The armor-plated hermaphrodite with a giant heart that lives near scalding deep-sea volcanoes and never eats
109. 150,000-year history of Earth''s magnetic field reveals clues about the climate when early humans were spreading out of Africa
110. Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it''s unclear why.
111. NASA spacecraft snaps eerie image of eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. What''s going on?
112. The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it''s been flooding parts of the US for 20 years
114. ''Yet another miracle save'': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1''s long-dead thrusters
115. ''Very rare'' African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials in Israeli desert
117. North America''s ''broken heart'': The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart
120. This solar-powered Garmin watch is a perfect companion for this triathlon season and it is now 152 cheaper
122. Half-a-billion-year-old 3-eyed sea creature dubbed ''Mosura'' breathed through big gills on its butt
124. New CRISPR alternative can ''install'' whole genes, paving the way to treatment for many genetic disorders
126. Humans reached southern South America by 14,500 years ago, genomes from 139 Indigenous groups reveal
127. The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth
128. Physicists may be on their way to a ''theory of everything'' after reenvisioning Einstein''s most famous theory
136. James Webb telescope reveals ''impossible'' auroras on Jupiter that have astronomers scratching their heads
147. Scientists think a hidden source of clean energy could power Earth for 170,000 years — and they''ve figured out the ''recipe'' to find it
148. Gigantic ''mud waves'' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally split
152. What is the Turing test? How the rise of generative AI may have broken the famous imitation game.
153. NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?
154. China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust
155. ''This should not be published'': Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees ''talk'' before solar eclipses
156. First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquake
157. ''River of fire'' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma — Earth from space
158. ''Ultimate adventure story'': Submerged stone circles reveal perilous migration of prehistoric people to far northern Scotland 11,000 years ago
161. Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea
164. Yosemite''s ultra-deep canyon may have been carved in part by a ghost volcano and river, provocative research suggests
165. Only 0.001% of deep ocean has ever been explored by humans — an area equal the size of Rhode Island
166. Famous tomb said to hold Alexander the Great''s father actually contains younger man, a woman and 6 babies, study finds
167. See the reconstructed home of ''polar dinosaurs'' that thrived in the Antarctic 120 million years ago
168. Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
171. Hatnefer''s heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the Book of the Dead
173. The constant surveillance of modern life could worsen our brain function in ways we don''t fully understand, disturbing studies suggest
174. Images capturing a starving lion, fighting bison and pit of vipers honored in environmental photography awards
180. Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit
182. Hoatzin: The strange ''stinkbird'' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary ''orphan''
183. Peloton exercise bikes are the best we''ve ever tested and there is up to 700 discounts in these brilliant Peloton Bike deals
190. ''If it was a man, we would say that''s a warrior''s grave'': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women''s role in Viking society
192. ''Murder prediction'' algorithms echo some of Stalin''s most horrific policies — governments are treading a very dangerous line in perusing them
193. Doctors say AI model can predict ''biological age'' from a selfie — and want to use it to guide cancer treatment
196. Jellyfish Lake: Palau''s saltwater pool with a toxic bottom and surface waters brimming with millions of jellyfish
210. Chopped-up skulls found in Maya ''blood cave'' were a ritual offering for a good harvest, archaeologists suggest
212. Metal detectorists unearth dazzling Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet raven head and ring: ''It''s unbelievable — I''m a bit emotional''
215. Physicists create groundbreaking atomic clock that''s off by less than 1 second every 100 million years
216. 2,000-year-old bed barricade unearthed in Pompeii house — likely a family''s last attempt to escape Vesuvius'' eruption
218. World''s first silicon-based quantum computer is small enough to plug into a regular power socket
224. In a first, physicists spot elusive ''free-range'' atoms — confirming a century-old theory about quantum mechanics
225. ''Pirate'' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships
226. Pterosaur tracks reveal flying reptiles were comfortable on land, too — some even shared environments with dinosaurs
229. Failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth this week — here''s where it might hit (map)
230. Secret of ancient Maya blue-pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén Itzá
232. Mysterious Tikal altar that wasn''t Maya after all includes at least 4 skeletons — and 1 was a child
236. 1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse — and a man considered an ''outsider'' to Roman society
240. Quantum ''miracle material'' can store information in a single dimension thanks to newly discovered magnetic switching
246. Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects up to 3,400 years old on mysterious volcanic hilltop in Hungary
247. Space photo of the week: Record-breaking James Webb telescope image captures 1,678 galaxy groups at once
250. Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc''s Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatory
255. ''Dramatic revision of a basic chapter in algebra'': Mathematicians devise new way to solve devilishly difficult equations
256. Astronomers identify first ''good'' candidate for controversial Planet Nine deep in our solar system
257. Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds
259. Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint
262. Legendary ''women of the sea'' in South Korea freedive well into their 80s. A new study hints at how.
264. Self-driving cars can tap into ''AI-powered social network'' to talk to each other while on the road
266. 18th-century monk''s anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discover
267. ''Propaganda'' praising Ramesses II discovered on famous ancient Egyptian obelisk in Paris, Egyptologist claims
268. Scientists just discovered a single molecule that may treat rare, devastating mitochondrial diseases
269. Celebrate Bird Day this Sunday: Huge discount on Canon binoculars we call ''game-changing'' for bird-watching
272. AI researchers ran a secret experiment on Reddit users to see if they could change their minds — and the results are creepy
276. ''Groundbreaking'' ancient DNA research confirms Pueblo peoples'' ties to famous Chaco Canyon site
279. Our favorite table air purifier is now at its lowest-ever price, right in time for the hay fever season
283. ''It''s huge, and it''s been hidden for this whole time'': Gigantic, glow-in-the-dark cloud near Earth surprises astronomers
286. ''It''s answering one of the questions of the century'': Scientists may finally know where the oldest gold in the universe came from
287. Doomed Soviet satellite from 1972 will tumble uncontrollably to Earth next week — and it could land almost anywhere
288. In rare evolutionary event, weird platypus cousin evolved from living in water to living on land
296. Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck
297. ''Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves'': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers
298. Astronomers discover giant ''bridge'' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery
300. ''Rabbits sometimes make mistakes or grow lazy. That''s when the tortoise seizes its chance'': Chinese scientists make nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research
