5. Drones could achieve ''infinite flight'' after engineers create laser-based wireless power system that charges them from the ground
8. AI tool reveals hundreds of ''anomalies'' in Hubble telescope archives — and some defy classification
10. Complex building blocks of life can form on space dust — offering new clues to the origins of life
12. 430,000-year-old wooden handheld tools from Greece are the oldest on record — and they predate modern humans
14. Next-generation AI ''swarms'' will invade social media by mimicking human behavior and harassing real users, researchers warn
16. NASA is preparing for simulated launch of Artemis II mega moon rocket — and it could happen as early as Saturday
17. Days numbered for ''risky'' lithium-ion batteries, scientists say, after fast-charging breakthrough in sodium-ion alternative
21. ''Doomsday Clock'' ticks 4 seconds closer to midnight as unregulated AI and ''mirror life'' threaten humanity
22. ''The dream has come true'': Standard model of cosmology holds up in massive 6-year study of the universe — with one big caveat
23. Creepy humanoid robot face learned to move its lips more accurately by staring at itself in the mirror, then watching YouTube
24. 160,000-year-old sophisticated stone tools discovered in China may not have been made by Homo sapiens
25. Rock climbers in Italy accidentally discovered evidence of an 80-million-year-old sea turtle stampede
26. Ancient lake full of crop circles lurks in the shadow of Saudi Arabia''s ''camel-hump'' mountain — Earth from space
30. 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb discovered in Mexico features enormous owl sculpture symbolizing death
32. People with more ''brown fat'' have healthier cardiovascular systems. A new study in mice may explain why.
33. Microsoft says its newest AI chip Maia 200 is 3 times more powerful than Google''s TPU and Amazon''s Trainium processor
39. Google Glass has found yet another lease of life — but is it too little too late for smart glasses?
40. James Webb telescope peers into ''Eye of God'' and finds clues to life''s origins — Space photo of the week
42. 2,500 years ago, people in Bulgaria ate dog meat at feasts and as a delicacy, archaeological study finds
44. AI can develop ''personality'' spontaneously with minimal prompting, research shows. What does that mean for how we use it?
45. Science news this week: The world''s oldest rock art, giant freshwater reservoir found off the East Coast, and the biggest solar radiation storm in decades
49. Astronomers discover a gigantic, wobbling black hole jet that ''changes the way we think about the galaxy''
50. Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago
51. ''A real revolution'': The James Webb telescope is upending our understanding of the biggest, oldest black holes in the universe
52. Chocolate Hills: The color-changing mounds in the Philippines that inspired legends of mud-slinging giants
55. Stream Will Smith''s Pole to Pole and many more nature and science documentaries with a 33% saving in this limited-time Disney deal
58. Arctic blast will bring ''life-threatening'' temperatures and dump snow on 150 million Americans. But will it make the trees explode?
59. 5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas
64. Californians have been using far less water than suppliers estimated — what does this mean for the state?
65. Scientists may be approaching a ''fundamental breakthrough in cosmology and particle physics'', if dark matter and ''ghost particles'' can interact
66. Lab mice that ''touch grass'' are less anxious — and that highlights a big problem in rodent research
69. Stunning time-lapse video captured using ''artificial eclipse'' shows 3 massive eruptions on the sun
70. Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years
71. World''s oldest known rock art predates modern humans'' entrance into Europe — and it was found in an Indonesian cave
76. Diagnostic dilemma: A woman experienced delusions of communicating with her dead brother after late-night chatbot sessions
78. ''Like watching a cosmic volcano erupt'': Scientists see monster black hole ''reborn'' after 100 million years
79. Tiny improvements in sleep, nutrition and exercise could significantly extend lifespan, study suggests
81. Earth hit by biggest ''solar radiation storm'' in 23 years, triggering Northern Lights as far as Southern California
85. 1,700-year-old Roman marching camps discovered in Germany — along with a multitude of artifacts like coins and the remnants of shoes
86. Giant underwater plumes triggered by 7-story waves at Nazaré captured off Portuguese coast — Earth from space
87. Indigenous TikTok star ''Bush Legend'' is actually AI-generated, leading to accusations of ''digital blackface''
90. Eerie ''sand burials'' of elite Anglo-Saxons and their ''sacrificed'' horse discovered near UK nuclear power plant
91. Last year, the oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat — equivalent to 12 Hiroshima bombs exploding every second
92. Remnants of spills on Renaissance-era textbook reveal recipes for ''curing'' ailments with lizard heads and human feces
94. Nebra Sky Disc: The world''s oldest depiction of astronomical phenomena — and it may depict the Pleiades
95. James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole — and it could solve a major galactic mystery
96. Astronomers confirm earliest Milky Way-like galaxy in the universe, just 2 billion years after the Big Bang
97. Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria
101. Strange discovery offers ''missing link'' in planet formation: ''This fundamentally changes how we think about planetary systems''
102. James Webb telescope spots ''failed stars'' in a breathtaking cluster near Earth — Space photo of the week
104. This is SPARDA: A self-destruct, self-defense system in bacteria that could be a new biotech tool
107. ''The scientific cost would be severe'': A Trump Greenland takeover would put climate research at risk
108. Science news this week: ISS medical evacuation, Mars Sample Return canceled, and woolly rhino flesh found in permafrost wolf
111. Artemis 2 update: NASA to wheel historic, 11 million-pound rocket to the launch pad this weekend
112. Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass says he''s close to finding Nefertiti''s tomb in new documentary
116. Ancient mummified cheetahs discovered in Saudi Arabia contain preserved DNA from the long-lost population
118. Tapping into new ''probabilistic computing'' paradigm can make AI chips use much less power, scientists say
120. New map of Antarctica reveals hidden world of lakes, valleys and mountains buried beneath miles of ice
123. Our model of the universe is deeply flawed — unless space is actually a ''sticky fluid'', new research hints
125. NASA''s powerful new Roman Space Telescope is complete — and will soon begin mission to find 100,000 alien worlds
129. James Webb telescope saw black holes emerging from ''cocoons'' near the dawn of time, new study hints
130. One of the last woolly rhinos to walk Earth was eaten by a wolf pup — and scientists have now sequenced its genome from the undigested meat
131. ''One of those rare ''wow'' moments'': Zombie star near Earth has a rainbow shockwave that ''shouldn''t be there''
132. 18 of Earth''s biggest river deltas — including the Nile and Amazon — are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising
133. James Webb telescope solves cosmic murder mystery in ''Pablo''s Galaxy'' — and it was a black hole who done it
135. How to watch ''Pole to Pole with Will Smith'' — TV and streaming details as Oscar-winning actor blends adventure and scientific discovery
136. Most complete Homo habilis skeleton ever found dates to more than 2 million years ago and retains ''Lucy''-like features
139. Scientists study 100 possible alien radio signals from collapsed Arecibo Observatory, ending groundbreaking 21-year search
140. Mega-iceberg A23a, formerly the world''s largest, turns into bright ''blue mush'' as it finally dies after 40 years at sea
141. Artemis 2 mission update: Rollout imminent as NASA prepares first crewed Artemis mission to the moon
142. Parkfield, San Andreas, and the quest for a ''crystal ball'' for predicting earthquakes before they happen
145. Ethereal ice structures swirl alongside Chicago during extreme cold snap fueled by polar vortex — Earth from space
147. Metal compounds identified as potential new antibiotics, thanks to robots doing ''click chemistry''
148. Astronomers may have already spotted the ''Great Comet of 2026'' — and it could soon be visible to the naked eye
150. Tumba Madžari Great Mother: A boxy goddess figurine from North Macedonia designed to protect Stone Age houses 7,800 years ago
152. Giant cosmic ''sandwich'' is the largest planet-forming disk ever seen — Space photo of the week
154. Oddball ''platypus galaxies'' spotted by James Webb telescope may challenge our understanding of galaxy formation
155. Science news this week: A runaway black hole, a human ancestor discovered in Casablanca cave, and vaccine schedule slashed
158. China''s ''artificial sun'' reactor shatters major fusion limit — a step closer to near-limitless clean energy
159. Homo erectus wasn''t the first human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago, fossils suggest
160. Giant sunspot that triggered recent solar ''superstorm'' shot out nearly 1,000 flares and a secret X-rated explosion, record-breaking study reveals
162. Tiny bump on 7 million-year-old fossil suggests ancient ape walked upright — and might even be a human ancestor
163. Avenue of the Baobabs: Madagascar''s natural monument with dozens of ''mother of the forest'' trees
164. 1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile died of extensive injuries when a turquoise mine caved in, CT scans reveal
165. Jupiter will outshine every star in the sky this weekend — how to see the ''king of planets'' at opposition
166. Science history: Sophie Germain, first woman to win France''s prestigious ''Grand Mathematics Prize'' is snubbed when tickets to award ceremony are ''lost in the mail'' — Jan. 9, 1816
167. Hubble telescope discovers ''Cloud-9'', a dark and rare ''failed galaxy'' that''s unlike anything seen before
169. James Webb telescope confirms a supermassive black hole running away from its host galaxy at 2 million mph, researchers say
170. Orbiting satellites could start crashing into one another in less than 3 days, theoretical new ''CRASH Clock'' reveals
171. Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid in first 7 nights of observations
172. New US food pyramid recommends very high protein diet, beef tallow as healthy fat option, and full-fat dairy
175. Leonardo da Vinci''s DNA may be embedded in his art — and scientists think they''ve managed to extract some
176. NASA telescope combines 100 maps of the universe into one: ''every astronomer is going to find something of value here''
178. Huge ice dome in Greenland vanished 7,000 years ago — melting at temperatures we''re racing toward today
179. One of the last Siberian shamans was an 18th-century woman whose parents were related, DNA study reveals
183. ''How can all of this be happening?'': Scientists spot massive group of ancient galaxies so hot they shouldn''t exist
184. Advanced alien civilizations could be communicating ''like fireflies'' in plain sight, researchers suggest
188. Submerged sandbanks shine like underwater auroras in astronaut''s view of the Bahamas — Earth from space
191. If ''swimming more'' is one of your New Year''s resolutions, the FORM Smart Swim 2 will keep you in the right lane.
193. The Alfred Jewel: A 1,100-year-old treasure from England''s first king that proclaims ''Alfred ordered me to be made''
200. Giant ''cow of the Cretaceous'' discovered almost 100 years ago identified as new duck-billed dinosaur
207. Spotted Lake: Canada''s soda lake with colorful brine pools that are smelly and slimy ''like the white of an egg''
212. ''The ban assumed the danger was making pigs too human'': Why human organs aren''t grown in pigs in the US
214. Full moons of 2026: When to see all 13 moons (including a Blue Moon and a Blood Moon) rise next year
215. From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026
218. Centuries-old ''trophy head'' from Peru reveals individual survived to adulthood despite disabling birth defect
219. Massive Myanmar earthquake was super smooth and efficient — and it holds lessons for the ''Big One''
220. Diagnostic dilemma: A rare condition caused a man to get ''scales'' on his hands whenever he washed them
221. ''Artificial intelligence'' myths have existed for centuries – from the ancient Greeks to a pope’s chatbot
222. Enough fresh water is lost from continents each year to meet the needs of 280 million people. Here''s how we can combat that.
226. ''Nobody knew why this was happening'': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of ''clumping clouds''
229. Scientists are developing a ''self-driving'' device that helps patients recover from heart attacks
230. This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid — but challenges remain for the unusual storage format
231. See the exact point where a glacier, a lake and a river ''touch'' in Argentina — Earth from space
234. ''Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea'': Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.
235. ''Stop and re-check everything'': Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA''s cleanrooms
236. Lchashen wagon: A 3,500-year-old covered wagon that transported a deceased chief to the next world
237. Science history: Richard Feynman gives a fun little lecture — and dreams up an entirely new field of physics — Dec. 29, 1959
241. Stunning array of 400 rings in a ''reflection'' nebula solves a 30-year-old star-formation mystery — Space photo of the week
242. James Webb telescope spies a monstrous molecular cloud shrouded in mystery — Space photo of the week
247. Tooth-in-eye surgery, ''blood chimerism,'' and a pregnancy from oral sex: 12 wild medical cases we covered in 2025
249. Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985
250. Spinosaurus relative longer than a pickup truck stalked Thailand''s rivers 125 million years ago
251. New electrochemical method splits water with electricity to produce hydrogen fuel — and cuts energy costs in the process
252. Uranus and Neptune may be ''rock giants,'' not ''ice giants,'' new model of their cores suggests
254. 1.5 million-year-old Homo erectus face was just reconstructed — and its mix of old and new traits is complicating the picture of human evolution
258. Coconucos volcanic chain: Colombia''s stunning cluster of volcanoes, lost in an otherworldly landscape
260. Science history: Marie Curie discovers a strange radioactive substance that would eventually kill her — Dec. 26, 1898
263. Archaeological artifacts should not be for sale in thrift shops. But putting them in a museum is harder than it sounds.
264. Science history: James Webb Space Telescope launches — and promptly cracks our view of the universe — Dec. 25, 2021
265. ''Gospel stories themselves tell of dislocation and danger'': A historian describes the world Jesus was born into
266. ''What the heck is this?'' James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere
269. ''It won’t be so much a ghost town as a zombie apocalypse'': How AI might forever change how we use the internet
270. Guess the number quiz: Can you work out these scientific numbers and constants and top the leaderboard?
271. ''Biological time capsules'': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals
273. New tests could nearly halve the rate of late-stage cancers, some scientists say — is that true?
280. ''A huge surprise'': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq
281. Graphene supercapacitor breakthrough could boost energy storage in future EVs and other household devices
282. Rare dusting of snow covers one of the driest places on Earth and shuts down massive radio telescope — Earth from space
283. Science history: Anthropologist sees the face of the ''Taung Child'' — and proves that Africa was the cradle of humanity — Dec. 23, 1924
286. 3,300-year-old cremations found in Scotland suggest the people died in a mysterious catastrophic event
288. New EV motor invention could cut 1,000 pounds from future vehicles, making them much lighter while boosting their range
291. Glittering new James Webb telescope image shows an ''intricate web of chaos'' — Space photo of the week
294. Scientists build ''most accurate'' quantum computing chip ever thanks to new silicon-based computing architecture
295. Science news this week: Japan laser weapon trial, comet 3I/ATLAS bids farewell, and AI solves ''impossible'' math problems
297. Scientists spot ''unprecedented celestial event'' around the ''Eye of Sauron'' star just 25 light-years from Earth
298. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we ''intercept'' it before it leaves us forever?
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