1. Hubble telescope discovers ''Cloud-9'', a dark and rare ''failed galaxy'' that''s unlike anything seen before
3. James Webb telescope confirms a supermassive black hole running away from its host galaxy at 2 million mph, researchers say
4. Orbiting satellites could start crashing into one another in less than 3 days, theoretical new ''CRASH Clock'' reveals
5. Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid in first 7 nights of observations
6. New US food pyramid recommends very high protein diet, beef tallow as healthy fat option, and full-fat dairy
9. Leonardo da Vinci''s DNA may be embedded in his art — and scientists think they''ve managed to extract some
10. NASA telescope combines 100 maps of the universe into one: ''every astronomer is going to find something of value here''
12. Huge ice dome in Greenland vanished 7,000 years ago — melting at temperatures we''re racing toward today
13. One of the last Siberian shamans was an 18th-century woman whose parents were related, DNA study reveals
17. ''How can all of this be happening?'': Scientists spot massive group of ancient galaxies so hot they shouldn''t exist
18. Advanced alien civilizations could be communicating ''like fireflies'' in plain sight, researchers suggest
22. Submerged sandbanks shine like underwater auroras in astronaut''s view of the Bahamas — Earth from space
25. If ''swimming more'' is one of your New Year''s resolutions, the FORM Smart Swim 2 will keep you in the right lane.
27. The Alfred Jewel: A 1,100-year-old treasure from England''s first king that proclaims ''Alfred ordered me to be made''
34. Giant ''cow of the Cretaceous'' discovered almost 100 years ago identified as new duck-billed dinosaur
41. Spotted Lake: Canada''s soda lake with colorful brine pools that are smelly and slimy ''like the white of an egg''
46. ''The ban assumed the danger was making pigs too human'': Why human organs aren''t grown in pigs in the US
48. Full moons of 2026: When to see all 13 moons (including a Blue Moon and a Blood Moon) rise next year
49. From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026
52. Centuries-old ''trophy head'' from Peru reveals individual survived to adulthood despite disabling birth defect
53. Massive Myanmar earthquake was super smooth and efficient — and it holds lessons for the ''Big One''
54. Diagnostic dilemma: A rare condition caused a man to get ''scales'' on his hands whenever he washed them
55. ''Artificial intelligence'' myths have existed for centuries – from the ancient Greeks to a pope’s chatbot
56. Enough fresh water is lost from continents each year to meet the needs of 280 million people. Here''s how we can combat that.
60. ''Nobody knew why this was happening'': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of ''clumping clouds''
63. Scientists are developing a ''self-driving'' device that helps patients recover from heart attacks
64. This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid — but challenges remain for the unusual storage format
65. See the exact point where a glacier, a lake and a river ''touch'' in Argentina — Earth from space
68. ''Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea'': Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.
69. ''Stop and re-check everything'': Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA''s cleanrooms
70. Lchashen wagon: A 3,500-year-old covered wagon that transported a deceased chief to the next world
71. Science history: Richard Feynman gives a fun little lecture — and dreams up an entirely new field of physics — Dec. 29, 1959
75. Stunning array of 400 rings in a ''reflection'' nebula solves a 30-year-old star-formation mystery — Space photo of the week
76. James Webb telescope spies a monstrous molecular cloud shrouded in mystery — Space photo of the week
81. Tooth-in-eye surgery, ''blood chimerism,'' and a pregnancy from oral sex: 12 wild medical cases we covered in 2025
83. Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985
85. New electrochemical method splits water with electricity to produce hydrogen fuel — and cuts energy costs in the process
88. 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
92. Coconucos volcanic chain: Colombia''s stunning cluster of volcanoes, lost in an otherworldly landscape
94. Science history: Marie Curie discovers a strange radioactive substance that would eventually kill her — Dec. 26, 1898
97. Archaeological artifacts should not be for sale in thrift shops. But putting them in a museum is harder than it sounds.
98. Science history: James Webb Space Telescope launches — and promptly cracks our view of the universe — Dec. 25, 2021
99. ''Gospel stories themselves tell of dislocation and danger'': A historian describes the world Jesus was born into
100. ''What the heck is this?'' James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere
103. ''It won’t be so much a ghost town as a zombie apocalypse'': How AI might forever change how we use the internet
104. Guess the number quiz: Can you work out these scientific numbers and constants and top the leaderboard?
105. ''Biological time capsules'': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals
107. New tests could nearly halve the rate of late-stage cancers, some scientists say — is that true?
114. ''A huge surprise'': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq
115. Graphene supercapacitor breakthrough could boost energy storage in future EVs and other household devices
116. Rare dusting of snow covers one of the driest places on Earth and shuts down massive radio telescope — Earth from space
117. Science history: Anthropologist sees the face of the ''Taung Child'' — and proves that Africa was the cradle of humanity — Dec. 23, 1924
120. 3,300-year-old cremations found in Scotland suggest the people died in a mysterious catastrophic event
122. New EV motor invention could cut 1,000 pounds from future vehicles, making them much lighter while boosting their range
125. Glittering new James Webb telescope image shows an ''intricate web of chaos'' — Space photo of the week
128. Scientists build ''most accurate'' quantum computing chip ever thanks to new silicon-based computing architecture
129. Science news this week: Japan laser weapon trial, comet 3I/ATLAS bids farewell, and AI solves ''impossible'' math problems
131. Scientists spot ''unprecedented celestial event'' around the ''Eye of Sauron'' star just 25 light-years from Earth
132. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we ''intercept'' it before it leaves us forever?
134. Save 72% with our exclusive Norton VPN deal and get set for travel over the holidays and into 2026
139. Ursid meteor shower 2025: When and where to see ''shooting stars'' on the longest night of the year
140. Diarrhea and stomachaches plagued Roman soldiers stationed at Hadrian''s Wall, discovery of microscopic parasites finds
149. Pumas in Patagonia started feasting on penguins — but now they''re behaving strangely, a new study finds
150. Spiders on Jupiter? Scientists uncover secret origins of arachnid-like ''demon'' lurking on gas giant''s moon.
152. Saturn''s largest moon may be riddled with ''slushy tunnels'' that contain alien life, new study hints
154. Snakes'' mind-bending ''heat vision'' inspires scientists to build a 4K imaging system that could one day fit into your smartphone
155. Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that means
156. Diagnostic dilemma: An otherwise ''fit'' man had a stroke after drinking 8 ''high-potency'' energy drinks a day
157. ''There is no refuge from a planetary crisis'': The concept of ''climate safe havens'' is filled with promises and perils
158. Ancient burrowing bees made their nests in the tooth cavities and vertebrae of dead rodents, scientists discover
160. ''We were amazed'': Scientists using James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest supernova in the known universe
162. Ancient Egyptian valley temple excavated — and it''s connected to a massive upper temple dedicated to the sun god, Ra
163. Polar bears in southern Greenland are ''using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA'' to survive melting sea ice
165. Record-breaking feat means information lasts 15 times longer in new kind of quantum processor than those used by Google and IBM
167. Need some gift inspiration? Our favorite noise-cancelling headphones just hit their lowest-ever price
170. 5,000-year-old dog skeleton and dagger buried together in Swedish bog hint at mysterious Stone Age ritual
173. These incredible birdwatching binoculars are 125 off at Amazon — just in time for that last bit of Christmas shopping
174. Today''s biggest science news: ''Little Foot'' potential unknown human ancestor Geminids peak Comet 3I/ATLAS closest approach
176. Magdala stone: 2,000-year-old carving from Jerusalem is world''s oldest known depiction of a menorah
177. The UN''s International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here''s why.
178. ''This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture'': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made
179. Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid''s huge genome, revealing secrets of the ''living fossil''
180. Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week
182. Science history: Norwegian explorer wins the treacherous race to the South Pole, while British rival perishes along with his crew — Dec. 14, 1911
184. Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals
186. Science news this week: Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the ''Star of Bethlehem'' explored
188. ''Unprecedented'': Woman delivers full-term abdominal pregnancy while also having 22-pound cyst removed
189. James Webb telescope uncovers a new mystery: A broiling ''hell planet'' with an atmosphere that shouldn''t exist
191. ''Necessary for the future of humankind'': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards?
192. Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from ''abscess,'' necropsy reveals
194. ''Very novel and very puzzling'': Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant
195. New ''DNA cassette tape'' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone — and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen
196. China''s Great Green Wall: The giant artificial forest designed to slow the expansion of 2 deserts
197. ''A scale almost too big to imagine'': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph
198. ''They had not been seen ever before'': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds
199. Killer whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds — but not everyone agrees
200. James Webb telescope spots ''monster stars'' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery
206. Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer
207. Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes
208. Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a ''hypertropical'' climate — and trees won''t survive that for long
209. ''It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career'': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
210. Scientists create new solid-state sodium-ion battery — they say it''ll make EVs cheaper and safer
211. Russia''s Bezymianny volcano blew itself apart 69 years ago. It''s now almost completely regrown.
213. New discoveries at Hadrian''s Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
215. This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be visible in Earth''s daytime skies
216. The Arab region — a swath from Morocco to the United Arab Emirates — just had its hottest year on record
217. Earth''s crust hides enough ''gold'' hydrogen to power the world for tens of thousands of years, emerging research suggests
223. Historic search for ''huge missing piece'' of the universe turns up negative — but reveals new secrets of particle physics
224. Today''s biggest science news: Kilauea lava fountains Northern Lights forecast Comet 3I/ATLAS activity
226. The ''hobbits'' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests
229. 2,400-year-old ''sacrificial complex'' uncovered in Russia is the richest site of its kind ever discovered
236. Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954
237. Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls
238. CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination
239. Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it''s pointed right at Earth
240. A huge helium shortage is looming — but ancient rocks in Earth''s crust may be hiding massive reservoirs
241. New ''physics shortcut'' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI
242. Could aging eggs be ''rejuvenated''? New tool may help pave the way to fertility-extending treatments
243. ''Intelligence comes at a price, and for many species, the benefits just aren''t worth it'': A neuroscientist''s take on how human intellect evolved
244. Male human heads found in a ''skull pit'' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals
249. Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds
251. Giant rotating string of 14 galaxies is ''probably the largest spinning object'' in the known universe
252. Ancient ''hanging coffin'' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today
253. ''An extreme end of human genetic variation'': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different
258. James Webb telescope spots strange ''super-puff'' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space
259. Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven''t changed size since
260. Law of ''maximal randomness'' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible
262. ''We do not know of a similar case'': 4,000-year-old burial in little-known African kingdom mystifies archaeologists
264. Trio of ''black mesas'' leftover from Paleozoic era spawn rare sand dunes in the Sahara — Earth from space
265. Science history: Computer scientist lays out ''Moore''s law,'' guiding chip design for a half century — Dec. 2, 1964
266. An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon
270. For traveling photographers — whether you''re chasing dark skies or tracking wildlife, NordVPN is now 74% cheaper
271. Your AI-generated image of a cat riding a banana exists because of children clawing through the dirt for toxic elements. Is it really worth it?
272. Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study finds
275. The "most capable" and "best-looking" Apple Watch Series 11 is cheapest at Best Buy and Amazon for Cyber Monday
277. Today''s biggest science news: X-class solar flares Chernobyl fungus Modern humans interbred with ''hobbits''
278. 15,000 Amazon reviews can''t be wrong (including ours). This astronaut star projector makes the perfect gift for young space fans at under 30 for Cyber Monday
281. Deep sky imaging, simplified. If you''ve got cash to drop on your own home observatory, you could save this Cyber Monday.
283. Roman sun hat: A ''very rare'' 1,600-year-old brimmed cap that may have protected a Roman soldier from Egyptian sandstorms
284. Lowest prices ever on the Apple Ultra 2, Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch SE smart watches for Cyber Monday
285. These pocket-sized binoculars are a neat stocking filler for kids and adults for the holidays — and they''re less than 20 for Black Friday
286. These Disney, Hulu and ESPN Black Friday streaming bundles will have you fighting over the remote this festive season
289. The Nikon Z8 can "conquer any and every shooting situation" — and it''s still on sale this Black Friday weekend
290. Antarctica''s Southern Ocean might be gearing up for a thermal ''burp'' that could last a century
291. Cyber Monday deal on "world-class fitness tracker", the Garmin Forerunner 970 smartwatch just hit a best-ever price on Black Friday weekend
292. Scientists mapped the shape of a supernova for the first time ever – and it''s not what we expected: Space photo of the week
298. The air quality industry leaders have quietly dropped the price of the Levoit 400S air purifier.
299. Great news for wildlife photographers, the "powerhouse" Canon EOS R5 II is cheaper for Black Friday
