6. DARPA smashes wireless power record, beaming energy more than 5 miles away — and uses it to make popcorn
9. Massive ''heat dome'' is bringing ''extremely dangerous'' temperatures to the eastern half of the US
10. Taal Lake: The volcanic crater that has ''an island within a lake, within an island within a lake, within an island''
11. ''Reliable quantum computing is here'': Novel approach to error-correction can reduce errors in future systems up to 1,000 times, Microsoft scientists say
12. Watch David Attenborough''s Ocean from anywhere in the world with this NordVPN deal — and grab an Amazon voucher just in time for Prime Day
15. ''World''s most difficult jigsaw puzzle'': Archaeologists piece together thousands of shattered fresco blocks from ancient Roman villa
17. Viking Age burial of chieftain with ''enormous power'' found in Denmark — and he may have served Harald Bluetooth
24. Advanced AI models generate up to 50 times more CO₂ emissions than more common LLMs when answering the same questions
26. In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies — and it''s been a violent year
29. Vera C. Rubin debut images: How to see the groundbreaking space photos from the world''s largest camera
31. Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under Antarctica: ''It''s one of these long-standing mysteries''
33. Satellite coated in ultra-dark ''Vantablack'' paint will launch into space next year to help combat major issue
38. JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: ''One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we''ve imaged to date''
42. ''Artificial intelligence is not a miracle cure'': Nobel laureate raises questions about AI-generated image of black hole spinning at the heart of our galaxy
44. Giant ''Saharan dust'' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space
46. Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth''s climate. Scientists say it could happen again
51. Apollo astronauts discovered the moon is covered in tiny orange glass beads. Now we finally know why.
52. James Webb telescope ups the odds that ''city-killer'' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032
53. Tarkhan Dress: World''s oldest known outfit was worn to an ancient Egyptian funeral 5,000 years ago
54. This EV battery fully recharges in just 18 seconds — and it just got the green light for mass production
57. ''Statistically, that shouldn’t have happened'': Something very weird occurred in the ocean after the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit
58. James Webb telescope discovers ''a new kind of climate'' on Pluto, unlike anything else in our solar system
59. NASA spots Martian volcano twice the height of Mount Everest bursting through the morning clouds: Space photo of the week
65. Tectonic plates can spread subduction like a contagion — jumping from one oceanic plate to another
67. 14,000-year-old ice age ''puppies'' were actually wolf sisters that dined on woolly rhino for last meal
70. Instead of ''de-extincting'' dire wolves, scientists should use gene editing to protect living, endangered species
72. ''Completely new and totally unexpected finding'': Iron deficiency in pregnancy can cause ''male'' mice to develop female organs
76. Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won’t run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warn
81. Superbugs evolve inside the human body — tracking them in real time could help save patients, scientists say
83. Strange pits on 2 million-year-old teeth may reveal which human relatives are closely related to each other
85. Building your own slides is a great way to get more from your microscope — here''s how to make them
88. ''It''s a ticking time bomb'': Acid levels in Earth''s oceans have already breached ''danger zone'', study suggests
94. Meet ''Dragon prince'' — the newly discovered T. rex relative that roamed Mongolia 86 million years ago
95. ''Strawberry Moon'' in pictures: Major lunar standstill sees June''s full moon hang low in the sky
97. Astronomers simulate a star''s final moments as it''s swallowed by a black hole: ''Breaks like an egg''
98. Russian scientists discover a new island in the Caspian Sea — the world''s largest inland body of water
100. ''People thought this couldn''t be done'': Scientists observe light of ''cosmic dawn'' with a telescope on Earth for the first time ever
101. People''s mental health often improves after weight-loss surgery. A study pinpoints the real reason why.
103. Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean''s midnight zone in world-first video
104. First-ever image of China''s mysterious ''quasi moon'' probe revealed weeks after it secretly launched into space
105. ''Extraordinary'' sarcophagus discovered in Israel shows carving of Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest
106. IBM will build monster 10,000-qubit quantum computer by 2029 after ''solving science'' behind fault tolerance — the biggest bottleneck to scaling up
108. ''Lost Colony'' of Roanoke may have assimilated into Indigenous society, archaeologist claims — but not everyone is convinced
110. Gold coins from ''world''s richest shipwreck'' reveal 300-year-old depictions of castles, lions and Jerusalem crosses
112. See a young star potentially giving birth to a giant planet in new image from Very Large Telescope
117. Sun Chariot: An ornate Bronze Age treasure that may have featured in an ancient Nordic religious ceremony
122. Monster black hole M87 is spinning at 80% of the cosmic speed limit — and pulling in matter even faster
123. The best time to see the Milky Way is fast approaching! How to see our galaxy at its best in June.
124. Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope takes best look at ''Sombrero Galaxy'' in 244 years
126. Robots run out of energy long before they run out of work to do — feeding them could change that
128. Pacific spiny lumpsucker: The adorable little fish with a weird suction cup resembling human teeth
133. AI analysis suggests Dead Sea Scrolls are older than scientists thought, but not all experts are convinced
137. Elon Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX''s Dragon spacecraft after Trump feud. What does it mean for the US space industry?
139. Two stunning conjunctions will light up the night sky this month. Here''s how to see Mars and Mercury ''kiss'' the moon
140. Taurine is ''not a reliable biomarker of anything yet'': Study challenges hype over ''anti-aging'' supplement
141. 3 ancient Maya cities discovered in Guatemala, 1 with an ''astronomical complex'' likely used for predicting solstices
143. Japanese spacecraft goes dark during attempted moon landing. Its payload would have been a world-first.
145. James Webb telescope spots ''groundbreaking'' molecule in scorching clouds of giant ''hell planet''
147. ''Meth is what makes you able to do your job'': AI can push you to relapse if you''re struggling with addiction, study finds
148. Earth''s energy imbalance is rising much faster than scientists expected — and now researchers worry they might lose the means to figure out why
149. Watch ''superorganism'' created by tiny worms — the first time it''s ever been spotted in the wild
151. Nuclear fusion record smashed as German scientists take ''a significant step forward'' to near-limitless clean energy
158. What if the Big Bang wasn''t the beginning? New research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole
160. An ''invisible threat'': Swarm of hidden ''city killer'' asteroids around Venus could one day collide with Earth, simulations show
162. ''Alien''s language'' problem that stumped mathematicians for decades may finally be close to a solution
165. ''Foolhardy at best, and deceptive and dangerous at worst'': Don''t believe the hype — here''s why artificial general intelligence isn''t what the billionaires tell you it is
168. NASA spacecraft finds solar ''cannonballs'' may have stripped Mars of its water — proving decades-old theory
169. Facing steep funding cuts, scientists propose using black holes as particle colliders instead of building new ones on Earth
176. Blue-eyed ''Ice Prince'' toddler was buried with a sword and a piglet 1,350 years ago in Bavaria
180. ''It''s like trying to grow a tree in an oven'': Gold mining is sucking the Amazon rainforest dry
186. Prosciutto di Portici: A portable sundial that looks like a pork leg — and it was likely owned by Julius Caesar''s father-in-law before Mount Vesuvius erupted
193. Astronomers discover black hole ripping a star apart inside a galactic collision. ''It is a peculiar event''
197. Photographer captures ghostly ripples over Colorado night sky. ''It is rare to see it directly overhead and moving like that''
200. Infamous ''neutron lifetime puzzle'' may finally have a solution — but it involves invisible atoms
204. Physicists force atoms into state of quantum ''hyper-entanglement'' using tweezers made of laser light
205. ''I did a bit of a dance'': Detectorist finds gold ''mourning ring'' engraved with skull and date in UK field
209. What goes up must come down: How megaconstellations like SpaceX''s Starlink network pose a grave safety threat to us on Earth
211. ''No radio astronomy from the ground would be possible anymore'': Satellite mega-swarms are blinding us to the cosmos — and a critical ''inflection point'' is approaching
217. Newly discovered ''ghost'' lineage linked to ancient mystery population in Tibet, DNA study finds
218. Combo of cancer therapy drugs increases mice lifespan by 30% — but anti-aging benefits in humans remain unknown
219. Not ''Little Red Dots'' or roaring quasars: James Webb telescope uncovers new kind of ''hidden'' black hole never seen before
222. Birds have been nesting in the Arctic Circle for almost 73 million years, newly discovered fossils reveal
224. China has developed the largest drone carrier in the world — and it''s getting ready for takeoff
226. 2 billion people could face chaotic and ''irreversible'' shift in rainfall patterns if warming continues
229. Scientists build 3D ''audio dome'' with such high-fidelity speakers it tricks your ears that you''re at the source
231. Watch mesmerizing 1,000-foot-tall lava fountains: Kilauea volcano erupting in ways not seen for 40 years
232. ''Previously unimaginable'': James Webb telescope breaks its own record again, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universe
236. ''Unlike anything we have seen before'': Astronomers discover mysterious object firing strange signals at Earth every 44 minutes
239. Tropical storm Alvin will form in next 48 hours, forecasters say — kicking off this year''s Pacific hurricane season
242. Quadruple volcanoes on secret Soviet military base linked to climate-altering eruption 200 years ago — Earth from space
246. Africa is being torn apart by a ''superplume'' of hot rock from deep within Earth, study suggests
249. Tomb built for Alexander the Great''s best friend is aligned with winter solstice, study suggests
251. ''Trash'' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture
252. Powerful Mother''s Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth''s upper atmosphere
259. US Representatives worry Trump''s NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids
264. Insects: Facts about the creepy-crawlies that make up more than half of the world''s animal species
267. Pelican eel: The midnight zone ''gulper'' with a giant mouth to swallow animals bigger than itself
272. Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Neptune
274. American submarine, lost for over a century, discovered ''remarkably intact'' off the coast of San Diego
275. ''Our animals are gray wolves'': Colossal didn''t de-extinct dire wolves, chief scientist clarifies
281. Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothes
282. Colossal''s de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire
284. China is building a constellation of AI supercomputers in space — and just launched the first pieces
286. Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?
287. ''Cosmic fire'' and Earthly ice: See the breathtaking winners of the Milky Way Photographer of the Year 2025 contest
291. A dozen black holes may be ''wandering'' through our galaxy — and they''re the rarest type in the universe
