2. AI chatbots oversimplify scientific studies and gloss over critical details — the newest models are especially guilty
7. Science news this week: An ''interstellar visitor'' and the oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever sequenced
10. Oldest wooden tools unearthed in East Asia show that ancient humans made planned trips to dig up edible plants
11. Astronaut snaps giant red ''jellyfish'' sprite over North America during upward-shooting lightning event
14. Remote cave in Guam reveals ancient voyagers carried rice to Pacific islands 3,500 years ago, study finds
15. Giant radio telescope in the Utah desert could reveal hidden corners of the cosmos — and brand-new physics
19. Small, room-temperature quantum computers that use light on the horizon after breakthrough, scientists say
20. Can adults make new brain cells? New study may finally settle one of neuroscience''s greatest debates
21. RFK''s proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
22. Neanderthal DNA may refute 65,000-year-old date for human occupation in Australia, but not all experts are convinced
26. Watch newly discovered ''interstellar visitor'' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream today (July 3)
27. 300-year-old pirate-plundered shipwreck that once held ''eyewatering treasure'' discovered off Madagascar
28. NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an ''interstellar visitor'' — and it has a new name
35. Astronomers spot potential ''interstellar visitor'' shooting through the solar system toward Earth
37. ''A completely new phenomenon'': Astronomers spot a planet causing its star to constantly explode
38. Oldest and most complete ancient Egyptian human genome ever sequenced reveals ties to Mesopotamia
44. 2 ''new stars'' have exploded into the night sky in recent weeks — and both are visible to the naked eye
45. ''It''s how I would imagine I would react if I saw a real-life giant dinosaur'': What Jurassic World Rebirth''s scientific advisor thinks of the movie
46. Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world''s most powerful radio telescope into ''survival mode''
47. Astronomers discover origins of mysterious double hot Jupiter exoplanets: ''It is a dance of sorts''
51. The Rubin Observatory found 2,104 asteroids in just a few days. It could soon find millions more.
54. Scientists discover never-before-seen part of human cells — and it looks like a snowman wearing a scarf
59. ''Never been seen before'': First images from new ISS solar telescope reveal subtle ''fluctuations'' in sun''s outer atmosphere
60. Thimerosal carries no health risks and is almost never used anyway. So why are anti-vaxxers obsessed with it?
61. ''Unlike conventional electronics'': New liquid metal-infused circuit boards can self-heal and work after taking heavy damage
62. Mononmachos Crown: The 1,000-year-old crown honoring ''the one who fights alone'' found by a farmer in a field
64. Drug slashes migraine days by half in early trial — and it may work with completely ''new mechanism''
67. A cotton candy nebula glows in Vera C. Rubin Observatory''s first close-up image: Space photo of the week
72. Scientists invent weird, shape-shifting ''electronic ink'' that could give rise to a new generation of flexible gadgets
76. Scientists discover rare planet at the edge of the Milky Way using space-time phenomenon predicted by Einstein
78. Our exclusive VPN deal will save you up to 76%, get you bonus four months free and a 50 Amazon gift card at NordVPN
83. ''It is our obligation to future generations'': Scientists want thousands of human poop samples for microbe ''doomsday vault''
85. Enigmatic ''runner'' dinosaur from Colorado helps rewrite understanding of several Jurassic species
86. Scientists find new way of spotting invisible ''plasma bubbles'' lurking in Earth''s upper atmosphere
87. ''City killer'' asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with ''bullet-like'' meteors if it hits the moon in 2032
89. ''Thriving and densely-built'': Archaeologists unearth ''tower'' houses and ceremonial building in ancient Egyptian city of Imet
90. You can see a giant ''hole'' shoot across Saturn this summer — and it won''t happen again until 2040
91. Threaten an AI chatbot and it will lie, cheat and ''let you die'' in an effort to stop you, study warns
93. ''Pulsing, like a heartbeat'': Rhythmic mantle plume rising beneath Ethiopia is creating a new ocean
96. Wild weather: ''Ring of fire'' thunderstorms loom around ''heat dome'' as season''s first tropical storm, Andrea, named in the Atlantic
98. Mysterious ''rogue'' objects discovered by James Webb telescope may not actually exist, new simulations hint
100. James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size ''shepherd'' still glowing red hot from its formation
102. ''This result has been more than a decade in the making'': Millions of qubits on a single quantum processor now possible after cryogenic breakthrough
107. ''She is the only person in the world compatible with herself'' — scientists discover new blood type but it''s unique to just one person from Guadeloupe
109. ''A first in applied physics'': Breakthrough quantum computer could consume 2,000 times less power than a supercomputer and solve problems 200 times faster
111. Tiny night lizards survived dinosaur-killing asteroid strike, despite being close enough to see it happen
113. NASA spots Japan''s doomed ''Resilience'' moon lander from orbit — and it''s surrounded by far-flung debris
118. Intrepid baby-faced robot dons a jetpack for its next adventure — becoming the first humanoid robot to fly
119. Final photo from iconic US satellite shows how Las Vegas has ''doubled'' in size over the last 25 years — Earth from space
121. ''Deciphering these mysterious strings'': How reading the Inca''s knotted cords can reveal past droughts and deluges
122. ''Staggering'' first images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory show 10 million galaxies — and billions more are on the way
125. New study claims AI ''understands'' emotion better than us — especially in emotionally charged situations
126. Assyrian swimmers: 2,900-year-old carving of soldiers using inflatable goat skins to cross a river
128. There''s a ''ghost'' plume lurking beneath the Middle East — and it might explain how India wound up where it is today
129. The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California''s crust that could unleash the ''Big One''
131. Your devices feed AI assistants and harvest personal data even if they’re asleep. Here''s how to know what you''re sharing.
137. AI hallucinates more frequently as it gets more advanced — is there any way to stop it from happening, and should we even try?
144. DARPA smashes wireless power record, beaming energy more than 5 miles away — and uses it to make popcorn
147. Massive ''heat dome'' is bringing ''extremely dangerous'' temperatures to the eastern half of the US
148. Taal Lake: The volcanic crater that has ''an island within a lake, within an island within a lake, within an island''
149. ''Reliable quantum computing is here'': Novel approach to error-correction can reduce errors in future systems up to 1,000 times, Microsoft scientists say
150. 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
153. ''World''s most difficult jigsaw puzzle'': Archaeologists piece together thousands of shattered fresco blocks from ancient Roman villa
155. Viking Age burial of chieftain with ''enormous power'' found in Denmark — and he may have served Harald Bluetooth
162. Advanced AI models generate up to 50 times more CO₂ emissions than more common LLMs when answering the same questions
164. In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies — and it''s been a violent year
167. Vera C. Rubin debut images: How to see the groundbreaking space photos from the world''s largest camera
169. Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under Antarctica: ''It''s one of these long-standing mysteries''
170. Indonesia''s Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupts twice in 2 days, unleashing 6-mile-high ash cloud
171. Satellite coated in ultra-dark ''Vantablack'' paint will launch into space next year to help combat major issue
176. JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: ''One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we''ve imaged to date''
180. ''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
182. Giant ''Saharan dust'' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space
184. Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth''s climate. Scientists say it could happen again
189. Apollo astronauts discovered the moon is covered in tiny orange glass beads. Now we finally know why.
190. James Webb telescope ups the odds that ''city-killer'' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032
191. Tarkhan Dress: World''s oldest known outfit was worn to an ancient Egyptian funeral 5,000 years ago
192. This EV battery fully recharges in just 18 seconds — and it just got the green light for mass production
195. ''Statistically, that shouldn’t have happened'': Something very weird occurred in the ocean after the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit
196. James Webb telescope discovers ''a new kind of climate'' on Pluto, unlike anything else in our solar system
197. NASA spots Martian volcano twice the height of Mount Everest bursting through the morning clouds: Space photo of the week
203. Tectonic plates can spread subduction like a contagion — jumping from one oceanic plate to another
205. 14,000-year-old ice age ''puppies'' were actually wolf sisters that dined on woolly rhino for last meal
208. Instead of ''de-extincting'' dire wolves, scientists should use gene editing to protect living, endangered species
210. ''Completely new and totally unexpected finding'': Iron deficiency in pregnancy can cause ''male'' mice to develop female organs
214. Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won’t run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warn
219. Superbugs evolve inside the human body — tracking them in real time could help save patients, scientists say
221. Strange pits on 2 million-year-old teeth may reveal which human relatives are closely related to each other
223. Building your own slides is a great way to get more from your microscope — here''s how to make them
226. ''It''s a ticking time bomb'': Acid levels in Earth''s oceans have already breached ''danger zone'', study suggests
232. Meet ''Dragon prince'' — the newly discovered T. rex relative that roamed Mongolia 86 million years ago
233. ''Strawberry Moon'' in pictures: Major lunar standstill sees June''s full moon hang low in the sky
235. Astronomers simulate a star''s final moments as it''s swallowed by a black hole: ''Breaks like an egg''
236. Russian scientists discover a new island in the Caspian Sea — the world''s largest inland body of water
238. ''People thought this couldn''t be done'': Scientists observe light of ''cosmic dawn'' with a telescope on Earth for the first time ever
239. People''s mental health often improves after weight-loss surgery. A study pinpoints the real reason why.
241. Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean''s midnight zone in world-first video
242. First-ever image of China''s mysterious ''quasi moon'' probe revealed weeks after it secretly launched into space
243. ''Extraordinary'' sarcophagus discovered in Israel shows carving of Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest
244. IBM will build monster 10,000-qubit quantum computer by 2029 after ''solving science'' behind fault tolerance — the biggest bottleneck to scaling up
246. ''Lost Colony'' of Roanoke may have assimilated into Indigenous society, archaeologist claims — but not everyone is convinced
248. Gold coins from ''world''s richest shipwreck'' reveal 300-year-old depictions of castles, lions and Jerusalem crosses
250. See a young star potentially giving birth to a giant planet in new image from Very Large Telescope
255. Sun Chariot: An ornate Bronze Age treasure that may have featured in an ancient Nordic religious ceremony
260. Monster black hole M87 is spinning at 80% of the cosmic speed limit — and pulling in matter even faster
261. The best time to see the Milky Way is fast approaching! How to see our galaxy at its best in June.
262. Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope takes best look at ''Sombrero Galaxy'' in 244 years
264. Robots run out of energy long before they run out of work to do — feeding them could change that
266. Pacific spiny lumpsucker: The adorable little fish with a weird suction cup resembling human teeth
271. AI analysis suggests Dead Sea Scrolls are older than scientists thought, but not all experts are convinced
275. Elon Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX''s Dragon spacecraft after Trump feud. What does it mean for the US space industry?
277. Two stunning conjunctions will light up the night sky this month. Here''s how to see Mars and Mercury ''kiss'' the moon
278. Taurine is ''not a reliable biomarker of anything yet'': Study challenges hype over ''anti-aging'' supplement
279. 3 ancient Maya cities discovered in Guatemala, 1 with an ''astronomical complex'' likely used for predicting solstices
281. Japanese spacecraft goes dark during attempted moon landing. Its payload would have been a world-first.
283. James Webb telescope spots ''groundbreaking'' molecule in scorching clouds of giant ''hell planet''
285. ''Meth is what makes you able to do your job'': AI can push you to relapse if you''re struggling with addiction, study finds
286. Earth''s energy imbalance is rising much faster than scientists expected — and now researchers worry they might lose the means to figure out why
287. Watch ''superorganism'' created by tiny worms — the first time it''s ever been spotted in the wild
289. Nuclear fusion record smashed as German scientists take ''a significant step forward'' to near-limitless clean energy
296. What if the Big Bang wasn''t the beginning? New research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole
298. An ''invisible threat'': Swarm of hidden ''city killer'' asteroids around Venus could one day collide with Earth, simulations show
300. ''Alien''s language'' problem that stumped mathematicians for decades may finally be close to a solution
