2. China''s ''artificial sun'' shatters nuclear fusion record by generating steady loop of plasma for 1,000 seconds
3. Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS'' ''near-death encounter'' with the sun may have blown it apart, new photos suggest
4. Archaeologists discover rare liquid gypsum burial of ''high-status individual'' from Roman Britain
7. ''Medieval'' nanotech chainmail sports 100 trillion chemical bonds per square centimeter — and could be the future of armor
8. ''Herculean'' 2.5-billion-pixel mosaic shows our closest galactic neighbor like never before — and took more than a decade to create
9. World''s fastest supercomputer ''El Capitan'' goes online — it will be used to secure the U.S. nuclear stockpile and in other classified research
12. Earth from space: Massive field of ancient lava casts an eerie, gold-specked shadow in the Sahara
13. ''Our model of cosmology might be broken'': New study reveals the universe is expanding too fast for physics to explain
18. Giant reserves of ''gold'' hydrogen may be lurking beneath at least 30 US states, 1st-of-its-kind map reveals
20. Bad Dürrenberg headdress: An elaborate 9,000-year-old headpiece worn by a female shaman in Europe
21. The best exercise bike we''ve ever tested is currently 400 cheaper in this brilliant Peloton Bike deal
23. Astronomers find hundreds of ''hidden'' black holes — and there may be billions or even trillions more
26. Space photo of the week: Look into Titan''s ''eye,'' 20 years after the Huygens spacecraft''s historic landing on Saturn''s largest moon
40. James Webb telescope captures 1st ''mid-infrared'' flare from Milky Way''s supermassive black hole
44. ''It was very fortunate timing'': Astronomers watch 1st black hole to ''shut off'' blast back to life
45. James Webb Space Telescope discovers one of the earliest ''truly gargantuan'' supernovas ever seen
46. New solar-powered EV can drive 40 miles daily using the power of the sun — and it''s 50% more efficient than a Tesla
47. The Bungle Bungles: Towering domes in the Australian outback that contain traces of the earliest life-forms on Earth
48. Giant horned dinosaur''s fossils were destroyed in WWII — but photos reveal it was an unknown species
51. 2,800-year-old structure unearthed in Israel was likely used for cultic practices and sacrifice, archaeologists say
52. ''Totally amazing'' astronaut photo captures comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS shooting past Earth from the ISS
53. Schrödinger''s Cat breakthrough could usher in the ''Holy Grail'' of quantum computing, making them error-proof
59. Stone Age people made sun stone ''sacrifice'' to banish ''darkened sun'' after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists say
65. Supermassive black hole spotted 12.9 billion light-years from Earth — and it''s shooting a beam of energy right at us
68. Scientists discover enormous reservoir hidden in Cascades — more than twice the amount of water in Lake Mead
73. Famous Sutton Hoo helmet may be clue that early Anglo-Saxons fought as mercenaries for Byzantine Empire, study suggests
74. New supergiant ''Darth Vader'' sea bug discovered in South China Sea — and it''s absolutely massive
75. China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than ''all the oil on Earth''
78. IVF may raise risk of certain disorders in babies — and epigenetic ''signatures'' in the placenta could explain why
79. Scientists discover ''sunken worlds'' hidden deep within Earth''s mantle that shouldn''t be there
81. Earth from space: Svalbard''s radioactive ''Bear Island'' surrounded by rare cloud swirls and a giant algal bloom
84. 10th-century woman buried with weapons in Hungary is 1st of her kind, but researchers are hesitant to call her a warrior
87. Excavations at Queen Hatshepsut''s mortuary temple reveal elaborate burials, decorated blocks and ancient tools
89. Tiny AI chip modeled on the human brain set to slash power consumption and boost battery life in smart tech
94. Nuclear fusion could be the clean energy of the future — but these ''tough'' challenges stand in the way
97. 1st-of-its-kind database reveals how DNA mutations ''destabilize'' proteins, triggering genetic disease
99. Ancient ''Stonehenge'' in Golan Heights may not be astronomical observatory after all, archaeologists say
104. Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare ''once in a decade'' event
106. ''Big surprise'' reveals supposed skull of ''Cleopatra''s sister'' actually belongs to an 11-year-old boy
108. 2024 was the hottest year on record, and the 1st to breach the 1.5 C global warming limit, data reveals
109. 230 million-year-old dinosaur is oldest ever discovered in North America — and changes what we know about how they conquered Earth
110. X-class solar flares hit a new record in 2024 and could spike further this year — but the sun isn''t entirely to blame, experts say
113. Antarctica ''pyramid'': The strangely symmetrical mountain that sparked a major alien conspiracy theory
114. ''The Majoran'' — a bizarre particle that''s its own opposite — could explain the biggest mysteries of the universe, scientists claim
116. Cybertruck-looking ''mobile aircraft carrier'' developed in China can hide away and launch a 2-person flying car
117. 9 weird, wonderful and terrifying robots we''ve seen at CES 2025 so far — from an android companion to a robotic mixologist
122. Medieval crowns of Eastern European royalty hidden in cathedral wall since World War II finally recovered
128. Looking for a fitness-orientated smartwatch with a bargain price tag? The Garmin Instinct 2 has just hit its lowest-ever price
129. A ''planetary parade'' will dance across the sky on Jan. 21 — but that''s not the best night to see it
133. Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable hands-on review: An intriguing laptop for creatives, with plenty of potential
137. 11 incredible technologies we''ve seen at CES 2025 so far — from a holographic windshield display to a fridge that can cook
139. Most of the atoms in your body left the Milky Way on a ''cosmic conveyor belt'' long before you were born, new study reveals
140. Physicist claims to have solved the infamous ''grandfather paradox,'' making time travel (theoretically) possible
141. Rare comet could shine bright as Venus as it falls toward the sun: What to expect from Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3
144. Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo
147. ''Huge fortune'' from the 1600s, including gold and silver coins, found in German church where Martin Luther preached
155. Nvidia''s mini ''desktop supercomputer'' is 1,000 times more powerful than a laptop — and it can fit in your bag
156. ''Multiverse simulation engine'' predicts every possible future to train humanoid robots and self-driving cars
163. Yellowstone''s ''queen of the wolves'' killed by rival pack after living to 11 years old and having 10 litters of pups
178. Quantum computers that are actually useful 1 step closer thanks to new silicon processor that could pack millions of qubits
181. Orange dwarf cave crocodiles: The crocs that crawled into a cave, ate bats, and started mutating into a new species
183. Chinese ''robot dog'' that moves like a cat could revolutionize space exploration and asteroid mining
189. 1,700-year-old oil lamp found in Jerusalem shows a rare Jewish menorah, even though the Romans tried to suppress the religion
190. Superfast diamond-laced computer chips now much closer to reality thanks to ''quantum breakthrough''
192. Massive piece of space junk crashes into village in Kenya — and officials still have no idea where it came from
194. Saturn will disappear behind the moon for skywatchers in Europe on Saturday. Here''s how to see it.
196. Weird bumps in UK quarry turn out to be 166 million-year-old dinosaur ''highway'' for some of Jurassic''s biggest dinosaurs
197. Tristan da Cunha: The most remote inhabited island on Earth, forged from a supercontinent breakup
199. Qubits inspired by ''Schrödinger''s cat'' thought experiment could usher in powerful quantum computers by 2030
210. Quadrantid meteor shower: How to watch the first ''shooting stars'' of 2025 rain over Earth tonight
213. A Chinese spacecraft burned up over Los Angeles. Earthquake sensors mapped its path through the atmosphere.
221. From Stonehenge''s origins to ice age baby genetics — how well did you follow this year''s top archaeology stories?
226. Earth from space: ''Lake of clouds'' appears between volcanic nesting dolls in Russia via rare mirror-like phenomenon
236. 2,000-year-old RSVP: A birthday invitation from the Roman frontier that has the earliest known Latin written by a woman
241. A sea monster with it''s head on it''s butt? 10 times we were completely wrong about dinosaur-age creatures
242. 10 stunning ancient Egyptian discoveries made in 2024, from hidden temples to hallucinogenic rituals
280. Scientists still don''t fully understand why some planets have hundreds of moons while others have none
281. Robotics breakthroughs in 2024: Test your knowledge of the most exciting advancements in the field
283. NASA''s Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange ''sideways'' black hole in a cosmic crime scene
286. ''Vulva stone'' and coin jewelry among remarkable treasures discovered at Viking burial site in Norway
289. James Webb Space Telescope catches monster black hole napping after ''overeating'' in the early universe
291. Auroras could light up the skies on Christmas, thanks to a powerful solar flare heading toward Earth
294. NASA''s Parker Solar Probe completes historic Christmas Eve flyby of the sun — but it could take days to know if it survived
295. ''Like nothing we''ve seen before'': James Webb telescope spies a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid lurking past Jupiter