1. 6 million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica shatters records — and there''s ancient air trapped inside
3. ''As if a shudder ran from its brain to its body'': The neuroscientists that learned to control memories in rodents
4. World''s biggest spiderweb discovered inside ''Sulfur Cave'' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black
6. 2-mile-tall, naked ''Marree Man'' looming over Australian outback is a total mystery — Earth from space
7. Science history: Archaeologists discover King Tut''s tomb, and rumors of the ''mummy''s curse'' begin swirling — Nov. 4, 1922
8. What are the signs that nature is telling us?'' Scientists are triggering earthquakes in the Alps to find out what happens before one hits
11. Memento Mori: A mosaic that predates Mount Vesuvius'' eruption in Pompeii and reminds us that we will all die
13. Orcas in the Gulf of California paralyze young great white sharks before ripping out their livers
14. First of its kind ''butt drag fossil'' discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years ago
15. French archaeologists uncover ''vast Roman burial area'' with cremation graves ''fed'' by liquid offerings
16. On Saturn''s largest moon, water and oil would mix — opening the door to exotic chemistry in our solar system
21. A toxicologist explains when you can safely cut the moldy part off food, and when it''s best to toss it
22. Chimps ''think about thinking'' in order to weigh evidence and plan their actions, new research suggests
23. Science news this week: Solar revelations as irradiated Comet 3I/ATLAS rapidly brightens, a tiny tyrannosaur prompts T. rex rethink, and the unexpected perks of cussing out your chatbot
26. Science history: Astronomers spot first known planet around a sunlike star, raising hopes for extraterrestrial life — Nov. 1, 1995
27. Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal
29. AI models refuse to shut themselves down when prompted — they might be developing a new ''survival drive'', study claims
30. James Webb telescope celebrates Halloween with eerie image of a dying sun — it''s what our own might look like one day
32. One molecule could usher revolutionary medicines for cancer, diabetes and genetic disease — but the US is turning its back on it
33. Controversial startup''s plan to ''sell sunlight'' using giant mirrors in space would be ''catastrophic'' and ''horrifying,'' astronomers warn
34. China solves ''century-old problem'' with new analog chip that is 1,000 times faster than high-end Nvidia GPUs
38. Ancient ''frosty'' rhino from Canada''s High Arctic rewrites what scientists thought they knew about the North Atlantic Land Bridge
39. ''I was wrong'': Dinosaur scientists agree that small tyrannosaur Nanotyrannus was real, pivotal new study finds
40. NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sun
41. Astronomers discover surprisingly lopsided disk around a nearby star using groundbreaking telescope upgrade
42. The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out ''all our satellites,'' new simulations reveal
48. Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don''t have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous?
50. Humanoid robots could lift 4,000 times their own weight thanks to breakthrough ''artificial muscle''
51. Exceptionally rare iron saber, arrowheads and jewelry discovered in seventh-century warrior''s tomb in Hungary
52. 22 of Earth''s 34 ''vital signs'' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there''s still time to act
56. Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969
61. Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn ''storm of the century'' will be catastrophic for Jamaica
62. ''Puzzling'' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
64. ''This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we''ve ever seen before,'' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley
65. Future pandemics are a ''certainty'' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitably, says Dr. Seth Berkley
67. Differences in red blood cells may have ''hastened the extinction'' of our Neanderthal cousins, new study suggests
70. There is such a thing as ''settled science'' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you
71. Decapitator nose ornament: 1,500-year-old gold jewelry depicting a bloodthirsty South American god
75. Indigenous Americans dragged, carried or floated 5-ton tree more than 100 miles to North America''s largest city north of Mexico 900 years ago
79. ''I screamed out of excitement'': 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians
80. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds
81. Science news this week: Comets light up the skies and race toward the sun, our galaxy''s mysterious glow is explained, and scientists tell us why time moves faster as we age
82. Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans — which helped us gain an advantage over our cousins, scientists say
83. Meat eaten by city-dwelling Americans produces more CO2 than the entire UK — but there are easy ways to slash it
89. ''Near stationary'' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean
95. Rare fossils in New Mexico reveal dinosaurs were doing just fine before the asteroid annihilated them all
101. Science history: Scientists use ''click chemistry'' to watch molecules in living organisms — Oct. 23, 2007
102. Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic ''eye'' that focuses automatically and doesn''t need a power source
104. 1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico''s ''Cave of the Dead Children''
105. World''s biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that''s solid at room temperature
107. Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun''s glare — and it''s moving at a near-record pace
108. Google''s breakthrough ''Quantum Echoes'' algorithm pushes us closer to useful quantum computing — running 13,000 times faster than on a supercomputer
112. James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thought
113. New eye implants combined with augmented-reality glasses help blind people read again in small trial
114. Unitree''s H2 robot poses, pirouettes and pulls off deft karate moves with eerily lifelike movement
115. ''Illegal'' metal detectorist found a huge hoard of Roman treasure in Germany — and kept it hidden for 8 years
120. Quantum computing ''lie detector'' finally proves these machines tap into Einstein''s spooky action at a distance rather than just faking it
121. Pair of ''holy'' islands in eerily green African lake hold centuries-old relics and mummified emperors — Earth from space
122. ''People made it out of the cities alive'': Tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2,000 years after Vesuvius erupted
123. ''It''s really an extraordinary story,'' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
124. Roos Carr figures: Creepy 2,600-year-old carvings with ''removable genitalia'' and eyes that may have symbolized Odin''s soothsayer powers
125. Bored of waiting for Black Friday fitness deals? Us too! Here are 7 discounts for those who can''t wait
129. Easter Island statues may have ''walked'' thanks to ''pendulum dynamics'' and with as few as 15 people, study finds
130. New smart ring is a novel way to control your computer — it has the humble mouse firmly in its sights
131. Double comet alert! Comets Lemmon and SWAN will reach their brightest this week — here''s how to spot them
134. 20 million NASA mission to visit ''God of Chaos'' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision
135. Astronomers detect first ''heartbeat'' of a newborn star hidden within a powerful cosmic explosion
137. Science news this week: Revived permafrost microbes spew CO2, scientists image object ''moving'' at 99.9% the speed of light, and James Webb telescope spots something exciting blasting from black hole M87*
138. 3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress with ancient ovens and fossilized dough discovered in Sinai Desert
141. ''This moves the timeline forward significantly'': Quantum computing breakthrough could slash pesky errors by up to 100 times
144. Astronomers close in on ancient signal from ''one of the most unexplored periods in our universe''
146. Black eyes, orbital fractures and retinal detachment: Pickleball-related eye injuries are on the rise in the US
147. Record-breaking ''dark object'' found hiding within a warped ''Einstein ring'' 10 billion light-years away
148. The Oral-B iO Series 9 is one of our all-time favorite smart-enabled electric toothbrushes and now it''s 100 cheaper
149. ''Most pristine'' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way''s edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe''s first stars
152. Toyota to launch world''s first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 — they''re expected to last longer and charge faster
156. Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here''s what we''ve learned from them.
158. James Webb telescope finds something ‘very exciting’ shooting out of first black hole ever imaged
160. We were wrong about how the moon''s largest and oldest crater formed — and that''s great news for NASA''s next lunar landing
161. Diagnostic dilemma: A woman''s nausea was triggered by a huge mass in her stomach — which doctors dissolved with diet soda
163. Haunting image of a rare hyena lurking in a ghost town wins 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
168. New hydrogen battery can operate four times colder than before — meaning denser and longer-lasting EV batteries
169. Shapeshifting ''braided river'' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space
171. Link between Cascadia and San Andreas Fault earthquakes discovered 30 years after lost vessel stumbled across key data
172. AI reveals hidden ''ring fault'' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy''s Campi Flegrei volcano
173. ''Planet Y'' theory hints at hidden Earth-size world lurking in the solar system — and it could be much closer to us than ''Planet Nine''
175. ''An increasing attack on water resources from multiple fronts'': Scientists warn ''day zero droughts'' could hit before 2030
177. An ''ice tsunami'' in 2024 ripped through the Yukon with such force it tore up trees and the riverbed
180. Scientists ''reawaken'' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after
186. Science news this week: Astronomers close in on comet 3I/ATLAS''s origins, a strange gravity anomaly discovered off Africa and AI designs brand-new viruses
189. China issues new pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions — is it now a global leader in climate action?
191. Robots receive major intelligence boost thanks to Google DeepMind''s ''thinking AI'' — a pair of models that help machines understand the world
192. Coral Triangle: The giant hidden ''Amazon'' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate change
196. Comet 3I/ATLAS is losing water ''like a fire hose'' on full blast, ''rewriting what we thought we knew'' about alien star systems
198. Chemo hurts both cancerous and healthy cells. But scientists think nanoparticles could help fix that.
200. Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals
205. Science history: First two-way phone call across outdoor lines made by Alexander Graham Bell — Oct. 9, 1876
207. James Webb telescope finds ''remarkable'' evidence that a black hole plowed through a galaxy, leaving an enormous scar behind
211. Scientists invent ''Pulse-Fi'' prototype — a Wi-Fi heart rate monitor that''s cheaper to set up than the best wearable devices
214. Psychedelic beer may have helped pre-Inca empire in Peru schmooze elite outsiders and consolidate power
220. ''The papyrus also recommends putting a clove of garlic in your vagina before bed'': The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in ancient Egypt
221. Harvest supermoon photos: See the moon at its biggest and brightest in pictures from around the world
223. Self-healing ''concrete batteries'' now 10 times better — they could one day power cities, scientists say
226. ''The Big One'' could be even worse than COVID-19. Here''s what epidemiologist Michael Osterholm says we can learn from past pandemics.
227. Quantum record smashed as scientists build mammoth 6,000-qubit system — and it works at room temperature
228. The Red Sea experienced ''one of the most extreme environmental events on Earth'' 6 million years ago
230. Nobel Prize in physics goes to three scientists who discovered bizarre quantum effect on large scales
234. See Jupiter''s moons for less — our favorite astronomy binoculars are only 75 for Prime Day in October
235. Shackleton''s infamous ship ''Endurance clearly had several structural deficiencies,'' new analysis reveals
236. Sneaky asteroid zooms past Antarctica closer than a satellite — and astronomers didn''t catch it until hours after
237. Dramatic ''fireballs'' expected during Draconid meteor shower this week: How to get the best views
238. 2,700-year-old temple with ''sacred cave'' discovered in Turkey — and it may honor the ''mother goddess''
239. AI can now be used to design brand-new viruses. Can we stop it from making the next devastating bioweapon?
240. Deadly mamba snakebites stop muscles from working — but sometimes, antivenom can send them into overdrive
241. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may come from the mysterious frontier of the early Milky Way, new study hints
246. Corleck Head: A spooky three-faced Celtic sculpture found on the ''Hill of Death'' in Ireland — and it may have been connected to human sacrifice 1,900 years ago
250. Science history: Edwin Hubble uncovers the vastness of the universe with discovery of ''standard candle'' — Oct. 5, 1923
253. ''Health impacts are being felt in real time'': How the CDC is being decimated by the Trump administration
255. Science news this week: Famed primatologist Jane Goodall dies, Iran sinks at an alarming rate, and scientists create human egg cells from skin
258. Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping point
259. Did plate tectonics give rise to life? Groundbreaking new research could crack Earth''s deepest mystery.
263. Anthropologists make ''ant yogurt'' from centuries-old recipe, serve it as an ''ant-wich'' at Michelin-star restaurant
265. Scientists convert a kidney from blood type A to universal type O and implant it in a brain-dead recipient
267. From tool use to warfare — here are 5 ways Jane Goodall revolutionized our knowledge of chimpanzees
268. Divers recover more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from 1715 ''Treasure Fleet'' shipwreck in Florida
270. Wildfire-smoke-related deaths in the US could climb to 70,000 per year by 2050 due to climate change, study finds
273. Newly discovered comet ''Lemmon'' may be visible to the naked eye this month — but it will look more like a lime
275. 4 reasons why you keep abandoning your fitness trackers (and how to stop them from happening again)
278. The Panama Canal needs a staggering amount of water to operate. Climate change could threaten that, study warns
281. Yosemite''s glaciers have survived 20,000 years — but we could be the first people to see Sierra Nevada ice-free
288. ''Midnight'' eVTOL smashes its own record in latest test flight — bringing us closer to operational flying taxis
290. Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got unusual bruising from a massage gun. It turned out she had scurvy.
291. ''I honestly am not sure on this at all'': Poll reveals public uncertainty over experimenting on conscious lab-grown ''minibrains''
292. Scientists have digitally removed the ''death masks'' from four Colombian mummies, revealing their faces for the first time
294. Stars that brush past black holes live longer, stranger lives after their close encounters with death
295. James Webb telescope spies a ''farting'' dwarf planet with fluorescent gas in the outer solar system
296. Life-size rock art points the way to oldest human inhabitants of Saudi Arabia — and the desert oases they used
297. Microsoft unveils new liquid-cooled computer chips — they could prevent AI data centers from massively overheating
298. Sea of Saharan ''star dunes'' clashes with otherworldly terrain where 2 countries meet — Earth from space
299. Citation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here''s what we need to do to stop it
300. Iran among ''world''s most extreme subsidence hotspots'' with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year, study finds