2. ''Black mold-like substance'' and water contamination uncovered by FDA at Tom''s of Maine toothpaste factory
5. China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise
7. Ancient human ancestor Lucy was not alone — she lived alongside at least 4 other proto-human species, emerging research suggests
8. Largest dinosaur ever auctioned sells for over 6 million — and it''s twice as long as a school bus
13. Future AI models could be turbocharged by brand new system of logic that researchers call ''inferentialism''
14. Scientists analyze largest map of the universe ever created — and it proves Einstein right yet again
17. James Webb telescope uncovers 1st-ever ''Einstein zig-zag'' hiding in plain sight — and it could help save cosmology
21. ''Like a reset button on a computer'': Designer cells ''reboot'' immune system in 3 different autoimmune diseases
25. Mathematicians have devised new problems to challenge the most advanced AI systems'' reasoning capabilities — and they failed almost every test
32. 2,600-year-old inscription in Turkey finally deciphered — and it mentions goddess known ''simply as the Mother''
34. Dolphin in the Baltic Sea has been talking to himself — and researchers think it''s a sign he''s lonely
35. Communicating with aliens one day could be much easier if we study the way AI agents speak with each other
36. Scientists glean new details of mysterious, centuries-old shipwreck submerged in Norway''s largest lake
43. Meet Evo, an AI model that can predict the effects of gene mutations with ''unparalleled accuracy''
48. Large language models not fit for real-world use, scientists warn — even slight changes cause their world models to collapse
49. Cantor''s giant softshell turtle: The frog-faced predator that spends 95% of its time completely motionless
53. Meteorite found in a drawer at university contains 700-million-year-old evidence of water on Mars
55. The best value rowing machine we''ve ever tested now has a 101 saving in this early Black Friday deal
57. ''Another piece of the puzzle'': Antarctica''s 1st-ever amber fossil sheds light on dinosaur-era rainforest that covered South Pole 90 million years ago
59. Mass child sacrifices in 15th-century Mexico were a desperate attempt to appease rain god and end devastating drought
60. World''s biggest coral — so big it can be seen from space — discovered by chance off Solomon Islands
61. ''It invites us to reconsider our notion of shadow'': Laser beams can actually cast their own shadows, scientists discover
62. El Ojo: The mysterious floating island in Argentina''s swampland that looks like a perfectly round eye
64. ''Unique and extreme'': James Webb telescope detects possible alien world bubbling over with volcanoes
66. Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest
68. ''The bottom line is, I told you so'': JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claims
69. James Webb Space Telescope discovers mysterious ''red monster'' galaxies so large they shouldn''t exist
70. It would be easier to find aliens in a parallel universe than in our own, new multiverse study claims
71. Teen sickened with Canada''s first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery
73. ''Edge of chaos'' neuroscience theory could lead to superfast computing chips that behave like superconductors
79. An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd ''imminent impactor'' of 2024
85. Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time
87. IBM''s newest 156-qubit quantum chip can run 50 times faster than its predecessor — equipping it for scientific research
96. Leonid meteor shower 2024: How to spot ''shooting stars'' and ''fireballs'' over the US this week
97. Pando, the world''s largest organism, may have been growing nonstop since the 1st humans left Africa, study suggests
98. 2,600-year-old Celtic wooden burial chamber of ''outstanding scientific importance'' uncovered by archaeologists in Germany
99. Vampire bats have a really strange way of getting energy, scientists discover after putting them on treadmills
102. Apple Watch Series 10 now at its lowest-ever price — this Black Friday Apple deal is just too good to miss
103. New ''gold-plated'' superconductor could be the foundation for massively scaled-up quantum computers in the future
105. Earth from space: Giant ''phantom lake'' dotted with stripy gold islands shimmers in Australian outback
106. 150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan found on ''key route for human expansion'' used by Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans
107. Sick of turbulence? Future passenger planes could use AI to maintain a smooth in-flight experience on the fly
108. ''Webb has shown us they are clearly wrong'': How astrophysicist Sophie Koudami''s research on supermassive black holes is rewriting the history of our universe
109. Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the future
111. ''A direct relationship between your sense of sight and recovery rate'': Biologist Kathy Willis on why looking at nature can speed up healing
125. Did plate tectonics give rise to life? Groundbreaking new research could crack Earth''s deepest mystery.
127. Mysterious, city-size ''centaur'' comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption
129. ''Purple tunic'' from royal tomb belonged to Alexander the Great, scholar claims — but not everyone agrees.
133. Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images
137. What were Carl Sagan''s contributions to science? Remembering the ''Cosmos'' star on his 90th birthday.
139. Armored dinosaur could withstand the impact of a high-speed car crash, thanks to the ''bulletproof vest'' over its plate armor
140. ''Crumb trails'' of meteoroids could reveal potential ''planet-killer'' comets years before they reach Earth
142. Death of alien-hunting Arecibo Telescope traced to cable issues 3 years earlier, ''alarming'' report finds
145. Scientists just got 1 step closer to creating a ''superheavy'' element that is so big, it will add a new row to the periodic table
146. Holographic-inspired lenses could unlock ''3rd dimension of imaging'' in future VR headsets and smart glasses
149. ''A flash of copper caught our attention'': 4,000-year-old dagger discovered deep in Italian cave
159. ''Ridiculously smooth'': James Webb telescope spies unusual pancake-like disk around nearby star Vega — and scientists can''t explain it
162. Rare tomb from Egypt''s Middle Kingdom holds a wealth of jewelry and several generations of the same family
165. James Webb telescope spots ''feasting'' black hole eating 40 times faster than should be possible
172. No need to wait for Black Friday — one of Canon''s best cameras for wildlife photography is discounted by over 1,450 right now
173. Scientists to read Cassius the giant crocodile''s bones to find out exactly how old he was when he died
183. ''An offering to energize the fields'': 76 child sacrifice victims, all with their chests cut open, unearthed at burial site in Peru
186. The 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of Ramesses II said to have inspired Percy Shelley''s ''Ozymandias''
189. ''God of chaos'' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds
197. A meteorite 100 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock may have nourished early microbial life
198. 380 million-year-old remains of giant fish found in Australia. Its ''living fossil'' descendant, the coelacanth, is still alive today.
199. New memory chip controlled by light and magnets could one day make AI computing less power-hungry
202. What really caused encephalitis lethargica, the mysterious disease described in the movie "Awakenings"?
212. Hang Son Doong: The world''s biggest cave, so ''outrageous in size'' it fits 2 jungles and the ''Great Wall of Vietnam''
223. Earth is racing toward climate conditions that collapsed key Atlantic currents before the last ice age, study finds
231. ''We are teetering on a planetary tightrope'': Cut emissions in half right now to prevent climate catastrophe, UN warns
232. Scientists found one of the largest carbon-based space molecules ever. Here''s why that''s a big deal
233. James Webb telescope finds 1st possible ''failed stars'' beyond the Milky Way — and they could reveal new secrets of the early universe
235. Ancient Indigenous weapons from Australia can deliver ''devastating blows,'' 1st-ever biomechanics study of its kind reveals
238. New app performs motion capture using just your smartphone — no suits, specialized cameras or equipment needed
241. Earth from space: Massive blue ''melt pond'' in Arctic glacier is an eerie sign of things to come
244. 1,200 years ago, a cat in Jerusalem left the oldest known evidence of ''making biscuits'' on a clay jug
246. Computers normally can''t see optical illusions — but a scientist combined AI with quantum mechanics to make it happen
250. High school students who came up with ''impossible'' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
251. From black cats to white spirit bears, ''superstitions, lore and myths can shape your subconscious'' biases that have real effects
253. AI ''can stunt the skills necessary for independent self-creation'': Relying on algorithms could reshape your entire identity without you realizing
254. James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe
255. Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a stellar ''H-bomb'' exploding in Aquarius at 1 million mph
266. Polar bears are getting horrific injuries and huge 'ice balls' on their paws because of climate change, researchers say
270. 'We don't really consider it low probability anymore': Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf
271. Accidental discovery of 1st-ever 'black hole triple' system challenges what we know about how singularities form
281. Supernova that lit up Earth's skies 843 years ago has a flowering 'zombie star' at its heart — and it's still exploding
283. 'Truly primal': Watch Burmese python swallow deer whole in Florida Everglades by stretching its mouth to the absolute limit
287. 4 large asteroids, including a skyscraper-size 'city killer,' will zoom past Earth in a 12-hour span tomorrow (Oct. 24)
291. Scientists build the smallest quantum computer in the world — it works at room temperature and you can fit it on your desk
293. Euclid telescope reveals 1st section of largest-ever 3D map of the universe — and there's still 99% to go
296. Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn
297. Largest known prime number, spanning 41 million digits, discovered by amateur mathematician using free software
299. Tiny photosynthetic aliens could be lurking in hidden bubbles in Mars' ice — and could soon be replicated on Earth