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NASA Spacecraft Orbiting Mars Captures Image of Giant Ancient Volcano Just Before Dawn
The perspective is what astronauts would see out their window if there was an International Space Station flying around the red planet
Researchers Discover That Living Worm Towers Exist in Nature, Not Just in Horror Movies
A new study reveals that nematodes assemble into coordinated structures to catch a ride on passersby
Catch This Year’s Strawberry Moon Lighting Up the Sky on June 11
The last full moon before summer kicks off is one of the lowest of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
Mount Etna’s Spectacular Monday Eruption Marks the Volcano’s Most Intense Activity in Years
The explosion was the strongest since 2021, expelling ash, dust, lava and a pyroclastic flow, but no injuries or deaths were reported
NASA Wants Your Help to Study These Rare, High-Altitude Clouds That Appear to Glow at Sunrise and Sunset
Noctilucent clouds usually form close to the poles, but in recent decades, they’re being spotted closer to the Equator
The Fearsome Megalodon Ate Basically Whatever It Wanted to Reach Its Daily 100,000-Calorie Need, Study Suggests
Scientists previously assumed the giant, prehistoric sharks mostly feasted on whales, but it turns out they probably weren’t so picky
Astronomers Discover a Possible Dwarf Planet Far Beyond Neptune, Where There Should Have Only Been Empty Space
As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region thought to be largely devoid of objects
Giant Sloths the Size of Elephants Once Walked Along the Ground. Here’s How the Massive Animals Evolved and Declined
Researchers analyzed fossils and DNA to get a big-picture view of sloth evolution and determine what drove their immense size variation
New Contact Lenses Give Users Super-Vision to See Infrared Light—Even With Their Eyes Closed
Researchers have developed experimental contact lenses that use nanoparticles to convert the invisible wavelengths of near-infrared light into visible colors
Our Teeth May Descend From Sensitive Bumps on Prehistoric Fish Armor, New Research Finds
Hundreds of millions of years ago, fish had sensory features on their exoskeletons that contained dentine, the material that makes our teeth sensitive today
Humpback Whales Can’t See as Well as Scientists Thought, and It Might Explain Why They Keep Getting Tangled in Fishing Gear
Despite having big eyes, the whales can’t make out details of objects more than a few body lengths away, according to a new study
The U.S. Ran Its First Space Weather Preparedness Drill—Here’s How It Went
Ironically, the exercise last May was interrupted by a real scenario, when Earth was hit by the strongest solar storm in two decades
NASA Engineers Revive Long-Dormant Thrusters on Voyager 1, the Farthest Spacecraft From Earth, in a ‘Miracle Save’
In the nick of time, NASA teams addressed clogging issues in the probe’s backup roll thrusters, before the only antenna capable of sending commands to it went offline
Sun Launches Its Strongest Solar Flare of the Year So Far, Causing Radio Blackouts Around the World
The new sunspot responsible for this powerful blast is rotating into view, which could bring more solar activity—and potential aurora-causing coronal mass ejections—to Earth in the coming days
The Famous, Feathered Dinosaur Archaeopteryx Could Fly, Suggests New Study of a ‘Beautifully Preserved’ Fossil
The Chicago Archaeopteryx features more soft tissue and delicate skeletal details than any known fossil of its kind, and paleontologists discovered it has a set of feathers key to flight in modern birds
Check Out Jupiter’s Stunning Auroras, Which Are Hundreds of Times Brighter Than Earth’s, in the James Webb Telescope’s Latest Images
The infrared views, captured in 2023, shed light on the giant planet’s atmosphere and magnetosphere—but they also reveal something unexpected
Watch a Giant Snail Lay an Egg From a Pore in Its Neck in First-Ever Footage Captured in New Zealand
Conservation rangers took a video of an endangered, captive snail laying a large egg, revealing insight into the creature’s reproductive process
Researchers Discover That Chimps Drum Rhythmically, Suggesting Human Musicality Originated in Our Last Common Ancestor
Not only do chimpanzees maintain a rhythm while drumming on tree roots, but two subspecies use distinct tempos and techniques, according to a new study
Humans Have Seen Only 0.001 Percent of the World’s Deep Seas, Leaving Most of the Planet a Vast Mystery
Researchers argue that expanding deep-sea exploration is vital to understanding and managing these marine habitats
These Colorful Birds Form Long-Term ‘Friendships’ by Helping Out With Babysitting, Study Suggests
While scientists have observed animals assisting their relatives, a new study reveals that many superb starlings also form supportive relationships with non-relatives that can last for years
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