Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest

Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

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Iron Age warrior woman was buried with a sword and a mirror

Archaeologists in England used a tooth enamel analysis to confirm that a 2,000-year-old burial contained a female warrior.

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Russian scientists have grown watermelons in the coldest place on Earth

Scientists in Antarctica did the unimaginable: They grew a bounty of watermelons while living on the ice-cold continent.

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NASA's 1st nuclear-powered rocket could launch as soon as 2025

The $499 million mission will be the first test in orbit of a nuclear spacecraft, NASA announced.

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See stunning likeness of Zlatý kůň, the oldest modern human to be genetically sequenced

Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old individual who is believed to be the oldest anatomically modern human ever to be genetically sequenced.

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Long-held myth says Hurricane Andrew sparked Florida's Burmese python problem. Is it true?

The 1992 storm destroyed a python breeding facility, potentially setting hundreds of pythons free. But it's likely the invasive species had gained a foothold in the Everglades long before the hurricane hit.

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Are legs more important than arms?

Whether arms or legs are more important depends on the species and the environment.

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Brooks Levitate Stealthfit 6 review

A stylish training shoe with plenty of zing, Brooks Levitate Stealthfit 6 wraps around the foot creating strong stability whilst maintaining bounce in the midsole mile after mile.

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Giant 'bubbletrons' shaped the forces of the universe moments after the Big Bang, new study suggests

Meet the 'bubbletrons' — theoretical particle accelerators that may have helped build the universe as we know it.

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Why is gold so soft?

Gold is the most malleable element, but what's the science behind it?

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Get a Windows 11 laptop for under $300 in this back to school deal

Walmart's Back to School sale is back, and this laptop deal is ideal for students.

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Supermassive black hole found spitting a giant, high-energy jet toward Earth

NASA has identified a supermassive black hole blasting its energetic jets straight toward Earth. Don't worry, though, this blazar is located 400 million light-years away.

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Axolotl: The adorable amphibian that can regrow its body and stay looking young forever

The Mexican salamander is only found in two lakes and is considered critically endangered, with pollution and invasive predators driving the species' decline.

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How long can an asteroid 'survive'?

Asteroids are left over from the early solar system. Here's how they get destroyed.

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Spherical 'minibrains' to be grown on the International Space Station

An upcoming resupply mission to the International Space Station will include stem cells destined to be grown into tiny, 3D models of the human brain.

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Teen's year-long case of depression and seizures caused by brain-injuring autoimmune disease

After she'd spent a year experiencing unusual mood and behavioral symptoms, doctors discovered the teen's brain was being attacked by her own cells.

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4,000-year-old cemetery discovered at future rocket launch site in UK

Archaeologists think the burial site dates from about 4,000 years ago, during the Bronze Age.

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Yellowstone's geysers at risk of extinction from climate change, tree skeletons reveal

In a warmer and drier climate, the groundwater that fuels Yellowstone's tallest active geyser could dwindle, resulting in less frequent eruptions and even extinction.

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Watch orca tear open whale shark and feast on its liver in extremely rare footage

The orca "slurped in the liver and then the whale shark just fell and descended down, with no movement," James Moskito of Ocean Safaris told Live Science.

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Brooks Glycerin 20 review

Swaddling your feet in supremely soft fabric Brooks Glycerin 20 takes cushioning to the next level.

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Ruins of ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater unearthed in 'exceptional' discovery in Rome

Archaeologists in Rome think they may have found Nero's theater during a hotel excavation.

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Predicting earthquakes is currently impossible. GPS data could help change that

GPS data can track slight tremors underground that could help predict earthquakes two hours in advance.

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City-size comet headed toward Earth 'grows horns' after massive volcanic eruption

The exploding comet, known as 12P/Pons–Brooks, is currently approaching its closest point to Earth during its 71-year orbit through the solar system.

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Nematode resurrected from Siberian permafrost laid dormant for 46,000 years

The ancient nematode has lain dormant in a fossilized squirrel burrow since the late Pleistocene, revealing that these worms can survive for tens of thousands of years longer than thought.

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How to watch the Delta Aquariids meteor shower kick off 'shooting star' season this weekend

As many as 20 'shooting stars' per hour will fall during the peak of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower this weekend, but August's Perseid meteor shower will be far more impressive.

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Swordfish missing circle-shaped chunks of flesh hauled in by fishers. What bit it?

Fishers who reeled in the swordfish said they regularly catch fish with cookiecutter shark bites, but this is the first time they have seen a creature covered in dozens of fresh, oozing wounds.

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How does the brain regulate body weight?

An almond-shaped structure deep in the brain controls people's feelings of hunger and fullness in an attempt to keep them at a constant body weight. In obesity, its signaling can be disrupted.

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Iceland's 'baby volcano' is still spewing lava rivers, in a tantrum visible from space

Drone footage captures Iceland's "baby volcano" throwing a hissy fit, spewing molten lava into the sky.

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Plastic-eating fungi could help take a bite out of Earth's rampant pollution crisis, study suggests

Certain wood-decay fungi can also break down plastic.

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US government is hiding evidence of 'non-human intelligence', UFO whistleblower tells Congress

During a congressional hearing on Wednesday (July 26), military witnesses claimed that evidence of non-human technology is being hidden from the public.

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Buddhist ritual saves exotic fish from slaughter — only for 'adventurous' Tibetan otters to feast on them instead

Exotic fish released as part of a Buddhist religious practice have become the preferred food option for otters, potentially mitigating the impact these introductions have on native species.

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Black bear caught napping in a bald eagle's giant nest on Alaska military base

Black bears sometimes raid the nests of bald eagles and expel birds too young to fly from them, which can threaten the local population of raptors.

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Gene-therapy drops restore teen's vision after genetic disease left his eyes clouded with scars

A teen with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, or "butterfly disease," was legally blind but has now had his sight restored with gene therapy.

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Why don't overplucked eyebrows fully grow back?

Taking tweezers to your eyebrows can yield unpredictable results. So what determines if your eyebrows grow back after you pluck them?

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'Excess deaths' tied to COVID have plummeted in America — what does that mean?

Data shows that America's excess death rates have mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the end of the public health crisis, experts say.

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A potentially deadly, irreversible lung disease is striking workers who make popular quartz countertops

A new study exposes the deadly risks facing workers who make engineered stone countertops.

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World's 1st 'boomerang meteorite' — a rock that left Earth, spent millennia in space, then returned — possibly discovered in the Sahara Desert

The composition of an unusual meteorite suggests that it formed on Earth, spent thousands of years in space, then reentered the atmosphere. But some experts disagree.

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Rare 'brain-eating' amoeba infection behind death of 2-year-old in Nevada

Infections with so-called brain-eating amoebas are very rare, but when they happen, the consequences are almost always lethal.

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A new, Jupiter-size planet is on the verge of being born, and astronomers have incredible images of it

A gorgeous new image of a star system 5,000 light-years from Earth could finally explain how Jupiter-size planets are born from chaotic fields of gas.

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How do brain cells send messages?

Brain cells, or neurons, have multiple means of communication, and their chatter may be influenced by the cells around them, research suggests.

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Save 23% on the stunning Fitbit Luxe fitness tracker

The highly-rated Fitbit Luxe fitness tracker is now 23% off at Amazon. It has an incredibly slim design and gives you more data than you know what to do with.

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Shark bites man wading in waist-high water off South Carolina beach resort

The shark attacked the 60-year-old man off Hilton Head Island where, two years ago, a shark also bit a lifeguard who was checking water conditions in the shallows.

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Lava outburst 3 times the size of Texas may have triggered Snowball Earth 717 million years ago

Massive eruptions 719 million years ago in what is now Canada may have sucked enough CO2 from the atmosphere to freeze Earth over 2 million years later.

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Invisible barrier that runs through Indonesia finally explained by scientists

Researchers now understand why there is an uneven distribution of animal species on either side of the mysterious boundary, known as the Wallace Line.

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Grizzly bear believed to have killed woman on Buttermilk Trail near Yellowstone National Park

The suspected attack, which occurred Montana, comes after officials warned that grizzly bears were moving into new areas in the state as their numbers grow.

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Exercise may or may not help you lose and keep off weight — here's the evidence for both sides of the debate

Here's the evidence for both sides of the exercise debate.

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Why do clouds float?

Do the clusters of water and ice particles that make up clouds really float in the sky?

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Clearest-ever seafloor maps show deep-sea 'Grand Canyon' off US coast in stunning detail

By combining high-definition maps with sensors that detect changes in the water column, researchers have created a "centimeter-scale" picture of how currents and tides shape the Monterey Canyon.

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Master copy of the Voyager Golden Record, designed as an audio postcard for intelligent aliens, is up for auction

Carl Sagan's personal copy of the Voyager Golden Record contains 27 pieces of music and 22 minutes of sound meant to capture the beauty of life on Earth.

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Why do spiders have 8 legs?

Spiders' ancestors evolved to use their appendages in very weird ways.

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People on HIV meds have 'almost zero' chance of spreading virus via sex once levels are low

A review of data from thousands of people in 25 countries finds that people taking HIV medicine have "almost zero risk" of spreading the virus via sex once their levels are low.

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'Swarm of boulders' in space shows the gory aftermath of NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has left a vast field of rubble strewn around asteroid Dimorphos, Hubble images show.

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World's oldest glacier dates to 2.9 billion years ago, research finds

Ancient glacier sediment may be 2.9 billion years old.

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How do sandcastles stay together?

How can you get the right mixture of sand, water and air for your sandcastle?

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Chile's Atacama Desert is the sunniest spot on Earth, catching as many rays as Venus

Scientists have identified Earth's sunniest spot, and it has the same radiation as Venus.

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First contact with aliens could easily end in genocide, scholars warn

SETI has been searching for evidence of alien life – but could doing so end in disaster?

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Science 'supersedes' creationism, Einstein tells religious students in newly revealed letter

In the letter, the famous physicist also writes that God can be thought of as "analogous to humans."

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Scientists observe metal repairing itself for the first time. Could Terminator robots be on the horizon?

Microfractures in nano-size copper and platinum have been observed healing themselves from repeated tugs.

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Rare piranha-like fish with 'human teeth' caught by young angler in Oklahoma

The invasive fish, known as a pacu, originates from South America and has evolved human-like gnashers to accommodate its varied diet.

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Scientists just made the largest quasicrystal ever — because one of them bet it couldn't be done

The quasicrystal, a type of non-repeating crystal once deemed impossible, was made by jiggling thousands of metal balls in a tray for over a week.

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Fluid leaked from scuba diver's blood vessels after 100-foot cave dive in rare medical case

This extreme form of inflammatory response due to diving has rarely been reported worldwide, an attending doctor said.

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Echelon Connect EX5s review

As a rival to Peloton the Echelon EX5s is a slightly more affordable option with a great range of endurance, speed and hills sessions of varying lengths.

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Ultrabright stellar object is shining beyond the 'death line,' and no one can explain it

A slowly rotating, ultrabright object 15,000 light-years from Earth defies every logical explanation that astronomers have thrown at it.

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Woman who died in deadly Vasa warship's wreck 400 years ago reconstructed in lifelike detail

At first, researchers thought a 17th-century shipwreck skeleton was male. But a new reconstruction reveals her as female, based on results from a genetic analysis done earlier this year.

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Scientists may have found the missing link between heart disease and sleep problems

A new study suggests sleep problems often experienced by people with heart disease may be caused by damage to a group of nerves that regulate both the heart and the brain.

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Dolphins terrorize and bite beachgoers in Japan — for the 2nd year in a row

Four separate incidents on a beach in Fukui prefecture on July 16 echo a string of attacks in the same region last year that may have been perpetrated by a single Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin.

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Save $300 on this powerful Surface Pro 9 tablet/laptop hybrid that's perfect for students

This tablet/laptop hybrid is ideal for students who need a powerful device - and this deal lets you supercharge it for the same price as the base model.

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Best biopics about famous scientists to watch while you wait for Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer is almost here, so what better time to look back at the best biopics based on history's most influential scientists?

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Pyjama sharks filmed mating in a giant, otherworldly underwater forest in 1st footage of its kind

"Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds" — part of the Discovery Channel's Shark Week — gives viewers an extraordinarily rare insight into how sharks mate in the wild.

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'Cocaine sharks' off Florida may be feasting on dumped bales of drugs

Shark Week show delves into the whether sharks off the coast of Florida are coming into contact with the huge quantities of cocaine that get dumped in these waters.

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A skyscraper-size asteroid flew closer to Earth than the moon — and scientists didn't notice until 2 days later

A stealthy asteroid the size of a 20-story building hid in the sun's glare before zooming uncomfortably close to Earth on July 13. Scientists didn't notice until July 15.

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Hundreds of 'ghost stars' haunt the Milky Way's center. Scientists may finally know why.

Ghostly nebulas created by exploding stars appear to align in the Milky Way's bulging center. Astronomers may finally know why.

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'MIND diet,' intended to prevent dementia, doesn't offer significant brain benefit, trial suggests

A clinical trial suggests that the MIND diet, which is intended to guard against dementia, offers little benefit over a standard diet in the short term.

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3,000-year-old untouched burial of 'charioteer' discovered in Siberia

The discovery implies horse-drawn chariots were once used in the region, but none have been found.

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Woman in France hit by suspected meteorite while drinking coffee on her porch

The woman was sat on her porch when she heard a loud "bang" from the roof and a pebble-size rock pinged into her chest. But not everyone is convinced it was a meteorite.

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500-year-old gold coins discovered in a German monastery were 'hastily hidden' during a 'dangerous situation'

Four gold coins unearthed at a medieval monastery in Germany may have been hidden during a battle.

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James Webb telescope reveals 3 possible 'dark stars' — galaxy-sized objects powered by invisible dark matter

Three early galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could actually be titanic stars powered by a dark matter heart.

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What determines how flexible you are?

A person's flexibility is determined by many factors, including the structure of their joints, length of their muscle fibers and suppleness of their connective tissues.

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Scientists discover ancient, underwater volcano is still active — and covered in up to a million giant eggs

Researchers discovered that an underwater volcano nearly a mile beneath the surface off the Pacific coast of Canada is spouting hot fluid, providing a little-known species of skate with an ideal nursery.

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400,000-year-old mammoth tusk found sticking out of the ground in English quarry

Fossil hunters stumbled upon a large mammoth tusk during a "fossil walk."

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Another major US city is sinking, and this time it's due to 'underground climate change'

The ground beneath Chicago is deforming as a result of heat leaking from underground structures — a phenomenon dubbed a "silent hazard" for cities across the globe.

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500,000-year-old fossil of strange Cambrian creature gives evolutionary clues about vertebrates

The fossil of an ancient sea squirt found in a collection at the Utah Museum of Natural History turned out to be the oldest of its kind.

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Evidence of Roman-era 'death magic' used to speak with the deceased found near Jerusalem

Researchers think the morbid practice originated with pagan people who settled in the region after the Romans drove out the Jews.

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'Building blocks of life' discovered on Mars in 10 different rock samples

NASA's Perseverance rover has found an intriguing menagerie of organic molecules in a Martian crater, but their source remains unclear.

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'Cannibal' coronal mass ejection that devoured 'dark eruption' from sun will smash into Earth tomorrow (July 18)

Two coronal mass ejections have combined into an enormous cloud of magnetized plasma that is forecast to hit Earth on Tuesday and potentially trigger a strong geomagnetic storm.

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Google Pixel 7 review: A superb astrophotography camera that fits in your pocket

Outstanding camera performance makes the Google Pixel 7 a photographer's or videographer's best companion and packs a huge punch for the price.

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Dolphins and orcas have passed the evolutionary point of no return to live on land again

Scientists have discovered that once a mammal has become fully aquatic, it passes a threshold that makes a return to terrestrial landscapes almost impossible.

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How do plants with seedless fruit reproduce?

Plants are capable of producing seedless fruit through a process called parthenocarpy, and humans have long leveraged it in agriculture.

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Why do deep-sea fish look like aliens?

Deep-sea fish have evolved unique traits to thrive in their unforgiving habitat.

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Science news this week: Civil War haul and the moon’s hot blob

July 16, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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'The night turned into day': How Manhattan Project scientists reacted to the world's first atomic bomb test

In this except from the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, we hear from the people at the historic first test of the atomic bomb in New Mexico.

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Mining crystals locked in the deep-sea could help fight climate change. It may also destroy Earth's last untouched ecosystem.

In the hunt for minerals needed in electric car batteries, some companies are turning to the deep sea. But mining this ecosystem could threaten its very existence.

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8 wild stories about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb'

From predicting the existence of black holes to being insulted by Einstein — J. Robert Oppenheimer led an intriguing life. Here are eight facts you didn't know about the father of the atomic bomb.

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What happens if you get struck by lightning… and survive?

Lightning is terrifying, but it's not always deadly. Here's what it does to the human body.

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Stone tools and camel tooth suggest people were in the Pacific Northwest more than 18,000 years ago

One of the earliest North American human occupation sites, dating to more than 18,000 years ago, was discovered in Oregon.

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Nuclear bombs set off new geological epoch in the 1950s, scientists say

Nuclear testing in the 1950s marked sediments at the bottom of a lake in Canada to such an extent that scientists are calling for it to become the symbol of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene.

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'Smoothness' in parts of brain's surface may boost risk of depression, study suggests

An analysis of more than 400 brain scans has revealed a potential new biomarker for depression.

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Fears that dead 60-foot-long whale in Ireland could explode sends experts scrambling

Experts abandoned the autopsy of a dead fin whale after they heard bubbling noises from the creature's gut, indicating there was a chance it could explode if opened.

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A nearby supernova nearly blew our solar system to bits 4 billion years ago, new research suggests

A supernova that erupted when a massive star died could have destroyed our infant solar system — if it weren't protected by a cocoon of molecular gas.

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Tiny, 'ultracool' star emits surprising radio signals that it should not be capable of producing

The brown dwarf, which is colder than a typical campfire, produces regular radio wave pulses despite having a magnetic field that, in theory, should be too weak to create them.

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1st over-the-counter birth control pill approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill after recently being advised to do so by a panel of experts.

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Explosive 'star factory' image marks the James Webb telescope's one-year anniversary of operations

In its first year of operations, the James Webb Space Telescope has already revolutionized our view of the cosmos. Its one-year anniversary image is a spectacularly beautiful addition.

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Elite Bronze Age tombs laden with gold and precious stones are 'among the richest ever found in the Mediterranean'

The obvious wealth of the tombs was based on the local production of copper, which was in great demand at the time to make bronze.

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Star system with galaxy-like 'arms' may be holding a secret planet

A distant star system has Milky Way-like spiral arms orbiting it. New research suggests a giant planet may be to blame.

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X-ray scans reveal 'hidden mysteries' in ancient Egyptian necropolis paintings

New scans reveal that Ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a tomb painting depicting royalty.

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Mars had an extreme climate shift 400,000 years ago, Chinese rover finds before its demise

China's presumed-dead Zhurong rover spotted telltale patterns of ancient climate change in the Martian dunes.

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$500,000 chunk of 'floating gold' found in dead whale

The huge chunk of ambergris was found lodged inside the sperm whale — and scientists believe it ruptured its intestine, causing its death and subsequent beaching in La Palma.

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'Giant' 300,000-year-old hand ax found in England may have been used for prehistoric butchery

Archaeologists unearthed a collection of hand axes that are the largest and oldest known stone tools found in Britain.

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SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that's 'photobombing' our attempts to study the cosmos

New research finds that SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that could interfere with radio astronomy.

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Hidden 36 million-year-long cycles may fuel bursts of life on Earth, ancient rocks reveal

As tectonic plates clash and pull apart, sea levels change. This process has shaped marine biodiversity over time, a new study suggests.

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Mirror-like exoplanet that 'shouldn't exist' is the shiniest world ever discovered

A distant planet named LTT9779 b reflects 80% of its star's light, making the strange world with metal clouds the biggest known "mirror" in the universe.

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Were Neanderthals really killed off by Campi Flegrei, Europe's awakening 'supervolcano'?

The volcano beneath Italy erupted 40,000 years ago and had catastrophic impact on Earth's climate — around the same time that the Neanderthals began their slow march to extinction.

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Save $50 with this Fitbit Charge 5 Prime Day deal. Hurry before it sells out!

Reduced by 33%, you can currently get the Fitbit Charge 5 for just $99.95 this Amazon Prime Day!

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Save $70 on the latest iPad with this Amazon Prime Day deal

The Amazon Prime Day iPad deals have kicked off, starting with almost $70 off the10th Generation iPad.

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Spider with weird feeding behavior appears to kill prey by dousing it with toxic digestive fluids

Spiders in the Uloboridae family wrap their prey in copious amounts of silk and cover them in toxic fluids before starting their feast.

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James Webb telescope discovers the oldest active black hole in the known universe

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a feeding supermassive black hole from when the universe was less than 600 million years old.

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Harvard scientist claims 'anomalous' metal spheres pulled from the ocean could be alien technology. Others are not convinced.

A prominent extraterrestrial-hunting scientist thinks that more than 50 tiny, metal spheres pulled from the Pacific Ocean might be the work of intelligent aliens. Others are skeptical.

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'Airborne' elephant dangles from a crane by its feet in award-winning photo

"Translocations have come to symbolize the mixed feelings I have about our relationship with the natural world," photographer Marcus Westberg said.

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The Unistellar Summer Nights sale has the Prime Day telescope deals beat with up to $800 off their smart scopes

Looking for a powerful telescope? Unistellar's sale has you covered, with even better offers than you'll find on Amazon Prime Day.

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Male monkeys on tiny island have way more sex with each other than females scientists discover

The rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago that engaged in same-sex behavior were also found to have more babies, indicating an evolutionary advantage.

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Snap up this Amazon Prime Day deal on the Apple Watch Series 8: now $70 cheaper

Track your fitness progress for less with this great Apple Watch deal at Amazon, just in time for Prime Day.

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Ecologist Tim Blackburn: 'Moths pollinate a wider range of species than bees'

With colors ranging from candy pinks to golds and sometimes possessing wingspans as big as a bird's, moths are a fascinating group. Ecologist Tim Blackburn tells Live Science about the incredible, hidden world of moths.

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Did Alexander the Great have any children?

Alexander the Great died at age 32, leaving behind a vast empire. Did he have any heirs to rule in the power vacuum that followed his death?

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Did the Cambrian explosion really happen?

Something unique does seem to have taken place during this time when so many animal groups first appeared, but it's not an open-and-shut case.

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Time moved '5 times slower' in the early universe mind-bending black hole study reveals

The observation that the universe appears to run slower in the past was made by scrutinizing the light emitted by gigantic quasars.

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Grab and Apple Watch for under $150 with this Walmart deal

Walmart is practically giving away the Apple Watch Ultra to celebrate Independence Day.

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Global temperatures have been the hottest on record for 3 days in a row

The world's average temperature was the hottest on record from July 3 to July 5, 2023. Climate change and El Niño are to blame, scientists say.

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Viking sword from warrior's grave unearthed in family's yard in Norway

The Viking Age weapon was discovered by a homeowner clearing land for an extension.

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Dozens of 2500-year-old skeletons unearthed at ancient crossroads in Negev desert

An ancient burial site holding at least 50 skeletons was unearthed in Israel's Negev desert.

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Mystery Stone Age holes in England have archaeologists asking 'What were these pits for?'

Archaeologists in England have found up to 25 large pits dotting the countryside, but their purpose remains a mystery.

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Dazzling 'shooting stars' discovered in the sun's atmosphere. What are they really?

A phenomenon called coronal rain produces hot plasma clumps that streak through the sun's atmosphere like meteors, new data reveals.

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1200-year-old 'Viking graffiti' is the oldest drawing ever discovered in Iceland

Viking boat graffiti like this record-setting carving are usually "extremely poorly done."

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Highest-ranking person in Copper Age Spain was a woman not a man genetic analysis shows

A new analysis has determined that a Copper Age skeleton discovered in a tomb in Spain was wrongly identified as a man.

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Swirls of liquid iron may be trapped inside Earth's 'solid' core

Though Earth's innermost core is solid, new research suggests that it hosts a lot of variation.

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Adorable extinct penguin was one of the smallest of its kind to ever walk Earth tiny skull fossils reveal

The newfound extinct species is remarkably similar to the living "little penguin," which only weighs around 2 pounds.

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James Webb telescope detects the earliest strand in the 'cosmic web' ever seen

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a clump of ancient galaxies that may be the oldest strand of the "cosmic web" ever detected.

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Could Ozempic be used to treat addiction? Studies hint yes but questions remain

In animal studies, the weight-loss drug Ozempic has shown promise as an anti-addiction medicine. Whether it could work the same in humans remains to be seen.

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Watch thousands of lightning bolts crackle over Europe in stunning new satellite video

Stunning first videos from a new space-borne instrument designed to improve the monitoring of thunderstorms show the crackle of lightning over Europe, Africa and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Sunspot numbers hit 20-year high indicating the sun is fast approaching its explosive peak

The number of sunspots in June was higher than any month during the current or previous solar cycles, suggesting the upcoming solar peak will be far more active than initially anticipated.

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Should you buy an exercise bike this Amazon Prime Day?

Is Amazon Prime Day the perfect opportunity to buy an exercise bike, or should you wait?

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Should you buy the Sony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds?

Is Amazon Prime Day the right time to buy the Sony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds?

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Amazon Prime Day is here again with some amazing fitness tracker deals

Prime Day is almost here, and with it come some great deals on fitness trackers and smartwatches to take home

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Elephants' giant hot testicles could stop them getting cancer

Scientist claims elephants' cancer-preventing genes may have evolved to protect their sperm from the scorching hot habitats they live in.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home breaking 63-day silence

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has phoned home after 63 days of silence, and all appears to be well with the little rotorcraft.

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Giant sunspot grew 10 times wider than Earth in just 48 hours then spat X-class flare right at us

The enormous dark patch and its powerful eruption are both signs that the solar maximum is fast approaching — and could be more active than expected.

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Save $200 on this stylish Hydrow Rower at Amazon

The Hydrow Rower is $200 off at Amazon, perfect if you’re looking for a premium rower that helps you to stay fully engaged with each workout.

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Save over $80 on the highly-rated Garmin Forerunner 945 Smartwatch at Amazon

An excellent sports tracking companion, the Garmin Forerunner 945 is over $80 off at Amazon. It’s packed with an abundance of metrics and has a solid battery life.

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Why do our stomachs growl?

A rumbling stomach is a normal part of digestion.

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Maya canoe surrounded by animal and human bones found in 'portal to the underworld' in Mexico

A wooden canoe found in an underwater cave in Mexico was likely used as part of a Maya ritual.

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Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years new study warns

A new study of climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.

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How to see the moon in conjunction with 5 planets this month

In early July, our natural satellite will appear close to Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury.

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5 fascinating facts about the Big Bang the theory that defines the history of the universe

From the Catholic priest who pioneered it, to how we can (almost) see it, here are 5 fascinating facts about the Big Bang.

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Roman aqueduct and 'luxurious' burials unearthed during construction of underground parking garage in Serbia

The finds in Belgrade date from the period when the city was a regional center of the Roman Empire.

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Great white sharks are moving north. New NatGeo SharkFest show explains why

The great white shark population off in the North Atlantic plummeted during the 20th century — but the species is now making a major comeback, and recolonizing its former home.

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Do the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean mix?

Photos show what looks like a line between the Atlantic and Pacific with different water colors on either side, but is there some kind of barrier or do the two oceans mix?

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How to watch Shark Fest 2023: National Geographic's month of shark-centric programming is back

Nat Geo's Shark Fest 2023 is making its way to your virtual shores. Our Shark Fest streaming guide is here to tell you how to watch it all.

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Science news this week: Gravitational waves and a winged Medusa medal

July 01, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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'I knew it was circling me': Man attacked by shark was waiting to die then dolphins saved his life

NatGeo Sharkfest episode focuses on stories of whales and dolphins saving people from sharks. But are they really trying to protect us?

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