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An Ancient Earthquake Might Have Unleashed a Sea Turtle Stampede

Potential flipper marks found by free climbers might point to the marks of frightened reptiles

Nautilus

2 min read

Scientists document over 16,000 footprints in the world’s most extensive dinosaur tracksite

Theropods once trekked along a “dinosaur freeway” that stretched across a shoreline in what is now Bolivia, according to a new study.

CNN

6 min read

Teen invents 'remarkable' device after making unusual discovery while camping: 'Vital to humanity'

"His project is truly world class."

Surf Cam Captures Possible UFO Sighting in SoCal (Video)

“Don’t think the Surfline cams were meant to see this..."

SURFER Magazine

2 min read

Blackest Fabric Ever Made Absorbs 99.87% of All Light That Hits It

As close to a wearable black hole as we want to get.

ScienceAlert

2 min read

Minneapolis was colder than Mars last month

Mars was a balmy 30 degrees Fahrenheit while the Gopher State saw a cold snap

The Independent

3 min read

Glowing bridge links dwarf galaxies in stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope

A spectacular new view of two dwarf galaxies caught in the middle of a cosmic collision reveals a glowing gas bridge, streams of newborn stars and the ongoing gravitational tug-of-war reshaping both galaxies.

Space

3 min read

Why Stress Sparks Hair Loss, According to Mice

Dead hair cells might confuse the immune system and lead to chronic shedding

Nautilus

2 min read

Read the internal memo that Meta's top lawyer behind its FTC victory sent announcing she's leaving for Apple

Jennifer Newstead led Meta's legal team through major regulatory battles, including an FTC antitrust win.

Business Insider

2 min read

Crick and Watson Did Not Steal Franklin’s Data

Matthew Cobb’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his book Crick: A Mind in Motion

Nautilus

5 min read

Last supermoon of the year lights up the skies tonight

A cold December pattern is heralding the full Cold Moon. The full cold moon will peak tonight, and as an added treat, it will also be a supermoon. The term supermoon is given when the moon is at the closest position in its orbit relative to the Earth. Supermoons appear up to 7% larger and […]

NASA extends ISS National Lab management contract through 2030

The Center for Advancement of Science in Space will manage the International Space Station National Laboratory for at least another five years.

United Press International

2 min read

Male human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals

A genetic study of 80 skulls found at a Stone Age city in China has revealed that the sacrificed people were mostly men, in contrast to previous assumptions.

Live Science

3 min read

'Hubble tension' is back again as a new cosmic map deepens the puzzle

"It means cleaning house, narrowing the viable paths forward, and no longer spending energy on what are evidently dead ends."

Space

4 min read

Photos show the last supermoon of the year shining in December skies

Associated Press

Scientists discover one of our universe's largest spinning structures — a 50-million-light-year-long cosmic thread

The discovery potentially transforms what we think about how the cosmic environment influences galaxies as they form.

Space

4 min read

We Finally Know the Time of Day on Mars

This deceptively difficult question to answer is vital to exploration

Nautilus

3 min read

Calif. scientists just discovered a mesmerizing trait in earth's glaciers

Ice masses are alive with activity, images reveal.

SFGate

3 min read

Why using a donkey to treat whooping cough makes sense

3,655 Irish folk cures show how folk remedies help our brains in uncertain times.

Popular Science

4 min read

This AI pioneer says AI could replace almost every job — even CEOs

Stuart Russell warns AI's rapid rise could upend careers, replace leaders, and trigger a jobs crisis governments aren't ready for.

Business Insider

3 min read

Geminids 2025: The year's best meteor shower is coming, with a second shower hot on its tail

The Geminid meteor shower has begun. The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 "shooting stars" per hour will rain down on Earth in a moonless night sky.

Live Science

3 min read

Injecting anesthetic into a 'lazy eye' may correct it, early study suggests

Temporarily shutting down a "lazy eye" triggers a burst of neuronal activity that reverses the condition in animal experiments, a study shows.

Live Science

5 min read

A Wetter, Greener Sahara Could Reshape Global Weather — Especially Hurricane Season

New climate research warns that a wetter Sahara Desert could be in our future, as major rainfall increases and reduced Saharan dust threaten to intensify the Atlantic hurricane season, worsen drought and famine in Africa and boost extreme weather globally.

The Air In Hospitals and On Airplanes Is Cleaner Than You Think

These crowded spots may not be the airborne pathogen cesspools we fear

Nautilus

3 min read

The race to stop octopus farming before it starts

A major seafood company wants to farm octopuses for their meat. Activists and academics say it’s impractical and cruel.

Vox

12 min read

'Space gum,' sugars crucial for life found on Bennu sample, NASA says

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life began in our solar system.

USA TODAY

4 min read

Nanotyrannus likely was a tiny adult dino and not a teen T. rex

Short king confirmed? Together with a blockbuster October study, a new throat bone analysis delivers a “one-two punch” to the 40-year debate over whether Nanotyrannus lancensis was a distinct species.

National Geographic

5 min read

A throat bone settles it - Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyrannus was actually just a juvenile Tyrannosaurus.

Reuters

4 min read

AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people's political opinions, study finds

AI chatbots are good at changing peoples’ political opinions, according to a new study, and are particularly persuasive when they use inaccurate information.

NBC News

6 min read

Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth's atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say

Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to a two-decade high in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.

Space

5 min read

Scientists May Have Discovered Why We Gained Consciousness

“Consciousness should not be deemed as an ‘all-or-nothing’ cognitive function but rather as a graded and multi-dimensional process.”

Popular Mechanics

4 min read

How to see the final supermoon of the year Thursday

The full moon on Thursday night is also the final supermoon of 2025. Here's the best time to see it.

MassLive

1 min read

December 2025’s full moon is tonight: What’s a supermoon and how to see it

December's Cold Moon will appear dramatically larger and brighter than normal as it reaches its closest approach to Earth.

AL.com

1 min read

2025 Ozone Hole is the smallest in several years

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- This year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic is now the fifth smallest since 1992. The discovery was made by scientists with NOAA and NASA. The ozone hole begins to shrink naturally in the winter months. This year, during the height of the ozone season (September), the typical size of the ozone hole […]

December 'Cold Moon' to rise tonight. Here's when supermoon will peak

The year's final full moon will hit the skies tonight as temperatures plunge below zero. Here's how Illinois residents can catch a peek.

December's full moon 2025 is here. When the supermoon will be at peak

The last full moon of 2025 is almost here and it's a supermoon. Here's when it, and other celestial events, happen in December.

New Image Shows Signs of Activity on 3I/ATLAS

Scientists were "surprised" to find it "surrounded by signs of activity."

Futurism

3 min read

Look up tonight: Supermoon to soar into the sky

Look up tonight as a Supermoon will rise into the sky. Nicknamed the Cold Moon as winter weather brings colder temperatures, the moon will only be 221,813 miles away from Earth.

LiveNow Fox

1 min read

Mercury is hard to spot, but you can catch it in the morning sky this month

If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.

Space

5 min read

Tonight is the last supermoon of the year. Will AL's clouds dim the show?

The last supermoon of 2025 rises tonight over Alabama. Step outside to see it if skies stay clear, but clouds could spoil the view.

Supermoon to peak soon in California sky. What to know about December’s full moon

It’s the third supermoon in a row to rise above the Golden State.

Modesto Bee

3 min read

Geminid meteor shower 2025 tonight: where, when to watch

Geminid meteor shower 2025 kicks off tonight with shooting stars amid a full moon rising. Here's where, when, what time, how to watch, best visibility

Rare images reveal active sunspots minutes before they unleashed powerful X-flares that caused November 2025's stunning auroras

We don't often get a good look at X-class solar flares from ground-based observatories.

Space

2 min read

‘Cosmic Rays’ from Distant Supernova May Have Caused JetBlue Flight to Drop Mid-Air, Expert Says

The Oct. 30 incident saw the plane rapidly lose altitude and sent at least 15 to 20 people to the hospital.

People

3 min read

Volcanic eruption led to the Black Death, new research suggests

New data suggests an eruption cooled Europe, disrupted harvests and pushed Italian states into grain trades that may have begun one of history’s deadliest pandemics.

CNN

7 min read

Vehicle crash at NASA's former shuttle landing strip sparks $300K lawsuit

A lawsuit seeks to recover damages after unexpected bird strike triggered crash at NASA's former shuttle landing facility.