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The Milky Way appears above Earth’s bright atmospheric glow in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared 261 miles above southern Iran
Category: Science
Which animals are tricked by optical illusions?
It’s not just humans who notice optical illusions; certain animals do too, and they often use it to their advantage.
Orcas in the Gulf of California paralyze young great white sharks before ripping out their livers
An orca pod that made headlines last year for gutting a whale shark has struck again, this time perfecting a technique that involves paralyzing young
First of its kind ‘butt drag fossil’ discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years ago
The first hyrax fossil tracks and traces ever to be discovered were identified on South Africa’s coast.
French archaeologists uncover ‘vast Roman burial area’ with cremation graves ‘fed’ by liquid offerings
A massive Roman cremation cemetery in France is shedding light on diverse burial practices.
The Bering Land Bridge has been submerged since the last ice age. Will scientists ever study it?
Humans likely left a lot of archaeological evidence along the Bering Land Bridge when they crossed from Asia to Alaska during the last ice age.
Space Station Science
NASA astronaut Zena Cardman processes bone cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Aug. 28, 2025.
On Saturn’s largest moon, water and oil would mix — opening the door to exotic chemistry in our solar system
On Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, molecules that would never mix on Earth are mixing together, seemingly defying a fundamental rule of chemistry.
5,000-year old ‘cultic space’ discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world’s first cities
Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old building that might have been used as a “cultic space” or temple for worship.
Webb reveals a fiery starburst in the Cigar Galaxy — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the blazing heart of an iconic nearby galaxy, where rapid star formation and galactic winds light up the
China solves ‘century-old problem’ with new analog chip that is 1,000 times faster than high-end Nvidia GPUs
Researchers from Peking University say their resistive random-access memory chip may be capable of speeds 1,000 faster than the Nvidia H100 and AMD Vega 20
Nanotyrannus isn’t a ‘mini T. Rex’ after all — it’s a new species, ‘dueling dinosaurs’ fossil reveals
An argument over whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or smaller adults of a separate species may finally be settled.
Too many rats? Birth control is one city’s answer
Rats aren’t just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in Massachusetts is trying a novel
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
Nov. 1, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over