Paleontologists discover a 500-million-year-old, 3-eyed predator
Fossils of the underwater predator shed new light on biodiversity from the Cambrian period. (Image credit: Danielle Dufault)
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X-ray Clues Reveal Destroyed Planet
In about 5 billion years, our Sun will run out of fuel and expand, possibly engulfing Earth. These end stages of a star’s life can
North America’s ‘broken heart’: The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart
The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America’s “broken heart,”
What is Moore’s Law and does this decades-old computing prophecy still hold true?
Moore’s Law was an off-hand prediction that came to be one of the prevailing laws of modern computing — but what did it predict, and
Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 (TP11) review: A summer must-have or an overpriced fan?
The Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 is a great fan-air purifier combo, but it lacks the ‘wow’ factor that would justify its high price.
Who needs more exercise: Women or men?
Do the benefits of exercise differ by sex? The answer is yes, evidence suggests.
Our moon may have once been as hellish as Jupiter’s super volcanic moon Io
The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself.
Why do elephants have big ears?
Elephants have the largest ears in the animal kingdom, and there’s a practical reason for that.
Celestron Nature DX 8×42 binocular review
Does 8x magnification cut it for both stargazing and wildlife spotting, or is it just too small for either activity?
AI models can’t tell time or read a calendar, study reveals
Challenges in visual and spatial processing and a deficit in training data have revealed a surprising lack of timekeeping ability in AI systems
Scaly-foot snail: The armor-plated hermaphrodite with a giant heart that lives near scalding deep-sea volcanoes and never eats
Also known as “volcano snails,” these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor
Science news this week: 2025’s biggest solar flare and Yosemite’s ‘ghost’ volcano
May 17, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over
The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it’s been flooding parts of the US for 20 years
New research has linked sea level rise and an increase in flooding in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years to the breakdown of
Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are male
Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic