Category: Science

The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th. (Image credit: Ye Aung Thu)

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Friday, Dec. 12, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

Archaeologists diving off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old “pleasure barge” from the time of the Ptolemaic period.

Extremely rare evidence of a lion attack on a teenage boy’s remains suggests the teenager survived the initial trauma but became severely disabled, requiring support

A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind behavior for cephalopods.

The Calabash Nebula, pictured here — which has the technical name OH 231.8+04.2 — is a spectacular example of the death of a low-mass star

In August, a team of mathematicians posted a paper claiming to solve a major problem in algebraic geometry — using entirely alien techniques. It instantly

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that’s only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning. (Image credit:

Traumatic tattoos aren’t like regular ones, and they often involve pencils.

Dec. 13, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over

A thick layer of more than 12 miles of rock may explain why Bermuda seems to float above the surrounding ocean.

New images taken with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii confirm that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has gotten brighter and greener since its close flyby