Ever seen a pet cow pick up a broom and scratch herself with it? You have now
A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use.
Category: Science
Remnants of spills on Renaissance-era textbook reveal recipes for ‘curing’ ailments with lizard heads and human feces
A novel biochemical analysis of a Renaissance medical text has successfully recovered centuries-old proteins that might be from lizards and hippos.
Water Droplet Science
NASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates electrostatic forces using charged water droplets and a knitting needle made of Teflon.
Eerie ‘sand burials’ of elite Anglo-Saxons and their ‘sacrificed’ horse discovered near UK nuclear power plant
The 1,400 year-old “sand burials” of two people and a horse were found near a nuclear power plant construction site in the U.K.
HP Omen Max 16 (2025) review: This heavyweight pushes everything to the max
The powerhouse HP Omen Max 16 packs a serious punch and can handle intensive tasks with ease. But this power has its downsides.
Last year, the oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat — equivalent to 12 Hiroshima bombs exploding every second
In 2025, the ocean absorbed an extra 23 zettajoules of heat energy in 2025, breaking the ocean heat content record for the ninth consecutive year.
Astronomers confirm earliest Milky Way-like galaxy in the universe, just 2 billion years after the Big Bang
Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang.
Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria
Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal interactions in ways that could help us treat
Strange discovery offers ‘missing link’ in planet formation: ‘This fundamentally changes how we think about planetary systems’
A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing link in planet formation.
Why is flu season so bad this year?
Flu season in the U.S. is particularly bad this year, and a new branch of the flu family tree may be to blame.
How the ancient Romans managed their wealth (it wasn’t just by hiding hoards)
How did Romans invest their wealth in ancient times?
NASA launches Pandora telescope, taking JWST’s search for habitable worlds to a new level
The James Webb telescope’s search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, Pandora.
NASA Lab Completes Engine Checks on New Aircraft
Justin Hall, left, controls a subscale aircraft as Justin Link holds the aircraft in place during preliminary engine tests on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at
James Webb telescope spots ‘failed stars’ in a breathtaking cluster near Earth — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about countless stars.