Is the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ really a planet? A bright visitor this month may hold a clue.
A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the “Star of Bethlehem.”
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A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the “Star of Bethlehem.”
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
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
A 2023 astronaut photo shows the moment the Alabama River briefly morphed into an undulating golden serpent, similar in shape to a Chinese dragon. This
Chemists used waste cooking oil to create a sustainable, super-sticky adhesive that’s strong enough to hold up hundreds of pounds of weight.
The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week! The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 “shooting stars” per hour will
Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million years earlier than thought.
Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely appeared, dark matter results couldn’t be confirmed.
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
In December 1954, Gertrude Elion and colleagues described a new compound they had developed that sent children with leukemia into remission. It would guide a
Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, researchers aren’t giving up yet.
Stalagmite data suggest Homo floresiensis faced prolonged drought that stressed both them and their prey, contributing to their disappearance.
NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United
The reason we can gracefully glide on an ice-skating rink or clumsily slip on an icy sidewalk is that the surface of ice is coated