The UN’s International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here’s why.
Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.
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‘This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture’: Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made
The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete.
A Robotic Helping Hand
The 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm extends from a data grapple fixture on the International Space Station’s Harmony module in this July 23, 2025, image.
Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid’s huge genome, revealing secrets of the ‘living fossil’
The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome.
Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week
Astronomers used major telescopes across the world to probe a cosmic explosion 8 billion light-years from the solar system.
Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?
Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn’t the initial driver, researchers think.
Science history: Norwegian explorer wins the treacherous race to the South Pole, while British rival perishes along with his crew — Dec. 14, 1911
In December 1911, Roald Amundsen and his crew reached the South Pole, beating his rival, Robert Falcon Scott, by 35 days. Scott and his crew
Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th. (Image credit: Ye Aung Thu)
The 21 best fitness gifts to buy for gym lovers, hand-picked by a personal trainer
Need some last-minute gift ideas for a fitness enthusiast? We have your back.
Today’s biggest science news: Second earthquake hits Japan | Geminids to peak | NASA loses contact with Mars probe
Friday, Dec. 12, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian ‘pleasure barge’ from last dynasty of pharaohs
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.
Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals
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
‘Very novel and very puzzling’: Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant
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 clash
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