Astronomers Find a Planet Half-Covered in Lava

Using the TESS space telescope, astronomers detected an exoplanet with a perpetual lava hemisphere.

Bizarre Fossils Are Neither Plant Nor Animal, But a 'Weird Fusion' of Life

It is neither animal, vegetable, nor mineral. It's not even a bacterium or fungi. It's called a Euglenid – and it's a weird fusion of a bunch of different living things.

Sperm whales live in clan systems similar to early humans

The clan systems are matrilineal and average roughly 20,000 females per clan. The clans are determined by vocalizations called "codas" that involve distinct sequences of clicks.

JWST detects specific emission during the Epoch of Reionization for the first time

An international team of astronomers has detected for the first time H-alpha emission in individual galaxies during the so-called Epoch of Reionization, or cosmic dawn. 

NASA Reveals X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft

NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel.

Cluster of Ancient Lost Cities in The Amazon Is The Largest Ever Found

Researchers have detected a cluster of lost 2,500-year-old cities at the foothills of the Andes in the Amazon rainforest.

Astronomers uncover a mysterious object in Milky Way

An international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known and yet simultaneously lighter than the lightest black holes known.

Disease X: WHO Warns Future Outbreak Just a Matter of Time

With a fatality rate 20 times that of COVID-19, and no vaccine, Disease X could swiftly bring humanity to its knees.

Global warming is accelerating

The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. But scientists worry that what's behind those numbers could be even worse.

We've Been Misreading a Major Law of Physics For The Last 300 Years

But according to a philosopher of language and mathematics, we might have been interpreting Newton's precise wording of his first law of motion slightly wrong all along.

Mars Express finds evidence of large water deposits

ESA's Mars Express has revisited one of Mars's most mysterious features to clarify its composition. Its findings suggest layers of water ice stretching several kilometers below ground—the most water ever found in this part of the planet.

Greenland Ice Sheet melting faster than previously thought

Melting at the interface between ice sheets and the ocean in the Arctic is much more extensive than previously estimated. Melting in the Arctic could have catastrophic effects on the rest of the world.

Discovery changes understanding of water history on the Moon

New research shows the early lunar crust which makes up the surface of the Moon was considerably enriched in water more than 4 billion years ago, counter to previously held understanding. 

The Oldest Known Black Hole

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected the earliest known black hole. Located more than 13 billion light-years away, it dates to a mere 400 million years after the Big Bang.

Young Star Beta Pictoris Has a Surprising Second Disk

Beta Pictoris has been revealed by many telescopes, even Hubble, to be home to the most amazing disk. Over the years the second disc was revealed.