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New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant ‘jet’ shooting toward the sun
Planet Earth
Plants self-organize in a ‘hidden order,’ echoing pattern found across nature
Scientists have discovered a “perfect disordered hyperuniform” pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry landscapes that allows them to make the most of water resources.
Scientists discover first direct evidence that slivers of ‘proto-Earth’ may survive today
In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth’s precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ancient rocks from Greenland, Canada and Hawaii.
Space
Astronomers spot giant hidden ‘bridge’ and record-breaking tail between 2 dwarf galaxies
Researchers discovered a hidden 185,000 light-year “bridge” of gas between two distant galaxies, which are also trailed by a 1.6 million light-year galactic tail — the largest of its kind ever seen.
Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun’s glare
The newly discovered “twilight” asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun’s glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark Energy Camera at it, highlighting the potential dangers of unseen asteroids.
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1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico’s ‘Cave of the Dead Children’
Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases.
‘Illegal’ metal detectorist found a huge hoard of Roman treasure in Germany — and kept it hidden for 8 years
A man found a Roman-era hoard in Germany dating to around 2,000 years ago, but he took eight years to tell authorities about it.
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Health
Last chance to buy this premium Garmin watch, now at its lowest-ever price at Walmart
Deals The prices of the excellent Garmin Enduro 2 have been dropping for some time, but we have never seen them this low before — snap this deal up while stocks last.
Scientists have just defined five sleep profiles — and some could help spot mental illness
Researchers have identified five distinct profiles that map to certain brain signatures. Each profile is tied to certain behaviors and cognitive issues.
You don’t need to be very happy to avoid an early death from chronic disease, study finds
A new study suggests that being happier could help reduce your risk of dying prematurely from chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. But the threshold at which this happiness effect kicks in is fairly low.
Animals
Are there any countries with no mosquitoes?
One country has long been a mosquito-free zone, but global warming may change that.
Can you actually get high from licking a toad?
There’s some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn’t a good idea.
Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here’s what we’ve learned from them.
Following Jane Goodall’s death, chimp experts explain how her early observations still influence our understanding of our ape cousins.
Human Behavior
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Citation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here’s what we need to do to stop it
Opinion Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming a system to gain academic acclaim through deceit, dishonesty and false representation.
‘When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge’: How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking
Opinion The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks. Combatting it has become an “arms race” between truth and lies.
Physics & Mathematics
World’s biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that’s solid at room temperature
Researchers have unveiled ice XXI, a new form of ice that’s solid at room temperatures when subjected to immense pressure.
Physicists capture rare illusion of an object moving at 99.9% the speed of light
For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect.
Einstein’s relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable
Planets that orbit white dwarf stars should be too hot to host alien life, theories suggest. But a new study accounting for Einstein’s general relativity may rewrite that rule.
Chemistry
Why does slicing onions make you cry?
Here’s why you may start tearing up while slicing an onion.
‘Harry Potter’ materials land three scientists Nobel Prize in chemistry
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”
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Technology
Google’s breakthrough ‘Quantum Echoes’ algorithm pushes us closer to useful quantum computing — running 13,000 times faster than on a supercomputer
The new quantum computing algorithm, called “Quantum Echoes,” is the first that can be independently verified by running it on another quantum computer.
Watch new humanoid robot pirouette, pose and pull off deft karate moves with eerily lifelike movement
Chinese robotics startup Unitree has shown off its latest humanoid robot, the H2 “Destiny Awakening” — and it’s eerily lifelike.
Quantum computing ‘lie detector’ finally proves these machines tap into Einstein’s spooky action at a distance rather than just faking it
Researchers developed an experimental method for confirming quantum activity in a quantum computing system.
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