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Discover Magazine-The Sciences

“Revived 40,000-year-old microbes in the Arctic could release greenhouse gases.”

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A microscopic image of an insect with wings trapped in amber.
Fossilized Resin Reveals a Wet Forest Full of Insects and Spiders 112 Million Years Ago
Permafrost Tunnel in Alaska
Revived 40,000-Year-Old Microbes in the Arctic Could Release Greenhouse Gases
Elephant bones
Unknown Early Hominins Ate Elephants and Then Used Their Bones to Make Tools
An illustration of ichthyosaurs hunting for fish.
Meet the Dolphin-Sized ‘Sword Dragon’ That Might Explain the Evolution of the Ichthyosaurs
Orionids Meteor Shower
Draconids and Orionids Meteor Showers Light the Sky This October 2025 — Here’s How to See
How many stars are there in the milky way? more than you can count
How Many Stars Are in The Milky Way? More Than You Can Imagine
A mummified Chiribaya Shepherd
Mummified Dogs Reveal Pre-Incan People Honored This Shepherd 1,000 Years Ago
A mummy in a bundle.
A 1,000-Year-Old Mesoamerican Mummy Reveals an Ancient Man’s Microbiome
Asteroid coming near Earth
An Asteroid Just Streaked Over Antarctica, Becoming the Second Closest Flyby Ever Recorded
rock hyrax sitting on a rock
The First-Ever Fossilized Butt Scooting Came From a Rock Hyrax 126,000 Years Ago
Donkey on a farm
Jamestown Colonists Strangely Picked up Donkeys En Route to the New World, and Likely Ate Them
The Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan in central Mexico.
Ancient Teotihuacan Murals May Reveal a 2,000-Year-Old Written Language

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Discover Magazine-The Sciences

“How many stars are in the Milky Way?  More than you can imagine.”

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An illustration of ichthyosaurs hunting for fish.
Meet the Dolphin-Sized ‘Sword Dragon’ That Might Explain the Evolution of the Ichthyosaurs
Orionids Meteor Shower
Draconids and Orionids Meteor Showers Light the Sky This October 2025 — Here’s How to See
How many stars are there in the milky way? more than you can count
How Many Stars Are in The Milky Way? More Than You Can Imagine
A mummified Chiribaya Shepherd
Mummified Dogs Reveal Pre-Incan People Honored This Shepherd 1,000 Years Ago
A mummy in a bundle.
A 1,000-Year-Old Mesoamerican Mummy Reveals an Ancient Man’s Microbiome
Asteroid coming near Earth
An Asteroid Just Streaked Over Antarctica, Becoming the Second Closest Flyby Ever Recorded
rock hyrax sitting on a rock
The First-Ever Fossilized Butt Scooting Came From a Rock Hyrax 126,000 Years Ago
Donkey on a farm
Jamestown Colonists Strangely Picked up Donkeys En Route to the New World, and Likely Ate Them
The Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan in central Mexico.
Ancient Teotihuacan Murals May Reveal a 2,000-Year-Old Written Language
Karnak Temple, Luxor, Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt’s Karnak Temple Once Rose from the Nile River, Serving as a Tribute to Deities
neolithic side in Syria
Ancient Teeth Carry Clues on Farming Villages That Welcomed Outsiders with Open Arms
Will-o-the-wisp flames in an enchanted forest
Mysterious, Ghostly Blue Lights Called Will-o-the-Wisp May Just be Methane Bubbles

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“The city-killer asteroid may hit the moon in 2032….”

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an asteroid coming to close to earth
The City-Killer Asteroid May Hit the Moon in 2032 — What Would Happen If We Blasted It With Nukes First?
reconstruction of macromyzon
Leeches Didn’t Always Suck Blood — Ancient Fossils Reveal They Swallowed Prey Whole
Carvings of animals, outlined in white and blue, overlaid on top of a panel of rock, including three camels and three gazelles.
Ancient Carvings of Camels Acted as Road Signs to Water in the Desert Around 12,000 Years Ago
yellow sea sponge
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals
An assembly of seashells on a beach.
This Ancient Shell Workshop Appeared in France When Modern Humans First Arrived, Around 42,000 Years Ago
Illustration of Joaquinraptor with crocodile arm in its mouth.
New Species of Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered with Crocodile in Its Teeth
large asteroid approaching planet Earth
Near-Earth Asteroids Could Be the Future of Resource Mining
images of dwarf galaxies joined by bridge
These Dwarf Galaxies are Joined by an Intergalactic Bridge Tens of Thousands of Light-years Long 
an older woman eating pink yogurt
Secret to 117-Year-Old Woman’s Longevity Revealed Through DNA Sequencing
An ancient human stands in a forest, holding a stone and a stone point.
A Crushed Cranium From One Million Years Ago Could Transform Our Timeline of Human Origins
artist depiction of SIMP-0136
New JWST Data Shows Rogue Planet With a Colorful Combo of Wavelengths, Strong Storms, and Beautiful Auroras
human head transplant graphic
Human Head Transplants: Where the Science Stands, and Why the Ethics Are So Complicated

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“New JWST data show rogue planet with a colorful combo of wavelengths, strong storms, and beautiful auroras.”

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artist depiction of SIMP-0136
New JWST Data Shows Rogue Planet With a Colorful Combo of Wavelengths, Strong Storms, and Beautiful Auroras
human head transplant graphic
Human Head Transplants: Where the Science Stands, and Why the Ethics Are So Complicated
human foot prints in sand
Neanderthal Families Took Trips to the Beaches of Portugal Around 80,000 Years Ago
fragment of bronze age pottery
Ancient Cooking Ware Confirms Horses Were Domesticated in Early Bronze-Age Sicily
homo habilis skull
Early Human Ancestor Found to be More Leopard Prey than Predator Thanks to AI
artist rendition of an ancient crocodile with odd teeth
Boasting an Unusual Set of Teeth, This Extinct Crocodilian Ate Dinosaurs and Plants
Grand Prismatic Pool at Yellowstone National Park
One of the Oldest Organisms on Earth Thrives in Yellowstone’s Scalding Hydrothermal Features
human evolution
Culture Could Be Driving Human Evolution and Turning Us Into Superorganisms
Doctor carrying an organ transplant box
Breakthrough for Organ Transplants May Be Realized by Turning Organs into Glass
A hand holds a handaxe against an idyllic background.
Ancient Humans May Have Migrated From Anatolia to Europe on a Long-Lost Land Bridge
The smell of rain: a woman in clear rain coat holds clear umbrella in the rain
The Smell of Rain Is Called Petrichor, and Has A Lot of Science Behind It
Saturn in opposition
Catch the Mini Celestial Parade That Will Put Saturn and Its Rings on Full Display This Weekend

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“Breakthrough for organ transplants may be realized by turning organs into glass.”

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Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.com).

The Sciences

Doctor carrying an organ transplant box
Breakthrough for Organ Transplants May Be Realized by Turning Organs into Glass
A hand holds a handaxe against an idyllic background.
Ancient Humans May Have Migrated From Anatolia to Europe on a Long-Lost Land Bridge
woman in clear rain coat holding clear umbrella in the rain
Petrichor, the Smell of Rain, Has A Lot of Science Behind It
Saturn in opposition
Catch the Mini Celestial Parade That Will Put Saturn and Its Rings on Full Display This Weekend
Dinosaur teeth
Fossilized Dinosaur Teeth Are a Time Capsule to Our Atmospheric Past
fingers tracing over the surface of a pool
Our Fingers and Toes Trace Their Origins to a Surprising Structure in Fish, And It Isn’t Their Fins
A bunch of grapes sitting on top of a metal table.
Bronze and Iron Age People Focused on Olive and Grape Crops, Making Wine and Olive Oil a Priority
Who found the Earth is round?
Aristotle Discovered the World Is Round – One of the First Important Scientific Theories
asteroid heading towards Earth
A Comet Explosion May Have Killed Megafauna in North America 13,000 Years Ago
Moon drifting further from Earth
The Moon Is Moving Farther From Earth Each Year, and Tides Are the Reason
Neanderthal skull in a museum
Humans Outlived Neanderthals Likely Because of Differences in Anatomy and Social Skills
single falling star with trees in the background
Catch Shooting Stars During the Rare Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower This Weekend

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“Bronze and Iron Age people focused on olive and grape crops, making wine and olive oil a priority.”

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A bunch of grapes sitting on top of a metal table.
Bronze and Iron Age People Focused on Olive and Grape Crops, Making Wine and Olive Oil a Priority
Who found the Earth is round?
Aristotle Discovered the World Is Round – One of the First Important Scientific Theories
asteroid heading towards Earth
A Comet Explosion May Have Killed Megafauna in North America 13,000 Years Ago
Moon drifting further from Earth
The Moon Is Moving Farther From Earth Each Year, and Tides Are the Reason
Neanderthal skull in a museum
Humans Outlived Neanderthals Likely Because of Differences in Anatomy and Social Skills
single falling star with trees in the background
Catch Shooting Stars During the Rare Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower This Weekend
Uranus's moons in space
Uranus’s Moons: All 29 Orbit on Their Sides at a Tilt, and Have Mysterious Features
NASA Perseverance Rover on Mars
Potential Biosignatures on Mars May Reflect Ancient Life in Mineral-Rich Rocks
The Aztec Empire: Ruins of the Aztec pyramid in Teotihuacan
What Happened to the Aztec Empire? Lost Artifacts Help Rejuvenate Its Past
Meteor asteroid impact
Asteroid Ryugu Was Once Packed with Water, Offering Clues on Earth’s Habitability
early lizard trying to eat bug
A 242-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has Drastically Altered the Story of Lizard Evolution
the JWST drifting through the cosmos
JWST Helps Examine Atmosphere of Exoplanet 40 Light Years Away and in the Goldilocks Zone

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“Humans outlived Neanderthals likely because of differences in anatomy and social skills.”

Views expressed in this science, space, and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 14 September 2025, 2326 UTC.

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Neanderthal skull in a museum
Humans Outlived Neanderthals Likely Because of Differences in Anatomy and Social Skills
single falling star with trees in the background
Catch Shooting Stars During the Rare Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower This Weekend
Uranus's moons in space
Uranus’s Moons: All 29 Orbit on Their Sides at a Tilt, and Have Mysterious Features
NASA Perseverance Rover on Mars
Potential Biosignatures on Mars May Reflect Ancient Life in Mineral-Rich Rocks
The Aztec Empire: Ruins of the Aztec pyramid in Teotihuacan
What Happened to the Aztec Empire? Lost Artifacts Help Rejuvenate Its Past
Meteor asteroid impact
Asteroid Ryugu Was Once Packed with Water, Offering Clues on Earth’s Habitability
early lizard trying to eat bug
A 242-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has Drastically Altered the Story of Lizard Evolution
the JWST drifting through the cosmos
JWST Helps Examine Atmosphere of Exoplanet 40 Light Years Away and in the Goldilocks Zone
Flying NASA craft on collision course with asteroid
Avoiding Armageddon: Experts Must Hit a Sweet Spot to Redirect an Asteroid
box of bones from ancient feast
Ancient People Brought Animals From Far and Wide for Elaborate Feasts in Bronze Age Britain
two bettong in the wild
A New Relative of the Kangaroo Has Just Been  Discovered — Only They Are Already Extinct
Campi Flegrei, Solfatara of Pozzuoli
AI Identifies Four Times More Quakes at Italy’s Campi Flegrei Than Traditional Methods

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“A 242-million-year-old fossil has dramatically altered the story of lizard evolution.”

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early lizard trying to eat bug
A 242-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has Drastically Altered the Story of Lizard Evolution
the JWST drifting through the cosmos
JWST Helps Examine Atmosphere of Exoplanet 40 Light Years Away and in the Goldilocks Zone
Flying NASA craft on collision course with asteroid
Avoiding Armageddon: Experts Must Hit a Sweet Spot to Redirect an Asteroid
box of bones from ancient feast
Ancient People Brought Animals From Far and Wide for Elaborate Feasts in Bronze Age Britain
two bettong in the wild
A New Relative of the Kangaroo Has Just Been  Discovered — Only They Are Already Extinct
Campi Flegrei, Solfatara of Pozzuoli
AI Identifies Four Times More Quakes at Italy’s Campi Flegrei Than Traditional Methods
Mars' mantle
Mars’ Mantle Is Like Rocky Road Ice Cream and Offers a Glimpse to Its Ancient Past
Blood moon
Don’t Miss September’s Blood Moon – A Total Lunar Eclipse That Turns Red Instead of Black
An artist’s impression of a tiny Pterodactylus hatchling struggling against a raging tropical storm, inspired by fossil discoveries. Artwork by Rudolf Hima.
150-Million-Year-Old Baby Pterosaurs With Broken Wings Help Solve a Centuries-Old Dinosaur Mystery
The Mount Tambora caldera in the morning mist
Mount Tambora Is Still Active, but It’s Not Likely to Have a Devastating Eruption Again
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Can a black hole die?
Black Holes Can Die, But the Process – Hawking Radiation – Is Incredibly Slow

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“Don’t miss September’s Blood Moon-A total lunar eclipse that turns red instead of black.”

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Blood moon
Don’t Miss September’s Blood Moon – A Total Lunar Eclipse That Turns Red Instead of Black
An artist’s impression of a tiny Pterodactylus hatchling struggling against a raging tropical storm, inspired by fossil discoveries. Artwork by Rudolf Hima.
150-Million-Year-Old Baby Pterosaurs With Broken Wings Help Solve a Centuries-Old Dinosaur Mystery
The Mount Tambora caldera in the morning mist
Mount Tambora Is Still Active, but It’s Not Likely to Have a Devastating Eruption Again
Discover Magazine preferred source
Want More Discover Magazine? You Can Now Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google
Can a black hole die?
Black Holes Can Die, But the Process – Hawking Radiation – Is Incredibly Slow
Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert, creating Swiftquakes
Fans at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Generated SwiftQuakes — Seismic Waves Felt 60 Miles Away
cuneiform script
How the Mesopotamians Wrote About Their Feelings Gives Us Insight into Their Ancient World
Diverse language learning
Here’s How Language Changes Through Human Contact, According to Genetics
Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest hot spring at Yellowstone National Park in the US.
Chemistry in Earth’s Ancient Pools May Unlock the Mystery of Life’s Origins
Woolly mammoth DNA and bacteria
Million-Year-Old Mammoth Tooth Carries Oldest Host-Associated Bacteria DNA Ever Found
neanderthal skull
Early Neanderthals and Classic Neanderthals Likely Experienced a Genetic Bottleneck 110,000 Years Ago
Phlegraean Fileds or Campi Flegrei
What Can We Learn from Campi Flegrei’s Explosive Past?

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“How the Mesopotamians wrote about their feelings gives us insight into their ancient world.”

View expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 04 September 2025, 1515 UTC.

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Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert, creating Swiftquakes
Fans at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Generated SwiftQuakes — Seismic Waves Felt 60 Miles Away
cuneiform script
How the Mesopotamians Wrote About Their Feelings Gives Us Insight into Their Ancient World
Diverse language learning
Here’s How Language Changes Through Human Contact, According to Genetics
Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest hot spring at Yellowstone National Park in the US.
Chemistry in Earth’s Ancient Pools May Unlock the Mystery of Life’s Origins
Woolly mammoth DNA and bacteria
Million-Year-Old Mammoth Tooth Carries Oldest Host-Associated Bacteria DNA Ever Found
neanderthal skull
Early Neanderthals and Classic Neanderthals Likely Experienced a Genetic Bottleneck 110,000 Years Ago
Phlegraean Fileds or Campi Flegrei
What Can We Learn from Campi Flegrei’s Explosive Past?
Gigantopithecus, ancient primate
Gigantopithecus Was the Largest Ape to Exist — Why Did it Disappear?
Shroud of Turin
700-Year-Old Medieval Document Is the Oldest Written Evidence to Claim the Shroud of Turin Is Fake
Plague bacterium Yersinia pestis
Source of History’s First Plague Pandemic Has Been Unearthed in Buried Teeth
An artistic reconstruction of Kostensuchus atrox, a large crocodile relative with long legs.
At 12 Feet and 550 Pounds, This Crocodile Relative Devoured Dinosaurs Around 70 Million Years Ago
James Webb Space Telescope in space, radio burst
Brightest Radio Burst on Record Originated in Galaxy 130 Million Light Years Away

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