Human Extinction Predictions Spark Scientific Debate
New hydrogen battery can operate four times colder than before — meaning denser and longer-lasting EV batteries
Being able to store hydrogen at 194 °F could dramatically change its use as an energy source.
Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space
A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the...
Mysterious chunks of DNA called 'inocles' could be hiding in your mouth
Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of yo...
Link between Cascadia and San Andreas Fault earthquakes discovered 30 years after lost vessel stumbled across key data
Geological records hint that earthquakes at the Cascadia subduction zone might trigger the San Andreas Fault.
AI reveals hidden 'ring fault' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano
A new AI tool reveals that Campi Flegrei experienced more than 54,000 earthquakes between 2022 and 2025.
'Planet Y' theory hints at hidden Earth-size world lurking in the solar system — and it could be much closer to us than 'Planet Nine'
A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to E...
What is type 5 diabetes? Newly recognized form of the disease gets name
First spotted decades ago but largely forgotten, a newly named form of diabetes stems from undernutrition and is thought...
'An increasing attack on water resources from multiple fronts': Scientists warn 'day zero droughts' could hit before 2030
Three-quarters of the world's drought-prone areas are at risk of extreme water shortages — known as "day zero droughts"...
Hidden 'doomed' star revealed by James Webb Space Telescope could solve decades-old mystery
Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Teles...
An 'ice tsunami' in 2024 ripped through the Yukon with such force it tore up trees and the riverbed
Chunks of river ice tore down trees after a landslide caused a tsunami in the Yukon in December.
$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may be the product of metal volcanoes, study hints
The metal-coated asteroid Psyche may have had eruptions of molten iron and nickel on its surface.
Miniature Skeleton: A ghostly 2,000-year-old party favor from a Roman banquet
This spooky skeleton was likely made to remind Roman banqueters that life is short.
Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after
Researchers incubated permafrost samples from Alaska at different temperatures and found that microbes from the last ice...
What if Christopher Columbus had never reached the Americas?
How would history have unfolded if Christopher Columbus had never reached the New World?
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 i...