New 17-million-year-old great ape species discovered in Egypt Photo: Wikipedia Findings shed light on the daily lives, beliefs and burial practices of some of the earliest settled communities. Archaeologists have excavated around 70 Neolithic structures at Photo: US Naval Observatory Astronomers have found evidence that an Earth-sized planet could maintain a stable orbit in a double-star system just 16 light-years from Earth, supporting the possibilit Photo: National Science Foundation Astronomers believe a mysterious X-ray burst detected in space may have originated from the collision of two neutron stars, an event capable of producing heavy ele Photo: Getty Images Archaeologists have discovered a merchant shipwreck off the coast of Kekova Island in Antalya province, southern Türkiye, dating back between 4,400 and 4,700 years to the Early B Photo: Facebook / National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine A massive area of open water appeared in Antarctica’s winter sea ice in August 2024, reaching 89,121 square kilometers at its peak —Sun and Moon may trigger hidden earthquakes Photo: B. Marcote (JIVE/ASTRON) Astronomers have identified the first convincing example of a microblazar in the Milky Way, a black-hole-powered particle accelerator that produces relativistic plasm Photo: NASA Earth is not a perfect sphere. Its rotation produces an equatorial bulge and makes the planet slightly flattened at the poles. New research suggests that the solid Earth is gradually bec Photo: freepik Researchers at Stanford University have analyzed the DNA of Chihuahuas , the world’s smallest dog breed, and found evidence that they share genetic material with coyotes, ScienceAler Photo: Stemonitis/Wikimedia Commons Scientists say they may have solved a long-standing geological mystery beneath Italy’s Apennine Mountains , where the Earth’s crust is stretching along the mount Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC) Astronomers have discovered an exceptionally massive and dense planet that could challenge existing theories about how rocky worlds form, Space.com reports. ThScientists discover new “dragon” lizard in Thailand Photo: Ollila et al., Geophys. Res. Lett., 2026 In 2025, NASA’s Perseverance rover used a laser to analyze light-colored rocks scattered around Jezero Crater. Researchers did not expect anything unu Photo: depositphotos An aggressive form of breast cancer may use immune cells to recruit and “hijack” nerves that help tumors grow and resist treatment, according to researchers cited by SciTechDail Photo: freepik Ant colonies may suddenly synchronize their movements after reaching a critical threshold, according to a new mathematical model developed by researchers. Ants in a colony normally m Photo: Joshua Worth з Creative Commons CC-BY license Astronomers have for the first time identified a possible reason why some massive galaxies in the early Universe suddenly stopped forming new sta Photo: Dawid Adam Iurino/PaleoFactory/Sapienza University of Rome Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered new details about the largest mass extinction in Earth's history, suggesting thScientists uncover DNA traces of two mysterious extinct human populations Photo: Henry Ry/Pexels Scientists have identified what may be a dedicated sensory organ responsible for triggering the urge to scratch: fine vellus hairs , commonly known as "peach fuzz." T Photo: Bangzheng "Tom" Sun Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may have moved closer to solving the mystery of the so-called "little red dots" after discovering that man Photo: freepik An exceptionally well-preserved fossil of an early snake discovered in Brazil has enabled scientists to reconstruct the brain anatomy of a Cretaceous species, offering new insights in Photo: Unsplash Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a fluoride-free gel that can regenerate damaged tooth enamel by using calcium and phosphate naturally present in saliva to Photo: Getty Images Astronomers have made their strongest detection yet of an atmosphere surrounding a potentially habitable rocky exoplanet, marking a major milestone in the search for life beyond Scientists discover Pluto's first-known landslides, pointing to ongoing geological activity Photo: Unsplash Scientists have found new evidence that the earliest RNA molecules may have been able to repair themselves before complex proteins evolved, offering fresh insight into one of the key Photo: Getty Images Whether a person becomes right- or left-handed depends largely on practice rather than being hardwired into the brain, according to a new study by researchers at the University o Photo: NOAA Vents Program Scientists led by Andrea Verolino of Paris-Saclay University have discovered 73 previously unknown volcanic calderas on the ocean floor using artificial intelligence, accor Photo: NASA NASA is continuing development of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) , a next-generation space telescope designed to become one of the agency’s flagship astronomy missions in the co Photo: Orion Venero/Adamala Lab Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they have created synthetic cells entirely from scratch and, for the first time, observed their complete life cycle, Earth may survive the Sun’s death, scientists say Photo: Joshua Worth via Creative Commons Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope have shown that galaxies became surprisingly massive within the first billion years after the Big Bang. Yet on Photo: EPA The June Bootids meteor shower has reached its peak, offering skywatchers a chance to witness one of the most unpredictable meteor displays of the year. Unlike most annual meteor showe Photo: Rafael Chacón A rare dwarf fox believed to have disappeared from the wild has been rediscovered on Mexico’s Cozumel Island, giving scientists new hope for the survival of one of the region’s Photo: Getty Images Scientists have moved a step closer to understanding why mosquitoes bite some people far more often than others. The answer appears to lie in a complex chemical “cocktail” produc Photo: Getty Images Scientists have identified a mineral never before found in samples from Mars after examining a meteorite that traveled from the Red Planet to Earth. While studying the Martian mAncient plague found in Stone Age Siberia Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech A new study suggests that a long-lost planet may have once existed in the early Solar System and could have been roughly the size of Mars — or even slightly smaller — before Photo: Unsplash/Guillaume Bassem A new study suggests that the primary cause of global sea level rise is not only melting glaciers, but the thermal expansion of the oceans themselves , according to Photo: Illustration by Lewis LaRosa, colorized by Jão Canola Chinese scientists have discovered the partial remains of a feathered dinosaur with four wing-like limbs, shedding light on the early evo Photo: Getty Images NASA has officially concluded the mission of the MAVEN spacecraft after losing contact with the probe in December 2025, bringing to an end more than 11 years of atmospheric resea Photo: pixabay A critical floating ice shelf attached to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier—often called the “Doomsday Glacier”—may be on the verge of breaking away, potentially accelerating the destabilJames Webb discovers scorched, Mercury-like exoplanet larger than Earth Photo: Getty Images Scientists in South Korea have uncovered evidence suggesting that asteroid impacts may have played a far more complex role in the emergence of life on Earth than previously thoug Photo: Zhanyang Li, Yuchao Zhao Technology did not evolve only in peaceful times. Scientists say ancient human relatives adapted to the harsh conditions of the Ice Age 150,000 years ago by developi Photo: colossal/Instagram A new artificial egg technology developed in the United States has produced 26 healthy chicks, marking a major step toward the possible revival of the extinct giant moa, Reu Photo: freepik Researchers have found that the Great Pyramid of Giza possesses several structural features that have helped it withstand vibrations and earthquakes for thousands of years, Reuters re Photo: Patchanop Boonsai Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains of a massive long-necked dinosaur in Thailand that lived around 120 million years ago, during a time when the region had a semChinese scientists model one possible scenario for the end of the Universe Photo: Qiaomei Fu, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Scientists studying 400,000-year-old proteins have uncovered a surprising twist in the huma Photo: Image generated by AI A university in Tokyo has opened a laboratory where robots carry out medical experiments that were previously performed by human researchers, Kyodo News reported on May Photo: freepik Scientists know that the Moon formed after a massive collision between the early Earth and a planetary body called Theia. But more than 50 years after the Apollo 17 mission, astronome Photo: Tom Bjorklund Researchers from the University of Montreal and the University of Cambridge suggest that the key factor behind the survival of modern humans over Neanderthals was not superior i Photo: Getty Images A new DNA study of ancient burials has revealed significant population mixing in Europe following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, according to reports cited by Reuters.