The earliest vertebrates may have had four eyes, paleontologists find Photo: ESO, VISTA, NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Emerson (ESO); Acknowledgment: CASU The Helix Nebula, located in the constellation Aquarius. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have obta Photo: BBC Scientists uncover the world’s oldest hand stencil in Indonesia Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known hand stencil in human history on the Indonesian island of Muna , southe Photo: Associated Press\YouTube The gemstone weighs 3,563 carats A rare purple star sapphire described as the largest documented of its kind in the world has been unveiled in Colombo. The gemston Photo: getty images American and European scientists have found no evidence of a link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism in children, debunking claims made by U.S. President Donald Photo: BBC NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. The system is expected to become a key element of the Artemis program and futurA stylus depicting Dionysus has been discovered in Sicily Photo: NASA Jupiter will shine at its brightest on January 10. This weekend, skywatchers on Earth will have a prime opportunity to observe Jupiter as it appears brighter than at any other time of t Photo: MPIfR/N.Sulzenauer/ALMA Scientists discover impossibly hot galaxy cluster just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang Astronomers have identified a giant galaxy cluster that challenges curre Photo: Getty Images Despite decades of archaeological research, a number of famous ancient cities mentioned in historical texts have never been located. Their existence is confirmed by written sourc Photo: Karen L. Baab and National Museum of Ethiopia Estimated to be 1.5 million years old Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative using 1.5-million-year-old teeth an Photo: Marc Miskin/UPenn Engineers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have developed the world’s smallest autonomous, programmable robot, tens of thousands of times sThe last living relative of the dodo bird spotted on a remote island Photo: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York have, for the first time, examined cloud tops in unprecedented detail using a new lidar system, Photo: Sachin Patil Archaeologists have discovered a unique circular stone labyrinth in Solapur, Maharashtra, believed to be the largest of its kind in India. The structure, featuring 15 concentric Photo: depositphotos Scientists have identified previously unknown structures that resemble hybrids of cells and viruses and help pathogens spread faster and more aggressively by moving together wit Photo: NASA A new analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini mission challenges the long-held idea that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, hosts a global subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. Researchers con Photo: Keck Institute for Space Studies/Chuck Carter Uranus and Neptune are technically giant planets, but they are commonly referred to as ice giants because of their composition. Compared with JHistorical mystery: archaeologists discover an unusual Viking burial Photo: The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute Sponges are among the simplest and seemingly most harmless animals on Earth, but a newly discovered species found in Antarcti Photo: Craig Williams/The Trustees of the British Museum Researchers have announced what they describe as the oldest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, discovered at a 400,000-year-old archae Photo: European Space Agency Researchers have demonstrated that the mass of Mars shapes Earth’s short-term climate cycles. A new analysis of Solar System dynamics shows that Mars has a stronger impa Photo: Getty Images The Lord Howe stick insect ( Dryococelus australis ), long believed to have gone extinct in the 1930s, has been rediscovered on a volcanic sea stack 23 kilometres from Lord Howe Photo: Jingmai O'Connor A prehistoric bird that lived on Earth 120 million years ago has left scientists with a medical mystery. Researchers discovered 800 small stones in its throat, which almoSupercomputer creates the most realistic virtual brain Photo: NASA A new sunspot group, AR 4294-4296 , has appeared on the Sun, with a total size comparable to the spot that triggered the most powerful geomagnetic storm in history, the Carrington Even Photo: usiter.com Researchers explained the possible purpose and controversial theories of its origin. the great sphinx of giza, located near cairo, remains one of the most mysterious structures in Photo: NASA The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially confirmed its full participation in the creation of the first-ever lunar orbital station — the Lunar Gateway . This project, a key compone Photo: ESO Clocks run faster on mars due to weaker gravity and the planet’s eccentric orbit. Physicists at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time calcul Photo: nature.com NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered light fragments of kaolinite in Jezero Crater that could only have formed under a prolonged rainy climate. Scientists compared these MartiaInterstellar object 3I/ATLAS “pulses” every 16 hours: astronomers seek explanation Photo: terazus.com Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have uncovered the ancient city of Semiyarka, dating back to 1600 BCE, revealing a vast urban center that challenges previous ideas about Bronze Age s Photo: Comments.ua An international team of scientists has found that Mars may have maintained life-friendly conditions far longer than previously believed. By analyzing data from the Curiosity rove Photo: depositphotos Ukraine has launched the “Winter Support” program, under which vulnerable groups can receive 6,500 UAH . The Ministry of Social Policy explained that the payment can be reque Photo: Getty Images An analysis of radio galaxies has revealed a dipole signal 3.7 times stronger than predicted by current cosmological models. An international team of researchers found that the S Photo: Santiago D. Domínguez-Solera Archaeologists have discovered a severed human head inside the walls of a 2,000-year-old fort in Spain. Researchers examined the find and determined that it belonSponges may have been the first animals on Earth, study suggests Photo: enovosty Millions of tons of gold are hidden in the depths of the ocean. The world’s oceans conceal not only rich biodiversity but also unprecedented deposits of precious metals. According t Photo: Getty Images Scientists have, for the first time, created a galactic simulation that tracks the evolution of every individual star over 10,000 years. An international team has unveiled the f Photo: Generated using DALL‑E Scientists have explained the “impossible” black hole merger The collision took place seven billion years ago. In 2023, gravitational wave detectors recorded the merge Photo: Tom Bjorklund Their genes still live on in modern humans. Scientists suggest that Neanderthals may not have truly gone extinct—at least not genetically, reports Science Alert . A new mathe Photo: freepik Using non-invasive technologies such as ground-penetrating radar, ultrasound, and electrical tomography, the ScanPyramids team has announced the discovery of two new “anomalies” in thHitler’s DNA reveals rare mutations and sexual development disorders Photo: Bartłomiej Kaczyński Archaeologists have uncovered a rare iron tool, roughly 2,300 years old, used by the Celts for cranial surgery. The hand-held artifact was found at a Celtic settlement o Photo: Hesham Sallam/Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center Paleontologists in Egypt have discovered a previously unknown species of fossil crocodile that lived roughly 80 million years Photo: Susanne Kerner, University of Copenhagen Between the Copper and Bronze Ages, communities across the Middle East underwent a period of deep upheaval — old social systems collapsed while new on Photo: Eötvös Loránd University Archaeologists have solved a 700-year-old mystery surrounding the brutal murder of a Hungarian duke. An international team of scientists led by Hungarian researchers Photo: University of Cologne, Archaeology of the Roman Provinces During excavations at the LWL-Römermuseum in Haltern am See, Germany, students from the University of Cologne uncovered a series of “We see a potential collision”: China issues first-ever warning to NASA Photo: Getty Images Limiting global warming to 1.5°C — and preventing catastrophic consequences for humanity — is still achievable, but only if global emissions fall sharply within the next few year Photo: ssbcrack Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, currently passing through the Solar System, has become the subject of detailed observations with the James Webb Space Telescope. Analysis shows that its Photo: Screenshot from the Grokpedia page Elon Musk’s new AI-generated encyclopedia, Grokipedia, has come under fire just days after its launch, as academics discovered major factual inaccuracies, p Photo: astronomy.com Astronomers have detected 30 new galactic pulsars using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. The discovery, made as part of the international MeerTRAP project, opens new Photo: freepik NASA has confirmed the discovery of a new quasi-satellite of Earth — asteroid 2025 PN7 , which orbits the Sun along almost the same path as our planet. According to scientists, the o