Today's Science News

January 16, 2026

Congress passes $24.4 billion NASA budget, rejecting Trump's deep cuts - Congress just approved a $24.4 billion budget for NASA for this year, rejecting the deep cuts that President Trump had proposed last spring.
444-Million-Year-Old Microscopic Fossils Reveal Early Seafloor Recovery After Mass Extinction - Learn how microscopic fossils reveal that tiny seafloor organisms were already feeding and recycling nutrients soon after one of Earth’s largest mass extinctions.
Exploring Where Planets Form With The Hubble Space Telescope - This collection of new images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases protoplanetary disks, the swirling masses of gas and dust that surround forming stars, in both visible and infrared wavelengths.
What You Need to Know About NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission - NASA is weeks away from sending astronauts farther than any crew has traveled before, with the agency’s second mission in its Artemis campaign.
Artemis 2 update: NASA to wheel historic, 11 million-pound rocket to the launch pad this weekend - NASA's Artemis 2 rocket will roll out Saturday (Jan. 17) ahead of a possible Feb. 6 launch.
Astronomers searching for alien life are sharpening our cosmic clocks. Here's why - Tiny delays in pulsar signals measured by SETI scientists could aid the search for gravitational waves and extraterrestrial life.
NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon next month, but it's going to be tight: 'This is not a rush' - NASA hopes to launch its crewed Artemis 2 moon mission in early February, but everything will have to go right to hit that ambitious target.
Helping AI systems recover from mistakes and find optimal solutions - Asari AI developed EnCompass, a framework improving AI agents' error recovery and search strategies, reducing code complexity and enhancing accuracy.
NASA Develops Blockchain Technology to Enhance Air Travel Safety and Security - Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data.
Meet a trio of intrepid cadets boldly joining 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' (interview) - 'I think walking onto the bridge and sitting on the captain's chair blew my mind.'
Why Some 80-Year-Olds Remember Like 50-Year-Olds - A large genetic study reveals why some people in their 80s retain youthful memory, showing “super agers” are less likely to carry Alzheimer’s-risk genes and more likely to harbor protective variants.
Watch SpaceX launch new batch of US spy satellites tonight - SpaceX will launch its first national security mission of the year tonight (Jan. 16), and you can watch the action live.
DAILY DOSE: Specially Designed “TimeVault” Cells Stores Old RNA Like a Molecular Diary; Alpha Brain Waves and “Body Ownership”. - Researchers engineer vault structures in cells to record gene activity, linking past behaviors to future states in molecular biology.
Why Mars is Actively Manufacturing Poison - Chemistry on other worlds varies widely from that on Earth.
Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass says he's close to finding Nefertiti's tomb in new documentary - Zahi Hawass says he hopes to discover the tomb of Nefertiti before he retires, and he believes he's getting close.
How Coastlines Shape the Extinction Risk for Marine Invertebrates - Invertebrates that lived on north-south coastlines had better chances of survival The post How Coastlines Shape the Extinction Risk for Marine Invertebrates appeared first on Nautilus .
Watch SpaceX Crew-11 spacecraft blaze a fiery trail through the sky during medical evacuation from ISS (video) - Four ISS crewmembers were brought home a month early due to an undisclosed but non-emergency "medical concern".
A Real-Life Robot Learned to Lip-Sync Thanks to AI - Columbia Engineering developed a flexible robotic face that learns lip movements for realistic speech synchronization, advancing humanoid robots' social interaction capabilities, while addressing potential ethical concerns.
Study reveals how many hours of video games per week might be too many - Excessive gaming over 10 hours weekly negatively impacts diet, sleep, and body weight in young people, according to a recent study.
NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet - NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien life.
Protostars Carve Out Homes In The Orion Molecular Cloud - Young protostars populate the cloudy regions in the Orion Molecular Cloud complex in these images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
'Zombie' cells may drive common form of epilepsy - Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.
Northern lights may be visible in 15 states tonight - Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York tonight as an incoming stream of speedy solar wind sets the stage for some potentially dazzling northern lights.
Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans - From high-wind forecasts and wildfire behavior to floods, aviation hazards, air quality and space weather, science developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research informs decisions that aim to reduce risk.
Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: NASA ready to move giant moon rocket - Friday, Jan. 16, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad.
Autonomous AI agents developed to detect early signs of cognitive decline - Mass General Brigham researchers developed an autonomous AI system that screens for cognitive impairment, achieving high specificity and promoting early detection.
Ancient mummified cheetahs discovered in Saudi Arabia contain preserved DNA from the long-lost population - Cheetahs vanished from Saudi Arabia half a century ago.
Bundle up and look up: 5 winter sky wonders every stargazer should look out for - From Orion's glowing nebula to the sparkling Pleiades, these winter targets reward anyone willing to brave the cold.
Healthcare In Space- The First Medical Evacuation From The ISS - For the first time in 25 years of continuous crewed operations, an astronaut has been medically evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS).
Scars from ancient 'megaquakes' at Cascadia subduction zone discovered in deep-sea landslides - Large subduction-zone earthquakes leave scars on the continental slope in the deep sea.
Why There’s No Single Best Way To Store Information - The math of data structures helps us understand how different storage systems come with different trade-offs between resources such as time and memory.
Out of This World Discoveries: Space Station Research in 2025 - As Earth completed its orbit around the Sun to close out 2025, the International Space Station circled our planet more than 5,800 times.
Jupiter has more oxygen than the sun, new simulations reveal - Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's planets formed.
Some Doctors Are Using Emojis With Patients More Often - Smileys are especially popular The post Some Doctors Are Using Emojis With Patients More Often appeared first on Nautilus .
NASA’s Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout - NASA’s Crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.
Study finds ocean impacts nearly double economic cost of climate change - New research shows including ocean impacts in carbon cost estimates nearly doubles the economic toll of climate change, highlighting overlooked marine damages from warming seas, declining fisheries, and threatened coastal infrastructure.
Hubble Telescope sees baby stars hard at work | Space photo of the day for Jan. 16, 2025 - An image from the Hubble Space Telescope looks at NGC 1333, which has young stars, protostars and reflection nebulas, all of which shed light on stellar evolution.
Locust swarms destroy crops. Scientists found a way to stop that - A study reveals nitrogen-rich soil reduces locust damage and doubles crop yield, aiding Senegalese farmers in sustainable pest control.
Two types of underconfidence linked to anxiety and gender - A UCL study reveals distinct underconfidence types in women and anxious individuals, suggesting tailored approaches for mental health treatment.
Tapping into new 'probabilistic computing' paradigm can make AI chips use much less power, scientists say - A new digital system allows operations on a chip to run in parallel, so an AI program can arrive at the best possible answer more quickly.
After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today - MAVEN was built to last in orbit until 2030 — that's not looking likely anymore.
In Pursuit of a Psychedelic Without the Hallucination - Making magic mushrooms not quite so magic The post In Pursuit of a Psychedelic Without the Hallucination appeared first on Nautilus .
Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation - While this eerie NASA Hubble Space Telescope image may look ghostly, it’s actually full of new life.
How Astronauts Will Fix Their Gear Using Thin Air - Additive Manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, will be an absolutely critical technology for any long-term settlement on another world.
Organic solvents enable chirality control in inorganic crystals - Chirality—often described as "handedness"—is a fundamental property of nature, underlying the behavior of molecules ranging from DNA to pharmaceuticals.
Human origins quiz: How well do you know the story of humanity? - Think you know about our human relatives?
This cosmologist studies the invisible parts of the universe - Katie Mack started out building solar-powered LEGO cars as a kid.
Say goodbye to Comet 3I/ATLAS! Watch it head for interstellar space in real-time with this free livestream today - 3I/ATLAS is heading away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system.
Biomass-derived furans offer sustainable alternative to petroleum in chemical production - A research project conducted by the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung shows how biomass can be used as a raw material for chemical products instead of petroleum.
Vitamin A may be helping cancer hide from the immune system - A vitamin A byproduct has been found to quietly disarm the immune system, allowing tumors to evade attack and weakening cancer vaccines.
Early alcohol exposure is common among Chinese teenagers - A national survey reveals high alcohol consumption among Chinese adolescents, highlighting risks, early initiation, and the need for targeted prevention strategies.
Blooming Seas Around the Chatham Islands - A vibrant display of phytoplankton encircled the remote New Zealand islands.
NASA brings Crew-11 home early in rare medical evacuation - SpaceX Crew-11 splashed down safely in the Pacific after more than five months in orbit aboard the International Space Station.
A deadly chemical frozen in ice may have sparked life on Earth - Hydrogen cyanide, a toxic chemical, may have helped spark the chemistry that led to life.
Those strange red dots in James Webb images finally have an explanation - For years, strange red dots in James Webb images left scientists puzzled.
Fewer offspring, longer life: The hidden rule of mammal aging - A large international study reveals that mammals tend to live longer when reproduction is suppressed.
A Hidden Iron Bar Has Been Uncovered Inside the Ring Nebula - Learn how mapping the Ring Nebula’s light revealed a massive iron bar hidden for decades.
Landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in unprecedented detail - Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

January 15, 2026

NASA Enters Final Preparations for Artemis II Mission - As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin final integration, testing, and launch rehearsals.
Scientists “resurrect” ancient cannabis enzymes with medical promise - Scientists have uncovered how cannabis evolved the ability to make its most famous compounds—THC, CBD, and CBC—by recreating ancient enzymes that existed millions of years ago.
As Biodiversity Dwindles, Mosquitos Turn to Human Blood - We may not be tastier, but just more abundant these days The post As Biodiversity Dwindles, Mosquitos Turn to Human Blood appeared first on Nautilus .
One protein may decide whether brain chemistry heals or harms - Tryptophan does far more than help us sleep—it fuels brain chemistry, energy production, and mood-regulating neurotransmitters.
Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica's subglacial surface like never before - Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.
Giant Rats Grew 14 Times Larger Than Their Mainland Relatives 650,000 Years Ago, but Their Brains Did Not - Learn how CT scans of fossil skulls were used to trace changes in brain regions and sensory priorities in ancient giant rats.
Scientists found the soil secret that doubles forest regrowth - New research shows tropical forests can recover twice as fast after deforestation when their soils contain enough nitrogen.
Your Dog Can Likely Recognize Your Face in a Photo — Here's How We Know - Learn more about the canine temporal lobe and how it helps your dog recognize your face. 
This SETI program is chasing down its final 100 signals. Could one of them be from aliens? - SETI@home has been one of the largest citizen science projects ever, with millions of users around the world.
Walking Sharks Are Breaking the Rules of Evolution and Reproduction - Meet the walking shark, a species of shark that can walk on land, survive low oxygen environments, and reproduce without wasting energy.
Every 'Avengers: Doomsday' teaser trailer revealed so far - It's apparently never too early to start the MCU hype machine rolling!
Watch This Glacier Race into the Sea - High-tech radar technology offers an unprecedented look at escaping ice speeds on Greenland and Antarctica The post Watch This Glacier Race into the Sea appeared first on Nautilus .
NASA Adds Two F-15 Aircraft to Support Supersonic Flight Research - Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, transitioning
Red Dwarfs Are Too Dim To Generate Complex Life - New research shows that complex life is unlikely to ever exist around cool, dim red dwarfs.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Wraps Up Space Station Science - NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with agency astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and
NASA’s first medical evacuation from space ends with on-target splashdown - This is the first time NASA has called an early end to a space mission for medical reasons.
Cyberthieves hit European Space Agency, stealing hundreds of gigabytes of data - A recent string of cyberattacks against the European Space Agency is just the tip of the iceberg, a researcher said, claiming that email credentials of ESA employees are regularly leaked online.
The First Observation of the Fiery Lifecycle of a Massive Solar Storm - “It’s a milestone in solar physics” The post The First Observation of the Fiery Lifecycle of a Massive Solar Storm appeared first on Nautilus .
Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet - A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating earthquake risk at the Cascadia subduction zone.
New map of Antarctica reveals hidden world of lakes, valleys and mountains buried beneath miles of ice - The map shows diverse geological features shaping Antarctic glaciers from below, which can improve climate models of ice melt.
Giraffe in space? Eerie dark nebula takes on an uncanny shape (photo) - The shadow nebula LDN 1245 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia.
These genes were thought to lead to blindness 100% of the time. They don't. - New research finds that retinal diseases thought to map one-to-one to genetic mutations are more complicated than that.
Our model of the universe is deeply flawed — unless space is actually a 'sticky fluid,' new research hints - Our best models of the cosmos don't add up — but that could change if the universe is actually made of a viscous 'fluid,' a new paper suggests.
Rare nocturnal parrots in New Zealand are breeding for the first time in 4 years — here's why - The 2026 breeding season for endangered kākāpō could produce the most chicks in decades.
These Gravitationally Lensed Supernovae Could Resolve The Hubble Tension - Researchers used the JWST to find a pair of strong gravitationally lensed Supernovae.
I Turn Scientific Renderings of Space into Art - Illustrator Luís Calçada walks a fine line between scientific truth and imagination The post I Turn Scientific Renderings of Space into Art appeared first on Nautilus .
NASA's powerful new Roman Space Telescope is complete — and will soon begin mission to find 100,000 alien worlds - New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.
NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow - NASA satellites are helping Maine oyster farmers pick better sites and plan when oysters will be ready to harvest.
How Dark Asteroids Die - Back in the earlier days of the internet, there was a viral video from a creator called Bill Wurtz called “the history of the entire world, i guess” which spawned a number of memorable memes, some of which are still in use to this day.
Ancient Mummified Cheetahs Found in Saudi Caves Rewrite the Species’ History — and Its Future - Learn how seven naturally preserved cheetahs discovered in northern Saudi Arabia reveal that the Arabian Peninsula once hosted multiple cheetah lineages, raising new possibilities for reintroducing the endangered cats.
How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate - "Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles.
Hubble Spies Stellar Blast Setting Clouds Ablaze - This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a jet of gas from a forming star shooting across the dark expanse.
Do-it-yourself ammonia production: Renewable-powered system uses calcium to reduce emissions and scale for farmers - The last time you scrubbed a streaky window or polished a porcelain appliance, you probably used a chemical called ammonia.
Horses Can Smell How You’re Feeling - If you lead with fear, they may respond with their own fearful behaviors The post Horses Can Smell How You’re Feeling appeared first on Nautilus .
Satellites spy raging bushfires in Australia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 15, 2026 - The image shows just how large and devastating these events can be.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' is Hogwarts in space by way of 'Dawson's Creek', and we don't love it - The noisy fandom is about to have a field day with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew? - The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, ahead of a future lunar landing.
How to watch 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' online and from anywhere - Space school is officially in session and here's your center seat invitation!
Tyrannosaurids Took Their Time Growing to 17,000 Pounds - Forty-year growth periods may have given them a leg up in dominating their ecosystems The post Tyrannosaurids Took Their Time Growing to 17,000 Pounds appeared first on Nautilus .
'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says - NASA leaders said the Crew-11 mission's astronaut medical evacuation shows how the agency is prepared to handle the unexpected.
Scientists watch microscopic plant 'mouths' breathing in real time with palm-sized tool - Scientists say their Stomata In-Sight tool can observe plants "breathe," which could be used to bioengineer crops that require less water, making them potentially more resilient to climate change.
Astronauts splash down to Earth after medical evacuation from space station - The four members of Crew-11 beamed as they stepped out of their spacecraft after a safe landing.
NASA astronauts back on Earth after unprecedented medical emergency on ISS - The SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashed down this morning as four astronauts completed an unprecedented medical evacuation of the International Space Station (ISS).
DJI Neo 2 drone review - The DJI Neo 2 delivers improved image quality alongside Omnidirectional Obstacle Avoidance and many other new and impressive features.
Linking science to dance, culture and more expands who can take part - Through movement, sound, culture and community, some researchers are expanding the ways we learn, think about and communicate science and engineering.
Unmasking the Sun’s Hidden Gamma Ray Factory - Scientists have finally identified where some of the most powerful radiation bursts from solar flares originate, solving a mystery that has puzzled solar physicists for decades.
What are 'dark' stars? Scientists think they could explain 3 big mysteries in the universe - "This is a structure we've never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object."
A New Atlas of the Milky Way’s Ghost Particles - Every second, a trillion ghost particles stream through your body unnoticed, invisible messengers carrying secrets from the hearts of distant stars.
Chinese scientists unveil reliable lunar clock that accounts for Einstein's relativity - A new software package detailed by Chinese scientists promises to tell what time it is on the moon, accounting for effects of relativity.
Statins may help almost everyone with type 2 diabetes live longer - New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears.
SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS - The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission splashed down safely today (Jan. 15) after the first-ever medical evacuation of the International Space Station.
Electrons stop acting like particles—and physics still works - Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though quantum physics says their exact position is fundamentally uncertain.
This after-meal blood sugar spike may raise Alzheimer’s risk - Spikes in blood sugar after eating may be more dangerous for the brain than previously thought.
New technology converts naturally derived monomers into degradable polymer capsules - Polymer capsules can store functional substances such as drugs and fragrances, making them widely used in functional cosmetics and daily necessities.
Scientists question the safety of BPA-free packaging - “BPA-free” food packaging may be hiding new risks.
Forest loss is driving mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood - In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape.
Northwestern Medicine’s new antibody wakes the immune system against pancreatic cancer - Pancreatic cancer uses a sugar-coated disguise to evade the immune system, helping explain why it’s so hard to treat.
The Accidental Discovery of Aristotle’s Paradigm-Shifting School - The ancient institution shaped education as we know it today The post The Accidental Discovery of Aristotle’s Paradigm-Shifting School appeared first on Nautilus .
New research challenges the cold dark matter assumption - Dark matter, one of the Universe’s greatest mysteries, may have been born blazing hot instead of cold and sluggish as scientists long believed.
Serial houseplant killer? Here's how to keep them alive - The three easiest plants to keep alive and how to make sure you keep them healthy all year round.
How everyday foam reveals the secret logic of artificial intelligence - Foams were once thought to behave like glass, with bubbles frozen in place at the microscopic level.
A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces - Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration.

January 14, 2026

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Deer May Leave Glowing Scent Marks to Find a Potential Mate - Long known for communicating through scent and sound, learn how deer may also be using photoluminescence to advertise their presence and mating status.
The Universe’s Mysterious Little Red Dots Are Young Black Holes - Learn how fleeting red points seen in the early universe mark a brief growth phase of young black holes hidden inside dense gas.
A 2-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Shows Early Humans Were Still Built for the Trees - Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human evolution.
James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious 'little red dots' may be black holes in disguise - "If they were purely made up of stars, they would be the densest galaxies in the universe."
Tyrannosaurus Rex Took 40 Years to Grow Up, Fossil Bones Reveal - Learn how growth rings preserved in fossilized leg bones helped reconstruct a far longer and more complex life history for T. rex .
Scientists uncover a hidden type of diabetes in newborns - Researchers have discovered a rare new type of diabetes that affects babies early in life.
Massive supernova explosion may have created a binary black hole - "Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of black hole binaries."
Two New Exoplanets And The Need For New Habitable Zone Definitions - How solid is our understanding of exoplanet habitability?
Chemists determine structure of fuzzy coat that surrounds Tau proteins - One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease is the clumping of proteins called Tau, which form tangled fibrils in the brain.
2,500-Year-Old Iron Age Teeth Reveal How Ancient Childhoods and Diets Unfolded - Learn how growth patterns in tooth enamel and residues trapped in dental plaque were used to reconstruct childhood development and adult diets in an Iron Age Italian community.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy': Robert Picardo and Gina Yashere on embracing the legacy of their roles in latest Trek show (interview) - "It's hopeful about the future, and we need that optimistic enthusiasm right now."
Starlink satellites lift off on SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral (video) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.
Solving the Mystery of Blue Flashes - Brief, brilliant flashes of blue light occasionally appear across the universe, burning hundreds of times brighter than ordinary supernovae before fading within days.
Bacteria-Killing Viruses Turn into Better Antibiotic Fighters in Space - In space, bacteriophages mutate in ways not seen on Earth, making them more effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria.
NASA Bids Farewell to Historic Test Stands That Built the Space Age - Two towering buildings that helped launch humanity's greatest space achievements came down on January 10 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre in Alabama.
Black hole butterflies? James Webb telescope spots dozens of black hole 'cocoons' in early universe. - The gaseous cocoons surrounding "little red dots" hint at their true nature, a new James Webb telescope study hints.
Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach - Fortunately for paleogeneticists, wolf puppies don't chew their food thoroughly.
Ancient Wolf Stomach Reveals Remnants of 14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Genome - Learn about the woolly rhino genome that was recovered from a wolf's stomach, providing insight on the extinct species' genetic health. 
Woolly rhino flesh pulled from ancient wolf stomach gives clues to ice age giant's extinction - More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino.
NASA X-ray instrument finds black holes act like 'cosmic seesaws' shaping the universe - "We're seeing what could be described as an energetic tug-of-war inside the black hole's accretion flow."
A Supernova That Shouldn't Exist - For decades, astronomers believed that the most massive stars in the universe lived fast and died quietly, collapsing directly into black holes without the spectacular fireworks of a supernova explosion.
Beckman Scholars Program Awardees Announced - The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has announced its 2026 awardees , providing 15-month mentored research experiencesfor basic research in the chemistry and life sciences.
'One of those rare 'wow' moments': Zombie star near Earth has a rainbow shockwave that 'shouldn't be there' - A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow shock" as it zooms through the Milky Way.
18 of Earth's biggest river deltas — including the Nile and Amazon — are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising - Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.
How Mars' ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze - The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.
To Study the Moon's Ancient Ice, We First Have to Pollute It - There is a fundamental tension in space exploration that has created ongoing debates for decades.
Using Cholera To Battle Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer, cancer of the colon and rectum, is the third most common form of cancer in the world and has the second highest mortality rate.
Black Ivory coffee: Elephant gut bacteria may contribute to its smooth, chocolaty flavor - Coffee beans that pass through the digestive tracts of animals get their unique flavors from the activity of gut microbes, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo.
Strange, 'starved' galaxy died 'a death of 1,000 cuts' in the ancient universe, JWST reveals - A supermassive black hole embedded in an early galaxy likely starved the galaxy of gas needed to form young stars, new observations revealed.