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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is launching a groundbreaking mission to find 100,000 new worlds beyond our solar system. The telescope will explore uncharted regions of the Milky Way, potentially discovering Earth-like planets that could change our understanding of life in the universe.
Scientists discovered a tiny worm living in Utah's Great Salt Lake that exists nowhere else on Earth. The finding could unlock secrets about how life survives in extreme conditions.
Scientists just solved a century-old mystery about how pigeons find their way home across hundreds of miles. The secret lies in magnetic immune cells hidden in an unexpected place: their livers.
Scientists discovered that jumping spiders, with brains the size of poppy seeds, can dream during sleep and remember individual spiders they've met before. These coin-sized creatures are proving that intelligence doesn't require a big brain.
A global Ocean Census has revealed over 1,100 potentially new marine species, including carnivorous sponges, ghost sharks, and worms living inside glass castles. The discoveries prove we're speeding up ocean exploration just in time to protect life we've never seen before.
Scientists in Thailand have discovered the largest dinosaur ever found in Southeast Asia, a gentle giant that weighed as much as nine elephants and stretched nearly 90 feet long. The remarkable find gives us a glimpse into a lost world where massive creatures peacefully roamed the region over 100 million years ago.
NASA's planet-hunting telescope just revealed its most complete picture of the night sky, showing nearly 6,000 worlds beyond our solar system. Some of these distant planets could even harbor the conditions for life.
New research shows crickets groom and stroke injured antennae just like dogs lick hurt paws, suggesting insects may feel pain. The discovery could change how we think about billions of farmed crickets and our tiniest neighbors.
Scientists in Argentina discovered a bizarre new dinosaur that combines features never seen together before, helping solve a 155-million-year-old mystery about how giants evolved in the Southern Hemisphere. The 65-foot Bicharracosaurus is rewriting what we know about Jurassic titans.
A curious kid spotted tiny objects by an ant nest and sparked a scientific discovery that's challenging what we've taught about plants and insects for over a century. Turns out, wasps have been secretly manipulating oak trees and ants in ways scientists never imagined.
A retired chicken farmer unknowingly built a garden wall with rocks containing one of Australia's most remarkable fossils. Scientists have now identified the 240-million-year-old amphibian, revealing a nearly perfect skeleton with rare skin traces.
Fossilized skin from young Diplodocus dinosaurs reveals they weren't dull gray giants but had vibrant, speckled patterns for camouflage. Tiny pigment structures preserved for 150 million years are rewriting what we know about how dinosaurs looked and survived.
A fisherman discovered a rockmelon-sized chunk of ambergris on a Western Australia beach, one of only three recorded finds in the state's history. The rare whale byproduct, used in luxury perfumes for centuries, could be worth a small fortune but will be shared with the community instead.
When paleontologist John Ostrom saw photos of a fluffy dinosaur fossil in 1996, he began to cry and nearly collapsed. The discovery finally proved his decades-old theory that modern birds evolved from dinosaurs.
For nearly a century, scientists suspected trees sparkled with invisible light during storms. A Penn State team just proved it with stunning camera footage.
Citizen scientists listening to Earth's magnetic field translated into sound discovered an unexpected pattern in plasma waves that could help predict geomagnetic storms. One volunteer loved it so much they're switching their major to physics.
Citizen scientists discovered rare plasma wave patterns near Earth by listening to space weather. One volunteer loved it so much they're switching their major to physics.
Scientists discovered that sperm whale communication mirrors human language structure, including vowels and tonal patterns remarkably similar to our speech. The finding reveals these ocean giants share more with us than anyone imagined.
Two elementary school sisters in Tokyo cracked open a museum souvenir rock and discovered a rare cicada fossil from 300,000 years ago. Their curiosity turned a simple keepsake into a significant scientific find.
Scientists discovered fossils in China that reveal complex animals existed millions of years earlier than we thought. This treasure trove of ancient life is rewriting the story of how we came to be.
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