Physicists Report Levitation Experiment That May Signal a Breakthrough in the Search for Mysterious Dark Matter
Scientists have used levitation to transform a tiny magnet into a detector that can sense some of nature’s faintest forces.
4,000-Year-Old Tomb of Ancient Egyptian ‘Keeper of the Secrets’ Discovered at Saqqara
Archaeologists at Saqqara uncover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Sekhentiu-Ptah, an official who guarded ancient royal secrets.
New Genetic Evidence of an Ancient Killer Has Surfaced After Being Concealed in Medieval Texts for Centuries
The story of a Medieval European plague is coming into focus through historic manuscripts, but not in the way you might think.
15,000-Year-Old Cave Discovery in Ireland Could Push Back Earliest Evidence of Humans on the Island by 5,000 Years
New archaeological discoveries in Ireland could push back the earliest human presence on the island by as much as 5,000 years.
Hidden in a Museum Collection for More Than a Century, Researchers Have Just Made a Bizarre New Discovery
Researchers reveal several new species of a bizarre ocean creature that were uncovered after being hidden for decades in museum collections.
No Longer Science Fiction, the U.S. Army is Moving a High-Energy Laser Weapon Into Production for the First Time
The US Army has authorized its first contract for a directed energy weapons system, designed to take down threats with high-energy lasers.
What If Consciousness Exists Beyond the Brain? Some Researchers Say This “Hard Problem” Requires a Radical New Approach
Consciousness researchers are challenging academics to take a closer look at what philosophers call the “hard problem” of consciousness.
Inside the Mind of a Billionaire Cheater: “At His Level of Wealth, Societal Ethics No Longer Register”
A finance expert and Fortune 500 therapist peer into the potential motivations of billionaire cheater Steve Ballmer and his subordinates.
What Caused Antarctica to Freeze Millions of Years Ago? New Clues Could Finally Solve This Longstanding Climate Mystery
New clues to the formation of our planet’s oldest and largest ice sheet could help resolve a longstanding enigma about the southernmost continent.
“We’ve Never Seen Anything Quite Like This”: A Strange Ten-Sided “Structure” Has Been Spotted on Saturn’s North Pole
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed a ten-sided atmospheric wave at Saturn’s south pole, the first such jet pattern observed there.
1,500-Year-Old Structure Yields Previously Hidden Rooms, Ancient Paintings, and a Roman Era Channel to Nowhere
Archaeologists have unearthed three previously hidden 1500-year-old rooms, ancient wall paintings, and a Roman-era water channel near Izmir.
Wild Chimpanzees Keep Hurling Rocks at the Same Trees—Now Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why
Scientists say chimpanzees repeatedly throwing stones at the same trees might indicate new evidence of previously undocumented "ritual" behavior.
Did Ancient Campfires “Reprogram” the Human Brain with Flickering Light and Red Wavelengths?
A new paper suggests that flickering, mostly red wavelength firelight from campfires was able to reprogram the human brain for language.
First-of-a-Kind Experiments Demonstrate Effects of Einstein’s Gravity in the Quantum World
New experiments designed to explore the boundary between Einstein's theory of gravity, and the quantum world achieved a history-making result.
World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Just Found Something Scientists Can’t Easily Explain
Dark matter may finally be coming into focus thanks to a particle interaction that is difficult to explain as arising from ordinary matter.
Residents Near Former California Nuclear Site Report More Chronic Illness, New Study Finds
Residents living within five miles of the former Santa Susana Field Laboratory reported autoimmune disorders at more than four times the rate of those living 11 to 15 miles away.
11,000-Year-Old Stone Sculpture Unearthed at Göbekli Tepe’s Mysterious Sister Site Was Carved Millennia Before the First Human Societies
Archaeologists working at Karahantepe, a “significant parallel site” to the enigmatic Göbeklitepe, have unearthed a rare composite sculpture.
New Analysis of “Tasmanian Tiger” Skulls Overturns Assumptions About What Led to the Species’ Extinction
Australia’s extinct thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, was not the powerful predator European settlers had assumed.
900-Year-Old DNA Reveals Cacao Reached Ancient Georgia, Rewriting Chocolate’s History in North America
Ancient cacao DNA found in 900-year-old Georgia pottery reveals chocolate reached farther across North America than once known.
Scientists Discover Ancient Pottery Contains a Magnetic “Clock” That Can Reveal Its Past
Scientists discovered a magnetic “clock” in ancient pottery that could help museums distinguish real artifacts from modern fakes.
Ancient Inca Complex with Surprisingly Advanced Ventilation System Uncovered High in the Andes
High in the Andes, archaeologists working at an ancient pre-Hispanic settlement have uncovered evidence of sophisticated ancient technology.
The Search for a Second Earth Begins: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is Poised to Make History
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will search for another Earth around a Sunlike-star using a light-warping technique called microlensing.
Scientists Discover How Extraterrestrial Life Could Thrive In the Harsh Acidic Clouds Surrounding Venus
A new theoretical kind of extraterrestrial life could survive the harsh acid clouds of Venus, according to MIT researchers.
A Discovery Hidden in Antarctica’s Soil is Unlike Anything Found Elsewhere on Earth, Challenging Past Assumptions
Scientists studying samples of microbes locked in Antarctica's soil have found something that could completely upend previously held beliefs.
One Confirmed Dead, At Least 15 Remain Missing After Major Flash Flood Strikes Grand Canyon National Park
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say one visitor died and at least 15 are missing after a major flash flood over the weekend.
Scientists Investigating a 17th-Century ‘Vampire’ Grave Discover Something Unprecedented
Scientists investigating a 17th-century "vampire" burial uncover evidence the mysterious grave may have been reopened after burial.
Researchers Connect Indigenous Star Knowledge to One of Humanity’s Most Advanced Ground Telescope Projects
While astronomers are providing new knowledge of the stars daily, ancestral star knowledge is fading from local consciousness.
A Lost English “Ghost Village,” Long Hidden Beneath One of England’s Largest Reservoirs, Has Mysteriously Resurfaced
The remains of a “lost” English village hidden beneath the waters of an English reservoir for more than half a century have resurfaced.
Crisis in Cosmology Intensifies as Debate Over Whether the Universe Is Really Accelerating is Reignited
A cosmological controversy has been reignited over whether observations of supernovae support long-held ideas about the universe's expansion.
Breakthrough Computers Made From Slime Use Amoeba-like Organisms to Solve Intricate and Costly Problems
Computers based on slime molds may be the next step for solving some of the most advanced and resource-heavy problems.
A B-52 Carrying Two Hydrogen Bombs Broke Apart Over North Carolina in 1961—and Nearly Caused a Nuclear Disaster
The dropping of a nuclear bomb on the United States isn’t just relegated to Cold War fiction; it actually occurred in 1961.
Opinion: The Real Reason Putin Could Be Preparing to Test NATO
Russia may not want war with NATO, but a calculated provocation could test the alliance and deepen divisions with the United States.
NASA’s Two Most Powerful Space Telescopes Will Share the Same Region of Space. Here’s Why That’s Not a Problem
Is there a risk of the Nancy Grace Romans Space Telescope crashing into the James Webb Telescope since they both share a Lagrange 2 Orbit?
The Secret to Longevity and Destroying Cancer May Hide in Bat DNA
Bat DNA may hold the secret to a long and healthy life, according to an international team of researchers.
New Survey Suggests Gen Z Are More Likely to Believe in Aliens—How UFO Media May Be Shaping a Generation
Growing news coverage of UFOs is influencing people's views about extraterrestrial life, particularly among younger Americans, according to a new survey.
Lost for 6,000 Years, a Neolithic “Jigsaw Puzzle” Was Reassembled—Revealing a Massive Monument Hidden Across Ancient Sites in France
An archaeological mystery surrounds pieces of a lost neolithic monument hidden across ancient sites in France.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches Tomorrow—Here’s a Look at the High-Tech Instruments On Board
A quick look at the high-tech instruments that NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will use to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.
The Classified Roots of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: How a Spy Agency’s Secret Satellite Became a Space Observatory
NASA’s new premier space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has roots in one of America’s spy agencies.
Air Force Research Lab’s Innovation Unit SpaceWERX Funds Controversial Vacuum Energy Company Casimir
Controversial vacuum energy startup Casimir has received an Air Force Research Lab SpaceWERX award to prove its MicroSparc chip's viability.
What Happens After the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Historic Launch?
NASA has released a detailed outline of the next steps its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will complete after its long-awaited launch.
“No One Has Seen Anything Like It Before”: Mystery Surrounds Ancient Stone Structure Unearthed in Scotland
Archaeologists report the baffling discovery of an unusual stone structure containing human remains near Dornoch in northern Scotland.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is Ready for Launch—Here’s How to Watch it Happen This Sunday
NASA is preparing the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for launch, kicking off its mission to unlock the mysteries of dark energy.
Physicists Reveal Possible Connection Between “Warp Drive” Spacecraft and Phenomena Detailed in Recent Pentagon Releases
New research by theoretical physicists suggests the dynamics of a warp drive spacecraft could be consistent with some modern UAP reports.
Your Brain May Not Make Decisions the Way Scientists Once Thought, New Research Suggests
New research from Indiana University suggests that when your brain makes a decision, it may not actually “make” it in the way neuroscientists have traditionally assumed.
2,500-Year-Old Mystery Surrounds a Larger-Than-Life Discovery Unearthed by Archaeologists in Turkey
Archaeologists have uncovered a massive discovery—and an all new mystery—at the site of an ancient lost city in western Turkey.
Paleontologists Uncover a Graveyard of Ancient Sea ‘Monsters’ in the Sands of Egypt’s Deserts
New research reveals the diversity of ancient shark communities that swam modern-day Egypt’s ancient oceans in the Late Cretaceous.
‘Little Red Dots’ Remain a Cosmic Mystery—and New Research Reveals They May Be Keeping a Very Big Secret
Little red dots have perplexed researchers since their discovery—and now we may be closer than ever to unraveling their mystery.
Brain’s “Cognitive Legos” May Explain How We Multitask and Switch Between Tasks
MIT neuroscientists have discovered flexible “cognitive Legos” in the brain that help us multitask and store information.
Archaeologists Unearth 6,500-Year-Old ‘Sun and Moon’ Ritual Center That Predates Stonehenge by 1,000 Years
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient ritual center connected to the Sun and Moon that predates Stonehenge by a millennium.
Yellowstone Has a 150-Year-Old Sonic Mystery—and Scientists Still Aren’t Sure What Causes It
Visitors to Yellowstone National Park have long reported unusual sounds that seem to center on the famous park’s largest lakes.