‘Impossible’ mantle earthquakes actually occur all over the world, study finds
Earthquakes that jiggle Earth’s middle layer may be more widespread than scientists thought. A new map of these mysterious deep earthquakes shows that they occur...
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In a first, study links maternal genes to risk of pregnancy loss
A new study is the first to identify genetic variants linked with chromosomal abnormalities that can lead to pregnancy loss. About half of pregnancy losses...
‘Runaway’ black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe’s story
Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway comet passing through our solar system from somewhere far beyond. It was moving at around 68 kilometres...
There’s 13 Great Lakes’ worth of water hidden beneath the contiguous US, new map reveals
It’s not easy to determine how much water there is across a landscape. A measly 1% of Earth’s freshwater is on the surface, where it...
Science news this week: China turns a desert into a carbon sink, a Viking Age grave holds a giant who had brain surgery, real-life inception, and a last-minute Valentine’s gift idea from nature
This week’s science news was filled with astonishing stories about ecological transformations. Topping the list was the finding that China has planted so many trees...
What are ghost lineages, remnants of the past that still exist in our DNA today?
“Ghost lineages” may sound paranormal, but the term is rooted in real science that genetic studies have revealed only relatively recently. So what is a...
MIT designs computing component that uses waste heat ‘as a form of information’
Scientists at MIT have published a proof of concept for new analog computing components that could allow electronic devices to process data using the heat...
Trump is bringing car pollution and other greenhouse gases back to America’s skies. Here are the health risks we all face from climate change.
The Trump administration took a major step in its efforts to unravel America’s climate policies on Feb. 12, 2026, when it moved to rescind the...
Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.
About 37,000 years ago, Neanderthals clustered in small groups in what is now southern Spain. Their lives may have been transformed by the eruption of...
‘It’s telling us there’s something big going on’: Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanation
Methane is a greenhouse gas around 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide and has been increasing in concentration in the atmosphere since measurements began....