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Searching for 'Makozilla' — the supersized mako sharks in the North Pacific
A decade after a huge mako shark dubbed "The Beast" was caught off the California coast, experts search for its enormous relatives.
Missing pieces of 6th-century Byzantine bucket finally found at Sutton Hoo
Archaeologists at Sutton Hoo, a 1,400-year-old boat burial in England, have discovered pieces of a broken bucket from the Byzantine Empire.
Best DSLR Nikon D850 at its lowest-ever price today, 4th of July
Deals We named it 'Best DSLR' for wildlife and astrophotography, grab the Nikon D850 while it's at its lowest ever price in the run up to Prime Day.
Computer inspired by Japanese art of paper-cutting has no electronics and stores data in tiny cubes
The new mechanical computer uses 64 physical cubes to represent binary bits and is inspired by kirigami — the Japanese art of paper-folding and cutting.
NASA's Juno probe reveals 'fire-breathing' lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
New infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.
Rare, mystery blasts from sun can devastate the ozone layer and spike radiation levels on Earth
The vibrant auroras from earlier this year have a darker side that scientists are still uncovering.
Never-before-seen vampire squid species discovered in twilight zone of South China Sea
Scientists discover what appears to be the second known living species of vampire squid swimming in deep water off Hainan island, China.
6,000-year-old burial mound in Czech Republic may be one of earliest funeral monuments ever found in Europe
The structure is thought to be made by the people behind the Neolithic Funnel-Beaker culture.
What is brominated vegetable oil, and why did the FDA ban it in food?
The FDA will no longer allow BVO in food due to safety concerns revealed in studies.
World's largest nuclear fusion reactor is finally completed. But it won't run for another 15 years.
ITER, a $28 billion fusion reactor in France, has finally had its last magnetic coil installed. But the reactor itself won't fire up fully until 2039 at the earliest.
Scientists just grew the 1st-ever 'minibrains' from multiple people's cells
Hybrid brain organoids could be used to test how people respond differently to drugs before clinical trials begin, researchers say.
'It's hard to communicate how unbelievable this is': Hurricane Beryl is the earliest Category 5 storm on record
Unprecedented sea surface temperatures have driven the powerful storm to form early in the year, sowing catastrophe across the Caribbean.
Hurricane season 2024: How long it lasts and what to expect
This guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2024, includes predictions, tropical storm science, naming conventions and storm safety tips.
Alien 'warp drives' may leave telltale signals in the fabric of space-time, new paper claims
A new paper suggests that we may be able to spot alien spaceships hopping between distant stars using "warp drives" because the sci-fi-inspired technology would give off specific gravitational waves that are unlike anything else we know about.
51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting may be the world's oldest storytelling art
A 51,000-year-old painting in the Sulawesi cave "art gallery" is the oldest evidence of narrative rock art ever discovered.
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The Milky Way may be surrounded by 'too many' mini galaxies, new discoveries reveal
Astronomers have just discovered two dwarf galaxy candidates orbiting our galaxy. The orientation of these entities suggests there could be up to 500 similar stellar clusters circling the Milky Way, which is more than double previous estimates.
280 million-year-old swamp monster with 'big, flat toilet seat-shaped head' discovered in Namibia
Giant salamander-like predator that lived 40 million years before the first dinosaurs had huge fangs and sucked up prey with its weird head.
