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'Unequivocal evidence' of the age of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (220+ words) A new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists previously claimed was 3. 47 billion years old. Earth's oldest known impact crater formed when a meteorite slammed into what is now…...
Science news this week: Goblin shark filmed for first time, California close to a major quake, physicists split photon, and inside China's plans to 'tame nature"
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (935+ words) June 20, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. This week's science news was filled with things missing and found, with the revelation of…...
Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull-like peninsula " Earth from space
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (490+ words) When was it taken? Jan. 21, 2014 If these lakes are considered eyes, then their head is the Chiltepe Peninsula, a rounded landmass that extends into the waters of Lake Managua. Known locally as Lago Xolotl'n, it covers an area of around…...
'A mixture from zero to infinity': Physicists tried splitting a photon " and ended up with an improbable swarm of particles
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (219+ words) This brings up another strange aspect of quantum mechanics: its probabilistic nature. Particles exist as a cloud of probabilities stretching to infinity. Until a particle is observed, its properties, such as its position or energy, are in a superposition of…...
Science news this week: El Ni'o arrives, the Artemis III crew are revealed, a 'cold blob' expands across the Atlantic, and a forgotten note from Richard Feynman gets deciphered
1+ week, 3+ day ago (839+ words) June 13, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend This week's science news was awash with alarming updates from the world's oceans, with the…...
Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists say
1+ week, 6+ day ago (686+ words) In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host. Scientists genetically tweaked a tiny, worm-like parasite to produce a life-saving antitoxin from inside a living host. That said, future…...
Science News: Recent scientific discoveries and expert analysis
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (601+ words) Northern lights are projected across the Northern U. S. and Europe tonight as Earth gets hit by a strong solar eruption. Daddy longlegs have been observed eating frogs in South America, suggesting that these arachnids may be predators of vertebrates. By Olivia…...
Science news this week: "tzi the Iceman used to make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA's Maven probe
2+ week, 3+ day ago (835+ words) June 6, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend Surprise discoveries that were thousands of years in the making dominated this week's science news,…...
Jupiter and Venus conjunction 2026: See two bright planets at the same time this weekend
2+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time to look being June 9-11. In one of 2026's skywatching highlights, the two brightest planets in the night sky…...
Archaeologists study the International Space Station and Everest to figure out 'how humans adapt in this impossible place where we have no business going"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (804+ words) Archaeologists are turning their attention and research skills to far-flung places on the Earth and beyond, discovering new information about how humans survive in extreme environments. Most archaeologists study the things that past people left behind to recreate a picture…...