Giant Octopuses Ruled Cretaceous Oceans
New research suggests that colossal 'kraken-like' octopuses were apex predators in Cretaceous oceans, challenging long-held views of ancient marine food webs.
High Mortality Rate Documented for Gray Whales Entering San Francisco Bay
San Francisco, Calif. — A concerning new study published today in Frontiers in Marine Science reveals a dangerous pattern of gray whales detouring into San Francisco Bay, resulting in an…
New Geological Study Rejects Mantle Plume Theory Behind Yellowstone Supervolcano
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A groundbreaking new study challenges decades of geological consensus regarding the forces powering the Yellowstone supervolcano, concluding that shifting tectonic history rather than a deep…
Artemis II Crew Speeds Toward Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Artemis II crew has completed the mission’s critical translunar injection burn and is now on a free-return path around the Moon after launching this week…
China Fossils Rewrite Animal Evolution Timeline
Fossils from China's Jiangchuan Biota suggest complex animal groups diversified at least four million years earlier than the traditional Cambrian timeline.
Digital Twin Hearts Transform VT Ablation
Johns Hopkins’ TWIN-VT trial found digital-heart-guided ablation left all 10 patients free of sustained ventricular tachycardia after more than a year.
North Atlantic Holds 27 Million Tons Nanoplastics
UTRECHT, Netherlands — Researchers analyzing Atlantic Ocean water samples estimate that about 27 million metric tons of plastic exists as nanoplastics—particles smaller than a micrometer—suggesting the tiniest fragments may make…
Rare Video Captures Cooperative Sperm Whale Birth
ROSEAU, Dominica — Researchers analyzing rare drone video and underwater audio of a sperm whale birth off Dominica say the footage shows females from different family lines coordinating to support…
NASA pauses Gateway for $20B moon base
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA says it will pause the planned Lunar Gateway outpost in lunar orbit and redirect its hardware toward building a $20 billion moon-surface base over the next…
Five DNA Building Blocks Found on Asteroid Ryugu
TOKYO, Japan — Samples from the asteroid Ryugu contain all five canonical nucleobases—the fundamental molecular components of DNA and RNA—according to a study published in Nature Astronomy by an international…