By combining neutron and X-ray imaging, researchers have mapped hydrogen inside a rare Martian meteorite, revealing concentrated water-rich minerals that may represent a widespread crustal reservoir on early Mars. The next major milestone in planetary...

A retired NASA spacecraft that once explored Earth’s hazardous radiation belts has fallen back to Earth years earlier than expected, after heightened solar activity gradually pulled it out of orbit. Space missions rarely end with a dramatic finale....

Archaeologists uncovered two 500‑year‑old potatoes in a broken pot, revealing the Inca Empire’s ingenious food‑storage trick. Archaeologists excavating a former Inca administrative hub on Peru’s dry southern coast have uncovered two exceptionally...

Ghostly ink reveals hidden pages of a lost biblical manuscript thought unreadable for centuries. Scholars from the University of Glasgow reported on 24 April 2026 that they have identified and restored 42 previously lost leaves of a 6th‑century Pauline...

New James Webb data upends our view of a nearby lava planet, revealing puzzling activity deep beneath its surface. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured five eclipses of the rocky world 55 Cancri e, located roughly 41...

Explore the 128,000‑year‑old Xiaozhai Tiankeng, a hidden sanctuary where rare wildlife and unique plants thrive in isolation. Deep in Chongqing’s jurisdiction, the Xiaozhai Tiankeng ranks among the planet’s most colossal sinkholes. Its vertical span...

New close‑up of asteroid Kamoʻoalewa shows its unique shape as scientists plan detailed studies and future sample missions to uncover its origins. China’s Tianwen‑2 probe has snapped the inaugural close‑up photograph of Kamoʻoalewa, a diminutive...

A routine thermal‑spring survey led scientists deep into a mountain cave, where they uncovered a hidden underground lake hundreds of feet below. Beneath the southern Albanian border with Greece, scientists have identified a massive thermal lake that...

NASA tests a compact tritium-powered unit that could supply steady low‑power electricity for future spacecraft in low‑sunlight environments. BOHR, a CubeSat‑class satellite, rode aboard SpaceX’s Transporter‑17 rideshare launch from Vandenberg Space...

A lone Thai dinosaur fossil, found without the usual bone pile, uncovers a previously unidentified feature, reshaping our understanding. Researchers have announced a new sauropod species from northeastern Thailand, naming it Uragasaurus kalasinensis....

A rare meteorite that hit a New Jersey home provides scientists a pristine glimpse of life‑origin materials. When a meteorite smashed through a residential roof in New Jersey, it delivered a remarkably pristine fragment of a rare carbonaceous...

Astronomers detect atmosphere on rocky habitable-zone planet for first time, opening new prospects for habitability studies. A team of astronomers has identified a persistent atmosphere surrounding the rocky exoplanet LHS 1140 b, located roughly 48...

Forensic experts debunk the myth of a Persian princess mummy, revealing the real story behind the international controversy. Rarely do archaeological finds spark diplomatic battles, yet claims of royal ancestry can transform relics into coveted...

Study finds the asteroid that ended the dinosaurs was a rare CO chondrite, with fine atmospheric debris—not sulfur—driving the global extinction. A new analysis of nickel isotopes trapped in the thin clay layer that marks the Cretaceous‑Paleogene...

Ancient microscopic plant fragments, dating back hundreds of millions of years, prompt scientists to reconsider the timeline of a key survival adaptation. Deep within a coal seam of the Hujiersite Formation in Xinjiang, China, researchers have...

New finds in northwest China revive Liubo, the Han‑era board game, adding unearthed boards that deepen clues about its mysterious rules. New excavations in Shaanxi have unearthed Han‑era tombs that contain Liuo game boards etched onto bricks, offering...

Thousands of ancient petroglyphs in Egypt’s Western Desert face imminent loss as changing conditions threaten their preservation. In Egypt’s remote Western Desert, thousands of prehistoric petroglyphs are being worn away by a combination of...

Rescue teams at the ruined Courrières mine reveal an astonishing survival tale of trapped workers battling hunger, darkness, and toxic air. In the early twentieth century, underground mining was fraught with hazards such as fire, poisonous gases, and...

Archaeologists investigate the mysterious Sahara stone arrangement, aiming to uncover its purpose and hidden secrets after millennia of concealment. Around seven thousand years ago, peoples living in what is now Egypt’s western desert arranged a circle...

Hubble and Webb track a star’s subtle motion to reveal Omega Centauri’s first hidden black hole, confirming decades‑old predictions of a missing population. A joint analysis of more than two decades of Hubble observations and the latest measurements...