Science News

3:19 PM on Monday, June 29

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer

Franklin Rodriguez searches for missing relatives in the rubble of his apartment building, which collapsed in the back-to-back earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?

11:32 AM on Monday, June 29

For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air

8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being

8:31 AM on Monday, June 29

Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?

8:31 AM on Monday, June 29

This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK’s principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space, standing next to their spacecraft inside the SES (Space Environment Simulator) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., April 17, 2026, ahead of thermal vacuum testing. (Sophia Roberts/NASA via AP)

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

8:20 AM on Sunday, June 28

NASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission

Herdsman Kanamugire Anastase plays a flute and sings traditional poetry to a herd of royal cattle, known as Inyambo, as they graze at the King's Palace Museum in Nyanza, Rwanda, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

In Rwanda, a royal herd of cattle is treated to poetry and cultural reverence

12:47 AM on Saturday, June 27

Rwanda’s renowned Inyambo cows graze at the King’s Palace Museum, symbolizing the nation’s rich cultural heritage

Lucas Martinez, of Dallas, an Argentina supporter, seasons meat with salt while grilling during a rally ahead of their team's World Cup Group J soccer match against Austria, Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

There's a beef about beef at the World Cup, as Argentina fans pour into Texas

12:11 AM on Saturday, June 27

Drop thousands of Argentina fans into Texas for the World Cup and the debate is inevitable

FILE - People look up to the sky from an observatory near the village of Avren, Bulgaria, Aug. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov, File)

A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend

3:09 PM on Friday, June 26

Astronomers say a large asteroid will soon harmlessly zip past Earth

Men searching for survivors stand atop a mountain of rubble three days after twin earthquakes struck, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Photos show rescue efforts across earthquake-ravaged Venezuela

2:15 PM on Friday, June 26

A man walks among the rubble of a building that collapsed in earthquakes the previous day in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a 'doublet.' Here's how they happen

2:59 PM on Thursday, June 25

The deadly earthquakes that have struck Venezuela’s northern coast were an event known as a “doublet.”

FILE - Two chimps walk together at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La., Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Get a load of this: Humans and great apes share similar giggles

11:05 AM on Thursday, June 25

A new study suggests humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways dating back 15 million years

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Sun-like star TOI-791, background left, and two giant planets that NASA's TESS space telescope discovered in its orbit. (Daniel Rutter/NASA via AP)

Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy

9:02 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy

A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas. No one can seem to find her

3:40 PM on Wednesday, June 24

An escaped giraffe has managed to stay a few steps ahead of a private ranch owner and local officials in Texas Hill Country for nearly two weeks

Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world's fastest for first time since 2017

5:55 PM on Tuesday, June 23

A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess

Wanted: The Teton Range’s few remaining mountain goats

5:25 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The National Park Service is removing nonnative mountain goats from the Teton Range to protect native bighorn sheep

FILE - Computer scientist Fei-Fei Li speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, Sept. 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Top developers are pivoting from chatbots to physical AI

5:10 PM on Tuesday, June 23

AI "world models" are the next frontier for computer scientists who see too many limitations in the AI language models behind popular chatbots

FILE - Ramsey County Attorney John Choi, at podium, discusses his office's review of former Ramsey County Medical Examiner Michael McGee's work during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 11, 2024.(John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, File)

6 convictions found to be fair after review of embattled Minnesota medical examiner's testimony

4:59 PM on Tuesday, June 23

A Minnesota county prosecutor says convictions in six murder cases are fair despite concerns about a medical examiner's work

A woman visits the historical Spanish steps in Rome, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

How a heat dome is formed and why experts blame one for Europe's baking temperatures

11:53 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures

Renowned Life Science Leader Dr. Gino Martini Joins KIFFIK Biomedical as Chief Scientific Officer

8:00 AM on Tuesday, June 23

FILE - In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit as officials and media visit the site near Arak, Iran, Dec. 23, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

A primer on uranium enrichment as Iran's nuclear program faces scrutiny

12:04 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Iran war negotiations are putting the country’s uranium enrichment program back under scrutiny

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