Science

This Elephant-Like Giant Roamed South America for 2 Million Years

Three new papers describe Notiomastodon, an elephant relative that's long been in the shadow of its more famous cousin, the woolly mammoth.

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Earth Science

How Life in the 'Deep Biosphere' Thrives Despite Temperatures That Would Fry Humans

George Dvorsky

Health

Covid-19 Vaccines Don't Affect Chances of Getting Pregnant Through IVF, Fertility Clinic Study Finds

Ed Cara

Space

New Image Shows Webb Space Telescope Parked in its Final Orbit

Latest estimates suggest the mission could last upwards of 20 years—nearly twice as long as initially hoped.

George Dvorsky

Space

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Space

Astrophysicists May Have Found a Rare Species of Black Hole in the Andromeda Galaxy

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Space

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Running Out of Juice? The Best Power Banks to Supercharge Your Travels

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The Inventory

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Save on Xbox Wireless Controllers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Battlefield 2042,…

Andrew Hayward

and Joe Tilleli

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Wi-Fi 6? Wi-Fi 6E? Mesh systems? Basic budget routers? We've got you covered

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The Inventory

Co-op: The Best Video Games That Make You Cry

Games that tug at your heartstrings and that stay on your mind for weeks to…

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Health

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Covid-19

Covid-19 Vaccines Don't Affect Chances of Getting Pregnant Through IVF, Fertility Clinic Study Finds

Ed Cara

Covid-19

We're Not In the Pandemic 'Endgame' Yet, WHO Chief Warns

Ed Cara

Covid-19

China Lifts Strict Covid-19 Lockdown in Xian After Daily Cases Hit Zero

Matt Novak

Covid-19

Why Pet Hamsters Are the Latest Suspect in Coronavirus Outbreaks

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Archaeology

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Archaeology

These 5,000-Year-Old Drinking Straws Were Used to Sip Beer, Researchers Say

George Dvorsky

Archaeology

Medieval Warhorses Were Actually Quite Small, Study Finds

Isaac Schultz

Archaeology

How Beer and Drugs Empowered an Ancient Andean Empire

George Dvorsky

Archaeology

Parasitic Worms Found in Toilet of 2,700-Year-Old Mansion

Isaac Schultz

Physics

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Physics

11 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs

Isaac Schultz

Physics

There Are 40,000,000,000,000,000,000+ Black Holes in the Observable Universe, Says New Estimate

Isaac Schultz

Physics

Scientists Tried to Quantum Entangle a Tardigrade

Isaac Schultz

Physics

This Dark Matter Radio Could Tune Into New Physics

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Paleontology

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Paleontology

This Elephant-Like Giant Roamed South America for 2 Million Years

Jeanne Timmons

Paleontology

Gigantic Fossil Is the Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found in Britain

George Dvorsky

Paleontology

Beautifully Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Spotted in Fossilized Egg

George Dvorsky

Paleontology

Alligator-Sized Millipede Fossil Found on English Beach

Isaac Schultz

Animals

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Animals

Rabbits Across the U.S. Are Dealing With Their Own Deadly Viral Disease

Ed Cara

Animals

New PenguinCam Takes You on a Chaotic Sardine Hunt

George Dvorsky

Animals

Newly Discovered Tarantula Lurks Inside Bamboo

George Dvorsky

Animals

Freaky Deep-Sea Anglerfish Casts Light in Two Distinct Ways

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Anthropology

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Anthropology

Oldest Known Fossil of a Modern Human May Be Even More Ancient Than We Thought

George Dvorsky

Anthropology

Siberian Cave Yields Oldest Fossils Belonging to Enigmatic Human Species

George Dvorsky

Anthropology

Child Skull of Enigmatic Ancient Human Found in South African Cave

George Dvorsky

Anthropology

Humanity's Ancestor Could Get a New Name: 'Homo Bodoensis'

George Dvorsky

History

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History

108-Year-Old Calculations by Einstein Sell for $15 Million at Auction

Isaac Schultz

History

Famous Viking Map of North America Is Totally Fake

George Dvorsky

History

Rare, Early Version of the King Arthur Legend Translated by Researchers

Isaac Schultz

History

Navy Ship Sunk in Historic World War II Battle Is Now the Deepest Explored Wreck

George Dvorsky

Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence

Hackers Could Make Dangerous AI Safer

George Dvorsky

Artificial Intelligence

How an Artificial Superintelligence Might Actually Destroy Humanity

George Dvorsky

Artificial Intelligence

How AI Could Upgrade Brain Stimulation Therapies

Thor Benson

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Human Genomes Could Help Overcome Research Privacy Concerns

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Conservation

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Conservation

Colossal Iceberg Spilled 168 Billion Tons of Freshwater Near Wildlife-Rich Island

George Dvorsky

Conservation

After Dune, You’ll Never Think About Water the Same Way Again

George Dvorsky

Conservation

A 'Lost' 125,000-Year-Old Mangrove Forest Is Thriving in Mexico

Isaac Schultz

Conservation

The UK’s New Animal Welfare Plan Is Both Very Good and Not Nearly Enough

George Dvorsky

Dream Experiment

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Dream Experiment

How a Periodic Table of Brains Could Revolutionize Neuroscience

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Dream Experiment

A Lifelong Biodome Experiment Could Reveal How the Immune System Shapes Personality

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Dream Experiment

Why a Mission to a Visiting Interstellar Object Could Be Our Best Bet for Finding Aliens

George Dvorsky

Dream Experiment

We Could Solve the Mysteries of Time and Space—If We Had a Particle Accelerator the Size of the Solar System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Earth Science

How Life in the 'Deep Biosphere' Thrives Despite Temperatures That Would Fry Humans

George Dvorsky

Earth Science

Magnetic Fields Could Be Early Warning That a Tsunami Is on the Way

Isaac Schultz

Earth Science

Celestial Darkness Begins to Recede as Human Darkness Surges

Andrew Couts

Genetics

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Genetics

Oldest Known Human-Bred Hybrid Animal Was a 'Kunga'

Isaac Schultz

Genetics

Scientists Figured Out Which Animals Were in a Zoo Just by Taking DNA From the Air

Isaac Schultz

Genetics

The Genetics Behind Bees' Black and Yellow Butts

Isaac Schultz

Genetics

Adorable, Highly Inbred Land Parrots Are Somehow Genetically Thriving

Isaac Schultz

This Elephant-Like Giant Roamed South America for 2 Million Years

How Life in the 'Deep Biosphere' Thrives Despite Temperatures That Would Fry Humans

Covid-19 Vaccines Don't Affect Chances of Getting Pregnant Through IVF, Fertility Clinic Study Finds

New Image Shows Webb Space Telescope Parked in its Final Orbit

Astrophysicists May Have Found a Rare Species of Black Hole in the Andromeda Galaxy

New Image Shows Webb Space Telescope Parked in its Final Orbit

Webb Space Telescope Completes Its Million-Mile Journey Today

NASA Has a Zany Plan to Sail to an Asteroid

Running Out of Juice? The Best Power Banks to Supercharge Your Travels

Gear Up and Get Your Game On in Today’s Best Xbox Deals

Wi-Fi Down Again? Drop the Dropped Connections and Upgrade to the Best...

Co-op: The Best Video Games That Make You Cry

Covid-19 Vaccines Don't Affect Chances of Getting Pregnant Through IVF, Fertility Clinic Study Finds

We're Not In the Pandemic 'Endgame' Yet, WHO Chief Warns

China Lifts Strict Covid-19 Lockdown in Xian After Daily Cases Hit Zero

Why Pet Hamsters Are the Latest Suspect in Coronavirus Outbreaks

These 5,000-Year-Old Drinking Straws Were Used to Sip Beer, Researchers Say

Medieval Warhorses Were Actually Quite Small, Study Finds

How Beer and Drugs Empowered an Ancient Andean Empire

Parasitic Worms Found in Toilet of 2,700-Year-Old Mansion

11 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs

There Are 40,000,000,000,000,000,000+ Black Holes in the Observable Universe, Says New Estimate

Scientists Tried to Quantum Entangle a Tardigrade

This Dark Matter Radio Could Tune Into New Physics

This Elephant-Like Giant Roamed South America for 2 Million Years

Gigantic Fossil Is the Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found in Britain

Beautifully Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Spotted in Fossilized Egg

Alligator-Sized Millipede Fossil Found on English Beach

Rabbits Across the U.S. Are Dealing With Their Own Deadly Viral Disease

New PenguinCam Takes You on a Chaotic Sardine Hunt

Newly Discovered Tarantula Lurks Inside Bamboo

Freaky Deep-Sea Anglerfish Casts Light in Two Distinct Ways

Oldest Known Fossil of a Modern Human May Be Even More Ancient Than We Thought

Siberian Cave Yields Oldest Fossils Belonging to Enigmatic Human Species

Child Skull of Enigmatic Ancient Human Found in South African Cave

Humanity's Ancestor Could Get a New Name: 'Homo Bodoensis'

108-Year-Old Calculations by Einstein Sell for $15 Million at Auction

Famous Viking Map of North America Is Totally Fake

Rare, Early Version of the King Arthur Legend Translated by Researchers

Navy Ship Sunk in Historic World War II Battle Is Now the Deepest Explored Wreck

Hackers Could Make Dangerous AI Safer

How an Artificial Superintelligence Might Actually Destroy Humanity

How AI Could Upgrade Brain Stimulation Therapies

Artificial Human Genomes Could Help Overcome Research Privacy Concerns

Colossal Iceberg Spilled 168 Billion Tons of Freshwater Near Wildlife-Rich Island

After Dune, You’ll Never Think About Water the Same Way Again

A 'Lost' 125,000-Year-Old Mangrove Forest Is Thriving in Mexico

The UK’s New Animal Welfare Plan Is Both Very Good and Not Nearly Enough

How a Periodic Table of Brains Could Revolutionize Neuroscience

A Lifelong Biodome Experiment Could Reveal How the Immune System Shapes Personality

Why a Mission to a Visiting Interstellar Object Could Be Our Best Bet for Finding Aliens

We Could Solve the Mysteries of Time and Space—If We Had a Particle Accelerator the Size of the Solar System

How Life in the 'Deep Biosphere' Thrives Despite Temperatures That Would Fry Humans

Magnetic Fields Could Be Early Warning That a Tsunami Is on the Way

Celestial Darkness Begins to Recede as Human Darkness Surges

Oldest Known Human-Bred Hybrid Animal Was a 'Kunga'

Scientists Figured Out Which Animals Were in a Zoo Just by Taking DNA From the Air

The Genetics Behind Bees' Black and Yellow Butts

Adorable, Highly Inbred Land Parrots Are Somehow Genetically Thriving