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A Rare Great White “Ghost” Caught in the Mediterranean 

It’s good news for a vulnerable species on the decline

February 18, 2026

Did Astronomers Finally Witness a Black Hole Eat a White Dwarf for the First Time?

Analysis of a violent, unprecedented cosmic outburst

February 18, 2026

The Mountain Man Who Measured the Sky’s Brilliance

Pioneering alpinist and scientist Horace Bénédict de Saussure brought us a curious relic to capture the blues above us

February 17, 2026

The 3-D Secrets of the “Gravity Hole” Under Antarctica

“How does our climate connect to what’s going on inside our planet?”

February 17, 2026

The World Is Becoming Too Loud for Birds

Some sound baffling could give birds the reprieve they need from our noise pollution

February 17, 2026

Chins: The Evolutionary Accident Unique to Homo Sapiens

New research reveals the evolutionary accident that is the human chin

February 17, 2026

Does Belief in God, not Political Party, Drive Conservatism?

Religious “nones” may be less socially liberal than they used to be

February 17, 2026

Scientists Create Map of Deadly Scorpion Hotspots  

“The findings could save lives”

February 17, 2026

Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan

The discovery of a vertebra is another piece of the puzzle of missing apex predators

February 16, 2026

Here’s What the Whiskers on an Elephant’s Trunk Do

It’s an elephant’s way of getting a feel for their surroundings

February 16, 2026

This Forest Rodent Serves as a Reservoir for the Deadly Mpox Virus

Maybe we should call mpox “squirrelpox”

February 16, 2026

Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories

A cosmic timekeeper near a supermassive black hole has astrophysicists salivating

February 16, 2026