Geology
Thousands of Tiny ‘Ice Needles’ May Explain Mysterious Stone Patterns on Earth ... and Mars
These stunning patterns have an unlikely designer
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Planetary Science
Meteorite Crashes into Woman’s Bed in Canada
The woman awoke to find the space rock laying next to her head
Dinosaurs
Some Dinosaurs May Have Wagged Their Tail to Help Them Run
This may be for the same reason humans swing their arms when walking and running
Paleontology
Kids’ Fossilized Handprints May Be Some of the World’s Oldest Art
Ice age impressions in limestone show that human ancestors inhabited the area
Space Exploration
China Wants to Build a Mega Spaceship That’s Nearly a Mile Long
A proposal plans to study how to build a giant spacecraft
Animals
Why Tiny Tardigrades Walk like Insects 500,000 Times Their Size
Animals this small and squishy usually don’t have legs
Natural Disasters
Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Erupts, Sending Thousands Fleeing
The peak is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, last erupting in 2002
EARTH
World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Off of Antarctica
The chunk of ice is larger than the state of Rhode Island
Space & Physics
Physicists Edge Closer to Taming the Three-Body Problem
A new model cuts through the chaos to reach the best-yet predictions of complex gravitational interactions
Black Holes
Magnetic Field around a Black Hole Mapped for the First Time
Images from the Event Horizon Telescope reveal new details of how supermassive black holes produce huge jets of matter and energy
Space & Physics
Why Does DNA Spontaneously Mutate? Quantum Physics Might Explain
A phenomenon called proton tunneling could account for point mutations in strands of genetic material
Biology
This Sea Slug Can Chop Off Its Head and Grow an Entire New Body—Twice
It is one of the “most extreme” examples of regeneration ever seen
Natural Disasters
Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts with Dramatic Lava Fountains
This is some of the most dramatic activity since the floor of one of the volcano’s craters collapsed in 2018
Space & Physics
Mystery of Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Gets Trickier
Aliens? Or a chunk of solid hydrogen? Which idea makes less sense?
Biology
After Being Swallowed Alive, Water Beetle Stages ‘Backdoor’ Escape from Frog’s Gut
Life’s journey sometimes takes you to unexpected places
Space & Physics
The Universe’s Clock Might Have Bigger Ticks Than We Imagine
A new experiment places limits on the smallest possible increment of time
Evolution
‘Tiny Bug Slayer’ Dinosaur Relative Would Fit in the Palm of a Hand
A fossil from Madagascar shows giant dinosaurs and pterosaurs originated from teensy ancestors
Space & Physics
Physicists Announce Potential Dark Matter Breakthrough
Results from the XENON experiment in Italy hint at the possible discovery of long-sought axions
Public Health
How COVID-19 Deaths Are Counted
Assigning a cause of death is never straightforward, but data on excess deaths suggest coronavirus death tolls are likely an underestimate
Biotech
Blind People Could ‘See’ Letters That Scientists Drew on Their Brains with Electricity
Scientists stimulated the brain using electrodes implanted on its surface
