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Humanity

People, the body & technology

System helps humans predict when self-driving cars will make mistakes
Self-driving cars are often controlled by deep learning models that sometimes fail in unexpected situations. For instance, the car might inexplicably brake and block the path of an oncoming emergency vehicle. A human driver or passenger may need to react rapidly to prevent a collision.To help humans better anticipate a…
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Humanity- MIT News
Genome Duplication Is a Radical Evolutionary Gamble
No larger than the head of a match, Potamopyrgus antipodarum doesn’t look very impressive. Few people visiting New Zealand’s Lake Alexandrina even notice the tiny gastropods littering the shores. The snail’s diminutive size, however, conceals a massive secret. Sometime in the recent past, its genome doubled. Instead of having two…
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
With recent renovations, library’s lowest level is a dungeon no more
The renovation of Eisenhower Library has brought sunlight where you least expect it—to the once-dim, subterranean depths of D-level
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
What Brazil’s supercentenarians can teach us about living to 120
The post What Brazil’s supercentenarians can teach us about living to 120 appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Strange encounters with family
Arts & Culture Strange encounters with family …
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
London’s Ulez linked to healthier lung growth in children
The post London’s Ulez linked to healthier lung growth in children appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Pioneering cancer fighter sees promise beyond melanoma breakthrough
Health Pioneering cancer fighter sees promise beyond melanoma breakthrough …
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
Big picture: See the official photo for JHU’s Class of 2030
Members of the university’s newest undergraduate class assembled and spelled out their class year, a Hopkins Orientation tradition
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Reliving 2020 through fiction
Arts & Culture Reliving 2020 through fiction
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
‘Stunning’ Percolation Proof Solves Decades-Old Puzzle About Phase Transitions
The week before Christmas 2025, five mathematicians were holed up in a classroom at ETH Zurich. The mood was electric: They were this close to a career-defining breakthrough. The group — consisting of then-postdocs Sahar Diskin and Philip Easo, graduate student Ritvik Ramanan Radhakrishnan, Benny Sudakov, and Vincent Tassion —…
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
New book explores 150 years of Johns Hopkins University history
Historian Andrew Jewett, author of ‘Johns Hopkins: The First 150 Years,’ discusses how the university has changed since its founding and what lessons it should take into the future
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
The unlikely rise of the sea shanty band
The post The unlikely rise of the sea shanty band appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Will Meta settlement reduce physical, mental health risks for young users?
Science & Tech Will Meta settlement reduce physical, mental health risks for young users?…
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
Note to stressed parents: Instead of trying to be perfect, do this.
Health Note to stressed parents: Instead of trying to be perfect, do this….
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
‘Very excited to start this new chapter of my life’
Campus & Community ‘Very excited to start this new chapter of my life’ …
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
Family Movie Night brings ‘Ratatouille’ to Homewood Field
The Disney-Pixar favorite starring Remy and friends will be shown on the big screen at JHU on Saturday, Sept. 19
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Does Computer Science Need Computers?
The pioneering computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra, winner of the 1972 A.M. Turing Award and inventor of one of the most iconic algorithms in all of computing, was nothing if not opinionated. Certain programming languages drew his ire, for example: He once dubbed Fortran “the infantile disorder” and stated that “the…
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
What went right this week: the good news that matters
The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Johns Hopkins, AEI extend fellowship exchange program into second year
Proposals are being accepted through Sept. 18 for projects that promote scholarly collaboration and model reasoned exchange across different viewpoints
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
New STEM center enriches learning at East Baltimore school
Cal Ripken, Sr. STEM Center at Collington Square Elementary/Middle School designed to strengthen critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration skills essential for academic success
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Hopkins engineer Suchi Saria among TIME’s 100 most influential people in AI
Creator of sepsis detection platform recognized for her work on commercialized tool that serves as lifesaving early warning system
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
The ex-oil executive trying to wean us off fossil fuels
The post The ex-oil executive trying to wean us off fossil fuels appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Hope, joy, heavy lifting
Members of the Crimson Key Society welcome first-year students to Harvard.Photo by Grace DuVal …
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
Which diet is right for you? Wrong question.
Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Health
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
mRNA platform could speed delivery of drugs for cancer, infectious diseases
Study of an experimental alternative to the industry standard suggests therapeutics could be delivered faster and more efficiently
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
In Hilbert Space, All Things Are Quantumly Possible
At the heart of quantum mechanics lie a few sacred rules for how to use the theory. First and foremost is, roughly, that thou shalt not think about ordinary objects presently whizzing through ordinary space. Rather, quantum mechanics predicts — in exquisite detail — all the possible ways that an…
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
Putting slugs on the map: farmers pioneer precision crop protection

The post Putting slugs on the map: farmers pioneer precision crop protection
 appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Johns Hopkins commercialization division generates $100M in revenue
Technology Ventures, the university’s commercialization and entrepreneurship hub, steers research from the laboratory to the market
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Crackers are past date on box. Should I toss them?
Health Crackers are past date on box. Should I toss them?…
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
Art attack: five habits to help you get (back) into art
The post Art attack: five habits to help you get (back) into art appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Apply to join university’s Public Art Selection Committee
The committee supports JHU’s public arts initiative, which selects artwork by local artists for acquisition and installation; applications due by Sept. 3
Date: 2026-08-24
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig
Arts & Culture Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig …
Date: 2026-08-24
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World
Every moment of our lives, our bodies are awash in sensory signals. Photons hit our retinas. Waves of compressed air collide with our eardrums. Volatile molecules bind to receptors in our nostrils, and chemicals slather our taste buds. Pressure and heat activate nerve endings in our skin. We are able…
Date: 2026-08-24
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires
The post How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-24
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Microscopic lab worms take center stage in Wormlympics
Seven biology labs from across the university square off in a series of fun physical feats and flex their ‘worm skills’ in this second-annual showdown
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Making the case for independent science
Nation & World Making the case for independent science …
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
‘Huge Breakthrough’ in the Math of Imbalance
One does not need a doctorate in mathematics to split 12 eager trivia buffs into two competitive teams. But consider that each person arrives with unique strengths and liabilities: One may be a geography obsessive with no ear for music, another could be a naturalist who doesn’t own a television,…
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more
The post What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Are We Thinking Correctly About AI Intelligence?
When an LLM answers a question, is it reasoning like humans, or just producing text that looks like reasoning? The distinction isn’t just philosophical, this determines what we can trust AI to do, how closely we need to supervise it, and ultimately what its real-world impact will turn out to…
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
The mobile library bringing books to rural Syria
The post The mobile library bringing books to rural Syria appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: Humanity- Positive News
MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers
Anyone who’s ever wrestled with a claw machine at an arcade can appreciate the difficulty in pulling and pushing on joysticks, in just the right way, to get a mechanical arm to scoop up that one special toy. Coordinating the joysticks and connecting their movement to the claw’s motion is…
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: Humanity- MIT News
The why behind sex
Science & Tech The why behind sex …
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
Home is at the heart of Parton’s music, author says
Arts & Culture Home is at the heart of Parton’s music, author says …
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
Building a Quantum Computer, One Fragile Qubit at a Time
Practically all modern computers, from the cheap microcontroller in your dishwasher to high-tech hardware crunching numbers for artificial intelligence systems, rely on versions of the same technology: slabs of silicon patterned with microscopic structures called transistors. Electronic circuits containing transistors can rapidly and reliably toggle between two states, usually labeled…
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
How to forge meaningful human connections – according to you
– The post How to forge meaningful human connections – according to you appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: Humanity- Positive News
How to fix U.S. healthcare? ‘Radical action,’ says John McDonough.
Health How to fix U.S. healthcare? ‘Radical action,’ says John McDonough. …
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ champs knew they had film covered. TV? Not so much.
Arts & Culture ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ champs knew they had film covered. TV? Not…
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Humanity- Harvard Gazette
Field trip: How farmland became a wetland again
Lecturer and alum Bill Hilgartner takes students from his Environmental Restoration course to Big Spring Run in Pennsylvania—a restored wetlands site he helped bring back to its roots
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Johns Hopkins team partners with Toyota Research Institute to accelerate new battery discovery
Scientists are collaborating with industry to use AI tools to speed the discovery of better, safer batteries
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Can festivals leave the land better than they found it?
The post Can festivals leave the land better than they found it? appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Theory of Fluids Enters the 21st Century
In the second half of the 20th century, a conceptual tsunami swept through physics. The discovery that our world emerges from a microscopic world of molecules, which emerges from an even more microscopic world of subatomic particles (which in turn emerges from even stranger stuff) triggered the rewriting of our…
Date: 2026-08-17
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
CTY summer programming reaches thousands of students in person, online
Through day and residential sites across the U.S. and online courses, the Center for Talented Youth reached nearly 5,000 advanced learners in grades 2-12 this summer
Date: 2026-08-17
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Wearable sensors and AI could monitor blood pressure in ICU
New system could replace need for invasive arterial lines, which come with risk of bleeding, clotting, and infection
Date: 2026-08-17
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
‘We like breaking the rules’: the radical farm that yields results
The post ‘We like breaking the rules’: the radical farm that yields results appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-17
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown
In some ways, we know aging when we see it, from the graying of hair to the wrinkling of skin to declines in motor, sensory, and cognitive capacities. Yet the underlying biology of aging remains a matter of uncertainty and debate. Many lines of research align with the theory that…
Date: 2026-08-14
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
What went right this week: promising news from the Amazon, plus more
The post What went right this week: promising news from the Amazon, plus more appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-14
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Bringing the thrill of live music to deaf audiences – with the help of air guitar
The post Bringing the thrill of live music to deaf audiences – with the help of air guitar appeared first on Positive News.
Date: 2026-08-13
Source: Humanity- Positive News
Graduate Student Proves a Quantum Uncertainty Principle for Fractals
At the quantum scale, tiny particles behave in bizarre ways. One reason for this is the uncertainty principle, which says that the more you know about where a quantum particle is, the less you can know about how fast it’s moving, and vice versa. Recently, this rule got a rare…
Date: 2026-08-12
Source: Humanity- Quanta Magazine
Groundbreaking education researcher Joyce Epstein dies at 85
Epstein is remembered as a groundbreaking researcher, cherished mentor, colleague, and friend whose scholarship established the importance of school, family, and community partnerships
Date: 2026-08-11
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
Hopkins Press executive director Barbara Kline Pope to retire in February
Pope, who joined the university in 2017, has helped the Press evolve and expand its digital offerings during a complex and challenging era for academic publishing
Date: 2026-08-10
Source: Humanity- John Hopkins Hub
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Wildlife

Nature, animals & ecosystems

Austinites Celebrate City’s Global Role In Conserving Wildlife
Global Wildlife Conservation’s Annual Earth Day Event Highlights Austin’s Worldwide Impact For immediate release April 28, 2017 AUSTIN, TX—Leaders in Austin’s community joined conservationists working around the planet the evening of April 27 to celebrate Austin-based Global Wildlife Conservation’s recent wins…
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
Phoenix Species Project launches global effort to bring 100 of the world’s most threatened species back from the brink
For releaseAugust 4, 2026Download photos and video Nature is full of comeback stories when people invest in protecting and restoring the planet. Species once feared lost have returned. Populations reduced to just a handful of individuals have rebounded. Entire ecosystems have recovered.  …
Date: 2026-08-04
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
Toronto, New York and Washington top list of most polluted cities as wildfires burn
Canadian officials say that fire activity in Ontario is beginning to ease, with air quality expected to improve in US cities too.
Date: 2026-07-18
Source: Wildlife- BBC News
Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world
Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02150-yBatteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.
Date: 2026-07-15
Source: Wildlife- Nature.com
Regression to the mean can explain saturation of geomagnetic storms
Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10757-4The saturation of geomagnetic activity with solar wind strength can be explained by a regression to the mean effect, suggesting that the impact of extreme geomagnetic storms can be twice as large as previously thought
Date: 2026-07-15
Source: Wildlife- Nature.com
Discovery of second population of Sehuencas Water Frogs provides renewed hope for future of critically endangered species in the wild
For releaseFeb. 14, 2026 Herpetologists unexpectedly found a new population of Sehuencas water frogs (Telmatobius yuracare) in the wild in Bolivia. After receiving a tip from Saul Altamirano, a botanist working in the area, a group of herpetologists, led by Teresa Camacho Badani, visited a stream in…
Date: 2026-02-23
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
Love Island for lizards: critically endangered iguanas now thriving thanks to ‘last chance saloon’ matchmaking project
For immediate releaseDec. 18, 2025Download photos The small and uninhabited islet of Prickly Pear East is not what you might describe as a romantic holiday destination where young hopefuls go to find love. But for the Lesser Antillean iguana, it has proved to be just…
Date: 2025-12-18
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
Seaweed Stories: a look at the power of seaweed to transform our world
In a natural world full of possibility, and more than a little bit of mystery, few opportunities to rewild the Earth are as exciting as the untapped potential of seaweed. This is the prevailing theme at the center of Seaweed Stories, a new documentary-short from Jake Sumner presented by Lonely…
Date: 2025-11-18
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
For the first time in decades, a comprehensive update to the world’s biodiversity hotspots is underway
For immediate releaseOctober 11, 2025 An international consortium today announced a major update to the world’s biodiversity hotspots, funded by the Hempel Foundation. The two-year initiative aims to generate detailed scientific data to help prioritise funding to and conservation action in the world’s most biologically unique and…
Date: 2025-10-11
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
The leadership gap we can’t afford to ignore
At an international conservation conference in Brisbane this past June, something amazing happened. We hosted a symposium titled, “Where Are All of the Women?” about leadership in the field and, despite being scheduled as the very last session on the very last day of the conference, more than 70 people…
Date: 2025-10-09
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
Major U.S. food brands may be serving up ‘conflict beef’ tied to rainforest destruction and Indigenous rights abuses
For immediate releaseOctober 7, 2025Download report in EnglishDownload report in SpanishDownload photos and video Beef from illegal cattle farms in Nicaragua’s protected areas and Indigenous territories could end up on Americans’ plates—despite the Central American…
Date: 2025-10-07
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, far exceeding the 30×30 global goal for climate and biodiversity protection
For immediate releaseSeptember 27, 2025Download photos During Climate Week in New York City, the government of Suriname made a historic and ambitious pledge at the Global Citizen NOW: Impact Sessions—the country will protect 90% of its forest cover in perpetuity….
Date: 2025-09-28
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
A silver lining: Reframing climate through nature
More and more, climate is being discussed through the lens of what unites us all—our desire for clean air and water, healthy communities, and protected natural places.
Date: 2025-09-11
Source: WWF – Wildlife
By the numbers: Nature and you
Date: 2025-09-09
Source: WWF – Wildlife
Connected by nature: What unites Americans
A new WWF survey explores how deeply Americans value nature in their daily lives—shaping health, happiness, and cultural identity—and worry it’s at risk.
Date: 2025-09-09
Source: WWF – Wildlife
Made by nature
Date: 2025-09-09
Source: WWF – Wildlife
What is groundwater and why is it so important?
Did you know that the drinking water for almost 50% of the people in the United States comes from underground?
Date: 2025-09-09
Source: WWF – Wildlife
New eDNA lab will expand biodiversity monitoring efforts in Bhutan
The opening of Bhutan’s first environmental DNA (eDNA) lab at the College of Natural Resources in April 2025 will now enable eDNA analysis to be done in the country.
Date: 2025-09-02
Source: WWF – Wildlife
International organizations ask the government of Guinea for a five-year mining moratorium on Mt. Nimba
For immediate releaseAug. 26, 2025Download report, photos and videos A group of seven international conservation and environmental organizations have asked the government of Guinea to implement a renewable five-year moratorium on iron-ore mining in the Nimba Biosphere Reserve, which includes
Date: 2025-08-26
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
In the Amazon, an Indigenous community invests in ecotourism
Tourism also allowed the Kumaruara to diversify their income and let visitors enjoy forest hikes, canoe trips, and body painting with dye from the jenipapo fruit
Date: 2025-08-25
Source: WWF – Wildlife
WWF’s Enrique Prunes on restoring the Rio Grande
Enrique Prunes grew up along the Rio Grande and now works to conserve this crucial watershed.
Date: 2025-08-20
Source: WWF – Wildlife
Supporting wildlife-friendly infrastructure to help Asian elephants
Asian elephants were once widespread across the continent, from the Persian Gulf to China. Today, they only occupy around 5% of their original range.
Date: 2025-08-14
Source: WWF – Wildlife
Protecting the Amazon’s critical wildlife corridors
A new study examines the migratory movements of jaguars, river dolphins, and other species.
Date: 2025-08-12
Source: WWF – Wildlife
Re:wild, WWF Chile y Cultiva realizan reuniones informativas por isla Guafo en Quellón
Representantes de Fundación Re:wild, WWF Chile y Fundación Cultiva sostuvieron en Quellón una serie de reuniones informativas con el alcalde de la comuna y con representantes de comunidades indígenas vinculadas a isla Guafo, para tratar la reciente compra de la isla con fines de conservación. Re:wild, apoyado por una coalición…
Date: 2025-08-05
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
The hidden cost of food waste
Date: 2025-08-05
Source: WWF – Wildlife
WWF on the EPA’s plans to overturn the endangerment finding
This week, the EPA announced plans to overturn the “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gases, stripping its power to regulate climate pollution. WWF’s Will Gartshore shares his thoughts.
Date: 2025-08-01
Source: WWF – Wildlife
New Amazon connectivity corridor declared in Ecuador
Date: 2025-07-30
Source: WWF – Wildlife
For Gina Dello Russo, history and future visions converge on the Rio Grande
The Rio Grande today is a river tamed, diverted, and dammed.
Date: 2025-07-30
Source: WWF – Wildlife
How wild tigers are reclaiming areas of their historic range
As tigers return to some of their historic ranges, there is tremendous hope for the future of all wild tigers.
Date: 2025-07-28
Source: WWF – Wildlife
World’s smallest snake, lost to science for nearly 20 years, rediscovered in Barbados
For immediate releaseJuly 23, 2025Download photos The world’s smallest snake, the Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae), was rediscovered under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March by the Barbados Ministry of the Environment and National Beautification and Re:wild….
Date: 2025-07-23
Source: Wildlife- Re:Wild
What are nature-based solutions?
Infrastructure projects that intentionally use natural and nature-based habitats and processes to reduce risks and deliver multiple benefits are referred to as nature-based solutions. Continue reading →
Date: 2023-07-31
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)?
The ocean’s water is constantly circulated by currents. Tidal currents occur close to shore and are influenced by the sun and moon. Surface currents are influenced by the wind. However, other, much slower currents that occur from the surface to the seafloor are driven…
Date: 2022-11-17
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is latitude?
Lines of latitude, also called parallels, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south. The equator is the most well known parallel. At 0 degrees latitude, it equally divides the Earth into the…
Date: 2021-10-14
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is longitude?
Lines of longitude, also called meridians, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west. The prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England, has a longitude of 0…
Date: 2021-10-14
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is a barrier island?
Barrier islands form as waves repeatedly deposit sediment parallel to the shoreline. As wind and waves shift according to weather patterns and local geographic features, these islands constantly move, erode, and grow. They can even disappear entirely. They are generally separated from the…
Date: 2021-03-05
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
How long do Greenland sharks live?
Scientists have suspected for a while that Greenland sharks lived extremely long lives, but they didn’t have a way to determine how long. The age of other shark species can be estimated by counting growth bands on fin spines or on the shark’s vertebrae,…
Date: 2021-03-01
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
How much oxygen comes from the ocean?
Scientists estimate that 50-80% of the oxygen production on Earth comes from the ocean. The majority of this production is from oceanic plankton — drifting plants, algae, and some bacteria that can photosynthesize. One particular species, Prochlorococcus, is the smallest photosynthetic organism on Earth….
Date: 2020-06-12
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What are plankton?
The word “plankton” comes from the Greek for “drifter” or “wanderer.” An organism is considered plankton if it is carried by tides and currents, and cannot swim well enough to move against these forces. Some plankton drift this way for their entire life…
Date: 2020-03-30
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
Can we clean up, stop, or end harmful algal blooms?
Harmful algal blooms — often referred to as HABs for short — occur when algae produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, birds, or other aquatic organisms. Blooms occur in marine and freshwater environments throughout the world, with damaging ecological,…
Date: 2019-10-30
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What are coquina and tabby?
Did you know that near St. Augustine, Florida — the nation’s oldest city — there exists an actual “castle” made of sand? Located on 20.5 acres on the western shore of Matanzas Bay, the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is the oldest (circa…
Date: 2019-07-11
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is the carbon cycle?
Carbon is the foundation of all life on Earth, required to form complex molecules like proteins and DNA. This element is also found in our atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon helps to regulate the Earth’s temperature, makes all life possible,…
Date: 2019-04-04
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is a sponge?
Sponges are animals with dense skeletons that are highly adapted to their environments, although it is easy to see why they may be mistaken for plants. Sponges are found in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and sizes – and scientists believe that the…
Date: 2019-03-14
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is a tide pool?
An archipelago is an area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean. Formed in depressions along the shoreline of rocky coasts,…
Date: 2019-02-22
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is the most common form of ocean litter?
Broken bottles, discarded love letters, castoff clothing, candy wrappers, flotsam and jetsam washed ashore: During a walk along a beach, one finds any of these items and more. In all…
Date: 2018-11-29
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service
What is an archipelago?
An archipelago is an area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean. The word “archipelago” comes from the medieval Italian word archi,…
Date: 2018-11-29
Source: Wildlife- NOAA Ocean Service

Space

Astronomy & exploration

Rising Over Louisiana
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Space- NASA News
NASA Rocket Takes First Multi-Point Look Inside Radio-Disrupting Clouds
High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors,
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Space- NASA News
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
Credit: NASA NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Space- NASA News
What’s Up: September 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night…
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Space- NASA News
Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis III
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Space- NASA News
APOD: 2026 September 1 – A Plane Lunar Eclipse
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 1 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar…
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Space- NASA News
Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Ice Island Survives Run-In… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Space- NASA News
NASA Welcomes Türkiye as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory  
Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, 3rd from left, signs the Artemis Accords for the Republic of Türkiye as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, U.S. Deputy Assistant
Date: 2026-08-31
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September 2026 Satellite Puzzler
Every month, NASA…
Date: 2026-08-31
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches
NASA/John Kraus NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30,
Date: 2026-08-31
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Media briefing: BepiColombo’s next milestone towards Mercury
Video: 01:09:40 Rewatch the European Space Agency’s 31 August 2026 online press briefing on the latest developments of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission, Europe’s and Japan’s first mission to Mercury.This briefing focused on the complexities of the separation of the…
Date: 2026-08-31
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Roman Commissioning
Roman Home About Roman Mission Overview Why is Roman Important? Who is Nancy Grace Roman? Frequently Asked Questions Mission Timeline
Date: 2026-08-31
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Roman lifts off on a mission to survey the infrared sky
Image: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST/ 13:26 CEST on 30 August 2026. With the successful launch, Roman began its mission to survey…
Date: 2026-08-31
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APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space Telescope
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar
Date: 2026-08-31
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Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23
2 Min Read Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23
Date: 2026-08-30
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NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online
1 Min Read NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online
Date: 2026-08-30
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Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex
2 Min Read Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex
Date: 2026-08-30
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NASA’s Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on board is seen transiting the sun during launch from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s
Date: 2026-08-30
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched
NASA’s next flagship orbital observatory will reshape what we know about planets throughout the galaxy.
Date: 2026-08-30
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman with the Congressional Space Medal of
Date: 2026-08-28
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NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge 
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology team won NASA’s LunaRecycle Challenge competition for their project, Composites for Extraterrestrial Recycling By Engineering the Reuse and Upcycling of Zotek (CERBERUZ).Credit: NASA/Savannah Bullard NASA named a team from the Massachusetts
Date: 2026-08-28
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President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on
Date: 2026-08-28
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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy  
President Donald Trump presents an executive order establishing the United States Space Academy during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew as
Date: 2026-08-28
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Grants
6 Min Read Grants The NSSC supports the Agency’s internal effort to create an environment conducive
Date: 2026-08-28
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Size is in the eye of the beholder
From Mars’ tiny Phobos to NASA’s mammoth Vehicle Assembly Building, apparent size depends on where you’re looking from.
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Space- Planetary Society
What could the Artemis IV astronauts discover on the Moon?
NASA is already planning what the crew will do on their lunar landing mission.
Date: 2026-08-28
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APOD: 2026 August 28 – The Sky Turns Above Paranal
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Date: 2026-08-28
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The Forested Floodplains of Congaree National Park
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory The Forested Floodplains of… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics
Date: 2026-08-28
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NASA Invites Media to Turkey Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Credit: NASA Turkey will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 71st country signatory. NASA
Date: 2026-08-27
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Civil Servants Sworn in at NASA Ames
Brandon Torres Navarrete New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221 on
Date: 2026-08-27
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9 Things to Know About NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch at 7:26 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 30. While you wait to watch the launch, brush up on some key
Date: 2026-08-27
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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency to Continue Military Service
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel After nearly a decade…
Date: 2026-08-27
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Expedition Sound podcast series
Expedition Sound is a podcast series by the European Space Agency (ESA) in which you’re invited to explore the Universe through your ears. Guided by sonifications – the translation of data into sound – host Zsófi Szalavári travels from our Sun out into the depths of space to…
Date: 2026-08-27
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Watch live: BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury
After eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is about to enter its Mercury Arrival Phase. On 3 September 2026, ESA’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will separate from BepiColombo’s two science orbiters – the first major step in one of the most operationally challenging planetary arrival sequences ever attempted by ESA.  The European Space Agency…
Date: 2026-08-27
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APOD: 2026 August 27 – Colorful Aurora over an Icelandic Waterfall
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Date: 2026-08-27
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Rare, Widespread Snow in the Atacama Desert
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Rare, Widespread Snow in the… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics
Date: 2026-08-27
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Building Foresight for Earth Science, featuring Lindsey Jacobson
NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet — aerosols, sea levels, land cover, cloud cover — over years and decades. Sustaining that record for the
Date: 2026-08-26
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Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar
NASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz) NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at
Date: 2026-08-26
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NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science 
3 Min Read NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science  NASA’s WB-57F aircraft
Date: 2026-08-26
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NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned
Date: 2026-08-26
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NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests
5 Min Read NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests …
Date: 2026-08-26
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Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Jeret Howard
Jeret Howard, logistics management specialist at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, poses for a photograph on July 27, 2026. Howard is now a NASA civil servant
Date: 2026-08-26
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APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST Images The Lion’s Head Nebula
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Date: 2026-08-26
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A Changing World for Emperor Penguins
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory A Changing World for Emperor… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics
Date: 2026-08-26
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New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network
Antennas soak in the summer Sun in August 2026 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, including the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 (shown in the
Date: 2026-08-25
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NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama
NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa,
Date: 2026-08-25
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NASA Ames’ Contributions to Roman’s Mission
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.NASA Set to launch on Sunday,
Date: 2026-08-25
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NASA Ames Experts Available for Roman Space Telescope Interviews 
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy
Date: 2026-08-25
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NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars
5 min readNASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now
Date: 2026-08-25
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Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra
4 Min Read Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra
Date: 2026-08-25
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Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk
NASA From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European
Date: 2026-08-25
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Cutting-edge infrared space telescope Roman set to launch
The NASA-led Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on 30 August 2026 at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST / 13:26 CEST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.With its wide field of view and advanced optical design, the Roman telescope will conduct detailed…
Date: 2026-08-25
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Roman in a nutshell
Image: Roman will scan a large patch of the sky in visible to near-infrared light, with its wide field of view and advanced optical design. The mission will provide key insights that will help reveal the nature of dark energy and dark matter and…
Date: 2026-08-25
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Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering and Fault Management to Enable Autonomous Space Missions
Explore This SectionOverviewTechnology ProgramsTechnology HighlightsWorkshops and EventsPublications Fully autonomous space mission operations require the ability to detect faults and compensate for them without human intervention. To address this challenge and
Date: 2026-08-25
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NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is encapsulated within the payload fairing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for
Date: 2026-08-24
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Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit
2 Min Read Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit …
Date: 2026-08-24
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Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth
6 Min Read Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth At the
Date: 2026-08-24
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NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap ahead
Date: 2026-08-24
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MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa
1 Min Read MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa
Date: 2026-08-24
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Cosmic neighborhood watch
Observing our celestial neighbor (and something much farther away).
Date: 2026-08-21
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Dinosaurs, fossils & history

A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed
A meter-long scorpion with massive pincers stalked ancient Britain 415 million years ago, long before forests and the better-known age of giant insects. Its surprising size and possible semi-aquatic lifestyle could reshape ideas about how early arthropods became giants.
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Paintings and Floor Surfaces Revealed in Smyrna’s Agora
İZMIR, TURKEY—Türkiye Today reports that three possible public spaces and several wall paintings have been discovered in Smyrna, an ancient Greek city on Anatolia’s Aegean coastline, by a team of researchers led by Akin Ersoy of İzmir Katip Celebi University. The newly uncovered spaces date…
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Medieval Coin Hoard Uncovered in Western Russia
KOLOMNA, RUSSIA—A hoard containing some 2,600 silver coins has been unearthed in western Russia, Live Science reports. A.V. Engovatova of the Russian Academy of Sciences said that the fifteenth-century coins had been placed in a ceramic jug and buried in what is now the historic…
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
4,000-Year-Old Tomb Unearthed in Saqqara
SAQQARA, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, an intact Old Kingdom (ca. 2649–2150 B.C.) tomb belonging to a high-ranking official and a series of interconnected shafts containing burials have been uncovered in Saqqara’s Bubasteion Necropolis. The tomb of Sekhentio-Ptah is…
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Study Tracks Diet in Polish City
WROCŁAW, POLAND—According to a Science in Poland report, a team of researchers led by Paweł Dąbrowski of Wrocław Medical University analyzed teeth and samples of dental plaque taken from some 200 people who lived in the city of Wrocław between the late seventeenth and early…
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Historic Cemetery Excavated in Ghent
GHENT, BELGIUM—VRT News reports that a cemetery was discovered next to a church in Ghent’s Flax Market when archaeologists tested the area for a safe place to plant a tree as part of a resurfacing project. Four skeletons were uncovered during…
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Fossil feet may be misleading scientists about human evolution
Wild monkeys in West Africa can climb vertical tree trunks using foot flexibility scientists did not realize they possessed. The discovery challenges a key assumption about what the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees looked like and how it moved.
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
1.4-million-year-old footprints reveal a surprisingly large human relative
Ancient footprints in Kenya reveal that eight Paranthropus boisei may have traveled together 1.4 million years ago, with some individuals reaching surprisingly large, human-like body sizes. The tracks offer a rare glimpse of their social behavior and suggest these extinct human relatives may have lived in more complex groups than…
Date: 2026-08-30
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with weapons. Their bones reveal why
Weapons buried with ancient Egyptian princesses may have been more than ceremonial decorations. Researchers studying royal mummies from Dahshur found bone changes consistent with years of archery and other strenuous weapon use. Several women also showed evidence of healed injuries, suggesting surprisingly active lifestyles that may have included hunting or…
Date: 2026-08-30
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Proteins in Ancient Egyptian Paints Analyzed
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—An international team of researchers including Clara Granzotto of the University of Copenhagen and Rebecca J. Stacey of the British Museum has analyzed the proteins in 28 samples of paint taken from 14 Egyptian artifacts ranging in date from 1425 B.C. to A.D. 400,
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Possible Port Identified Near Submerged Etruscan Temple
SANTA MARINELLA, ITALY—Traces of a possible Etruscan port have been found some 300 feet off the coast of central Italy, under about five feet of water, according to a Greek Reporter article. Divers under the direction of Mauro Giorgi of Sapienza University were conducting a…
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Ancient Flower Mural Discovered in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN—According to a Daryo report, a mural has been found at the Boburtepa site in southern Uzbekistan by Sanjar Abdurakhimov of the Institute of Archaeology of Samarkand and his colleagues. Painted on a layer of clay on the wall of a building thought to…
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
1,300-Year-Old Textile Fragments Found in Viking Woman’s Grave
VARDE, DENMARK—La Brújula Verde reports that textile fragments have been discovered in a Viking woman’s eighth-century tomb at the Skonager site in Western Jutland. The rare bits of cloth were found attached to the front and back of two scoop brooches,…
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Diets in Premodern Japan Examined Through Dental Calculus
OSAKA, JAPAN—According to a statement released by the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), researchers from SOKENDAI, Aomori Public University, and Kyushu University analyzed samples of dental calculus taken from the teeth of eight sets of human remains unearthed at the…
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Unusual Sculpture Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey
ŞANLIURFA, TURKEY—Yeni Şafak reports that an 11,000-year-old sculpture depicting a person sitting on a leopard has been unearthed in southeastern Turkey at the Neolithic site of Karahantepe. The 28-inch-tall sculpture was discovered on a bench situated along the wall of a…
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
324-million-year-old fossil reveals how insects conquered land
Ancient fossils suggest insects conquered land through a long amphibious phase rather than making an abrupt jump from water to dry ground. A newly identified 324-million-year-old species still carried paddle-like abdominal limbs, revealing an evolutionary bridge between aquatic ancestors and modern six-legged insects.
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Markings on Anatolian Arrowheads Studied
CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY—According to an IFL Science report, 11 obsidian points have been discovered in central Anatolia at the Neolithic village of Tepecik-Çiftlik, which is situated between two large sources of volcanic glass. Each of the points is etched with a unique…
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
New Dates Obtained at Canada’s St. Victor Petroglyph Site
SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA—CBC News reports that two bone samples found in separate pits under a sandstone cliff carved with petroglyphs in southern Saskatchewan have been radiocarbon dated. The first bone sample was dated to A.D. 900, while the second was dated to 120 B.C….
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Medieval Nobleman’s Tomb Discovered in Western Russia
SUZDAL, RUSSIA—Live Science reports that a tenth-century wooden burial chamber containing the remains of a man estimated to have been between 25 and 35 years old at the time of death, a horse, and a dog have been uncovered at the medieval cemetery of Gnezdilovo,…
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Three forgotten kings could rewrite the history of ancient Assyria
Three forgotten Assyrian kings may have been hiding in plain sight for more than 2,700 years. By piecing together clues from tablets, inscriptions, and an ancient statue, researchers argue that these rulers were omitted from the famous Assyrian King List.
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
U.S. Returns Artifacts to Egypt
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—CBS News reports that the FBI has returned 48 artifacts to Egypt. The figurines, amulets, and tomb equipment were relinquished by a collector who questioned their provenance. A subsequent investigation conducted by the FBI’s Art Crime Team determined that the objects were…
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: Paleo- Archeology Magazine
Ancient surveying instrument found in Egypt
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: Paleo- Nature.com Archeology
Archaeologists discover mysterious 400-year-old Indigenous pot in Florida
A tiny, fully intact Indigenous pot buried for roughly 400 years has left archaeologists wondering why such a usable object was deliberately abandoned. Found at a historic Potano-Timucua village in Florida, the mysterious vessel is helping reveal a complex world of Native traditions, Spanish influence, trade, and migration.
Date: 2026-08-22
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals ancient waterproofing secrets
Scientists analyzing a 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck found that its hull was coated with pine tar and, in one area, a mixture of tar and beeswax. Pollen trapped in those ancient coatings acted like a geographic fingerprint, revealing the landscapes surrounding the ship when repairs were made.
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
“One-in-a-million” sea creature fossil preserves soft tissue for 450 million years
Scientists have identified exceptionally rare soft tissue preserved in a 450-million-year-old crinoid fossil, more than 200 million years older than the first dinosaurs. Its delicate tube feet offer a remarkable new window into how some of Earth’s earliest reef animals lived, fed, and evolved.
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Scientists say the human family tree may need a major rewrite
The human family tree may be due for a major rewrite. Researchers argue that Australopithecus and Paranthropus should be folded into the genus Homo because new fossils have blurred many of the traits once used to separate them. The proposed shake-up could provide a simpler, more accurate picture of our…
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
This 23-foot crocodylian may have ruled South America’s food chain
Miocene South America was packed with giant prey—and the predators hunting them were just as spectacular. Fossil bite marks suggest crocodylians, especially the enormous Purussaurus neivensis, were more important predators than mammals in this ancient tropical ecosystem. At around seven meters long, Purussaurus may even have helped control populations of…
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
16 mummies and a dog reveal a hidden order inside an ancient Egyptian tomb
A tomb in Egypt’s Theban Necropolis reveals a surprisingly organized story of burial, reuse, and changing beliefs spanning hundreds of years. Researchers found 16 mummified people, the remains of at least four more, and a mummified dog, with burials ranging from wealthy individuals laid in coffins with amulets and imported…
Date: 2026-08-19
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Tiny 1.7-billion-year-old fossils could reveal how complex life began
Scientists are searching some of Earth’s oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the extraordinary leap toward plants, animals, and other complex organisms. Solving that ancient mystery may also help determine whether complex life could emerge on worlds beyond Earth.
Date: 2026-08-17
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
A new Ice Age species was hiding in la brea tar pits fossils for decades
Scientists have discovered a new extinct amphibian species hiding in the fossil collections of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits. Named Spea labreae, the Ice Age spadefoot toad is an exceptionally rare find—only one other extinct Pleistocene amphibian has ever been identified in North America. Its bones had been sitting…
Date: 2026-08-16
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
A 30-year-old fossil was hiding bones from a mysterious ancient sea monster
Fossils collected in Osaka more than 30 years ago have revealed a surprise hiding in plain sight: four previously unrecognized bones from a giant Cretaceous mosasaur. Among them is the first confirmed premaxilla—the frontmost bone of the upper jaw—ever identified in a Japanese mosasaur fossil. Even more intriguing, parts of…
Date: 2026-08-15
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Paleontology rocked by organic molecules found in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones
Researchers have found strong evidence that original collagen can survive inside dinosaur fossils for tens of millions of years, overturning a long-standing assumption about fossilization. The discovery could unlock hidden molecular clues about dinosaur biology, evolution, and how ancient proteins managed to survive for so long.
Date: 2026-08-14
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
3,500-year-old skeletons challenge what scientists thought they knew about syphilis
Ancient remains from Vietnam suggest diseases like yaws may have been passed from mother to child thousands of years ago, a form of transmission often assumed to indicate syphilis. The discovery could overturn how scientists interpret ancient infections and complicate the long-running mystery of syphilis’s origins.
Date: 2026-08-12
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Scientists find evidence for two origins of life on Earth
Scientists probing life’s deepest origins have uncovered evidence that the first free-living cells may have emerged not once, but twice. The findings suggest a striking possibility: life may share one ancient genetic code, yet have undergone two separate transitions into free-living existence.
Date: 2026-08-12
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Bony labyrinth morphology reveals deep population history and isolation among Homo sapiens in prehistoric northeastern Africa (44–3 ka)
Date: 2026-08-12
Source: Paleo- Nature.com Archeology
King Harold may have lost England by backing the wrong pope
A forgotten fragment of a lost papal letter is offering a surprising new explanation for the Norman Conquest. England may have backed the wrong pope during a bitter religious power struggle, giving Pope Alexander II a political reason to support William the Conqueror’s invasion. The discovery suggests Harold’s downfall in…
Date: 2026-08-11
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
150-million-year-old dinosaur footprints reveal something strange about its walk
A spectacular 150-million-year-old trail of more than 130 footprints captures a giant sauropod making a complete loop before continuing on its way. Its uneven stride hints that the long-necked dinosaur may have been walking with a limp.
Date: 2026-08-11
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
The secret hidden in these ancient manuscripts isn’t written in ink
Researchers can now recover DNA from centuries-old parchment without damaging the manuscripts, turning historic documents into unexpected genetic time capsules. The hidden clues could reveal ancient trade routes, livestock history, manuscript origins, and details of everyday life stretching back more than a thousand years.
Date: 2026-08-11
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Collective labour and sustainability of pre-Hispanic field systems in La Mojana
Date: 2026-08-11
Source: Paleo- Nature.com Archeology
240-million-year-old reptile fossil reveals a lost chapter before dinosaurs and crocodiles
A 240-million-year-old reptile discovered in Brazil is revealing what evolution looked like just before the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles. The small predator had unusually positioned legs that may have allowed it to move more efficiently than many earlier reptiles. Its close relatives were previously known mostly from other continents,…
Date: 2026-08-10
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
For 15,000 years, humans and dogs have been changing each other
Dogs have been shaping—and being shaped by—humans for about 15,000 years, evolving from early partners of hunter-gatherers into an astonishing range of specialized companions. Across the globe, they adapted alongside people to wildly different environments and needs, from powerful Arctic sled dogs and agile rainforest hunters to high-altitude dogs with…
Date: 2026-08-10
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell engravings reveal a surprisingly sophisticated human mind
More than 60,000 years ago, humans in southern Africa were engraving ostrich eggshells with intricate geometric patterns that appear far more organized than previously realized. Researchers found recurring grids, parallel lines, right angles, and repeated shapes, suggesting the designs followed deliberate rules rather than being improvised. The engravers may even…
Date: 2026-08-09
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Dinosaurs became giants — so why did they never become tiny?
Dinosaurs conquered the land at enormous sizes, but strangely, they almost never evolved into truly tiny animals. New research suggests that physiology alone can’t explain this missing miniature end of the dinosaur spectrum—and that early mammals may have been partly responsible. While dinosaurs kept mammals from becoming large, small mammals…
Date: 2026-08-09
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
The dodo bird had a secret sensory world scientists are only now discovering
CT scans of the world’s rarest dodo skulls suggest the extinct bird may have had a stronger sense of smell, a highly sensitive beak, and a lifestyle that extended into dawn and dusk. The discoveries are helping overturn centuries-old myths and reveal a far more complex animal than the famously…
Date: 2026-08-09
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Scientists find unexpected life on Ötzi the Iceman’s 5,300-year-old body
More than 5,000 years after his death, Ötzi the Iceman is still hosting a remarkable mix of ancient and modern microorganisms. Researchers separated microbes that lived in his body during his lifetime from those that arrived after his death, uncovering traces of his original gut bacteria and cold-loving yeasts that…
Date: 2026-08-07
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Scientists rediscover lost Megalodon fossils—and reveal a 79-foot giant
Several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf. Their analysis strengthens evidence that the giant shark could exceed 24 meters (79 feet) in length and live for nearly a century. Researchers also estimate that its newborns may have measured…
Date: 2026-08-07
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Utilising virtual environments to assess the visibility of fallow deer to human hunters
Date: 2026-08-07
Source: Paleo- Nature.com Archeology
567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life
A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The discovery pushes key evolutionary milestones back by up to 10 million years and suggests complex animal life may have first flourished in the…
Date: 2026-08-06
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
80-million-year-old snake brain reveals a surprising evolutionary secret
An exceptionally preserved snake fossil from Brazil reveals that early snakes were far more diverse than scientists once thought. Detailed brain reconstructions show that Tametara mirim was adapted for burrowing, while another ancient snake was suited to life above ground. Other fossils point to marine lifestyles as well. By 80…
Date: 2026-08-05
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
This school-bus-sized “terror croc” ate dinosaurs. Now it’s back
A massive crocodilian capable of attacking dinosaurs has been brought back to life as the first scientifically accurate mounted skeleton of Deinosuchus schwimmeri. The 31-foot replica at Georgia’s Tellus Science Museum was built from detailed fossil scans and more than 40 years of research by paleontologist Dr. David Schwimmer, for…
Date: 2026-08-05
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Did T. rex leave these 66-million-year-old bite marks?
Fossilized dinosaur bones from Wyoming are offering a rare glimpse into the feeding behavior of Tyrannosaurus rex. Researchers examined more than 3,000 bones dating back 72 to 66 million years and found just 12 with possible tooth traces, including four with patterns that closely matched the shape and spacing of…
Date: 2026-08-05
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
518-million-year-old creature reveals the origins of spider fangs
A tiny 518-million-year-old sea creature has revealed the earliest known evidence of the structures that eventually became spiders’ fangs. Hidden inside the fossil were pincerlike limbs and preserved soft tissues that help explain how the ancestors of spiders and scorpions evolved into formidable hunters.
Date: 2026-08-04
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
DNA on the Shroud of Turin reveals centuries of hidden history
DNA traces in the Shroud of Turin reveal a remarkable mixture of human lineages, microbes, plants, animals, and coral accumulated through centuries of handling and travel. The findings do not prove its age or authenticity, but they expose a hidden biological history preserved in the famous cloth.
Date: 2026-08-04
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Scientists found two mysterious ‘ghost’ ancestors hiding in our DNA
Modern humans carry DNA from two mysterious extinct lineages in addition to Neanderthals and Denisovans. Their hidden genetic legacy shows that our evolutionary past was shaped by repeated mixing among many different human groups.
Date: 2026-08-01
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
How smallpox reached the Americas: first genomic evidence points to Europeans
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Paleo- Nature.com Archeology
This 4,000-year-old city defied the rules of history
As Mohenjo-daro prospered, the gap between its richest and poorest households actually shrank. Its shared infrastructure, fair trade systems, and lack of powerful royal elites suggest that equality may have helped fuel the ancient city’s success.
Date: 2026-07-30
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
A forgotten fossil just revealed a new Triassic predator from 210 million years ago
A fossil overlooked for nearly 80 years has revealed a previously unknown crocodile relative that lived 210 million years ago in what is now New Mexico. Named Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa, the jackal-sized predator had a reinforced skull, powerful jaw muscles, and a short snout built for tackling larger prey.
Date: 2026-07-30
Source: Paleo- Science Daily
Earthworks spotted in the Amazon hint at huge ancient civilization
Date: 2026-07-29
Source: Paleo- Nature.com Archeology
Amazonian earthwork survey indicates ancient population was much larger than thought
Date: 2026-07-29
Source: Paleo- Nature.com Archeology
Over 20,000 precolonial earthworks in the Southwest Amazonia
Date: 2026-07-29
Source: Paleo- Nature.com Archeology
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