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Summer solstice: Could trees know when it is?
Researchers say trees might use the summer solstice like a calendar reminder, triggering shifts in their growth and reproductive cycles.
June 20, 2025
Oldest known human fingerprint found on Neanderthal art
Archaeologists in Spain found the oldest known human fingerprint on a rock, marking the nose on artwork by a Neanderthal. Forensic science helped uncover it.
June 17, 2025
Wide-orbit planets support the possibility of Planet 9
Researchers have discovered that wide-orbit planets are likely the natural result of developing planetary systems, and the result has implications for Planet 9.
June 11, 2025
Giant planet around tiny star challenges formation theories
Astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny star. This discovery challenges theories of planetary formation. Read more here.
June 6, 2025
Galactic collision? Milky Way might not be doomed after all
Newly combined data shows Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies might not collide as previously assumed. The research puts chances of a galactic collision at 50/50.
June 5, 2025
Clearest view of the sun’s corona: See the stunning details
Using new adaptive optics, a solar telescope in California has now captured the clearest views yet of the sun's corona, or outermost atmosphere.
May 30, 2025
Livestream: 100 hours to save America’s forecasts
Watch Skeptical Science's The Weather and Climate Livestream. This 100-hour-plus livestream will feature speakers explaining government cuts and more.
May 27, 2025
Humpback whales are giving birth outside breeding grounds
Scientists have found humpback whales and calves swimming in cold waters, far from traditional breeding grounds. Greater awareness could help protect them.
May 27, 2025
New images show a pair of galaxies in a deep-space battle
For the first time, astronomers have observed a pair of galaxies where one is piercing the other with intense radiation from a quasar powered by a black hole.
May 21, 2025
How cuts to science in the US endanger everyone
Cuts to science in the United States will impact our ability to monitor storms, improve the safety of structures and prepare for the next pandemic.
May 21, 2025
