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Shireen Gonzaga
The Scorpion’s Crown and its stellar neighborhood
Bright red Antares, and the 3 stars of the Scorpion's Crown, belong to a young group of stars called the Scorpius-Centaurus Association.
July 19, 2025
Earth
Teenage Greenland sharks’ hangout spot revealed in new study
Scientists have discovered a high number of juvenile Greenland sharks in Skagerrak, a body of water between Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
July 15, 2025
Space
New clues to how galaxies sustain star formation
High-velocity gases in Messier 83 originate from outside the galaxy, explaining how galaxies can sustain star formation over billions of years.
July 8, 2025
Human World
A Stone Age ocean voyage re-enacted by daring scientists
Scientists re-enacted a Stone Age voyage from Taiwan to the Ryuku Islands of southern Japan using a canoe made from replica tools of that period.
July 3, 2025
Earth
Australian bogong moths navigate using starlight, says study
Australia’s bogong moths navigate using star patterns, the Milky Way and Earth’s magnetic field. It’s the 1st-known invertebrate to navigate using the stars.
June 25, 2025
Earth
Khankhuuluu is a new T. rex dinosaur relative from Mongolia
A dinosaur from Mongolia was recently reclassified as a new species. It's named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, and scientists say it is an ancestor of T. rex.
June 18, 2025
Human World
AI dates Dead Sea Scrolls as even older than once thought
In a 1st-of-its kind study, scientists used artificial intelligence to determine the ages of 135 undated Dead Sea Scrolls.
June 11, 2025
Space
Unusual star pulsing in X-ray and radio baffles scientists
Astronomers have discovered an unusual star that emits both radio and X-ray wavelength pulses at the same time, every 44 minutes.
June 4, 2025
Our teeth have strange origins in ancient fish
Our sensitive teeth evolved from sensory tissue on the exoskeleton of ancient, armored fish that lived 465 million years ago.
May 30, 2025
Earth
How did dinosaurs become birds? This fossil offers insights
How did dinosaurs become birds? An exquisitely preserved fossil of the oldest-known bird, Archaeopteryx, has revealed new details.
May 20, 2025
