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Massive Myanmar earthquake. Hundreds feared dead.
The 7.7-magnitude Myanmar earthquake caused the collapse of an unfinished high-rise in Bangkok, with 81 construction workers inside.
March 28, 2025
New tree is a towering East African giant of the rainforest
A new tree species discovered in the rainforest of eastern Africa - Tessmannia princeps - is a towering giant that grows up to 130 feet (40 m) tall.
March 28, 2025
Outstanding Einstein ring revealed in new image
This elliptical galaxy acts as a gravitational lens, warping the light from a distant spiral galaxy and allowing us to see it in the form of an Einstein ring.
March 27, 2025
Farewell to Gaia after 12 successful years
ESA has now switched off the Gaia spacecraft, sending it into retirement on March 27, 2025. Gaia measured some 2 billion Milky Way objects.
March 27, 2025
Surprisingly big organic molecules on Mars: A hint of life?
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the most complex organic molecules ever seen on Mars, the remains of fatty acids up to an incredible 12 carbon atoms long.
March 27, 2025
See auroras on Neptune for the first time!
For the 1st time, the Webb space telescope has revealed auroras on Neptune. See images from Hubble and Webb and read more about it here.
March 27, 2025
Famous, rare ‘pinwheel death star’ isn’t a threat after all
A new study from the Keck Observatory confirms that 2 massive stars in the pinwheel death star won't send a gamma-ray burst toward Earth after all.
March 26, 2025
Human evolution complexity revealed in astonishing new study
A new study on human evolution says that our ancestors split into 2 groups 1.5 million years ago, then merged to form modern humans, 300,000 years ago.
March 25, 2025
2024’s Hurricane Helene was deadliest in US since Katrina
The National Hurricane Center's new report on Hurricane Helene reveals a death total of nearly 250, making it the deadliest hurricane since Katrina in 2005.
March 25, 2025
What fuels powerful winds? Answers from a weather scientist
The powerful winds of dust storms, blizzards, tornadoes and more are the result of air seeking to stabilize between high pressure and low pressure regions.
March 25, 2025
