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Science Official journal · Discoveries
Alaska resident Sara Jane Osborn says she filmed a dark, jellyfish-like object hovering above trees near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in June, with no explanation found.
Science Official journal · Ecology
A research team led by Alan Friedlander of the University of Hawaii documented dense seabird colonies, hundreds of fish groups and possibly two unknown species at Bikar and Bokak in the Marshall Islands.
Science Official journal · Science
A new reanalysis of 2017 telescope data led by CSIRO's Nithyanandan Thyagarajan recovers the ring-shaped structure seen in the original 2019 black hole image, supporting the predictions of general relativity.
Science Official journal · Nature
PBS Nature has posted a short video showing chimpanzees appearing to find a clever solution, promoting its upcoming documentary HumanLike: The Chimps of Fongoli.
Science Official journal · Medicine
A blood-based RNA marker called Tu-Stroma can flag early ovarian cancer by detecting microscopic changes before tumors develop, according to a study in Nature Medicine.
Science Official journal · Space
SpaceX is preparing Starship Flight 15 for November 13, a mission designed to recover both the booster and the ship in a single flight.
Science Official journal · Medicine
A man who swallowed a bone and forgot about it was found, roughly 15 years on, to have the bone lodged in his appendix, which was removed surgically.
Science Official journal · Ecology
A Nature analysis argues that agricultural biotechnology, once seen as at odds with environmental science, could reduce the climate and biodiversity impact of food systems.
Science Official journal · Space
Two NASA ESCAPADE spacecraft will perform a powered flyby of Earth this weekend, a maneuver that uses Earth's gravity and an engine burn to set them on course for Mars.
Science Official journal · Science
Four Brazilian students took gold at the Latin American Astronomy Olympiad in Asunción, Paraguay, and the delegation also earned two team prizes.
Science Official journal · Nature
At a Sanya side event, Chinese and international experts discussed how to implement the BBNJ agreement on biodiversity beyond national waters, and a youth survey from Southeast Asia was released.
Science Official journal · Discoveries
The End of Everything becomes the first science fiction novel to take the Booker Prize, a milestone for a genre long kept at the margins of literary recognition.
Science Official journal · Space
NASA held its first aerospace expo, MAX POWER, at the Kennedy Space Center over several days in early November, drawing thousands of visitors to a family-friendly event that marked the nation's 250th anniversary.
Science Official journal · Science
Four Brazilian students took gold at the Latin American Astronomy Olympiad held in Asunción, Paraguay, and the Brazilian delegation also earned two team awards.
Science Official journal · Ecology
Disruption around the Strait of Hormuz cut demand for oil and gas during the conflict, and researchers say the drop in global carbon emissions may be only temporary.
Science Official journal · Archaeology
Czech archaeologists have located the tomb of an Egyptian official named Khuwy in the Saqqara cemetery, where surviving inscribed blocks record his life and claims about his conduct.
Science Official journal · Archaeology
A University of New Mexico study used lead, strontium and copper isotopes to link azurite pigment from Four Corners sites to mines in New Mexico and central Utah used roughly 1,400 years ago.
Science Official journal · Space
NASA science officer Matthew Montgomery has completed a 378-day mock Mars habitat stay, including a roughly two-week communications blackout with Earth, and describes the experience in an interview with Nature.
Science Official journal · Space
SpaceX has rolled its Super Heavy booster to the launch pad ahead of Starship Flight 15, a test aimed at landing both the ship and the booster for the first time.
Science Official journal · Science
A researcher argues that birds could become the first non-human species people can interact with vocally, and describes the work behind decoding birdsong.
Science Official journal · Space
A Caltech-built robotic assembler called Astra has autonomously put together part of a large antenna in low Earth orbit, a first for in-space construction.
Science Official journal · Nature
A live underwater camera off Anacapa Island in Channel Islands National Park gives viewers a continuous look at a kelp forest and the animals living within it.
Science Official journal · Nature
Giant ocean sunfish climb from about 200 meters down to feed on jellyfish, gathering among floating kelp where smaller fish clean their skin.
Science Official journal · Space
NASA's two ESCAPADE smallsats completed Earth flybys nearly a year after launch, using a double gravity assist to set course for Mars.
Science Official journal · Medicine
Seasonal affective disorder, a winter-linked depression more intense than ordinary winter low mood, affects a small share of people but can be debilitating. Oxford neuroscientist Russell Foster explains what is known an…
Science Official journal · Science
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics honors Francis Halzen for leading IceCube, a neutrino detector buried in Antarctic ice that picks up particles from beyond the solar system.
Science Official journal · Medicine
A research team built an AI model that reads walking and movement patterns from 3D motion data and predicts a wide range of health traits in adults, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.
Science Official journal · Ecology
A worldwide push to restore wetlands is presenting these waterlogged habitats as an underused tool against global warming, with a swan sanctuary held up as a leading example.
Science Official journal · Ecology
Researchers say 2026 may set a new global heat record, just as the COP31 climate summit gets underway in Antalya, Turkey.
Science Official journal · Science
Researchers have observed a quantum state in which light combines crystal-like structure with frictionless flow, and it appears at room temperature, a condition that could ease future light-based computing and sensing w…