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Color-shifting hogfish can 'see' with its skin

This fish is the chameleon of the seas.

Orca vs. Great White Shark: Who Reigns Supreme?

Toe-to-toe, who is the real apex predator between a great white and a killer whale?

Mars may have had wet seasons and flash floods

Could mud cracks have meant seasonal climate patterns on the Red Planet?

Dust floating inside the International Space Station is contaminated with potentially harmful chemicals

New study exposes alarming contaminants aboard the ISS.

New algorithm is a game changer when it comes to discovering near-Earth asteroids

While astronomers can find more "potentially hazardous" asteroids, don't run for cover just yet.

The tallest mountain in the solar system could have been an island surrounded by water

Olympus Mons could have been a volcanic island in the middle of a now-vanished Martian ocean.

These crocodiles are on the brink of extinction. But a sanctuary may have saved them

A Colombian breeding program is fighting the croc's extinction.

Stars have two types of twinkling -- and you can hear one of them

They're not exactly jamming, but stars can actually be heard if you listen carefully.

Swarm of boulders found surrounding Dimorphos after DART impact

The spreading boulders look like a slowly expanding group of bees.

Astronomers may have just found mysterious 'dark stars' powered by dark matter

Although they're called dark stars, these objects are supposed to be brighter than entire galaxies.

Corals and symbiotic algae thrive despite heating, offering hope for reef survival

How will coral and symbiotic algae coexist in a changing climate?

Mammals eating dinosaurs: flipping the script on the Cretaceous food chain

Bucking long-standing beliefs, a new fossil discovery disrupts our understanding of the prehistoric food chain.

Many planets also have auroras -- and they all probably form the same way as on Earth

The BepiColombo mission found some enlightening things on Mercury.

Mind-controlling hairworms are a genetic engima

Hairworms appear to be missing approximately 30% of the genes that were supposed to be mandatory.

Coldest radio-emitting star is colder than a camp fire

The ultracool brown dwarf is colder than a campfire.

There may be 100 times more water-rich worlds than we thought

Water is hard to find at the surface of exoplanets. But underground is a different story.

Scientists reveal the secrets of Martian and Titanian rivers

Remote sensing reveals the intensity of past and present river flows on other worlds.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant active supermassive black hole

Astronomers are still curious why some of the oldest blackholes are still "lightweights."

Elephants don't like to eat the same thing twice for dinner, just like us

DNA metabarcoding unveils the culinary tastes of elephants.

Unveiling the cosmic web: Galaxies, filaments and early supermassive black holes

The JWST revealed ancient filamentary structures of early universe.

James Webb telescope discovers carbon compound crucial to life in far-away star

NASA just found a crucial building block for organic chemistry.

NASA's Mars Sample Return program cost doubles to nearly $9 billion

The increase raises concerns for future missions.

Astronomers find a brand new way that stars die

There were three known ways to kill a star. Astronomers just found another.

Cryofreezing DNA could be our last shot at saving species from extinction

Cryobanks could help curb species extinction.

Table salt from asteroid could be key to tracking origin of water on Earth

Asteroid sample challenges our assumptions about water in space.

Circumbinary solar systems -- Second-ever "Tatooine" system discovered

Astronomers have discovered only the second known circumbinary planet system, with the planet named BEBOP-1c.

Extended zero-gravity stays could take a toll on brains of astronauts

The study's results could impact future crew travel and mission planning decisions.

New dinosaur named after two-faced Roman god struggled to survive climate change

The new findings offer insights into dinosaur population shifts during climate change.

JWST detects earliest complex molecules in the Universe in cosmic smoke

Webb discovered organic molecules in the most distant galaxy found to date.

This underground lab could hold the key to building habitable settlements on Mars

This university's experiment will take you into the depths.

Can we detect dark photons using radio telescopes? Worth a shot, say astronomers

This may be the key to directly detecting dark matter we've all been waiting for.

Worried about a doomsday asteroid? Slim chance of one in the next 1,000 years, scientists say

We might still want to keep our eyes on the smaller ones though.

From fragments to full picture: The Titanic's full digital resurrection

It took more than 700,000 pictures from all angles to reconstruct a full-size 3-D model of Titanic.

Astronomers stumble upon largest explosion in the universe thus far

A supermassive black hole could be blamed for the massive bang.

This snake-like robot will help us explore the depths of icy worlds like Europa

JPL has developed a versatile, autonomous robot for planetary exploration.

Four of Uranus' moons may have oceans inside them

The new study could inform how a future mission might investigate Uranus' moons.

James Webb finds staggering debris belt around nearby star

The newly discovered inner gap sheds light on planetary formation in Fomalhaut's system.

Astronomers discover intriguing exoplanet with possible water vapor atmosphere

The James Webb comes through again.

Astronomers witness a star devouring a nearby planet for the first time

Observations of a rare stellar event provide new insights into star-planet interactions.

Cosmic CSI: Researchers identify chemical fingerprints of first stars

It's all in the chemical components.

Astronomers capture first-ever image of black hole's ring-like structure and powerful jet

Scientists image M87 black hole's accretion disk and jet in unprecedented detail.

Colliding galaxies ignite the mysteries of quasars, the brightest things in the universe

New study reveals what triggers these powerful objects.

Jellyfish-inspired robot aims to reduce ocean pollution

The Jellyfish-Bot is a low-power, high-efficiency solution for marine cleanup

Seismic waves reveal the secrets of Mars’ core composition

Martian seismic events provide clues to planet’s history

Mysterious object that looks like a black hole may actually be new type of String Theory star

Does this challenge our understanding of physics?

Astronomers directly image massive exoplanet in radically new way

Star-mapping data and direct imaging could lead to even more exoplanet discoveries.

Astronomers discover rare pair of quasars about to merge into new galaxy

Astronomers used multiple telescopes to confirm the double quasars.

James Webb Space Telescope highlights Uranus's mysterious rings

It's the most detailed look of the ice giant's ring system in decades.

Shutting down U.S. nuclear power plants would result in more deadly air pollution

Afraid of nuclear plants? Perhaps you should be more afraid of air pollution.

New global mosaic of the Red Planet reveals Mars in mesmerizing detail

Caltech's 5.7 terapixel mosaic is the ultimate Mars map.