In the icy expanse of Antarctica, a mountain peak rises with an uncanny resemblance to a perfectly symmetrical pyramid. Located in the Ellsworth Mountains, this unnamed peak garnered widespread atten… [+5512 chars]

Deep in the frozen wilderness of Antarctica lies a 'pyramid' that has baffled both scientists and conspiracy theorists alike.

Indiandefencereview.com

Mysterious Pyramid Found in Antarctica: A Natural Wonder or an Alien Artifact? - Indian Defence Review

In a groundbreaking study published in The Cryosphere, scientists have revealed an astonishing phenomenon occurring in West Antarcticaa glacier is rapidly siphoning ice from its slower-moving neighbo… [+4067 chars]

A new study using Copernicus Sentinel-1 data reveals that glaciers in West Antarctica are undergoing rapid ice piracy.

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

Scientists Reveal Strange Phenomenon of ‘Ice Piracy’ in Antarctica - The Daily Galaxy

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the first direct evidence of a wandering supermassive black hole in action, tearing a star to shreds in a tidal disruption event (TDE) 6… [+4972 chars]

Astronomers have caught a wandering black hole, 600 million light-years away, tearing apart a star in an unprecedented event—marking a new frontier in black hole research.

Hubble Space Telescope Uncovers Rogue Black Hole Devouring Star 600 Million Light-Years Away - The Daily Galaxy

Some 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally each year, out of which a staggering 91% of plastic waste is never recycledwith 12% incinerated and 79% left to end up in landfills and o… [+3876 chars]

Some 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally each year, out of which a staggering 91% of plastic waste is never recycled—with 12% incinerated and 79% left to end up in landfills and oceans and linger in our environment.

Phys.Org

Nanoplastics generated from real-world plastic waste readily adsorb heavy metal ions, study reveals - Phys.org

A recent study published on arXiv sheds light on an astonishing discovery at the core of the Milky Way Galaxy. There, a complex symphony of gravitational waves is being generated by a multitude of co… [+3885 chars]

A cosmic symphony of gravitational waves is echoing from the heart of the Milky Way—are we about to hear it?

A Chorus of Gravitational Waves Emerging from the Milky Way Core: Will We Ever Hear Them? - The Daily Galaxy

The Rho Ophiuchi stellar nursery, imaged by amateur astronomer Greg Meyer in April 2025. (Image credit: Greg Meyer)
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer captured a breathtaking view of the Rho Ophiuchi stel… [+3235 chars]

With two globular clusters thrown in for good measure.

Space.com

Amateur astronomer reveals a colorful portrait of Earth's closest star-forming neighbor (photo) - Space

A fascinating new discovery has emerged from southern England, where an ancient shark species, Pararhincodon torquis, has been identified from fossilized remains dating back more than 70 million year… [+4498 chars]

A newly discovered fossil shark, Pararhincodon torquis, reveals ancient insights into shark evolution, shedding light on its unique characteristics and migration patterns.

New Shark Species Discovered: Pararhincodon Torquis Reveals Ancient Predator from Southern England - Indian Defence Review

Summary: The speed of your eye movements, called saccades, determines how fast an object can move before it becomes invisible to you. Objects that mimic the speed and trajectory of saccades can essen… [+7133 chars]

The speed of your eye movements, called saccades, determines how fast an object can move before it becomes invisible to you.

Neurosciencenews.com

Eye Movements Set the Speed Limit for What You Can See - Neuroscience News

Astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project caught this image of Kosmos 482 during one of its last orbits as it passed over Rome, Italy on May 10, 2025. (Image credit: Gianluca Masi/The… [+4270 chars]

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit - Space

Name: Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Where it lives: Amazon and Orinoco river basins in South America
What it eats: Leaves, fruits and flowers
Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one… [+2923 chars]

This weird blue-faced, red-eyed bird smells so bad predators won't eat it.

Live Science

Hoatzin: The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan' - Live Science

A galactic filament that stretches across 230 light-years in the Milky Way has suffered from a strange kink that has distorted its magnetic field, appearing as a fracture in a massive bone. New X-ray… [+2584 chars]

NASA's Chandra Observatory recently captured an X-ray image that helped identify a dramatic break in one of the galaxy's longest filaments.

Gizmodo.com

Rogue Pulsar Snaps Galactic Bone in Milky Way’s Spine - Gizmodo

Across the globe, there are human populations that have remained isolated for centuries, leading to genetic characteristics that are far from ordinary. These groups, cut off from the broader gene poo… [+4402 chars]

Some human populations have been isolated for centuries, developing rare genetic traits and remarkable survival adaptations. These isolated groups hold the key to unlocking secrets about human evolution and health.

Isolated for Centuries, These Populations Have Evolved in Disturbing Ways, That Could Save (or Destroy) Us - The Daily Galaxy

A recent image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) has captured a curious sight atop the Emi Koussi volcano, located in northern Chad, the highest peak in the Sahara Desert. The white pa… [+3067 chars]

A striking image from the ISS captures a mysterious white patch atop a volcano in the Sahara. What looks like snow is actually something much more intriguing.

A Mysterious White Patch Crowns the Sahara’s Highest Volcano—It’s Not Snow, and It Could Change Everything You Know! - The Daily Galaxy

I'll never forget the night of May 10, 2024. I remember having dinner with a friend and talking about the potential of seeing the northern lights in Northeast Ohio, a conversation that I had never ha… [+7111 chars]

"It was a reminder that our sun is capable of producing these very disruptive events that can impact our critical infrastructure."

It's been one year since the most intense solar storm in decades created worldwide auroras. What have we learned? - Space

The incredible buzz of cicadas has been wielded by science like never before as a team working at the University of Tsukuba in Japan has found a way of stimulating the insects so that they performed … [+3186 chars]

Another day, another headline that makes you do a spit-take.

IFLScience

In An Unexpected Turn Of Events, Some Cicadas Just Performed Pachelbel’s Canon In D - IFLScience

Researchers cracked a 70-year-old fusion problem, allowing faster, more accurate reactor designs that could finally make fusion energy viable. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Scientists have developed a po… [+4488 chars]

A physics breakthrough could supercharge fusion power development by solving a decades-old particle containment issue.

SciTechDaily

Scientists Crack 70-Year Fusion Puzzle, Paving Way for Clean Energy - SciTechDaily

A surprising geologic discovery has linked one of Earth’s largest volcanic structures to a deep-sea hotspot in the Pacific Ocean, rewriting long-standing ideas about how underwater volcanoes and tect… [+5084 chars]

A recent study has pinpointed the origin of a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption,' shedding new light on Earth's intricate geological past. A team of geologists from the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi has definitively traced one of the…

Earth’s Greatest Volcanic Mystery Solved: Scientists Trace Monster Eruption to Hidden Hotspot - SciTechDaily

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-91 mission on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spac… [+1932 chars]

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launches 900th Starlink satellite of 2025 during Saturday morning flight - Spaceflight Now

Scientists have recently discovered that humans have recorded less than 0.001 percent of the deep seafloor – a surface that covers two-thirds of the planet. 
The finding shows how little we really k… [+5415 chars]

A new study reveals that less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually recorded, exposing major gaps in ocean exploration.

Earth.com

Only .001 percent of Earth's deep seafloor has ever been directly observed - Earth.com

The idea of a sharpwitted Tyrannosaurusrex prowling through Cretaceous forests, planning ambushes with the cunning of a primate, has stirred public fascination for years. 
A fresh debate erupted in2… [+5698 chars]

Can tallying brain cells by studying fossilized skulls really tell us whether T. rex was closer to a crocodile or a clever baboon?