Deep within the frozen ground of Devon Island in Canadas High Arctic, researchers found the nearly complete skeleton of a rhinoceros, Epiaceratherium itjilik, that lived there around 23 million years… [+5543 chars]

An ancient hornless rhino fossil found in the Canadian Arctic, Epiaceratherium itjilik, shows rhinos once lived much farther north.

Earth.com

23-million-year-old 'frosty rhino' discovered in the High Arctic - Earth.com

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Antarctica has lost ice 10 times the size of Los Angeles over the last 30 years, scientists say - ABC News

Chickpeas have successfully grown and been harvested in simulated moon dirt, a new study says - ABC News

When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two decades. The video shown belowmade from images captured by NASA’s Solar Dynam… [+4478 chars]

A new study investigated how the biggest solar storm in more than two decades impacted the Red Planet.

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A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out - Gizmodo

In 1962, researchers hypothesized that diamonds known forma mostly cubic crystalwasnt the coveted mineral at its greatest hardness. Ever since, researchers have strived to recreate a hexagonal diamon… [+4278 chars]

After decades of chasing after a rare hexagonal diamond, a Chinese team says their iteration of the elusive material is the most important yet.

Scientists Claim They’ve Finally Made the Elusive ‘Hexagonal’ Diamond - Gizmodo

Scientists have captured the most complete, high-resolution map of the cold gas at the center of the Milky Way, which contains the raw material from which stars and planets are made. Information from… [+5782 chars]

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

New image of the Milky Way reveals how stars are born - CNN

Had the asteroid hit the moon, it would have carved out a crater in an impact with the energy of a nuclear bomb.

Space.com

Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032 - Space

An interpretation of the strange creature Tankya – credit, Vitor Silva / SWNS
The fossilized remains of a creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jun… [+4770 chars]

The fossilized remains of a creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant eating reptiles now called Tanyka consisted of “living fossils” even when they stalked the Earth around 275 m…

Good News Network

Fossil Remains of ‘Weird’ Creature with Twisted jaw and Sideways Teeth Discovered - Good News Network

When Richard Feynman first conceived of quantum computers in the 1980s, he believed they should primarily investigate quantum phenomena. So thats what a group of chemists did: they used quantum hardw… [+5797 chars]

Chemists have created a never-before-seen type of molecule with a nearly impossible shape.

Chemists Create Wacky 'Half-Möbius' Molecule, Quantum Computers Prove It’s the Real Deal - Gizmodo

An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable molecular trick used by a unique group of land plants, one that could eventually be engineered into crops like wheat and rice to dramat… [+4835 chars]

An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable molecular trick used by a unique group of land plants, one that could eventually be engineered into crops like wheat and rice to dramatically boost how efficiently they convert sunlight into food…

Phys.Org

This odd little plant could help turbocharge crop yields - Phys.org

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is fact and what isnt. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of real is a mere construct of the brain.
If that didnt blow your mind, … [+34547 chars]

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construc...

“Weirder Than Sci-Fi”: If You’re Looking For Something To Blow Your Mind Today, These 61 Scientific Facts Might Just Do It - AOL.com

For the first time, scientists can watch how plants “breathe,” regulating air and water in real time, pore by pore, as conditions change around them.
A new system developed in Urbana, Illinois, link… [+5450 chars]

A new leaf imaging system lets scientists watch plant stomata control water loss and carbon uptake in real time.

Scientists watch plants 'breathe' for the first time, revealing how they save water - Earth.com

A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades.

Live Science

The sword in the sea: How one lucky graduate student found his second Crusader sword while taking a swim off Israel's coast - Live Science

Astronomers have uncovered a fascinating new exoplanet, TOI-5734 b, located roughly 106 light-years away from Earth. The planet, discovered through data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite… [+4936 chars]

Astronomers have discovered TOI-5734 b, a hot sub-Neptune planet twice the size of Earth, offering new insights into planetary evolution.

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Astronomers Find Hot Sub-Neptune Twice the Size of Earth in New Discovery - The Daily Galaxy

Scientists mapped a hidden "sea of light" from hydrogen 9–11 billion years ago, revealing how the early universe was structured.

Astronomers unveil largest 3D universe map of its kind, illuminating 'hidden' cosmic structures - Space

Physicists in China have uncovered new evidence that chiral phonons and magnons can interact strongly inside magnetic crystals. Using neutron spectroscopy, a team led by Song Bao at Nanjing Universit… [+4368 chars]

Physicists in China have uncovered new evidence that chiral phonons and magnons can interact strongly inside magnetic crystals. Using neutron spectroscopy, a team led by Song Bao at Nanjing University mapped magnetic signatures linked to chiral phonons in a f…

Neutrons reveal magnetic signatures of chiral phonons - Phys.org

NASA Astronaut Michael Hopkins performing an asteroid mining experiment on board the ISS – credit, NASA via Cornell University – released
Last week, GNN reported that fungi were being trailed by sci… [+2975 chars]

Several companies are already developing solutions to mine asteroids in space, as they contain many useful elements, such as water and gold.

Scientists Successfully Mine Meteorites for Precious Metals on International Space Station - Good News Network

This stunning satellite image of Ouarzazate, Morocco, was taken by Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Enormous solar power array seen from orbit photo of the day for March 5, 2026 - Space

Researchers from the University of Bologna and the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) along with other institutes have proposed a new way to address the Hubble tension by comparing esti… [+5794 chars]

Researchers from the University of Bologna and the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) along with other institutes have proposed a new way to address the Hubble tension by comparing estimates of the universe's age rather than its expansion rate. …

How old is the universe? The oldest stars give us a clue - Phys.org

For decades, planetary scientists looked at the massive dust storms on Mars and wondered if they produced electricity. These storms can grow until they wrap around the entire planet, moving millions … [+5217 chars]

Deep within the planet's violent, globe-spanning dust storms, something unexpected is happening. A specialized sensor just captured a rare phenomenon that changes everything we know about the Martian sky.