Ancestors of mammals laid eggs, and it was essential for survival Photo: freepik.com Our neighboring planet Venus has an extremely dense atmosphere composed of about 95% carbon dioxide, creating surface temperatures of up to 464°C and pressure around 92 times high Photo: NASA Scientists have found that craters near the south pole of the Moon that have spent the most time in shadow are likely to contain the highest amounts of water ice. These deposits were mos Photo: enovosty Antarctica is on the brink of an environmental crisis, with emperor penguins and several marine mammals now officially listed as threatened due to rapid ice loss and food shortages d Photo: unsplash.com Scientists have discovered a previously unknown type of cell that appears only during pregnancy and may play a key role in how the placenta develops — though its exact function r Photo: Getty Images NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have safely returned to Earth after completing their nine-day mission, with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion spacecraft landed off the coaFirst in over 50 years: Artemis II astronauts enter lunar space Photo: freepik Scientists have suggested that life on Earth may have originated after asteroid impacts. Researchers have put forward a new hypothesis about the origin of life on Earth: its cradle m Photo: Getty Images The United States has outlined an approximate timeline for the end of its military operation against Iran, which began on February 28. According to Donald Trump, key objectives Photo: ZN Scientists have found that chatbots powered by artificial intelligence can be overly flattering toward users, which may lead them to give poor or even harmful advice. According to a study Photo: depositphotos As global temperatures rise, scientists are finding that drought conditions can accelerate the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria , with potential consequences for hum Photo: Nipah virus, computer model / Getty Images And that’s the concerning part. Scientists say viruses that jump from animals to humans don’t need special mutations to make that transition — whicLow-cost Ozempic rival emerges as China targets obesity drug market — Bloomberg Photo: Getty Images Scientists have found that microplastics can interfere with the body’s ability to fight infections, as tiny plastic particles may accumulate inside immune cells and disrupt their Photo: Landkreis Prignitz Fragments of a medieval firearm discovered in Brandenburg may represent the oldest portable gunpowder weapon in Europe , according to a new analysis reported by Live Scien Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Ricardo Hueso (UPV/EHU) and Judy Schmidt The moons of Jupiter may influence the giant planet’s powerful auroras by disturbing its magnet Photo: freepik Belgian food ingredients producer Puratos and food-tech startup California Cultured plan to bring lab-grown cocoa chocolate to commercial production by the end of 2026 . The announc Photo: Vitor Silva Paleontologists have uncovered an unusual fossil creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-pointing teeth. According to Live Science , this species lived on Earth 275 million yearBacteria play an unexpected role in kidney stone formation – scientists Photo: NASA/Dan Gallagher Scientists have found some of the most convincing evidence yet that life could have formed on Mars. The discovery comes from organic molecules detected in rock samples from Photo: Getty Images Archaeologists have discovered that more than 7,000 years ago, people in what is now Sweden buried their dead dressed in garments decorated with fur and feathers. A new soil-anal Photo: ESO/L. Calçada One of the largest stars in the universe is doing something unusual, and scientists are still debating what it means. WOH G64, a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is one of Photo: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Lab-grown brain organoids managed to balance an unstable vertical pole, demonstrating how living neural circuits can be guided to so Photo: Getty Images Ordinary flies “smell” their food with their feet, some butterflies can produce a piercing squeak to protect themselves, and cockroaches might actually survive a “nuclear blast.”Giant’s remains found in Viking burial show evidence of brain surgery Photo: chinadaily China tests rocket and crewed spacecraft for Moon missions, reports China Daily. The space mission On February 11, a demonstration test flight of the Long March-10 rocket and th Photo: expert Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX has shifted its near-term priorities from colonizing Mars to building what he calls a “self-sustaining city on the Moon,” citing the lunar objective The Medtronic Hugo robotic surgical system at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, November 8, 2024. Photo: Getty Images At the QEQM clinic in England, the Hugo robot has operated Photo: clickpetroleoegas Crocodile that hunted dinosaurs: how science brought one of the deadliest ancient predators back to life Imagine a creature as long as a school bus, with jaws capable of ea Photo: NASA Scientists have found that Jupiter is slightly smaller and more flattened than previously believed, according to new research reported by Live Science . The team analyzed data from NASAn asteroid impact on the Moon in 2032 could have consequences for Earth, scientists warn Photo: scitechdaily Scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed an innovative spray that can stop bleeding and heal wounds within seconds. The new p Photo: Xiangtong Lei & Sihang Zhang Fossils from China reveal complex visual system in 518-million-year-old vertebrates Some of the earliest known vertebrates had four fully functional eyes. Photo: ESO, VISTA, NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Emerson (ESO); Acknowledgment: CASU The Helix Nebula, located in the constellation Aquarius. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have obta Photo: BBC Scientists uncover the world’s oldest hand stencil in Indonesia Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known hand stencil in human history on the Indonesian island of Muna , southe Photo: Associated Press\YouTube The gemstone weighs 3,563 carats A rare purple star sapphire described as the largest documented of its kind in the world has been unveiled in Colombo. The gemstonResearchers have debunked Trump’s claim linking paracetamol use during pregnancy to autism in children Photo: BBC NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. The system is expected to become a key element of the Artemis program and futur Photo: Superintendency of Caltanissetta/Sicilian Government Archaeologists in Sicily have discovered a unique writing tool depicting the god Dionysus, estimated to be around 2,500 years old. Accordi Photo: NASA Jupiter will shine at its brightest on January 10. This weekend, skywatchers on Earth will have a prime opportunity to observe Jupiter as it appears brighter than at any other time of t Photo: MPIfR/N.Sulzenauer/ALMA Scientists discover impossibly hot galaxy cluster just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang Astronomers have identified a giant galaxy cluster that challenges curre Photo: Getty Images Despite decades of archaeological research, a number of famous ancient cities mentioned in historical texts have never been located. Their existence is confirmed by written sourcScientists reconstruct Homo erectus face, reshaping views on human evolution Photo: Marc Miskin/UPenn Engineers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have developed the world’s smallest autonomous, programmable robot, tens of thousands of times s Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Naturalis Biodiversity Center It is a rare species of ground-dwelling pigeon. One of the last living relatives of the extinct dodo bird has been spotted several times on th Photo: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York have, for the first time, examined cloud tops in unprecedented detail using a new lidar system, Photo: Sachin Patil Archaeologists have discovered a unique circular stone labyrinth in Solapur, Maharashtra, believed to be the largest of its kind in India. The structure, featuring 15 concentric Photo: depositphotos Scientists have identified previously unknown structures that resemble hybrids of cells and viruses and help pathogens spread faster and more aggressively by moving together witScientists discover what lies beneath the ice of Saturn’s largest moon: Titan has no ocean Photo: Keck Institute for Space Studies/Chuck Carter Uranus and Neptune are technically giant planets, but they are commonly referred to as ice giants because of their composition. Compared with J Photo: NTNU University Museum An unusual Viking Age burial discovered in Trøndelag, Norway, has presented archaeologists with a historical mystery. The grave contained the remains of a woman, with s Photo: The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute Sponges are among the simplest and seemingly most harmless animals on Earth, but a newly discovered species found in Antarcti Photo: Craig Williams/The Trustees of the British Museum Researchers have announced what they describe as the oldest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, discovered at a 400,000-year-old archae Photo: European Space Agency Researchers have demonstrated that the mass of Mars shapes Earth’s short-term climate cycles. A new analysis of Solar System dynamics shows that Mars has a stronger impa