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Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | SCIENCE

The Science section covers scientific discoveries, space exploration, research breakthroughs, and the natural world.

Incomplete remains of world's 'youngest' impact crater spotted lurking in Chinese forest — Earth from space
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Incomplete remains of world's 'youngest' impact crater spotted lurking in Chinese forest — Earth from space

A 2021 satellite photo shows off the recently uncovered Yilan crater in China, which is most likely the youngest impact structure on Earth. The incomplete ring is also the largest...

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SPACE & ASTRONOMY
An ocean the size of the Arctic once covered half of Mars, new images hint

An ocean the size of the Arctic once covered half of Mars, new images hint

Jan 23
Drones and satellites can measure methane emissions from ruminants

Drones and satellites can measure methane emissions from ruminants

Jan 23
Accessing water on Mars: Examining the best technologies for future missions

Accessing water on Mars: Examining the best technologies for future missions

Jan 22

How China can meet its rapidly growing cooling demand without heating the planet

Jan 22

Experiment clarifies cosmic origin of rare proton-rich isotope selenium-74

Jan 22

Seismometer networks could track space junk as it falls to Earth

Jan 22

Dark energy survey scientists release analysis of all six years of survey data

Jan 22

Rule-breaking supermassive black hole discovered in the early universe

Jan 22

Rethinking where life could exist beyond Earth

Jan 22

Scientists solve 66 million-year-old mystery of how Earth's greenhouse age ended

Jan 22
PHYSICS
Transforming hydrogen energy by flattening granular catalysts into paper-thin sheets

Transforming hydrogen energy by flattening granular catalysts into paper-thin sheets

Jan 23
Particle permutation task can be tackled by quantum but not classical computers, study finds

Particle permutation task can be tackled by quantum but not classical computers, study finds

Jan 23
Measuring the consequences of plastic contamination

Measuring the consequences of plastic contamination

Jan 23

Astrophysicists discover largest sulfur-containing molecular compound in space

Jan 23

Stingrays inspire smarter ocean robots: The physics of fin motion

Jan 22

ATLAS confirms collective nature of quark soup's radial expansion

Jan 22

Entangled atomic clouds enable more precise quantum measurements

Jan 22

2D topological crystalline insulator turns decade-old prediction into reality

Jan 22

3D-printed surfaces help atoms play ball to improve quantum sensors

Jan 22

Magnetic 'sweet spots' enable optimal operation of hole spin qubits

Jan 22
BIOLOGY
Discovery reveals how acetylation controls key enzyme linked to cancer growth

Discovery reveals how acetylation controls key enzyme linked to cancer growth

Jan 23
How microbial fossils illuminate life's origins

How microbial fossils illuminate life's origins

Jan 23

This one gene may explain most Alzheimer’s cases

Jan 23
Study finds fisheries management—not predator recovery—drives catch levels in the North Sea

Study finds fisheries management—not predator recovery—drives catch levels in the North Sea

Jan 23

40 years of tree-tracking records reveal how global change is impacting Amazon and Andean Forest div...

Jan 23

Scientists ranked monogamy across mammals and humans stand out

Jan 23

Meadows reveal unexpected monotony in insect biodiversity study

Jan 22

Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis

Jan 22

Human penis size influences female attraction and male assessment of rivals, study suggests

Jan 22

Diversity of water striders emerged earlier than previously thought, researchers find

Jan 22
ENVIRONMENT
Michigan sues oil giants, alleging collusion to stifle renewables, EVs

Michigan sues oil giants, alleging collusion to stifle renewables, EVs

Jan 23
Climate change can alter flower nectar quality and supply, threatening monarch butterfly migration

Climate change can alter flower nectar quality and supply, threatening monarch butterfly migration

Jan 23
Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find

Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find

Jan 23

Sea turtles may be more resilient to global warming than we thought

Jan 23

Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution

Jan 23

Air pollution in India's capital Delhi: An environmental and health disaster

Jan 23

Florida reefs offer multimillion-dollar flood protection—if they survive

Jan 23

The Senate should ratify the High Seas Treaty

Jan 23

Arctic blast to wallop N. America—is climate change to blame?

Jan 23

Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas

Jan 23
CLIMATE
Whales may divide resources to co-exist under pressures from climate change

Whales may divide resources to co-exist under pressures from climate change

Jan 23

Moore Boasts of Record Climate Spending in Maryland Budget as Advocates Denounce Raids on Energy Inv...

Jan 23
Researchers seek worldwide solutions to conserve coral reefs

Researchers seek worldwide solutions to conserve coral reefs

Jan 22
National Park Service Removes Sign on Climate Change From Fort Sumter

National Park Service Removes Sign on Climate Change From Fort Sumter

Jan 22

World on track to breach 1.5°C target by 2030

Jan 22

Record snowfall leaves cars stuck and people stranded in Russia's Far East

Jan 21

Meta Wants Data Center in Sunny El Paso to Rely on Natural Gas

Jan 21

Safeguarding the Winter Olympics-Paralympics against climate change

Jan 21

The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report—here's what that means

Jan 21

An alpine disaster in Switzerland was no freak accident

Jan 21
INNOVATION
Ultra-thin wireless retinal implant offers hope for safely restoring vision signals

Ultra-thin wireless retinal implant offers hope for safely restoring vision signals

Jan 23

A brain glitch may explain why some people hear voices

Jan 23

This 2.6-million-year-old jawbone changes the human story

Jan 23

Rare rocks beneath Australia reveal the origins of a critical metal

Jan 23
Warner Bros. Says Over 93% of Its Holders Reject Paramount’s Bid

Warner Bros. Says Over 93% of Its Holders Reject Paramount’s Bid

Jan 22
Warner Bros. Says Over 93% of Its Holders Reject Paramount’s Bid

Warner Bros. Says Over 93% of Its Holders Reject Paramount’s Bid

Jan 22

Paramount does everything but raise its price in its latest move in the Warner Bros. takeover fight

Jan 22

Paramount Extends Tender Offer for Warner Bros. Shares

Jan 22

Scientists may be approaching a 'fundamental breakthrough in cosmology and particle physics', if dar...

Jan 22

China’s ‘infrastructure first’ approach a major advantage in AI arms race: Davos panel

Jan 22
ARCHAEOLOGY
Four-eyed Cambrian fish fossils hint at origins of vertebrate pineal complex

Four-eyed Cambrian fish fossils hint at origins of vertebrate pineal complex

Jan 22
Ancient giant kangaroos could hop to it when they needed to, hindlimb study suggests

Ancient giant kangaroos could hop to it when they needed to, hindlimb study suggests

Jan 22
New analysis suggests carbon markets must account for storage duration in pricing removals

New analysis suggests carbon markets must account for storage duration in pricing removals

Jan 21

A wild potato that changed the story of agriculture in the American Southwest

Jan 21

Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than we thought

Jan 21

2.6 million-year-old jaw from extinct 'Nutcracker Man' is found where we didn't expect it

Jan 21

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Jan 21

Nefertiti's tomb close to discovery, famed archaeologist Zahi Hawaas claims in new documentary

Jan 16

Forged in fire: The 900°C heat that built Earth’s stable continents

Oct 16

Scientists thought the Arctic was sealed in ice — they were wrong

Jul 5
SCIENCE
For Northeast blizzard, everything was just right to roll up a monster snowfall

For Northeast blizzard, everything was just right to roll up a monster snowfall

1h ago

Scientists reverse muscle aging in mice and discover a surprising catch

4h ago
Image: Curiosity rover surveys boxwork region of Mars

Image: Curiosity rover surveys boxwork region of Mars

6h ago
6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February

6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February

7h ago

Probability underlies much of the modern world—an engineering professor explains how it actually wor...

8h ago

Staple crops are a major contributor to global deforestation, says study

8h ago

Sunlight-powered process turns plastic waste into acetic acid without added emissions

9h ago

Big broods, better manners: What a fish study suggests about siblings and social skills

9h ago

Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals

9h ago

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