Discoveries

New finds and firsts.

Mongabay7 Oct, 14:39
Arabian Sea humpbacks may be a unique subspecies at risk of extinction
NASA7 Oct, 13:00
NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone
NASA7 Oct, 12:49
NASA’s Curiosity Captures Dawn Breaking on Wind-Carved Cliffs
NASA7 Oct, 11:44
Artemis II Crew Moon Photo Annotations
Anthropocene Magazine7 Oct, 08:00
Do coyotes thrive in cities more than in the wild?
bbc.com7 Oct, 07:45
Gentoo penguin colonies are expanding on an active Antarctic volcano as warming conditions appear to favour the species in the region.
ScienceDaily6 Oct, 22:09
Stanford researchers identified a method to regrow cartilage and halt arthritis progression, potentially reducing the need for joint replacement surgery.
Mongabay6 Oct, 19:14
New crocodile species found fossilized in stone used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx
npr.org6 Oct, 17:20
Warmer ocean temperatures may have caused the first recorded sea turtle nesting event in California.
NASA6 Oct, 12:09
Astronomers Solve Cosmic Cold Case with NASA Hubble Data
NASA6 Oct, 11:30
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Catches Stunning Martian Dawn
Eos6 Oct, 09:20
Scientists Finally Think They Know What Made These Geometric Fossils
Anthropocene Magazine6 Oct, 09:00
Solar panels have (another) surprising side effect: Stopping dust storms in their tracks
NASA6 Oct, 09:00
NASA’s Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets
Mongabay6 Oct, 07:02
16 new fungal species found hiding in Thailand’s flowers
High Country News6 Oct, 04:00
Duck banding in the Centennial Valley helps save the lesser scaup
NASA5 Oct, 20:48
A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars?
ksl.com5 Oct, 17:49
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for developing a technique that helps researchers decode mysteries of the brain.
Good Good Good5 Oct, 17:06
Scientists unearthed 57 new species from waters in Argentina nearly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon
apnews.com5 Oct, 12:50
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for research illuminating how brain activity works.
royalsocietypublishing.org5 Oct, 11:58
A study estimated that vaccines indirectly protected unvaccinated people, accounting for half of averted COVID-19 infections and a quarter of averted hospitalisations and deaths.
NASA5 Oct, 11:00
Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case
NASA5 Oct, 00:05
APOD: 2026 October 5 – M104: The Sombrero Galaxy’s Tidal Streams
Good News Network4 Oct, 19:21
Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A
Good News Network4 Oct, 11:04
Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween
Good News Network2 Oct, 14:30
Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?
Good Good Good1 Oct, 16:53
A retired FBI agent has spent 20-plus years tracking down 100-year-old apple trees to save them from extinction
Mongabay1 Oct, 11:07
Dolphins keep their social and hunting lives in separate waters, study finds
Eos1 Oct, 10:30
Natural Mummies Hold Memories of Life and Land
Eos1 Oct, 10:24
Wildfires Burned in Antarctica 90 Million Years Ago
Good News Network1 Oct, 09:00
Genetic Analysis All But Confirms the Most Unique of Humpback Populations Is Actually a Subspecies
Mongabay1 Oct, 01:48
Endangered dolphins survive in a Bangladesh river so polluted it’s ‘not livable’ for fish
Mongabay30 Sept, 16:47
Isle Royale wolves inbred but likely to survive, study says
Good Good Good30 Sept, 16:07
New study links sustained arts education to lower chronic absenteeism in schools
Mongabay30 Sept, 14:18
Philippine eagle habitat study maps mining risks and conservation priorities
Good News Network30 Sept, 14:00
New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution
Mongabay29 Sept, 15:11
Uganda pastoralists turn to wild plants as food shortages bite, study finds
Good News Network29 Sept, 11:30
This Stone Wall Seems to Have Finally Settled Debate About The Town That Became Paris
Mongabay29 Sept, 10:38
In war-torn South Sudan, giraffes retain a surprisingly healthy gene pool
Mongabay28 Sept, 14:14
New deep-sea creatures unlocked!