Natural and Social Sciences

05/30/2026

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/28/science/sea-cucumber-amputated-tissue-regrowth?utm_source=cnn_Evening+Newsletter+-+Friday%2C+May+29%2C+2026&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=1LMyeNmSmdX3EScIBjBkrQsh67sa9rbMwRAXddxAGgjCyidfvVDSG0bN5OQZowrl&bt_ts=1780084572758

Severed fragments of a sea cucumber kept living and thriving instead of decaying, puzzling researchers.

05/12/2026

Molecular gastronomy: Using science for cooking.

Molecular gastronomy is the use of science to prepare food. While humans have long engaged in broader food science to improve the taste, production, preservation, and storage of food, molecular gastro

04/19/2026

04/11/2026

More from the James Webb telescope.

A study of the fascinating galaxy system nicknamed "The Stingray" suggests that mysterious little red dots could be a phase in the evolution of galaxies powered by actively feeding black holes, rather than a distinct class of objects.

03/26/2026

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antimatter-traveled-truck-delivery-cern?utm_medium=email&utm_term=N%2FA&utm_source=D365&utm_content=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202026%2003%2026&utm_campaign=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202026%2003%2026 =3622a857-fcc6-4991-b8cb-9147a7cc0300

Scientists are envisioning an antimatter delivery program that could ferry antiprotons from CERN to other labs around Europe.

03/19/2026

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mysterious-ancient-skeleton-sitting-upright-france/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=69136a7c0b16fe7c610dd124

The skeleton is the latest in a series of bodies discovered in the city of Dijon that were mysteriously buried in a seated position while facing west.

03/01/2026

Ants adopt a caterpillar which then preys upon the ant larvae. From BBC Earth.

An abandoned cocoon leads to a butterfly to new and unexpected parents.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEart...

12/24/2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/science/historical-mysteries-solved-2025?utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Wednesday%2C+December+24%2C+2025&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=prrdikG5wzyy99qtv31eodng5cvrI5A21lmFIZ9ul0%2FtYFS03Gib5%2F3Pe%2FbYQ7fO&bt_ts=1766576089690

Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

12/04/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opinion/whale-language-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6E8.T1iV.B__GTN7dxA_g&smid=url-share

This is not your average chatbot.

11/20/2025

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/woolly-mammoth-ancient-rna-ice-age?utm_medium=email&utm_term=N%2FA&utm_source=D365&utm_content=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202025%2011%2020&utm_campaign=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202025%2011%2020 =e870c7cf-bb83-499a-92c9-ea96bc910000

Ancient RNA from Yuka, a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth preserved in permafrost, can offer new biological insights into the Ice Age animal’s life.