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They Look Harmless—But New Research Shows Beach Logs Are Quietly Destroying an Entire Ecosystem

They Look Harmless—But New Research Shows Beach Logs Are Quietly Destroying an Entire Ecosystem

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 16, 2025December 3, 2025

Along the wave-polished shores of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii, the sight of stranded logs is so ordinary that most…

Scientists Create Microscope That Sees 14x More Than Traditional Ones—Without Dyes!

Scientists Create Microscope That Sees 14x More Than Traditional Ones—Without Dyes!

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 14, 2025December 3, 2025

For centuries, microscopes have been our windows into the microscopic world, enabling groundbreaking discoveries across medicine, biology, and countless other…

Ancient Condor Bones Reveal Shocking Secret: These Majestic Birds Once Ruled Peru’s Coastal Skies!

Ancient Condor Bones Reveal Shocking Secret: These Majestic Birds Once Ruled Peru’s Coastal Skies!

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 14, 2025December 3, 2025

For centuries, the Andean condor has soared through the imagination of South America. With a wingspan that can stretch more…

Ancient ‘Sponge Meadows’ Discovered Beneath Idaho — Here’s What They’re Telling Us About Prehistoric Oceans

Ancient ‘Sponge Meadows’ Discovered Beneath Idaho — Here’s What They’re Telling Us About Prehistoric Oceans

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 14, 2025December 3, 2025

Long before mountains towered over Idaho and Wyoming, before coal seams and phosphate mines shaped the economy of the Intermountain…

Scientists Uncover 30,000 Fossils in the Arctic — And They Rewrite the Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs

Scientists Uncover 30,000 Fossils in the Arctic — And They Rewrite the Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 14, 2025December 3, 2025

The Arctic seems like an unlikely place to find the remains of an ancient tropical sea, yet beneath the cold…

Scientists Discover Koalas Are Surprisingly Close Relatives of a Terrifying Ice Age Predator

Scientists Discover Koalas Are Surprisingly Close Relatives of a Terrifying Ice Age Predator

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 14, 2025December 3, 2025

At first glance, nothing seems more different than a drowsy koala perched in a eucalyptus tree and the marsupial lion…

The Taung Child Turns 100 — And Its Story Is More Explosive Than Ever

The Taung Child Turns 100 — And Its Story Is More Explosive Than Ever

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 14, 2025December 3, 2025

In 2025, the Taung Child — a small fossilized face and skull of a young hominin from South Africa —…

Scientists Find a Fern That “Grows” Rare Earth Crystals—A Game-Changer for Green Mining

Scientists Find a Fern That “Grows” Rare Earth Crystals—A Game-Changer for Green Mining

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 14, 2025December 3, 2025

In the humid, green folds of South China’s forests, a fern long overlooked by the world has quietly been performing…

Droughts Are Making Animals Fight Back — Scientists Reveal a Hidden Side of Climate Change

Droughts Are Making Animals Fight Back — Scientists Reveal a Hidden Side of Climate Change

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 13, 2025December 3, 2025

As droughts become longer and more frequent under the strain of climate change, scientists are uncovering a surprising ripple effect—one…

Scientists Discover a New Pterosaur Species Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit

Scientists Discover a New Pterosaur Species Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 13, 2025December 3, 2025

In the arid northeast of Brazil, far from the crashing waves of the Atlantic and deep within the sunbaked landscapes…

Scientists Discover a 240-Million-Year-Old “Fighter” Lizard That Preyed Like a Dinosaur

Scientists Discover a 240-Million-Year-Old “Fighter” Lizard That Preyed Like a Dinosaur

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 13, 2025December 3, 2025

Long before the mighty roar of the dinosaurs filled the Earth, another kind of reptile ruled the ancient landscapes—armored, swift,…

Did Neanderthals Really Go Extinct—Or Did They Become Us? New Study Says They May Have Merged with Humans

Did Neanderthals Really Go Extinct—Or Did They Become Us? New Study Says They May Have Merged with Humans

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 12, 2025December 3, 2025

Somewhere in our genetic code lies the echo of another kind of human—a species that once shared our lands, our…

Scientists Just Uncovered the Secret “Language” of Hawaiian Monk Seals Beneath the Waves

Scientists Just Uncovered the Secret “Language” of Hawaiian Monk Seals Beneath the Waves

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 12, 2025December 3, 2025

Beneath the turquoise waters of the Hawaiian Islands, an ancient song has been echoing for centuries—unheard, unrecognized, and nearly forgotten.…

Scientists Discover the “Original Kangaroo” That Changed Australia Forever

Scientists Discover the “Original Kangaroo” That Changed Australia Forever

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 12, 2025December 3, 2025

Deep in the heart of Australia’s Northern Territory, where ancient bones lie hidden in red earth and sunbaked stone, a…

Scientists Uncover a Hidden Law of Life That Explains Why Growth Slows Even in Abundance

Scientists Uncover a Hidden Law of Life That Explains Why Growth Slows Even in Abundance

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 12, 2025December 3, 2025

Why does life slow down when there’s plenty to eat? It sounds like a paradox. In nature, from bacteria in…

Scientists Unearth Australia’s Oldest Crocodile Eggs in a Farmer’s Backyard

Scientists Unearth Australia’s Oldest Crocodile Eggs in a Farmer’s Backyard

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 12, 2025December 3, 2025

In the quiet Queensland town of Murgon, where sheep graze under the blazing Australian sun, there lies a humble clay…

Scientists Find a Way to Make Invasive “Crazy Ants” Destroy Themselves — Naturally

Scientists Find a Way to Make Invasive “Crazy Ants” Destroy Themselves — Naturally

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 12, 2025December 3, 2025

Across the warm, humid Gulf Coast of the United States—from Florida to Texas—a tiny insect has been quietly waging war…

Extinct Snake Found After 40 Years Turns Out to Be Key to Modern Snake Evolution

Extinct Snake Found After 40 Years Turns Out to Be Key to Modern Snake Evolution

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 12, 2025December 3, 2025

Sometimes, the most remarkable discoveries don’t come from unearthing new fossils—but from looking again at the ones we already have.…

Scientists Create AI-Powered Tool That Can Predict Cancer-Causing Protein Changes Before They Happen

Scientists Create AI-Powered Tool That Can Predict Cancer-Causing Protein Changes Before They Happen

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 12, 2025December 3, 2025

Every cell in your body—each a tenth of a millimeter across—is a bustling city of molecules. Proteins build, move, signal,…

Scientists Discover a “Devil-Horned” Bee in Australia—and Its Name Is Lucifer

Scientists Discover a “Devil-Horned” Bee in Australia—and Its Name Is Lucifer

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 11, 2025December 3, 2025

In the shimmering heat of Western Australia’s Goldfields, among the dry red earth and the tenacious wildflowers that bloom against…

Your Face Has a Neanderthal Story Hidden in Its Genes, Scientists Discover

Your Face Has a Neanderthal Story Hidden in Its Genes, Scientists Discover

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 11, 2025December 3, 2025

Every face tells a story. The curve of a cheekbone, the shape of a nose, the line of a jaw—these…

The Most Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe, Answered

The Most Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe, Answered

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 11, 2025December 3, 2025

The universe is the greatest mystery humanity has ever faced—a vast expanse of space, time, matter, and energy that both…

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