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Our Favorite Science Stories That Stuck With Us From 2025

byTibi Puiuand1 others December 25, 2025

The list below is a mix of the pieces we loved most and the ones you couldn’t stop reading.

At Night, This Lava Turns Blue and It’s Not a Magic Trick

byMihai Andrei December 24, 2025

It's one of the most unique geological phenomena.

Some Plants Attract Pollinators By Heating Themselves and It’s Probably the Oldest Pollination Strategy

byTudor Tarita December 24, 2025

Long before flowers dazzled insects with colors, ancient plants used a different signal.

A Massive Stone Wall Built 7,000 Years Ago Was Found Intact Beneath the Sea Off the Coast of France

byTudor Tarita December 24, 2025

An underwater find in Brittany reveals how ancient people faced a rising sea.

Aspartame Is Marketed as a Safer Sugar Swap But New Research Shows Long Term Low Doses May Strain the Brain and Heart

byRupendra Brahambhatt December 24, 2025

A year-long experiment raises new doubts about the safety limits of one of the most popular artificial sweeteners.

As the Chocolate Crisis Drives Prices Up and Recipes Down, a New Method Turns Carob Tree Pulp into an Ingredient That Tastes Like Cocoa

byRupendra Brahambhatt December 24, 2025

The world is running out of cocoa, but this doesn't mean the end of chocolate.

These rare Italian bears have evolved to be surprisingly chill

byTudor Tarita December 24, 2025

How centuries of human pressure quietly reshaped a rare brown bear

An Anthropologist Spent 5 Years Infiltrating the Secret World of ‘Broscience’ and Steroid Use. Here’s What She Learned

byTibi Puiu December 24, 2025

An Australian researcher went undercover to learn more about how Broscience experiments with dangerous drugs — and found a surprising...

Scientists Just Developed a Urine Test That Reveals Your True Biological Age

byMihai Andrei December 24, 2025

How old are you really? The answer is in your pee.

Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do

byBobbi Sutherland December 23, 2025

You wish your Christmas was as awesome as a Medieval peasant's.

How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever

byJanelle Carlson December 23, 2025

Long before dogs were pets, they were partners, protectors, and family.

How Life Solved Its “Impossible” Problem: Leading Chemist Explains Life Doesn’t Need a Miracle to Appear

byTibi Puiu December 23, 2025

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

AI Helps Catch Thousands of Cases of Domestic Violence That Hospital Paperwork Classed as “Accidents”

byAlessandra Vescio December 23, 2025

Violence sometimes hides in plain sight, especially in a busy emergency room. Between the chaos of tired and overworked staff...

Archaeologists Found a Roman Mosaic in Britain That Tells a Lost Version of the Trojan War

byTudor Tarita December 23, 2025

Buried in an English field, a floor reveals a forgotten version of an ancient myth.

When Lung Cancer Fears Emerged in the 1950s, Kent Put a Filter on their Cigarettes. It Was Made From Asbestos

byMihai Andrei December 23, 2025

Kent widely touted its "famous micronite filter".

Obesity Patients Lost Nearly 30 percent of Their Body Weight on a New Experimental Drug and Many Saw Their Knee Pain Disappear

byTudor Tarita December 23, 2025

An experimental drug links dramatic weight loss with relief from arthritis pain.

Polar Bears Are on The Brink of Extinction, But Their DNA May Be Fighting Back

byRupendra Brahambhatt December 23, 2025

Climate Change is forcing polar bears to rewire parts of their DNA in surprising ways.

Your Phone Battery Is Constantly ‘Breathing’ and That Motion May Be What Eventually Kills It

byTibi Puiu December 22, 2025

All batteries of all types degrade over time with use. Researchers now better understand why that happens.

This Giant Inflatable Dome Is Actually a CO2 Battery Designed To Store Renewable Energy For a Full Day. Here’s How It Works

byTibi Puiu December 22, 2025

By compressing and expanding carbon dioxide, this unusual battery solves one of renewable energy’s toughest reliability problems.

Ancient Dragon Stones Older Than Stonehenge Reveal a Lost Water Cult Hidden High in Armenia’s Mountains

byRupendra Brahambhatt December 22, 2025

These giant monuments are 1,000 years older than Stonehenge and share an interesting connection with water.

This Tiny Brazilian Toad Became the First Amphibian Ever to Halt a Hydroelectric Dam. Now, It Faces a Climate Disaster

byThamys Trindade December 22, 2025

A rare toad changed the fate of a river by becoming the first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam. It's...

The World’s Strangest Computer Is Alive and It Blurs the Line Between Brains and Machines

byJason Collins December 22, 2025

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

Researchers Let Lab Mice Touch Grass for the First Time in Their Lives and the Results Were Very Surprising

byMihai Andrei December 22, 2025

A single week completely changed their lives.

AI-Powered Toys Are Flooding the Market and Researchers Warn the Risks Are Far Bigger Than Parents Realize

byTudor Tarita December 22, 2025

Chatty stuffed animals blur the line between play, surveillance, and companionship.

Microscopic Analysis of Roman Poop Proves Their Engineering Couldn’t Save Them From Parasites

byMihai Andrei December 22, 2025

Excavations reveal the microscopic enemies plaguing Roman soldiers at Hadrian's Wall.

Zimbabwe Has a Big Lightning Problem and It Involves Black Magic

byAndrew Mambondiyani December 22, 2025

Zimbabwe is one of the most lightning-struck places on Earth, and a mix of extreme weather and deep-rooted superstition is...

DNA Analysis Confirms Grim Tale from 800-Year-Old Norse Saga

byMihai Andrei December 22, 2025

A Norse saga, a man in a well, and a genetic study that confirmed a legend.

The Amazon Rainforest Is Entering a Scary New Phase Called a “Hypertropical Climate”

byTudor Tarita December 22, 2025

The rainforest is drifting toward a hotter, drier state last seen tens of millions of years ago.

City Life Is Rewriting Animal DNA. Here Are 6 Striking Examples

byDesiree Smith-Daughety December 22, 2025

New research confirms animals are physically mutating to cope with our cities.

Scientists Thought Ribbon Worms Lived a Few Years Until This One Hit Nearly 30

byTudor Tarita December 21, 2025

A ribbon worm that has lived in a lab aquarium since the 1990s turned out to be nearly 30 years...

NASA Just Mapped the Entire Sky in 102 Infrared Colors and Scientists Say it Could Explain How the Universe Began

byTibi Puiu December 19, 2025

An infrared atlas reveals how the universe grew up, and where life’s ingredients hide.

AI and Other High-Tech Tools Are Reshaping the Global Fight Against Wildlife Poaching

byTibi Puiu December 19, 2025

New tools are helping park rangers detect and respond to poaching in real time.

Climate Change Is Pushing Butterflies and Their Host Plants Out of Sync

byKimberly M. S. Cartier December 19, 2025

Insects and the plants they depend on are migrating in response to climate change, but not always in the same...

Tennis May Add Nearly 10 Years to Your Life and Most People Are Ignoring It

byTibi Puiu December 19, 2025

Could a weekly match on the court be the secret to a longer, healthier life?

Researchers Use Drones To Catch Whale Snot and Find a Deadly, Measles-Like Virus in the Arctic

byMihai Andrei December 19, 2025

Scientists are flying drones through whale breath to monitor ocean health.

Ancient, Massive Hoard Of Beads In Spain Hints At A Forgotten Female Dynasty

byMihai Andrei December 19, 2025

A quarter-million beads reveal the power of ancient women.

Your DNA Might Say ‘Viking’ but Science Says Genetic Ancestry Tests Never Tell the Whole Story

byCarles Lalueza-Fox December 19, 2025

If you’re looking for your genetic origin story, your DNA will only take you so far.

A Bacterium from the Gut of This Tiny Frog Can Clear out Aggressive Colon Tumors in Mice

byMihai Andrei December 18, 2025

With this little frog's bacterium, researchers achieved a 100% cure rate in mice for colon cancer.

Scientists Say Swearing Can Make You Stronger and the Reason Has Nothing to do With Anger

byTibi Puiu December 18, 2025

F*CK YEAH!

Gouda News: Eating More High Fat Cheese May Surprisingly Lower Your Risk of Dementia

byMihai Andrei December 18, 2025

It seems not all high-fat dairy products have the same effect and low-fat isn't always better.

A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it

byMihai Andrei December 18, 2025

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard...

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James Webb Telescope Spots a “Lemon-shaped” Exoplanet With an Atmosphere Made of Carbon

byJordan Strickler December 18, 2025

Astronomers are scratching their heads at the odd chemistry, which hints at soot clouds and possibly diamond formation deep inside.

New Pumpkin Toadlet Species Smaller Than a Fingernail Discovered in Brazil’s Cloud Forests

byTudor Tarita December 18, 2025

A tiny amphibian highlights how much biodiversity still hides in Brazil’s mountains.

Norway Is Building the World’s Longest Undersea Road Tunnel: 27 Kilometers Long and 400 Meters Below Sea Level

byTudor Tarita December 18, 2025 - Updated on December 19, 2025

An undersea tunnel promises faster travel and steadier lives along Norway’s stormy west coast.

Does Music Training Really Make Children Smarter? Psychologists Say We’ve Been Asking the Wrong Question

byTibi Puiu December 18, 2025 - Updated on December 19, 2025

Music lessons are less likely to make children smarter and more likely to reveal the curiosity and discipline they already...

A Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Is Racing Through Space at Nearly 1,000 km/s and Leaving a Trail of Newborn Stars Behind

byTibi Puiu December 18, 2025

Astronomers have confirmed the first supermassive black hole ever seen escaping its galaxy.

Ramanujan’s Genius π Formulas From a Century Ago Might Help Explain the Deepest Secrets of the Universe

byTibi Puiu December 17, 2025

Ramanujan’s insights into pi are now guiding scientists toward a deeper understanding of how the universe works.

Scientists Capture the X-ray Fingerprint of a Single Atom for the First Time — And This Could Change Everything

byTibi Puiu December 17, 2025

The achievement has potential implications from medicine to materials science.

Scientists Found Brain Cells That Only Respond to Music and Predict What Note Comes Next

byTibi Puiu December 17, 2025

Scientists have discovered unique neurons in the brain that respond only to music.

This Bionic Hand Shares Control With Its User and Makes Everyday Tasks Easier

byTudor Tarita December 17, 2025

Artificial intelligence is making bionic hands easier to use by sharing control with the human body.

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Our Favorite Science Stories That Stuck With Us From 2025

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At Night, This Lava Turns Blue and It’s Not a Magic Trick

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Some Plants Attract Pollinators By Heating Themselves and It’s Probably the Oldest Pollination Strategy

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