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Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with sideways teeth and a twisted jaw was already a 'living fossil' 275 million years ago - By - Aristos Georgiou - published - 4 March 26 - Scientists have described Tanyka amnicola, a newly identified species of prehistoric creature that lived 275 million years ago and had a bizarre twisted jaw with sideways-facing teeth.
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Mysterious 'dots' discovered by Webb telescope may be the first stars in the universe on the verge of collapse - By - Shreejaya Karantha - published - 3 March 26 - A new study suggests that "little red dots" spied by the James Webb Space Telescope could be the universe's short-lived first generation of gigantic stars, challenging an existing theory.3 hours ago
Stone Age woman was buried like a man, revealing flexible gender roles 7,000 years ago in Hungary - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 3 March 26 - A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles - but sometimes those roles were fluid.3 hours ago
'Collective hum' of black holes could settle the debate over new physics - By - Andrey Feldman - published - 3 March 26 - Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves may be the key to solving the Hubble tension - one of the biggest nagging problems in physics.5 hours ago
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Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army - By - Tom Metcalfe - published - 3 March 26 - A gold coin featuring the son of Charlemagne may have been a keepsake from a Viking invader who fought in the Great Heathen Army.5 hours ago
'Blood moon' total eclipse dazzles millions around the world (photos) By - Brandon Specktor, Ben Turner - published - 3 March 26 - Here are the first images of the March 3 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse visible over North America, Australia, and eastern Asia.7 hours ago
Vanuatu's 'barefoot volcanologist' stands at ash- and sulfur-spewing Mount Yasur in award-winning photograph - By - Hannah Osborne - published - 3 March 26 - Elle Leontiev's image of Philip, a self-taught volcanologist who has lived on Mount Yasur his whole life, has won the Portraiture category of the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2026.10 hours ago
Ancient Greek mystery cult priestesses may have chemically tweaked fungus to induce psychedelic hallucinations - By - Tom Metcalfe - published - 1 March 26 - Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during their rituals, a new chemical analysis suggests.2 days ago
March could be the best month for the northern lights for nearly a decade - By - Jamie Carter - published - 1 March 26 - March 2026 could be the best month for the northern lights until the mid-2030s, as celestial mechanics and solar activity combine for potentially potent results.2 days ago
Giant string of organic molecules on Mars may be one of the best signs of life yet - By - Ivan Farkas - published - 28 February 26 - A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic molecules discovered on Mars.3 days ago
'Spiderwebs' spotted on Mars as NASA's moon program gets a major shakeup, tigers set to return to Kazakhstan, and why 'monogenic' diseases might not be so simple after all. By - Ben Turner - published - 28 February 26 - Science news this week - Feb. 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.3 days ago