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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.
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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.1 day 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.2 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.2 days ago
Stone Age boy in Sweden was buried in deerskin and a woodpecker headdress, archaeologists discover - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 27 February 26 - A new method of studying the contents of soil samples has revealed Stone Age people in Sweden were buried in decorated fur-and-feather clothing.3 days ago
Acing this new AI exam - which its creators say is the toughest in the world - might point to the first signs of AGI - By - Tristan Greene - published - 27 February 26 - Humanity's Last Exam is a PhD-level benchmark designed to test the limits of AI reasoning. Although Google's Gemini 3 scored a staggering 48.4%, experts stress that this does not indicate the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI).3 days ago
The sun just experienced its first 'spotless days' in 4 years - but we're not in the clear yet - By - Harry Baker - published - 27 February 26 - Earlier this week, the number of visible sunspots on our home star fell to zero for the first time in 1,335 days. This normally indicates a period of greatly reduced solar activity, but it's still too soon to relax, experts say.3 days ago
Inherited diseases don't work like we thought they did - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 27 February 26 - "Monogenic" diseases, triggered by mutations in just one gene, may actually be more complex than scientists thought.3 days ago
Chinese astronauts describe moment a crack was discovered on Shenzhou-20 spacecraft - By - Patrick Pester - published - 25 February 26 - Taikonauts from the ill-fated Shenzhou-20 mission have described what happened when they discovered cracks on their spacecraft as they prepared to depart China's Tiangong space station last year.4 days ago