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Science • Apr 16

Iceland Just Got Its First Mosquitoes. Scientists Aren’t Ready for What Comes Next

Until recently, Iceland was considered the last Arctic nation without mosquitoes. That changed in October 2025, when insect enthusiast Björn Hjaltason...

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Science • Apr 16

'We all screamed when it happened': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK

Photographers caught a spectacular emerald-green fireball meteor streaking above Lindisfarne in northeast England, where Viking raiders famously killed and...

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Science • Apr 16

Behold! This is the largest, sharpest 3D map of the universe yet

A new map of the cosmos, including more than 47 million galaxies and other cosmic objects, represents one of the most extensive surveys of our universe ever...

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Science • Apr 16

The Lyrid meteor shower 2026 has begun! Here's what to expect

The Lyrid meteor shower has begun! Here's what to expect as the shooting star display brightens the spring night sky, when it peaks and how to know if...

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Science • Apr 16

Brainerd native over the moon after making history with Artemis II mission

Clear, starry skies of northern Minnesota inspired Branelle Rodriguez's NASA career, which reached new heights with the Artemis II mission.

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Science • Apr 16

Scientists Found a Fossil Along a River in China, and It Seems to Have Solved a 160-Million-Year-Old Mystery

A 550-million-year-old sponge is filling a massive gap in the history of early life on Earth. What did scientists uncover?

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Science • Apr 16

Laser-plasma accelerator drives free-electron laser for record 8 hours

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a laser-plasma accelerator can reliably drive a free-electron laser for more than eight hours.

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Science • Apr 16

High-res 3D map of universe charts 47 million galaxies

Researchers hail the achievement as a major milestone in cosmology, with the data now available for global scientific analysis.

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Science • Apr 16

"Synthetic Organic Molecule" Found Inside Martian Meteorite. But Don't Worry, It Is Of Human Origin

While we will have to wait a long time for samples collected on Mars to be returned to Earth, we do have Martian rock sent to us the old-fashioned way...

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Science • Apr 16

Private Japanese spacecraft will inspect 2 dead satellites in 2027

Astroscale's 2027 ISSA-J mission will mark the first attempt to inspect multiple spacecraft across different orbits in a single flight.

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Science • Apr 16

Over 5 million bees found under NY cemetery, one of largest colonies recorded

The discovery began by chance in 2022 when a Cornell University technician noticed large numbers of bees in the cemetery and brought samples to the lab.

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Science • Apr 16

This New Image of Mars Is Not the Same Thing NASA Saw in 1976

Incoming views of Mars usually show its dusty, tan-colored surface littered with rocks, a familiar desert-like world that has looked more or less the same...

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Science • Apr 16

3D dark energy map is mind-blowing photo of the day for April 16, 2026

Image of the Day: A mesmerizing 3D map of the universe reveals the cosmic web as scientists explore the mystery of dark energy.

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Science • Apr 16

Newly discovered ocean methane source could fuel climate warming loop

A new study has solved a decades-old scientific mystery but warns that the ocean may contribute far more to future methane emissions than current models...

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Science • Apr 16

Titan's lakes may spawn 10-foot waves in gentle winds, new model suggests

On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, a similar mild wind would kick up...

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Science • Apr 16

'We're doing this for all humanity'. Largest 3D map of the cosmos ever made could tell us how the Universe will end

The completion of a five-year survey by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has made the largest 3D map of the Universe ever created.

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Science • Apr 16

How to see once-in-a-lifetime Comet PanSTARRS tonight before it disappears for good

Don't miss your chance to see the naked eye comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) this week, before it disappears from the Northern Hemisphere forever.

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Science • Apr 16

Scientists Discovered A Fossil Showing That Anacondas Kept A Massive Size For 12 Million Years

For millions of years, Earth was home to oversized predators that ruled vast, humid landscapes, until most of them vanished. But anacondas did not follow...

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Science • Apr 16

NASA’s Mobile Launcher Rolls Ahead of Artemis III Preparation

Following the conclusion of NASA's Artemis II test flight, teams at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are shifting focus to Artemis III,...

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Science • Apr 16

Deep in a Japanese Sea Cave at 385 Meters, a Mysterious Green Light Revealed a Creature Never Seen Before

Deep in a Japanese cave, scientists poked a yellow coral and it blinked green. That flash wasn't an accident. It was a warning shot.

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