Jan 19th, 2026 - Researchers have discovered a strange shape within a well-known nebula, which has offered a potential insight into the fate of the Earth. Astronomers have spotted a mysterious cloud in the shape of a bar 2,600 light-years from Earth. It appears in the Ring nebula, also called Messier 57, which consists of the glowing remains of what was once a sun-like star in the constellation Lyra. Researchers said it is possible the cloud of iron atoms in the shape of a bar is the remnants of a rocky planet which was vaporised when the star threw off its outer layers. It has been speculated that Earth ... [Read More]

Jan 18th, 2026 - The secret to Earths freezing history might actually lie in the gravitational pull of Mars. Mars is about half Earth's size and roughly a tenth its mass — not really the sort of planet you'd expect to leave fingerprints on Earth's climate history. Yet a new set of simulations by an international group of researchers suggests the Red Planet helps shape some of the slow, repeating orbital patterns like Earth's ice ages and other long-term climate swings. The work, published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific explores simple "what ifs?": What happens to Earth's ... [Read More]

Jan 18th, 2026 - Nuclear fusion seems hot right now — but how close is fusion power? Recent nuclear fusion news from Canada and China has created a buzz. Meanwhile, new fusion startups have been popping up around the world, and have drawn billions in private investment. But how close are we to having fusion power plants? Investments and fusion startups have ramped up, but challenges remain Listen to this article Estimated 8 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the ... [Read More]

Jan 18th, 2026 - A frozen wolf pup that died more than 14,000 years ago has become an unlikely archivist of extinction. Inside its stomach, scientists found preserved flesh from a woolly rhino, and that grisly detail has now helped answer a long-running question about how one of the "Sequencing the entire genome of an Ice Age animal found in the stomach of another animal has never been done before," Camilo Chacón-Duque, a bioinformatician at Uppsala University and co-author of the study, said in a Genome Biology and Evolution The woolly rhino tissue was radiocarbon dated to about 14,400 years ago. ... [Read More]

Jan 17th, 2026 - You can now listen to Fox News articles! A surfer was bitten by a shark that broke his board in Northern California this week, in the state's first shark incident of the year. "It was like being hit by a car," Tommy Civik told Bay City News, according to SFGate of the incident in Mendocino County, north of San Francisco. "All of a sudden, I was shot out of the water." South Coast Fire Protection District Chief Jason Warner told SFGate that his team responded to a beach in Gualala, California, before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and bystanders told him that a "big" shark "hit the surfer and the ... [Read More]

Jan 17th, 2026 - Follow Earth on Google A strange, distant galaxy shows signs that suggest astronomers have witnessed the birth of a new supermassive black hole. If confirmed, it would reveal a long-theorized way that the universe can create supermassive black holes far faster than once thought. The evidence comes from combined observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST ) and ground-based follow-up at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi, which together capture the unusual system now known as the Infinity galaxy. Images showed two compact red nuclei and overlapping rings, ... [Read More]

Jan 17th, 2026 - Follow Earth on Google A pesticide level that doesn't make fish drop dead can still be doing something quieter, and potentially more damaging over time.  New research suggests that long-term exposure to very low concentrations of chlorpyrifos, a widely used insecticide, can speed up biological aging in fish and shorten their lifespan.  The effect shows up in classic cellular aging markers, even when exposure levels are too low to trigger obvious, immediate toxicity. The study, led by University of Notre Dame biologist Jason Rohr, ties real-world patterns in wild fish populations to ... [Read More]

Jan 17th, 2026 - In the education space, quantum computing could usher in an entirely new generation of customized AI tutoring, though it could also dehumanize the learning process or exacerbate inequalities. In the last several years, we have constantly heard about the potential and value of artificial intelligence in nearly every sector of business, government and education. The next great transformation occurring is in quantum computing. Its potential can be traced to its ability to solve complex problems. While practical large-scale applications may be years away, research and development in quantum ... [Read More]