- The first signals were faint, but…


Issue 41 (December 2025) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary dates, and explanations for some of Earth’s most perplexing natural phenomena…

What can an ancient supernova teach scientists about Earth and celestial objects? This is what a recently submitted study to *Astronomy & Astrophysics* hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the interaction of the remnants…

(NewsNation) — If you’re a space enthusiast, have you ever wondered what it would be like if a black hole shot through a person? Well, ask and you shall receive.
A black hole, clocking in at 100 billion tons, would do less damage than a…

Fragmentation, the way objects break into pieces, has long intrigued scientists. Researchers have observed that broken objects tend to produce fragments in a wide range of sizes, and the distribution of those sizes often follows a consistent…

Life in the deep ocean often sorts into hidden zones shaped by temperature, salt, and moving water. Many animals, like Botrynema jellyfish, stay within a narrow band of conditions, almost like having a stable homeland.
When a marine species turns…

Using nearly a decade of satellite data, researchers show how glaciers worldwide speed up and slow down with the changing of the seasons – annual rhythms that reveal how Earth’s ice may respond to long-term climate warming. The…

In labs around the world, scientists chase forces too faint to see and too small to touch. They hunt for tiny magnetic signals that ripple across materials atom by atom. Those signals hold clues to how tomorrow’s electronics, sensors and…

What can equatorial jet streams on gas giant planets teach scientists about gas giant planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in *Science Advances* hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated…

A new study reveals how frogfish mastered their eerie fishing trick: by rearranging their motor neurons. Here’s the surprising science behind it.
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Anglerfish are some of the most bizarre and fearsome predators lurking in the ocean’s…