Earth & Life
August 2026
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Science & Engineering
Chimpanzees changed their minds when shown better evidence, a first for non-human animals
Space & Missions
Two independent discoveries point to Mars's lost northern ocean
Science & Engineering
Earth's oceans may have formed from hydrogen within the planet itself
Science & Engineering
Genealogy website DNA led to Golden State Killer's capture after decades
Science & Engineering
Evidence of microbial life found in 3.5-billion-year-old Indian rock
Universe
Earth's magnetic shield stronger against solar storms than scientists believed
Science & Engineering
Wolves may have tamed themselves by scavenging near human camps
Human Behaviour
Modern male hips evolved for distance running, leaving Neanderthals behind
Human Behaviour
Japanese women's lifespans gained decades in a single generation
Space & Missions
Curiosity finds vast honeycomb fracture field on Mars with uncertain origins
Space & Missions
China's probe captures first close-up of mysterious Moon-like asteroid
Earth & Life
Berlin nightingales are singing louder to overcome traffic noise
Universe
Earth's shadow will turn the Moon copper over the Americas in 2026
Universe
Our Mars radio beams may have accidentally broadcast Earth's location to the galaxy
Universe