7-year-old Maya child had green jade ‘tooth gem,’ new study finds Centuries ago, Maya children as young as 7 had “tooth gems” — jade inlays in their teeth that likely symbolized social maturity or a rite of passage, a new study finds. Archaeologists already knew that pre-Hispanic Maya adults often sported tooth inlays. But “what […]

‘A serious threat’: China braces as Super Typhoon Ragasa, this year’s strongest storm, nears with winds of up to 177 mph China‘s southern megacities have entered emergency lockdown as they brace for the impact of a gigantic “super typhoon” predicted to make landfall on Wednesday (Sept. 24). Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical […]

With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment Just six months ago, the Trump administration promised to find the cause of autism. On September 22, top U.S. health officials announced both a cause and a treatment — though neither is on solid scientific footing, and no data were presented to back […]

The Moon Is Rusting—Thanks to ‘Wind’ Blown from Earth September 23, 2025 2 min read The Moon Is Rusting—Thanks to ‘Wind’ Blown from Earth Lunar minerals can rust when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show By Alexandra Witze & Nature magazine A stream of charged particles that blows from Earth (foreground) to the Moon […]

This black hole flipped its magnetic field The magnetic field swirling around an enormous black hole, located about 55 million light-years from Earth, has unexpectedly switched directions. This dramatic reversal challenges theories of black hole physics and provides scientists with new clues about the dynamic nature of these shadowy giants. The supermassive black hole, nestled […]

Rare blue-and-green hybrid jay spotted in Texas is offspring of birds whose lineages split 7 million years ago For the first time, scientists have observed the wild hybrid offspring of a blue jay and a green jay during a study near San Antonio, Texas. The hybrid bird is the product of two species whose habitat […]

This experimental computer chip reuses energy An experimental computer chip called Ice River can reuse the energy put into it, researchers say. A regular computer chip cannot reuse energy. All the electrical energy it draws to perform computations immediately becomes useless heat. Your phone or laptop will “use energy once and then throw it away,” […]

Gigantic dinosaur with ‘claws like hedge trimmers’ found with croc leg still in its jaws in Argentina There is a new dinosaur king of South America. This newly discovered top predator, named Joaquinraptor casali, was some 23 feet (7 metres) long and was a fast-moving hunter with powerful “claws like hedge trimmers.” And the massive […]

This ‘ghost shark’ has teeth on its forehead Spotted ratfish, or “ghost sharks,” have forehead teeth that help them grasp onto mates. It’s the first time teeth have been found outside of a mouth. Source: www.sciencenews.org Published on 2025-09-23 13:00:00 by Meghan Rosen | Category: Animals | Tags:

A Long Road to an RSV Antibody to Protect the Most Vulnerable This article is part of “Innovations In: RSV,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from MSD, Sanofi and AstraZeneca. When Laura Ehrlich gave birth to her first child in 2020, the COVID-causing virus wasn’t the only threat facing […]