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“Ghost” 7-Foot Great White Shark Caught in the Mediterranean Sparks 160-Year Investigation

A juvenile great white shark was captured off the coast of Spain, leading researchers to investigate further and confirm the species’ rare but ongoing presence in the Spanish Mediterranean. On April 20, 2023, local fishermen operating off...

Feb 20, 2026

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NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos

NASA's Techno-Wizardry Grants The Perseverance Rover Greater Autonomy

“Ghost” 7-Foot Great White Shark Caught in the Mediterranean Sparks 160-Year Investigation

Suspect arrested after Caltech scientist fatally shot at his home outside LA

Boomerang Earthquakes Don’t Just Move Forward — They Bounce Back

Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever chemicals

An Unlikely Culprit Causes Lower Blood Sugar at Higher Altitudes

The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis

Nasa to launch historic Artemis II moon mission on 6 March after delays

Exclusive eBook: The great Al hype correction of 2025

New research highlights the enduring distinctiveness of marriage

Trump administration slashes mercury regulations from coal plants

How Energy Politics Played Out on the White House Roof

This ‘gruesome’ execution pit is raising unsettling questions about the Vikings

NASA eyes March 6 to launch 4 astronauts to the moon on Artemis II mission

We've spotted the strongest microwave laser in the known universe

Scientists Warn: 5,000-Year-Old Ice Cave Bacteria Resistant to Modern Antibiotics

Scientists Turn Cancer’s Bodyguards Against It

Home Really Is Where the Heart Is

New dates on Chinese fossils raise question of how many times we left Africa

Genetic analysis reveals shared biology between testosterone and depression

Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods Raises Heart Disease Risk by Nearly 50%

NASA completes a critical test of Artemis II, paving the way for launch to the moon

Help NASA prepare for the next solar storm disaster

Meds like Ozempic could ease arthritis

“Hell Heron”: New Dinosaur Species with A Head-mounted Sword Discovered in Africa

The Optical Engineering Required to Photograph an Earth Twin

What the Rise of AI Scientists May Mean for Human Research

Fresh understanding of the causes of migraine reveals new drug targets

Artificial sweeteners spark more intense brain activity than real sugar

A Little Fish Looks in the Mirror and Recognises Itself — in Half an Hour

Peeking Inside the Secret Lives of AI Chatbots

Listening To A Single Molecule Sing Its Own Name

Our Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for a Warming Antarctica

Uranus Has Been Quietly Cooling For Decades And Now We Know Why It Matters

The parrots having human-like conversations

Climate Physicists Face the Ghosts in Their Machines: Clouds

Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38

Moderna’s vaccine regulatory hokey-cokey

Planting Trees Isn’t Always Good for Birds, Study Finds

DNA Reveals Identity of Britain’s 11,000-Year-Old “Oldest Northerner”

Your Cat Might Hold the Key to Beating Human Cancer

A Blood Test That Reads The Alzheimer’s Clock

Tracking the Invisible Triggers of Multiple Sclerosis in the Blood

Baby Chicks Know That “Bouba” Is Round and “Kiki” Is Spiky

The Single Atom That Does Everything

The Hidden Mismatch That Triples the Danger of Cord Blood Transplants

Grinning During Sex Isn’t Contagious, But It Does Require Tempo

‘Project Hail Mary’ made us wonder how to survive a trip to interstellar space

The Download: Microsoft’s online reality check, and the worrying rise in measles cases