Top 20 Science International News

2025-04-28 02:52:53

Here are summaries of the top 20 latest international science news articles:

  1. Ancient, water-loving rhinos gathered in big, hippolike herds: Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.
    Source: www.sciencenews.org
  2. The United States’ oldest known rock has existed for at least 3.6 billion years: The United States’ oldest known rock has existed for at least 3.6 billion years.
    Source: www.sciencenews.org
  3. This caterpillar wears the body parts of insect prey: A caterpillar wears the body parts of insect prey.
    Source: www.sciencenews.org
  4. See how the Hubble Space Telescope is still revolutionizing astronomy: The Hubble Space Telescope is still revolutionizing astronomy.
    Source: www.sciencenews.org
  5. AI can handle tasks twice as complex every few months. What does this exponential growth mean for how we use it?: AIs can outperform humans easily on short tasks, but longer ones are the true hurdle to overcome before we can deem them to be truly intelligent systems.
    Source: www.livescience.com
  6. There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused: Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.
    Source: www.livescience.com
  7. Climate change is spoiling food faster, making hundreds of millions of people sick around the world: The World Health Organization estimates 600 million people a year already suffer from foodborne illnesses.
    Source: www.livescience.com
  8. 5,000-year-old burial of elite woman with inlaid toucan's beak found in Peru: Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.
    Source: www.livescience.com
  9. Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail: Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.
    Source: www.livescience.com
  10. New technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice: New technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice, but should we use them?
    Source: www.livescience.com
  11. 'Royal Egyptian inscription' of Ramesses III's name is first of its kind discovered in Jordan: An inscription with the name of Ramesses III has been discovered in southern Jordan.
    Source: www.livescience.com
  12. Scientists find 'breathing' magma cap inside Yellowstone supervolcano: Yellowstone's supervolcano appears to have a magma cap that vents pressure and reduces the chances of a massive eruption happening anytime soon.
    Source: www.livescience.com
  13. 113-Million-Year-Old Hell Ant Fossil Found in Brazil: Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen species of "hell ant" that lived 113 million years ago, making it the oldest ant fossil ever found.
    Source: www.sci.news
  14. The new ‘Bone Collector’ caterpillar wears the remains of its prey – and we have the footage to prove it: A newly discovered caterpillar species has a macabre fashion sense, to say the least.
    Source: www.sciencefocus.com
  15. This (creepy) Roman skeleton offers first proof of a gladiator fighting a lion – and losing: Bite marks from a Roman skeleton found in England have revealed the first physical evidence that gladiators fought with big cats. The results were not pretty.
    Source: www.sciencefocus.com
  16. Scientists trigger Yellowstone ‘earthquakes’ to probe volcano’s depths: They created vibrations deep in the ground at 110 different locations to uncover the secrets of the supervolcano.
    Source: www.sciencefocus.com
  17. The surprising way your body fat sabotages intermittent fasting: A study in mice reveals that obesity could change how our bodies respond to periods of fasting.
    Source: www.sciencefocus.com
  18. Videos reveal lax biosecurity in New York poultry markets amid bird flu outbreaks: As bird flu cases mount at inner city poultry markets, footage obtained by BBC Science Focus shows workers and the public exposed without recommended biosecurity measures.
    Source: www.sciencefocus.com
  19. The United States’ oldest known rock has existed for at least 3.6 billion years: The United States’ oldest known rock has existed for at least 3.6 billion years.
    Source: www.sciencenews.org
  20. Ancient, water-loving rhinos gathered in big, hippolike herds: Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.
    Source: www.sciencenews.org