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Cave sealed for 400,000 years is found untouched in Israel
Deep beneath the landscape of Israel, researchers have uncovered what feels almost like a time capsule from Earth’s distant past — a cave that remained sealed and untouched for roughly 400,000 years. Inside, scientists found a remarkably preserved snapshot of prehistoric life, offering rare clues about early humans and the world they inhabited long before […] Read the original article here: Cave sealed for 400,000 years is found untouched in Israel
Geekspin4 min read - US
Colorado makes history as first state with sweeping law for EV battery reuse, repurposing, and recycling
Colorado had more than 210,000 registered EVs in 2025, with electric models accounting for nearly 30% of new car sales statewide.
The Cool Down3 min read - Science
Scientists share details about first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica
A vertebra from the British Antarctic Survey collection has been recognized for what it is -- the first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica.
UPI
2 min read - Business
US leads global CO2 emissions increase in 2025, report finds
LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - The United States accounted for about a third of the rise in global carbon emissions in 2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers back to coal, an Energy Institute
Reuters1 min read - Science
NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit
The agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is at risk of falling into the atmosphere. A spacecraft set to launch Tuesday is tasked with pushing the satellite back into a stable orbit.
NBC News4 min read - World
Paris deputy mayor blames the United States' carbon emissions for deadly heat wave
Paris Deputy Mayor Audrey Pulvar blamed American greenhouse gas emissions for the deadly heat wave over her city, criticizing their reliance on air conditioning.
Fox News
2 min read - Science
Mammoth Structure Found in Deep Space Challenges Our Understanding of The Universe
What does it mean?
Science Alert
4 min read - Science
NASA will conduct daring rescue mission to reposition telescope sinking into Earth's atmosphere
NASA officials and partners are trying to make history by repositioning the Swift telescope, which is actively sinking into Earth's atmosphere, and they plan to launch as early as Tuesday.
Fox Weather
2 min read - Science
2,000-year-old scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius eruption finally deciphered with help from AI
Experts have unraveled substantial new text from two carbonized Herculaneum scrolls, including what may be a previously unknown work by a Stoic philosopher.
Live Science3 min read - Science
There may be three times as many species of insects than previously known, scientists warn
As many as 40 percent of the world’s insects are in decline
The Independent4 min read - US
Man, 29, Was Only Looking for One Stem Cell Donor. His TikToks Inspired More Than 8,000 People to Register (Exclusive)
Warren Shen was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in March
People
5 min read - Health
Medical journal retracts paper on Amgen’s Tavneos drug trial after FDA findings
June 29 () - The New England Journal of Medicine on Monday retracted an article on a pivotal clinical trial that supported approval of Amgen’s rare-disease drug, citing concerns that patient outcome data were altered and that some researchers had been unblinded. The journal said two academic authors of the 2021 study requested the retraction after a U.
Reuters1 min read - Health
Rare tick-borne virus turns deadly fast as US cases reach record high, experts warn
Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness traced to a 1958 case, has hit record highs in 2025, with 76 U.S. diagnoses and no vaccine available.
3 min read - Business
Grim New Prediction Market Lets Gamblers Bet on Raging Wildfires
"You can't predict fire, but you can trade on it."
Futurism
3 min read - Lifestyle
Video shows newly described 'ballista spider' catapulting prey straight into its web
"Launching prey upwards seems like a smart lazy move."
The Cool Down2 min read - World
UK base gets £580m to fight 'biological threats'
The new facility will involve work on future "biological warfare" dangers says the government.
BBC2 min read - Science
This Is Awkward: Mushrooms That Cause 'Tiny Human' Hallucinations Don't Contain Psychedelics
Curiouser and curiouser.
3 min read - Science
Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during June 30 spacewalk
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will fix the International Space Station's Canadarm2 during a spacewalk on Tuesday (June 30), and you can watch the action live.
Space
2 min read - Health
What the latest progress on sickle cell means for Black Americans
A New Orleans man became the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease. More people need access to those same treatments.
MS NOW
5 min read - Science
Are there 14 million more insect species than previously thought?
Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 years. The post Are there 14 million more insect species than previously thought? appeared first on Talker.
talker.news4 min read - Science
We've Been Undercounting the Insects. There May Be Three Times as Many Species as We Knew
A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.
Time4 min read - Health
Your Next Eye Exam Could Reveal a Hidden Health Problem
A trip to the eye doctor is typically a chance to get a new prescription or check for eye-related diseases like glaucoma or cataracts. But new research indicates that an eye exam may be life-changing. Researchers built an AI system called Reti-Pioneer that looks at photos of the back of your eye ...
Men's Fitness
2 min read - Health
Women finish Ranger School in better physiological condition than men, study finds
"An elite war fighter is an elite war fighter. It doesn't matter what your sex is,” said the study's lead researcher.
Task & Purpose
5 min read - World
Global gas flaring rose for a third year: 'We are moving in the wrong direction'
The massive flames, often seen towering above oil fields, can burn for years.
The Cool Down3 min read - Science
Pompeii find reveals plants flourished before dinosaur extinction
Scientists say the "unique" fossil find shows they were in fact blooming 10 million years before dinosaurs were wiped out. The post Pompeii find reveals plants flourished before dinosaur extinction appeared first on Talker.
talker.news6 min read - Science
A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer
Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. Scientists haven't yet identified the species it belongs to. It was discovered in 1985 during an expedition to Antarctica's James Ross Island and collected by geologist Mike Thomson.
AP
2 min read - US
USDA opens sterile fly plant to fight screwworm as case grow in Texas
Two new cases push U.S. screwworm totals to 27 as a Mexico sterile fly plant opens. See the Texas county breakdown and counties now under quarantine.
USA TODAY4 min read - World
Quebec town gives trees enforceable rights to live, grow, and regenerate, a first in Canada
"A single tree functions as its own ecosystem."
The Cool Down2 min read - Science
Massive Viking-Era Textile Hub Unearthed, May Have Enabled Trade Voyages
The discovery at an excavation site just outside of Aarhus highlights how well-organized textile production would have bolstered the economy of a key Viking trade center.
Forbes3 min read - Science
New estimate: Earth has 14 to 20 million insect species
For 40 years, we thought Earth was home to six million insect species. Turns out, it could be three times that.
Popular Science
3 min read - Science
Time May Flow in Reverse—And Control the Universe Across Multiple Dimensions, Theories Claim
This could be key to understanding how something could travel faster than light.
Popular Mechanics12 min read - US
Germany races to clear caterpillar nests with venomous hairs as warming fuels outbreak
"I was wondering if I can go outside, and where a safe area to have a picnic was."
The Cool Down3 min read - World
They Cut a Hole in a Nuclear Reactor’s Roof, Dangled a Whale-Sized Boiler Through It, and Finished 7 Months Early. Here’s What Happened Next.
Bruce Power's Unit 3 nuclear refurbishment finished seven months early, saving CAD $150 million for ratepayers and adding 35 more years of clean power.
Gadget Review
3 min read - Science
A $250 Million Telescope Is Falling to Its Death. A Lone Robot Has One Shot to Save It.
NASA's Swift Observatory faces a 90% reentry risk - a $30 million robotic spacecraft called LINK is its only chance at survival.
2 min read - Science
NASA to launch rescue mission June 30 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere
A rocket launching to space from an airplane is sort of like a hat on a hat, but you know what? The more hats, the better.
3 min read - US
Officials Salvage Around 1,000 Trophy Trout from Drought-Stricken Colorado Reservoir
"It's gonna be good again. We are dedicated and devoted to bringing Antero back”
Outdoor Life4 min read - Health
Doctors thought man had brain cancer — they found live tapeworms instead
Doctors suspected metastatic brain cancer in a 60-year-old man, but scans revealed pork tapeworm larvae causing neurocysticercosis.
3 min read - Science
She Was Half Ape, Half Human—and She May Hold the Secret to What Makes Us Who We Are
Scientists studying a 4.4-million-year-old fossil named Ardi may have uncovered the evolutionary step that turned ancient climbers into early walkers.
Popular Mechanics1274 min read - Health
EAN 2026: Sanofi’s Cenrifki post hoc data suggests lesions may not indicate failure
While lesions have previously been associated with treatment failure, Sanofi's post hoc analysis suggests this may not be the case.
Clinical Trials Arena
3 min read - Science
Australia's 'walking' shark crosses land and survives up to 2 hours in low oxygen
At roughly 3 feet long, the shark uses paddle-like fins to move itself across the seafloor.
The Cool Down2 min read - World
What makes a 'heat dome' and what does it mean?
Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more extreme and prolonged, and they are worsening in severity and becoming more frequent as the planet warms. What makes up a heat dome, and what does it do? Heat domes are essentially high-pressure systems hovering above a region that trap heat and humidity, experts say.
3 min read - Business
NeuroSense’s ALS drug cuts key biomarker in Phase IIb trial
PrimeC is now FDA-cleared to enter Phase III development in ALS, as competition in the indication intensifies with several drugs in late-stage trials.
3 min read - Science
Scientists find ‘signs of life’ inside 5,000+ old mummy
For decades, scientists have pored over the 5,300-year-old mummy known as Ötzi. Now, a new paper in the peer-reviewed journal Microbiome uncovered something unexpected: microorganisms are still present in his body, some of which may have accompanied him for millennia. Found in 1991 by a tourist hiking the Alps, the Iceman’s remains date back to […] Read the original article here: Scientists find ‘signs of life’ inside 5,000+ old mummy
Geekspin3 min read - Science
This star's light has been crossing space since the American Revolution. Here's how to find it
This star's light left its surface around the same time that the U.S. was founded.
2 min read - Health
EMA backs market rollback of rare disease drug Tavneos over data concerns
The recommendation in Europe follows a similar move by the FDA earlier this year.
3 min read - Science
Study examines bumblebee and honey bee competition
The research will look at rare species of bumblebee in the machair grasslands of the Hebrides.
BBC2 min read
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