
Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on December 7 - Mashable
What's happening with the moon tonight?

Scientists document largest trove of dinosaur footprints in central Bolivia - ABC News
Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters — capable of sinking their claws even into solid rock

What lies beneath Greenland could change what we know about rising seas - Phys.org
A new study led by researchers at the University of Ottawa provides a series of highly detailed 3D models of the Earth's temperature beneath Greenland and northeastern Canada, providing insights into the region's geological history and the response of the ice…

New images show an interstellar comet that will soon make its closest approach to Earth - CNN
New images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and a Jupiter-bound mission showcase interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ahead of its close pass by Earth.

Today's biggest science news: Japan earthquake tsunami | Kilauea lava fountains | Northern Lights forecast - Live Science
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

A new nuclear 'island' where magic numbers break down - Phys.org
For decades, nuclear physicists believed that "Islands of Inversion"—regions where the normal rules of nuclear structure suddenly break down—were found mostly in neutron-rich isotopes. In these unusual pockets of the nuclear chart, magic numbers disappear, sp…

Scientists discover cosmic 'scar' in interstellar clouds left by a close shave between our sun and 2 intruder stars - Space
"It’s kind of a jigsaw puzzle where all the different pieces are moving."

What record-low Arctic sea ice this December means for Minnesota's weather - Bring Me The News
You may be surprised to learn that despite our cold start to the month, the Arctic is a different story. While we have been seeing temperatures average about 10 degrees below normal over the past week to 10 days, the Arctic has been well above normal.

Mummified heart of Louis XIV reveals cause of death centuries later - The Times
Scientists studying a fragment of the Sun King’s heart conclude that the diagnosis at the time of gangrene was wrong

The best meteor shower of the year is peaking, and the weather in Oregon might actually be perfect - OregonLive.com
With mostly clear skies expected in Oregon’s dark sky country, this could be your year.

Record-breaking cosmic explosion challenges astronomers' understanding of gamma-ray bursts - Phys.org
Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic explosion ever observed, a gamma-ray burst that lasted nearly seven hours. The event, known as GRB 250702B, challenges decades of und…

The quest to slow aging leads scientists into the powerhouse of cells - The Washington Post
Scientists have developed a new method to boost the energy of aging or damaged cells, an innovation that could improve treatment of a variety of conditions.

Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe turns up negative — but reveals new secrets of particle physics - Live Science
Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely appeared, dark matter results couldn't be confirmed.

This scientist found a new trick of the immune system by digging through cellular rubbish - Nature
Yifat Merbl is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.

The visionary physicist who gave us a new way to view the cosmos - Nature
Tony Tyson is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.