
Secure your ChatGPT account against AI‑driven cyber threats
OpenAI announces GPT‑5, a next‑generation AI model poised to advance natural language understanding and creative applications with improved accuracy.

Record-breaking 'dark object' found hiding within a warped 'Einstein ring' 10 billion light-years away
Researchers have found a suspected clump of dark matter lurking within the luminous halo of a well-known "Einstein ring.

The Oral-B iO Series 9 is one of our all-time favorite smart-enabled electric toothbrushes and now it's $100 cheaper
The ultra-advanced Oral-B iO Series 9 electric toothbrush is back on sale, now with a huge 30% discount at Best Buy and...

'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars
Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever see...

Chasing comets: How to photograph comets Lemmon and 3I/ATLAS
Comets don't visit often — here's how to capture comet Lemmon, comet 3I/ATLAS, on your camera as they dance across our s...

5,000 years ago, Stone Age people in China crafted their ancestors' bones into cups and masks
Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural mat...

Toyota to launch world's first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 — they're expected to last longer and charge faster
New solid-state batteries will be made from a new "highly durable" cathode material and will power a car for much longer...

Stalagmites adhere to a single mathematical rule, scientists discover
Scientists discover all stalagmites growing from cave floors follow a mathematical rule that explains how these mineral...

REM sleep may reshape what we remember
Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledg...

Skeleton-filled well in Croatia likely holds remains of Roman soldiers, study finds
Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of Roman soldiers hidden inside an ancient well in Croatia.

Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here's what we've learned from them.
Following Jane Goodall's death, chimp experts explain how her early observations still influence our understanding of ou...

Cheaper than Prime Day: Our favorite telescope is now $300 off at Amazon
The Celestron NexStar 8SE is now the cheapest we've seen it since January — and there's no guarantee it'll be discounted...

James Webb telescope finds something 'very exciting' shooting out of first black hole ever imaged
Using the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared camera, scientists have captured the gigantic jet blasting out of M87* i...

Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop
Researchers have discovered dozens of new methane seeps littering the ocean floor in the Ross Sea coastal region of Anta...

We were wrong about how the moon's largest and oldest crater formed — and that's great news for NASA's next lunar landing
A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meanin...

Diagnostic dilemma: A woman's nausea was triggered by a huge mass in her stomach — which doctors dissolved with diet soda
A woman's abdominal discomfort turned out to be caused by a build up of food in her stomach.