Deep inside Earth’s mantle, a structural phase change in magnesium silicate near the core-mantle boundary may have caused a gravity and magnetic field anomaly detected by satellites between 2006-2008.

Asteroid Bennu’s samples contain all five nucleobases used in DNA and RNA, suggesting that essential building blocks of life exist in asteroid material.

Scientists identified a new moon of Uranus, provisionally called S/2025 U 1, about 8-10 km across, orbiting between the known inner moons Ophelia and Bianca.

A “dual-sex” spider (bilateral gynandromorph) was discovered in Thailand: one side of its body shows male traits, the other female.

A new species of ichthyosaur dubbed Xiphodracon goldencapensis (“sword dragon”) was found in England from ~185 million-year-old fossil with a long, sharp snout and evidence of injury.

The Euclid space telescope has mapped 26 million galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic history, including 500 strong gravitational lensing events, aiding understanding of dark matter and dark energy.

A new butterfly species in Alberta, Satyrium curiosolus, was found to be genetically isolated for ~40,000 years, with very limited population size.

A new phylum-like group of RNA elements called “obelisk” (circular rod-shaped, protein-shell-free) was found; they are viroid-like but don’t seem to share ancestry with known life, viruses, or viroids.

The genome of Paraspadella gotoi, an arrow worm, was sequenced, showing ~22,000 protein-coding genes, many unique gene families, and a lack of typical centromere proteins, indicating unusual genome organization.

A 2D “molecular chainmail” sheet with ~100 trillion mechanically interlocked bonds per square centimeter was synthesized; when added in small amounts to polymers, it significantly boosts strength.

A 75,000-year-old animal DNA was recovered in Norway peat bogs, showing that certain large Ice Age herbivores like musk ox and reindeer survived in areas previously thought uninhabitable.

An ancient parasitic wasp from 99-million-year-old amber has flappy paddles with bristles, evolving structures reminiscent of a Venus flytrap’s appendages to immobilize prey during egg-laying.

A gravity signal off Africa’s coast detected nearly 20 years ago corresponds with a geomagnetic “jerk,” likely caused by deep mass redistribution in Earth’s mantle.

Evidence shows that some chemotherapeutic agents or UV damage trigger cells to release IL-1α, which activates IRAK1 in neighboring cells, starting an inflammatory response via NF-κB.

Scientists discovered that some 2D van-der Waals materials can maintain magnetic order at or above room temperature, opening up possibilities for ultra-thin magnetic devices (“spintronics”).

The adult fruit fly’s brain has been completely mapped: ~140,000 neurons, 8,453 neuron types, and over 54.5 million synaptic connections.