Trojan Asteroid Discovered

Undiscovered until seen by NASA's Wise space telescope, an asteroid known as a "trojan" (2010 TK7) shares Earth's orbit around the Sun in a stable gravitational position 60 degrees ahead of Earth known as the Lagrange point.

Volcanoes on Far Side of Moon

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has found dormant rare silicate volcanoes on the far side of Earth's Moon, different from the more common basaltic types previously seen and revealing a more complex geology on the Moon than previously known.

Dolphins Sense Electrical Fields

Researchers have discovered that dolphins can sense and react to the mild electric fields generated by fish, the first time electro-sensory reception has been documented in true mammals.

Chaos Radar Sees Through Walls

By adding a "chaotic oscillator" to generate a signal, researchers have sharpened the reception of ultra-wideband (UWB) radar, allowing the use of this radar in complex structures such as practical automotive applications and survivor location tools for disaster areas.

Enceladus Rains Water on Saturn

New observations from the ESA's Herschel space telescope have revealed that Saturn's moon Enceladus expels water from a collection of jets at its southern polar region, forming a giant torus of water vapor surrounding Saturn and becoming the only moon known to influence the chemical composition of its planet.

Archaeopteryx Not First Bird

A newly discovered fossil from China of a small deinonychosaur (Xiaotingia zhengi) shares many anatomical features with Archaeopteryx, challenging the older fossil's classification as the iconic "first bird" and common ancestor of all modern birds.

Human Brain Shrinkage Unique

New research shows that the age-related shrinking of the human brain is unique among the primates, with the average human brain losing 15% of its original weight by age 80 for reasons not completely understood, whereas chimp brains do not shrink at all.

Ancient Bell from Old Jerusalem

Archaeologists have discovered a small engraved gold bell (with clapper still included) in the ancient sewers beneath the Old City of Jerusalem, a rare find once used as clothing ornamentation on a wealthy resident 2000 years ago.

New Subatomic Particle

Physicists of Fermilab's CDF collaboration have announced the detection of a new subatomic particle, the Xi-sub-b (Ξ_b⁰), predicted by the Standard Model and composed of a strange quark, an up quark and a bottom quark.

First Pregnant Lizard Fossil

A recently discovered fossil of a nearly complete 120-million-year-old lizard (Yabeinosaurus) includes at least 15 fully developed fossilized embryos in its body, the oldest evidence of live birth from a land-based reptile.

Wasp Nest in Dinosaur Eggs

Eight cocoons from a prehistoric wasp (Rebuffoichnus sciuttoi) found inside a fossilized rotting titanosaur egg are the first example of this parasitic behavior and reveal new information about this wasp's behavior and the surrounding Cretaceous food chain.

Medieval Soldiers in Heavy Armor

A new study shows that European medieval soldiers in heavy armor spent double the energy than a normal soldier simply moving about in their armor, exhausting them even before battles and possibly affecting the outcomes of several historical conflicts.

Pluto's Fourth Moon Found

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a fourth moon in orbit around Pluto with an estimated diameter of less than 20 miles, and remains as-yet unnamed.

Ancient "Frankenstein" Insect

Fossils of ancient "Frankenstein" insects have been discovered in Brazil that contain attributes of many diverse modern insect species, such as dragonfly wings and body segments, praying mantis forelegs and mayfly wing veins -- requiring the creation of a new order, Coxoplectoptera.