https://www.iflscience.com/latestScience articles Latestvanzijljc@iflscience.com (Johannes Van Zijl)Science30whats-the-oldest-river-in-the-world-76158https://www.iflscience.com/whats-the-oldest-river-in-the-world-76158While estimates vary, the Finke River in Australia currently takes the title.2024-09-29T15:26:44Zwhy-do-we-have-phobias-find-out-more-in-issue-27-of-curious-out-now-76111https://www.iflscience.com/why-do-we-have-phobias-find-out-more-in-issue-27-of-curious-out-now-76111Can fear be fun? What happens to eyes during the mummification process? All this and more exclusively in the latest issue of our e-magazine.2024-09-27T13:32:25Zantibiotic-resistance-how-were-trying-to-win-the-microscopic-arms-race-76106https://www.iflscience.com/antibiotic-resistance-how-were-trying-to-win-the-microscopic-arms-race-76106Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health crisis – but scientists are on the job.2024-09-26T10:48:36Zthe-worlds-oldest-cheese-was-found-rubbed-on-mummies-x-ray-pulses-are-the-latest-idea-for-deflecting-asteroids-and-much-more-this-week-76143https://www.iflscience.com/the-worlds-oldest-cheese-was-found-rubbed-on-mummies-x-ray-pulses-are-the-latest-idea-for-deflecting-asteroids-and-much-more-this-week-76143All the biggest science news stories of the week.2024-09-29T10:14:25Zjwst-sees-hydrogen-emission-line-from-time-when-the-universe-should-have-been-opaque-76135https://www.iflscience.com/jwst-sees-hydrogen-emission-line-from-time-when-the-universe-should-have-been-opaque-76135"Seeing the line at REDSHIFT 13 is INSANE, everyone," one of the authors explained.2024-09-27T16:37:51Zgeological-fingerprints-suggest-the-anthropocene-started-in-the-1950s-76147https://www.iflscience.com/geological-fingerprints-suggest-the-anthropocene-started-in-the-1950s-76147The latest study proposes three candidates for the start of the Anthropocene, but argues that the 1950s was the most likely beginning point. 2024-09-27T16:37:29Zthe-worlds-fastest-submarine-was-a-soviet-speed-demon-capable-of-447-knots-76156https://www.iflscience.com/the-worlds-fastest-submarine-was-a-soviet-speed-demon-capable-of-447-knots-76156The K-222 achieved its record speed over 50 years ago and it's yet to be beaten.2024-09-27T16:33:41Zwere-neanderthals-even-more-human-than-us-76149https://www.iflscience.com/were-neanderthals-even-more-human-than-us-76149Are we the baddies?2024-09-27T16:25:11Zbrand-new-dino-discovered-in-drawer-in-mexico-could-totally-upend-tyrannosaur-history-76140https://www.iflscience.com/brand-new-dino-discovered-in-drawer-in-mexico-could-totally-upend-tyrannosaur-history-76140With long legs and big eyes, it was the supermodel of the tyrannosaurs.2024-09-27T15:58:29Zwhats-the-oldest-city-in-the-us-76154https://www.iflscience.com/whats-the-oldest-city-in-the-us-76154It’s older than the US itself.2024-09-27T15:57:48Zpowerful-black-hole-jets-might-be-triggering-unrelated-nova-explosions-76155https://www.iflscience.com/powerful-black-hole-jets-might-be-triggering-unrelated-nova-explosions-76155Jets could have a wider effect than previously thought possible. Pew pew!2024-09-27T15:49:00Zbiblical-seeds-worlds-oldest-cheese-and-a-fish-with-tongues-for-legs-76150https://www.iflscience.com/biblical-seeds-worlds-oldest-cheese-and-a-fish-with-tongues-for-legs-76150Sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down in episode 33...2024-09-27T15:38:31Zsite-of-famous-arecibo-telescope-seeks-to-move-from-astronomy-to-education-76138https://www.iflscience.com/site-of-famous-arecibo-telescope-seeks-to-move-from-astronomy-to-education-76138The question remains whether the proposal will give new life to the former site, or be a ghost of its former self.2024-09-27T15:16:13Zthere-are-no-spider-eggs-in-your-banana-so-you-can-relax-now-76152https://www.iflscience.com/there-are-no-spider-eggs-in-your-banana-so-you-can-relax-now-76152We’ve no idea where this rumor started, but we’re no longer standing for the spider slander.2024-09-27T15:13:21Zhow-do-our-minds-cope-with-zero-implants-in-brains-reveal-the-mental-struggle-of-nothing-76141https://www.iflscience.com/how-do-our-minds-cope-with-zero-implants-in-brains-reveal-the-mental-struggle-of-nothing-76141A study that explains nothing.2024-09-27T15:12:49Znew-73-million-year-old-duck-billed-dinosaur-with-giant-nose-just-dropped-76146https://www.iflscience.com/new-73-million-year-old-duck-billed-dinosaur-with-giant-nose-just-dropped-76146The real question is whether or not it was smelling in HD.2024-09-27T14:51:25Zour-fate-to-be-destroyed-by-the-sun-can-be-avoided-new-earth-sized-world-suggests-76148https://www.iflscience.com/our-fate-to-be-destroyed-by-the-sun-can-be-avoided-new-earth-sized-world-suggests-76148This is a possible glimpse at what might happen to our planet once the Sun enters its final phase.2024-09-27T15:10:30Zwatch-delightful-footage-of-a-grey-seal-giving-birth-to-adorable-tiny-pup-76153https://www.iflscience.com/watch-delightful-footage-of-a-grey-seal-giving-birth-to-adorable-tiny-pup-76153Captured via drone, the footage shows the seal mother giving birth in a secluded cave.2024-09-27T14:37:28Zgoofy-seals-bird-fails-and-a-curious-ant-finalists-for-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2024-76142https://www.iflscience.com/goofy-seals-bird-fails-and-a-curious-ant-finalists-for-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2024-76142From the sublime to the ridiculous.2024-09-27T14:15:07Z39000-year-old-exquisitely-preserved-mammoth-is-earliest-evidence-of-humans-in-the-arctic-76151https://www.iflscience.com/39000-year-old-exquisitely-preserved-mammoth-is-earliest-evidence-of-humans-in-the-arctic-76151The unmistakable work of prehistoric humans was found etched into the mammoth's hide.2024-09-27T15:11:21Zporcupine-baby-born-by-c-section-is-the-most-adorable-thing-weve-seen-maybe-ever-76145https://www.iflscience.com/porcupine-baby-born-by-c-section-is-the-most-adorable-thing-weve-seen-maybe-ever-76145“It can take a village to raise a child, and sometimes this is true even if they have quills.”2024-09-27T13:43:30Zfirst-new-schizophrenia-treatment-approach-in-decades-gets-fda-approval-76144https://www.iflscience.com/first-new-schizophrenia-treatment-approach-in-decades-gets-fda-approval-76144The new drug, Cobenfy, offers an alternative to other antipsychotics. 2024-09-27T13:31:13Zunderwater-humbug-confuses-predators-by-giving-them-the-ol-razzle-dazzle-76137https://www.iflscience.com/underwater-humbug-confuses-predators-by-giving-them-the-ol-razzle-dazzle-76137Billy Flynn would be proud.2024-09-27T11:13:49Zrussian-superweapon-test-appears-to-have-failed-satellite-images-suggest-76099https://www.iflscience.com/russian-superweapon-test-appears-to-have-failed-satellite-images-suggest-76099Giant craters are generally not what are left behind by a successful test.2024-09-27T10:07:20Zlammergeier-the-bearded-vulture-is-a-bone-eating-badass-that-bathes-in-iron-76136https://www.iflscience.com/lammergeier-the-bearded-vulture-is-a-bone-eating-badass-that-bathes-in-iron-76136The bearded vulture is the only bird in the world that eats primarily bones.2024-09-27T10:32:56Zenergy-stealing-zeldovich-effect-confirmed-using-electromagnetic-fields-50-years-after-being-proposed-76121https://www.iflscience.com/energy-stealing-zeldovich-effect-confirmed-using-electromagnetic-fields-50-years-after-being-proposed-76121Using the effect it could even be possible to generate photons from the quantum vacuum.2024-09-27T14:10:37Zwatch-turbulence-of-plasma-swirling-in-the-solar-atmosphere-in-stunning-new-video-76139https://www.iflscience.com/watch-turbulence-of-plasma-swirling-in-the-solar-atmosphere-in-stunning-new-video-76139An instrument aboard Solar Orbiter has delivered incredible observations of fully developed turbulence so close to the Sun.2024-09-27T14:10:17Znearly-36-million-hectares-of-us-wetlands-could-be-stripped-of-federal-protections-76132https://www.iflscience.com/nearly-36-million-hectares-of-us-wetlands-could-be-stripped-of-federal-protections-76132That’s almost all of the nontidal wetlands in the country.2024-09-27T10:01:14Znuclear-football-who-actually-has-the-nuclear-launch-codes-76128https://www.iflscience.com/nuclear-football-who-actually-has-the-nuclear-launch-codes-76128Let’s tackle this key defense issue.2024-09-26T16:42:42Zfossils-of-mars-climate-show-a-different-world-2-billion-years-ago-76130https://www.iflscience.com/fossils-of-mars-climate-show-a-different-world-2-billion-years-ago-76130Some of the regions of the Red Planet keep a record of what the planet was like in the past.2024-09-26T16:27:56Zworld-first-ruby-grown-in-situ-from-a-ruby-seed-planted-in-a-platinum-ring-76127https://www.iflscience.com/world-first-ruby-grown-in-situ-from-a-ruby-seed-planted-in-a-platinum-ring-76127Could the new approach eradicate the need to mine for gems?2024-09-26T16:26:33Zcalifornias-2014-plastic-bag-ban-flopped-so-theyre-trying-again-with-a-new-one-76131https://www.iflscience.com/californias-2014-plastic-bag-ban-flopped-so-theyre-trying-again-with-a-new-one-76131After the ban in 2014, the number of disposed plastic bags increased in California.2024-09-26T16:23:16Zwhales-get-better-at-gymnastics-as-they-age-performing-more-headstands-76124https://www.iflscience.com/whales-get-better-at-gymnastics-as-they-age-performing-more-headstands-76124Drones revealed that headstands as a foraging behavior were done more by the older, longer whales. 2024-09-26T15:49:45Zhigh-above-the-amazon-rainforest-a-shocking-discovery-of-airborne-forever-chemicals-76122https://www.iflscience.com/high-above-the-amazon-rainforest-a-shocking-discovery-of-airborne-forever-chemicals-76122PFAS are everywhere – even the atmosphere over the Amazon rainforest. 2024-09-26T15:21:23Zexceptional-320-million-year-old-fossil-ecosystem-could-hold-earliest-signs-insects-laid-eggs-76126https://www.iflscience.com/exceptional-320-million-year-old-fossil-ecosystem-could-hold-earliest-signs-insects-laid-eggs-76126And it was hidden in Massachusetts all that time.2024-09-26T15:16:00Zthis-winged-fish-uses-strange-tongue-like-legs-to-taste-the-seafloor-yes-really-76120https://www.iflscience.com/this-winged-fish-uses-strange-tongue-like-legs-to-taste-the-seafloor-yes-really-76120A real word salad of a scientific discovery.2024-09-27T16:31:06Znasa-radar-captures-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-during-close-encounter-with-earth-76117https://www.iflscience.com/nasa-radar-captures-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-during-close-encounter-with-earth-76117The fairly sizeable asteroid was spotted not long before its close approach.2024-09-26T14:37:28Zcovid-19-virus-can-develop-drug-resistance-but-not-very-often-and-not-for-long-76118https://www.iflscience.com/covid-19-virus-can-develop-drug-resistance-but-not-very-often-and-not-for-long-76118There’s a “low risk” of resistant strains spreading in the community. 2024-09-27T10:00:40Zincredible-world-first-footage-shows-elusive-orcas-hunting-and-eating-dolphins-near-chile-76125https://www.iflscience.com/incredible-world-first-footage-shows-elusive-orcas-hunting-and-eating-dolphins-near-chile-76125The behavior has never been recorded before, but it can now help inform conservation efforts for this enigmatic population. 2024-09-26T14:14:55Zwe-need-more-rare-earth-elements-extinct-volcanoes-may-be-the-place-to-find-them-76114https://www.iflscience.com/we-need-more-rare-earth-elements-extinct-volcanoes-may-be-the-place-to-find-them-76114These newly appreciated elements are becoming the focus of geopolitical tensions, but maybe rare earth element reserves are not so hard to find after all.2024-09-26T13:39:25Zthe-most-detailed-infrared-map-of-our-galaxy-has-been-released-featuring-over-15-billion-objects-76119https://www.iflscience.com/the-most-detailed-infrared-map-of-our-galaxy-has-been-released-featuring-over-15-billion-objects-76119It covers an area of the sky as large as 86,000 full moons.2024-09-27T10:00:21Zwhat-is-the-most-dangerous-bird-76115https://www.iflscience.com/what-is-the-most-dangerous-bird-76115Just in case you hadn't developed a new fear in a while.2024-09-26T11:22:27Zmars-rocks-may-contain-ancient-atmospheric-carbon-and-we-could-use-it-for-fuel-76104https://www.iflscience.com/mars-rocks-may-contain-ancient-atmospheric-carbon-and-we-could-use-it-for-fuel-76104New research could have a solution for two mysteries of Mars.2024-09-26T09:35:23Zclouds-of-interstellar-gas-might-have-changed-our-planet-7-million-years-ago-76113https://www.iflscience.com/clouds-of-interstellar-gas-might-have-changed-our-planet-7-million-years-ago-76113Close encounters of the hydrogen kind might have messed with the ozone layer and the atmosphere. 2024-09-25T16:38:29Zat-123-years-old-henry-is-the-worlds-oldest-known-crocodile-and-hes-an-absolute-unit-76112https://www.iflscience.com/at-123-years-old-henry-is-the-worlds-oldest-known-crocodile-and-hes-an-absolute-unit-76112Henry is thought to have been born before Salvador Dalí and Dr Seuss, but he's still going strong.2024-09-25T16:36:50Zwatch-incredible-footage-of-nebula-1-reusable-rocket-exploding-while-landing-76110https://www.iflscience.com/watch-incredible-footage-of-nebula-1-reusable-rocket-exploding-while-landing-76110It looks like something out of an action movie. 2024-09-25T16:21:46Zbear-vs-lions-vs-wolves-which-land-mammal-is-the-most-ferocious-predator-76109https://www.iflscience.com/bear-vs-lions-vs-wolves-which-land-mammal-is-the-most-ferocious-predator-76109Not including the obvious answer: humans. 2024-09-25T16:21:36Zhubble-tension-solved-astronomers-race-to-save-standard-model-of-cosmology-74306https://www.iflscience.com/hubble-tension-solved-astronomers-race-to-save-standard-model-of-cosmology-74306The right value for the expansion rate of the universe continues to elude astronomers.2024-09-27T16:33:16Zextreme-botany-sees-paramotorists-take-to-the-skies-to-protect-fragile-peruvian-ecosystem-76105https://www.iflscience.com/extreme-botany-sees-paramotorists-take-to-the-skies-to-protect-fragile-peruvian-ecosystem-76105An unlikely pairing of botanists and paramotorists could be a way to map fragile desert plant species and reduce environmental impact at the same time.2024-09-25T15:18:21Zthe-worlds-oldest-cheese-has-been-found-rubbed-on-a-bunch-of-mummies-76096https://www.iflscience.com/the-worlds-oldest-cheese-has-been-found-rubbed-on-a-bunch-of-mummies-7609620 years later, we finally know what the mysterious "white substance" is.2024-09-27T16:27:24Zhow-do-sharks-smell-blood-underwater-76108https://www.iflscience.com/how-do-sharks-smell-blood-underwater-76108Luckily, sharks don't actually like the smell of humans.2024-09-25T14:59:31Za-shift-in-the-geomagnetic-field-has-distorted-measurements-of-the-florida-current-76107https://www.iflscience.com/a-shift-in-the-geomagnetic-field-has-distorted-measurements-of-the-florida-current-76107Allowing for the changes, this key component of Atlantic heat transfer appears to be much more robust than previously thought.2024-09-25T14:33:11Zsecond-member-of-lost-1845-arctic-expedition-identified-along-with-his-grim-fate-76103https://www.iflscience.com/second-member-of-lost-1845-arctic-expedition-identified-along-with-his-grim-fate-76103The rumors about Franklin's lost expedition were true.2024-09-25T13:36:09Zmonkeys-enlisted-to-predict-us-elections-by-staring-at-candidates-76102https://www.iflscience.com/monkeys-enlisted-to-predict-us-elections-by-staring-at-candidates-76102"We do serious science," said one of the researchers, which is how you know this is serious science.2024-09-25T15:27:39Zflyby-anomaly-the-unexplained-phenomenon-affecting-several-nasa-spacecraft-76014https://www.iflscience.com/flyby-anomaly-the-unexplained-phenomenon-affecting-several-nasa-spacecraft-76014Decades later, the anomalies still don't have an explanation.2024-09-25T10:33:59Zincredible-pic-of-moon-casting-shadow-on-suns-ring-wins-astronomy-photo-awards-76090https://www.iflscience.com/incredible-pic-of-moon-casting-shadow-on-suns-ring-wins-astronomy-photo-awards-76090Evolving galaxies, breathtaking aurorae, and the most delicate nebulae were also celebrated in the competition.2024-09-25T16:08:40Zone-of-the-earliest-hacks-was-performed-using-a-capn-crunch-whistle-toy-76073https://www.iflscience.com/one-of-the-earliest-hacks-was-performed-using-a-capn-crunch-whistle-toy-76073With one of these beauties you could hack the planet.2024-09-25T08:59:04Zincredibly-rare-13-in-100-billion-event-seen-at-cern-particle-accelerator-76091https://www.iflscience.com/incredibly-rare-13-in-100-billion-event-seen-at-cern-particle-accelerator-76091This could be hints of a new particle, or new physics.2024-09-25T08:41:51Zbeautiful-giant-panda-stem-cells-could-be-the-key-to-saving-the-species-76098https://www.iflscience.com/beautiful-giant-panda-stem-cells-could-be-the-key-to-saving-the-species-76098Scientists have found a way to reprogram their skin cells into those that can become any cell type.2024-09-25T15:26:20Z