Classic American Cryptids

NASA’s Perseverance rover is investigating light-toned rocks near Jezero crater, including possible deep-crust gabbro and a bedrock breccia.

Peter Sahlins traces how science and popular culture reshaped Neanderthals, from racial hierarchy and brute stereotypes to ancient DNA.

NASA’s Curiosity rover drilled the Basque Lakes rock in Gale crater; CheMin and SAM analyses are expected to reveal more about its history.

NASA’s Oct. 4, 2026 APOD features a 2018 New Jersey photograph showing at least five supernumerary rainbows after Hurricane Florence.

NASA Science’s “10 Things: Movie Night” points viewers to free, on-demand NASA+ programming and space imagery, including views of the Moon.

NASA’s Overlap Zoo asks volunteers to identify aligned galaxy pairs, helping researchers build a catalog for studying cosmic dust.

NASA’s September 28 skywatching guide highlights Algol, the Witch Head Nebula and the Witch’s Broom for October observers.

Astral Codex Ten’s Open Thread 453 covers a $10M grant program on middle powers and AI, a California race rematch, and new EA meetups.

A practical guide to science experiment kits for kids — which ones teach real science, which disappoint, and how to pick by age.

Exploring the unique regenerative ability of the liver, its biological mechanisms, and why this trait remains a scientific puzzle.