This week’s science roundup serves up a mix of intrigue and cosmic detective work. First, researchers are piecing together the identity of "Dragon Man," a mysterious ancient hominin whose skull might rewrite parts of human evolution. Meanwhile, astronomers are closing in on the universe’s "missing matter"—the elusive stuff that’s been hiding in plain sight but defying detection for decades. Plus, a few quirky reads to spice up your weekend.

Editor’s Note: Science isn’t just about lab coats and equations—it’s about solving real-life mysteries, from our own origins to the fabric of the cosmos. The "Dragon Man" story could shake up what we know about early humans, while finding the universe’s missing matter would finally plug a gap in our understanding of how everything fits together. It’s the kind of stuff that makes you go, "Huh, the world’s weirder (and cooler) than we thought."