Best Bowflex deals: Get a great price on home workout equipment By Maddy Biddulph DEALS These are the best Bowflex deals to help you reach your fitness goals at home.
Colin Powell's weakened immune system may have played a role in his COVID-19 death By Nicoletta Lanese Powell had previously undergone treatment for a blood cancer that can harm the immune system.
Hungry grizzly bear photo-bombs camera trap in award-winning photo By Patrick Pester A grizzly bear attacked a photographer's camera trap and the resulting image won the Animals in their Environment category at the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Huge hole discovered in Arctic's 'last ice' By Stephanie Pappas A polynya, or rift, opened in the Arctic's oldest, thickest ice in May 2020, new research finds.
Ancient dog-size sea scorpion unearthed in China By Ben Turner This is the first time that scientists have found a fossil of this type on the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.
NASA launches robotic archaeologist Lucy on ambitious mission to Trojan asteroids By Amy Thompson NASA's newest asteroid probe, named Lucy, successfully launched on 12-year mission to visit 8 asteroids early Saturday (Oct. 16).
What happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid slammed into Earth? By Stacy Kish The asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago unleashed a catastrophic series of events.
Polar bears could vanish by the end of the century, scientists predict By Ben Turner If the ice disappeared during the summer, many creatures that rely on it would be driven to extinction, scientists warn.
NASA launches robotic archaeologist Lucy on ambitious mission to Trojan asteroids By Amy Thompson NASA's newest asteroid probe, named Lucy, successfully launched on 12-year mission to visit 8 asteroids early Saturday (Oct. 16).
Researcher want to 'slice and dice' deadly asteroids with rocket-powered bombs, new paper says By Brandon Specktor Physicists propose a new plan to "slice and dice" incoming asteroids that could save Earth from a deadly calamity.
Who was the first person to write about the British Isles? By Tom Garlinghouse In the fourth century B.C., a little-known Greek mariner visited the British Isles. When he returned, he wrote a book about his travels, called "On the Ocean," which was read for centuries.
400 stone-cut chamber tombs, filled with wall paintings and treasures, discovered in Turkey By Laura Geggel Archaeologists have found 400 newfound tombs dating to Roman times in a giant necropolis in Turkey.
Best Bowflex deals: Get a great price on home workout equipment By Maddy Biddulph DEALS These are the best Bowflex deals to help you reach your fitness goals at home.
Colin Powell's weakened immune system may have played a role in his COVID-19 death By Nicoletta Lanese Powell had previously undergone treatment for a blood cancer that can harm the immune system.
Stunning images show how muscles heal themselves after a workout By Nicoletta Lanese Scientists discovered a previously unknown step in the muscle repair process.
Hungry grizzly bear photo-bombs camera trap in award-winning photo By Patrick Pester A grizzly bear attacked a photographer's camera trap and the resulting image won the Animals in their Environment category at the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Thousands of California worms wriggle into super blobs By Stephanie Pappas Blackworm blobs can move as one organism by striking a perfect balance between wiggling and clinging, a discovery that could aid the development of soft robotics.
Rare conjoined turtles hatched in Massachusetts By Yasemin Saplakoglu An adorable turtle hatchling that was born with two heads has dazzled its caretakers in Massachusetts — and is thriving, against all odds.
Why is alcohol used to preserve things? By Donavyn Coffey Here's how alcohol can help preserve DNA, tissue samples and even entire organisms.
Pi calculated to a record-breaking 62.8 trillion digits By Harry Baker Researchers are set to break the world record for the most precise value of pi, after using an advanced computer to calculate the famous constant to 62.8 trillion decimal places.
Two planes report 'bright green UFO' swooping through the clouds over Canada By Brandon Specktor Two aircrafts flying over Canada reported a "bright green UFO" that disappeared into the clouds on July 30.
What happens when a baby takes its first breath? By Donavyn Coffey Fetuses don't breathe oxygen in utero, so how do newly born babies figure it out?
What is arachnophobia? By Jennifer Leman Arachnophobia is a fear of arachnids, a group of arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites.
Will humans ever be immortal? By Patrick Pester Humans are getting better at staving off death our technological and medical advances. But could humans ever become immortal?
Best microscopes for kids 2021 By Timothy Williamson, TJ Fink Perfect for every skill level and budget, these are the best microscopes for kids right now
Nobel Prize in chemistry given to duo whose method solves 'mirror-image problem' in chemistry By Ben Turner Their solution allows scientists to select the 'chirality' of the molecule they are building
William Shatner 'AI' will chat with you about the 'Star Trek' actor's life By Mindy Weisberger Conversational video technology enables AI-powered back-and-forth between viewers and prerecorded responses.
