These vegetarian ants have steak knives for teeth, new study finds By Joanna Thompson Zinc and manganese atoms keep tiny arthropods' natural tools sharper for longer.
NASA unveils landing site on the moon for ice-hunting VIPER rover By Mike Wall The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near the moon's south pole, NASA officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 20).
Mouth bacteria may explain why some kids hate broccoli By Nicoletta Lanese Bacteria-made enzymes in spit may make cruciferous veggies taste worse to some children.
Twilight and the myths of the equinox and 6-month polar night By Joe Rao Wednesday (Sept. 22) marks the equinox, which, thanks to its Latin name meaning "equal night," is often thought of as the day when dark and light each claim 12 hours.
Ceramic jars full of emeralds found in temple tied to El Dorado, a mythical city of gold By Owen Jarus Archaeologists in Colombia have found eight ceramic jars, with metallic figurines and emeralds inside, within a temple and its adjacent graves.
Mars was doomed to desiccation By Mike Wall Mars was doomed to desiccation by its small size, a new study suggests.
La Palma volcano spews lava hundreds of feet in the air, but don't expect a 'mega-tsunami' By Nicoletta Lanese Thousands of tremors shook the island in the week before the eruption occurred.
Firefighters race to save the world’s largest tree as wildfires rage By Yasemin Saplakoglu California firefighters have wrapped the bases of the world's largest trees in fire-resistant aluminum blankets to protect them from a wildfire that is raging nearby.
NASA unveils landing site on the moon for ice-hunting VIPER rover By Mike Wall The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near the moon's south pole, NASA officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 20).
Twilight and the myths of the equinox and 6-month polar night By Joe Rao Wednesday (Sept. 22) marks the equinox, which, thanks to its Latin name meaning "equal night," is often thought of as the day when dark and light each claim 12 hours.
Ceramic jars full of emeralds found in temple tied to El Dorado, a mythical city of gold By Owen Jarus Archaeologists in Colombia have found eight ceramic jars, with metallic figurines and emeralds inside, within a temple and its adjacent graves.
Treasure hunter finds gold hoard buried by Iron Age chieftain By Laura Geggel A Danish man with a metal detector found a sixth-century hoard buried by a chieftain.
Mouth bacteria may explain why some kids hate broccoli By Nicoletta Lanese Bacteria-made enzymes in spit may make cruciferous veggies taste worse to some children.
Are exercise bikes good for weight loss? By Maddy Biddulph REFERENCE They're a popular feature of many gyms, and can help with overall fitness, but are exercise bikes good for losing weight?
COVID-19 has now killed as many people in the U.S. as the 1918 Spanish flu By Yasemin Saplakoglu The 1918-1919 flu pandemic led to approximately 675,000 deaths in the U.S.
These vegetarian ants have steak knives for teeth, new study finds By Joanna Thompson Zinc and manganese atoms keep tiny arthropods' natural tools sharper for longer.
Dozens of endangered penguins killed after being stung in the eyes by swarming honeybees By Harry Baker Conservationists have confirmed that 64 African penguins were killed in South Africa after being stung in and around the eyes by honeybees.
Soggy rodents tangle their tails in one big knot in horrifying 'rat king' video By Mindy Weisberger A farmer in Russia's Stavropol region found the waterlogged "king." Specimens of rat kings are preserved in the collections of some natural history museums.
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.
Are left-handed people smarter? By Randyn Bartholomew Here's a look at the research about whether left-handed people are smarter than righties.
Ötzi the Iceman: The famous frozen mummy By Tom Garlinghouse Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old man whose mummified remains were dug out of an Italian glacier in the Alps, has fascinated the public since his discovery in 1991.
What is ESP? By Isobel Whitcomb Also known as "the sixth sense" or "psi," extrasensory perception, or ESP, encompasses a wide range of paranormal abilities, including mind reading and predicting the future.
SpaceX Starlink satellites responsible for over half of close encounters in orbit, scientist says By Tereza Pultarova SpaceX's Starlink satellites are involved in about 1,600 close encounters between two spacecraft in low Earth orbit every week, according to available data. That’s about 50% of all such incidents.
