Part-human, part-monkey embryos grown in lab dishes By Nicoletta Lanese The advance brings up some ethical questions.
Will we ever know exactly how the universe ballooned into existence? By Paul Sutter Physicists have long been unable to describe what happened just after the Big Bang when a teensy blip ballooned into the universe, a process called inflation. We may know why.
Alphabet's 'missing link' possibly discovered By Owen Jarus An alphabetic inscription written on a jar fragment found at the site of Tel Lachish in Israel and dating back around 3,450 years may provide a "missing link" in the history of the alphabet.
Leaving middle seat empty lowers COVID-19 spread on planes, modeling suggests By Stephanie Pappas Leaving middle seats empty on airplanes helps reduce COVID exposure to passengers, a new CDC study finds.
Bizarre neck bones helped pterosaurs support their giraffe-size necks and huge heads By Laura Geggel Pterosaur neck vertebrae had an incredible internal structure.
World's largest rabbit missing, presumed stolen By Brandon Specktor A Flemish Giant rabbit named Darius is missing. He is the largest rabbit on Earth.
Millions of tons of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima will be dumped into the sea By Brandon Specktor The Japanese government announced plans to dump more than 1 million tons of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, beginning in two years.
A third of Antarctic ice shelves could collapse at current pace of warming By Rafi Letzter A third of Antarctica's vast offshore ice shelves would risk collapse into the ocean if the world warms by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.
Telescope lasers could give humanity an edge in war against space junk By Rafi Letzter Space junk is a growing problem. Scientists want to fight it with lasers that can de-twinkle the stars.
After 48-year search, physicists discover ultra-rare 'triple glueball' particle By Rafi Letzter A never-before-seen particle known as the odderon has revealed itself in the hot guts of two particle colliders, confirming a 48-year-old theory.
Alphabet's 'missing link' possibly discovered By Owen Jarus An alphabetic inscription written on a jar fragment found at the site of Tel Lachish in Israel and dating back around 3,450 years may provide a "missing link" in the history of the alphabet.
Knife-wielding spider god mural unearthed in Peru By Mindy Weisberger Archaeologists in Peru are taking steps to preserve and study a 3,200-year-old temple painted with a mural of a spider deity holding a knife.
Part-human, part-monkey embryos grown in lab dishes By Nicoletta Lanese The advance brings up some ethical questions.
Leaving middle seat empty lowers COVID-19 spread on planes, modeling suggests By Stephanie Pappas Leaving middle seats empty on airplanes helps reduce COVID exposure to passengers, a new CDC study finds.
'Magic mushroom' compound may work just as well as antidepressants, small study finds By Rachael Rettner The study adds to a growing body of research on the potential benefits of psilocybin for people with depression.
Bizarre neck bones helped pterosaurs support their giraffe-size necks and huge heads By Laura Geggel Pterosaur neck vertebrae had an incredible internal structure.
Experts worried after 4 dead gray whales wash up around San Francisco By Harry Baker Four dead gray whales have washed up in San Francisco Bay in eight days, prompting fears that the species is under threat in the area.
Pet dog buried 6,000 years ago is earliest evidence of its domestication in Arabia By Harry Baker Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have uncovered bones at a burial site that reveal the domestication of dogs in the area happened much earlier than previously believed.
Bizarre 'worm tornado' in New Jersey has scientists baffled By Mindy Weisberger A resident of Hoboken, New Jersey spotted the unusual worm spiral after days of heavy rainfall.
Could humans ever be venomous? By Stephanie Pappas Humans have what it takes to make venom, but it may not be worth the trouble.
What if humans didn't have an appendix? By Charles Q. Choi What might life be like then if everyone lacked an appendix? That organ may not be a useless artifact of evolution after all.
Was the 'forbidden fruit' in the Garden of Eden really an apple? By Ashley P. Taylor It could have been a fig, grapes, citron, a pomegranate or even wheat.
String of code sells for $69 million By Nicoletta Lanese A unique piece of code verifies the authenticity of the digital art piece.
Why does Christianity have so many denominations? By Donavyn Coffey Schisms within the church have led to more and more denominations over the millennia.
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity snaps 1st color photo on Red Planet By Mike Wall The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper captured its first color photograph on Saturday (April 3), shortly after being lowered to the Martian dirt by the Perseverance rover.
Lab-made hexagonal diamonds are stronger than the real thing By Ben Turner The scientists used a soundwave and a laser beam to measure the diamonds before they disintegrated.
3 Russian nuclear submarines simultaneously punch through Arctic ice By Tom Metcalfe Here's why the naval maneuver is so tricky.
