Woman mistakes nail glue for eye drops, glues eye shut By Rachael Rettner She kept both bottles together in her purse.
A student's physics project could make quantum computers twice as reliable By Stephanie Pappas A remarkably simple change in the codes used to correct errors in quantum computers could half the number of destabilizing mistakes in these systems.
India breaks global record for highest number of daily COVID-19 infections By Yasemin Saplakoglu India reported 312,731 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, the highest single-day increase ever reported worldwide.
US military picks 3 companies to test nuclear propulsion above low-Earth orbit By Elizabeth Howell The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has picked three big space companies for the first phase of a larger project to test nuclear propulsion above low Earth orbit by 2025.
300 million-year-old 'Godzilla shark' identified as new species, gets a new name By Harry Baker Scientists have finally classified and named the ancient 'Godzilla shark' which was first discovered in 2013 in New Mexico.
Tweaking the gut bacteria of malnourished kids could help them grow By Nicoletta Lanese Gut bacteria may help boost the production of key proteins for bone growth and brain development.
Enormous Antarctic iceberg that became an internet star finally melts away By Stephanie Pappas Iceberg A68, an enormous hunk of ice that broke off Antarctica in 2017, has finally melted away to nothing in the Atlantic.
Thousands of tons of microplastics are swirling around in the atmosphere, study finds By Harry Baker A new study has measured the number of microplastics in the atmosphere and modeled how the tiny particles get transported around the planet.
Small NASA rocket will study boundary of interstellar space By Elizabeth Howell For a few brief minutes, a suborbital rocket from NASA has an ambitious plan to seek out particles from interstellar space.
China wants to launch its own Hubble-class telescope as part of space station By Andrew Jones China could launch the first module for its own space station this month as the country also prepares to send a large space telescope to join it in orbit within the next few years.
Iron Age warriors bent the swords of their defeated enemies, ancient hoard reveals By Laura Geggel A metal detectorist uncovered more than 100 artifacts dating to the Iron Age at a hillfort in Germany.
Vandals sack Roman-era estate and bathhouse just discovered in UK By Laura Geggel Soon after archaeologists unearthed an estate from the Roman Empire in the U.K., vandals broke in and damaged it.
Woman mistakes nail glue for eye drops, glues eye shut By Rachael Rettner She kept both bottles together in her purse.
India breaks global record for highest number of daily COVID-19 infections By Yasemin Saplakoglu India reported 312,731 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, the highest single-day increase ever reported worldwide.
Tweaking the gut bacteria of malnourished kids could help them grow By Nicoletta Lanese Gut bacteria may help boost the production of key proteins for bone growth and brain development.
Dragon mantis females have a Y-shaped sex gland that moves like a tentacle and looks like a maggot By Mindy Weisberger A two-pronged, pheromone-producing gland in female dragon mantises only pops up when they are ready to mate.
Newfound species of amphibious giant centipede named for woman cursed by the gods By Mindy Weisberger Researchers recently described a new species of amphibious giant centipede in an archipelago in Japan.
Pelican rescued from Deepwater Horizon disaster flies hundreds of miles home By Ben Turner Even today, the Gulf Coast still suffers from the effects of the oil spill. But a remarkable cleanup effort has helped the pelican return home.
'Brazil nut puzzle' cracked by researchers By Ben Turner The research isn't all for nutting; scientists say it will help a number of industries, from pharmaceuticals to mining.
Scientists created the whitest paint ever By Yasemin Saplakoglu Engineers have created the whitest paint ever, and they think it can help fight a warming planet.
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.
Can a night owl turn into an early bird? By Tara Santora What steps can night owls take to become early birds?
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.
A student's physics project could make quantum computers twice as reliable By Stephanie Pappas A remarkably simple change in the codes used to correct errors in quantum computers could half the number of destabilizing mistakes in these systems.
US military picks 3 companies to test nuclear propulsion above low-Earth orbit By Elizabeth Howell The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has picked three big space companies for the first phase of a larger project to test nuclear propulsion above low Earth orbit by 2025.
China wants to launch its own Hubble-class telescope as part of space station By Andrew Jones China could launch the first module for its own space station this month as the country also prepares to send a large space telescope to join it in orbit within the next few years.
