Never mind outrunning a T. rex — you could probably outwalk it By Mindy Weisberger New simulations calculated T. rex speed from the motion of its swaying tail, finding that the massive dinosaur was a mighty slow walker.
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.
Gladiator arena from Roman era unearthed in Turkey By Laura Geggel Up to 20,000 people likely cheered and jeered as they watched gladiator and wild animal fights in a newfound Roman-era arena in Turkey.
One of Earth's nearest stars may be a dark matter factory By Adam Mann A hunt for hypothetical axions streaming from Betelgeuse turns up empty but helps physicists set constraints on their properties.
'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.
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.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' close to tipping point, unmanned sub reveals By Ben Turner The glacier could be melting at the key points anchoring it to the land.
One of Earth's nearest stars may be a dark matter factory By Adam Mann A hunt for hypothetical axions streaming from Betelgeuse turns up empty but helps physicists set constraints on their properties.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes off on historic 1st powered flight on another world By Mike Wall NASA's Ingenuity helicopter lifted off on the Red Planet early this morning (April 19), performing the first-ever powered flight on a world beyond Earth.
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.
Gladiator arena from Roman era unearthed in Turkey By Laura Geggel Up to 20,000 people likely cheered and jeered as they watched gladiator and wild animal fights in a newfound Roman-era arena in Turkey.
UK researchers will deliberately reinfect people with COVID-19 in new 'challenge study' By Rachael Rettner All of the participants will be quarantined and monitored closely.
Oldest American, Hester Ford, dies, leaving 120 great-great-grandchildren By Nicoletta Lanese Available census reports give conflicting accounts of Ford's birth year.
Scientists probe mystery of 'thunderstorm asthma' event that sent thousands to the ER By Nicoletta Lanese A new model digs into the mystery of why this occurred.
Never mind outrunning a T. rex — you could probably outwalk it By Mindy Weisberger New simulations calculated T. rex speed from the motion of its swaying tail, finding that the massive dinosaur was a mighty slow walker.
Wee footprint of baby stegosaur discovered in China By Stephanie Pappas The smallest stegosaur footprint ever found has been discovered in China, and suggests that the baby pranced around on hind feet.
Why were the ancient Egyptians obsessed with cats? By Benjamin Plackett If cats were loved, why were so many sacrificed?
'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.
Glowing, red-eyed rat fetus is global photo contest's gorgeously creepy winner By Mindy Weisberger Butterfly wing scales, neurons, dividing cells and more showcased the beauty of microscopy in Olympus' second annual Global Image of the Year Award.
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.
