China launches more classified Yaogan satellites into orbit By Andrew Jones China conducted two launches of classified Yaogan satellites in the last week while much of the world waited to see where and when the Long March 5B would fall.
40 tombs with humans buried in pots discovered in Corsica By Owen Jarus An ancient necropolis with 40 tombs, including cylindrical jars filled with human remains, has been discovered on the French island of Corsica.
A mysterious 'hum' vibrates interstellar space. Voyager 1 has a recording of it. By Stephanie Pappas The Voyager 1 spacecraft has captured the gentle 'hum' of interstellar space.
'Folded' iron sword found in a Roman soldier's grave was part of a pagan ritual By Laura Geggel A "killed," or folded iron sword was discovered in the grave of a Roman mercenary who had been buried in an early Christian basilica.
7-foot 'monster' sturgeon found in Detroit River could be over 100 years old By Harry Baker Scientists surveying the Detroit River caught a monstrous sturgeon weighing 240 pounds (109 kilograms) and measuring 6 feet 10 inches (2.1 meters) in length.
Is war in space inevitable? By Leonard David What conditions could lead to clashes in space? Is such a situation a given, or can conflicts be short-circuited ahead of time? Space.com asked experts for their thoughts.
Earthquake early warning system uses AI to predict shaking By Stephanie Pappas A new deep-learning approach to predict earthquake shaking could lead to better warnings of where and when shaking will occur.
A hidden continent birthed a new subduction zone near New Zealand By Stephanie Pappas A new subduction zone south of New Zealand formed when tectonic forces brought a segment of weakened continental crust from the submerged continent of Zealandia next to denser oceanic crust.
China launches more classified Yaogan satellites into orbit By Andrew Jones China conducted two launches of classified Yaogan satellites in the last week while much of the world waited to see where and when the Long March 5B would fall.
A mysterious 'hum' vibrates interstellar space. Voyager 1 has a recording of it. By Stephanie Pappas The Voyager 1 spacecraft has captured the gentle 'hum' of interstellar space.
40 tombs with humans buried in pots discovered in Corsica By Owen Jarus An ancient necropolis with 40 tombs, including cylindrical jars filled with human remains, has been discovered on the French island of Corsica.
'Folded' iron sword found in a Roman soldier's grave was part of a pagan ritual By Laura Geggel A "killed," or folded iron sword was discovered in the grave of a Roman mercenary who had been buried in an early Christian basilica.
Woman gets 6 doses of COVID-19 vaccine at once By Rachael Rettner She did not experience any serious side effects from the vaccine overdose.
See how the brain wobbles with each heartbeat in incredible new videos By Nicoletta Lanese Using a new MRI technique, scientists captured amazing 3D footage.
FDA okays emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young teens By Yasemin Saplakoglu On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration extended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents.
Baby minke whale euthanized after getting trapped in Thames River By Ben Turner The injured baby whale slipped free from rescuers on Monday morning, and became stranded again after swimming upstream into shallower waters.
Meet the marine worm with 100 butts that can each grow eyes and a brain By Mindy Weisberger A marine worm from waters near Australia has a branching body that divides into multiple posteriors. In other words: It has a lot of butts.
All hail 'Emperor Dumbo,' the newest species of deep-dwelling octopus By Cameron Duke A new species of Dumbo octopus, nicknamed the Emperor Dumbo, has been dredged up from the deep sea.
Alcohol made from radioactive Chernobyl apples seized by Ukraine government By Brandon Specktor The first batch of Atomik, an artisanal spirit made from apples grown near Chernobyl, was suddenly seized by the Ukrainian government.
'Imaginary' numbers are real (sort of) By Stephanie Pappas Imaginary numbers have real meaning in the world of quantum mechanics, where they carry information about physical states.
How many bubbles are in a glass of beer? By Mindy Weisberger Scientists recently counted the bubbles produced by dissolved carbon dioxide in a glass of poured beer, finding that bubbles can number in the millions.
Why does 'emotional pain' hurt? By Isobel Whitcomb R.E.M. wasn't singing about backaches or sprained ankles.
No, men don't learn toxic masculinity from their fathers By Cameron Duke A man's lack of friends may predict whether he will embrace toxic masculinity, while the presence or absence of a male role model early in life isn't a factor.
What's the minimum number of people needed to survive an apocalypse? By Patrick Pester There are many ways the world could end, from all-out nuclear war to a giant asteroid strike. How many people would need to survive such an apocalypse for humans to avoid extinction?
Never-ending detonations could blast hypersonic craft into space By Edd Gent A never-ending detonation could be the key to hypersonic flight and space planes that can seamlessly fly from Earth into orbit.
Stratolaunch flies world's largest airplane on 2nd test flight By Mike Wall Stratolaunch's Roc carrier plane, which is being groomed to haul hypersonic vehicles aloft, conducted its second-ever test flight Thursday morning (April 29).
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.
