Kids discover giant penguin’s fossil skeleton in New Zealand By Mindy Weisberger A newly described extinct giant penguin from New Zealand has unusually long legs and a long, slender beak, and it dates to a time when much of the region was underwater.
Human remains found inside 500-pound alligator. How common are alligator attacks? By Yasemin Saplakoglu An enormous alligator is suspected of killing a man in Louisiana, according to news reports.
Read an excerpt from 'Pump: A Natural History of the Heart' By Mindy Weisberger For millennia, the function and importance of this singular organ has fascinated physicians, philosophers and artists around the world.
Rare Bronze Age coffin uncovered on UK golf course By Laura Geggel A Bronze Age burial was accidentally discovered in an English golf club.
A 10 billion-year-old supernova will soon replay before our eyes, new dark matter study predicts By Brandon Specktor Scientists predict that an ancient supernova will reappear in the sky for a 4th time in the year 2037, thanks to the meddling influence of dark matter.
Giant ice sheet towers over Scottish city like the Wall in 'Game of Thrones' in stunning video reconstruction By Patrick Pester Scotland's giant ice sheet has been recreated over Dundee in a stunning video that looks like the Wall from "Game of Thrones."
Giant ice sheet towers over Scottish city like the Wall in 'Game of Thrones' in stunning video reconstruction By Patrick Pester Scotland's giant ice sheet has been recreated over Dundee in a stunning video that looks like the Wall from "Game of Thrones."
Tick transforms into a glowing alien from a sci-fi nightmare in trippy photo By Mindy Weisberger Outstanding examples of stunning microscopy were recently honored in the Nikon Small World contest.
Distant 'Requiem' supernova will be visible again in 2037, astronomers predict By Tereza Pultarova A distant supernova previously imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope will be visible again from Earth and surrounding space in 2037, astronomers predict.
Chinese astronauts send back stunning images of Earth from Tianhe space station (photos) By Andrew Jones China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts have sent back stunning images taken out of small windows on the Tianhe space station module in low Earth orbit.
Rare Bronze Age coffin uncovered on UK golf course By Laura Geggel A Bronze Age burial was accidentally discovered in an English golf club.
Mysterious stone balls found in Neolithic tomb on remote Scottish island By Tom Metcalfe Two polished stone balls shaped about 5,500 years ago — linked to a mysterious practice almost unique to Neolithic Britain — have been discovered in an ancient Scottish tomb.
Does running build muscle? By Chloe Page REFERENCE Does running build muscle? We dig into the science.
Read an excerpt from 'Pump: A Natural History of the Heart' By Mindy Weisberger For millennia, the function and importance of this singular organ has fascinated physicians, philosophers and artists around the world.
Do air purifiers help with allergies? By Kerry Taylor-Smith REFERENCE We're answering an all-important question; do air purifiers help with allergies?
Kids discover giant penguin’s fossil skeleton in New Zealand By Mindy Weisberger A newly described extinct giant penguin from New Zealand has unusually long legs and a long, slender beak, and it dates to a time when much of the region was underwater.
99 million-year-old spider mummies reveal moms cared for teeny spiderlings By Laura Geggel Four chunks of amber containing Cretaceous-age spiders reveal that mothers cared for spiderlings.
Bizarre pig-faced shark found dead in the Mediterranean Sea. Is it real? By Brandon Specktor Italian naval officers found a dead angular roughshark (also known as the pig fish) in the waters near Elba.
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.
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.
There are 2 types of narcissists. Here's what makes each tick. By Nikhila Mahadevan Chances are you've met a narcissist. Here's what's behind the gigantic ego.
Math genius Emmy Noether endured sexism and Nazism. 100 years later, her ideas still ring true. By Tamar Lichter Blanks Albert Einstein described Emmy Noether as a "creative mathematical genius" who, despite "unselfish, significant work over a period of many years," did not get the recognition she deserved.
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.
