World's largest recorded sawfish washes up dead in Florida By Stephanie Pappas The longest sawfish ever measured washed up in Florida, not far from another large specimen.
Did Marie Antoinette really say 'Let them eat cake'? By Benjamin Plackett No, the misquote is an example of French revolutionary propaganda.
NASA to land 1st person of color on the moon with Artemis program By Chelsea Gohd NASA will land the first person of color in addition to the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program, NASA's Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk revealed today (April 9).
NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity is 'go' for historic 1st flight on Sunday By Elizabeth Howell Humanity's first helicopter on Mars has been cleared for a historic takeoff.
Why do cats have belly 'pouches'? By Tara Santora Cats have swinging "pouches" on their bellies, but that doesn't mean they're fat.
NASA detects rare 'double quasar' in ancient corner of the universe By Brandon Specktor Astronomers just detected two pairs of rare 'double quasars' about 10 billion light-years away. They are the oldest in the known universe.
Explosive volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island, as evacuations continue By Yasemin Saplakoglu La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted explosively Friday, spewing ash tens of thousands of feet into the air.
Earth nearly lost all its oxygen 2.3 billion years ago By Stephanie Pappas The permanent oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere took twice as long as previously believed and finally finished up to 100 million years later than expected.
NASA to land 1st person of color on the moon with Artemis program By Chelsea Gohd NASA will land the first person of color in addition to the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program, NASA's Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk revealed today (April 9).
Two satellites might collide at 32,000 mph over the Arctic today By Rafi Letzter There's a 20% chance of a disastrous collision, according to the European Union.
Did Marie Antoinette really say 'Let them eat cake'? By Benjamin Plackett No, the misquote is an example of French revolutionary propaganda.
Europe's oldest map, a stone slab, unearthed in France By Yasemin Saplakoglu The map likely represents an area along the River Odet in western France.
Pfizer requests FDA authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in kids 12 to 15 By Rachael Rettner The company hopes to make the vaccine available to the age group before the start of the fall school year.
A woman's debilitating chronic itch disappeared after she started using marijuana By Nicoletta Lanese "These findings are promising, but randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm the results," her doctors said.
Quick guide: COVID-19 vaccines in use and how they work By Nicoletta Lanese Here's a guide to the vaccines being used in different countries.
World's largest recorded sawfish washes up dead in Florida By Stephanie Pappas The longest sawfish ever measured washed up in Florida, not far from another large specimen.
These endangered monkeys kept getting hit by cars. Scientists had a clever solution. By Harry Baker Adding speed bumps to a road in a national park in Zanzibar has reduced the number of collisions between cars and one of Africa's rarest primates.
Turtles complete seemingly impossible journey thanks to a hidden 'corridor' through the Pacific By Nicoletta Lanese Loggerhead turtles survive the journey using temporary "thermal corridors."
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.
