'Impossible' orange auroras spotted in UK after solar storm slams into Earth
Rarely seen orange auroras, which technically shouldn't exist, were recently photographed in the sky above Scotland after an explosive solar storm smashed into Earth.
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Why does ice float in water, instead of sinking to the bottom? It has to do with water's density and molecular structure.
Kids under 5 with HIV are dying at high rates. Here's why.
Among people on HIV meds, young children are the likeliest to die, often due to late diagnosis or treatment interruptions.
Climate change could upend fight against malaria, WHO warns
Malaria cases rose in 2022, in part due to climate change-related extreme weather events.
1,400-year-old structure discovered near Sutton Hoo in England may have been a pagan temple or cult house
The site is part of a royal compound that archaeologists think may have been overseen by King Raedwald.
Electricity flows like water in 'strange metals,' and physicists don't know why
A weird phenomenon in which electricity flows like water was spotted in a nanowire made of "strange metal" — a bizarre metal phase that has stumped physicists for 40 years.
Enormous planet discovered around tiny star could break our understanding of solar system formation
The massive planet LHS 3154b orbits a star much smaller than Earth's sun, and its discovery could upend everything we think we know about how solar systems form.
Tinnitus may stem from nerve damage not detectable on hearing tests
People with tinnitus may be wrongly classed as having "normal hearing" because standard tests don't detect the condition's true cause, a new study suggests.
Sample of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu, which may contain the seeds of life, arrives in UK for analysis
A sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, has arrived at London's Natural History Museum for analysis. Scientists are optimistic that it could contain the seeds of life.
Weird Chinstrap penguins sleep over 10,000 times a day for just 4 seconds at a time
The penguins accrue 11 hours of cumulative sleep a day from a bizarre adaptation that enables them to doze as they guard their nests.
This AI model can tell if you're at high risk of lung cancer by analyzing a single X-ray scan
An AI model found that 28% of non-smokers are at high risk of developing lung cancer, with 2.9% of high-risk individuals developing the disease within six years.
Shimmering golden mole thought extinct photographed and filmed over 80 years after last sighting
De Winton's golden mole, last sighted in 1937, has been found alive swimming through sand dunes in South Africa after an extensive search for the elusive species.
Eerie photo of Mars' horizon took NASA 3 months to capture
After months of meticulous planning, NASA's Odyssey Orbiter finally captured a unique view of the Red Planet's horizon, which is similar to what future Martian astronauts might see.
Cats' dazzling eye colors may come from 1 unusual ancestor
The cat family has an amazing array of eye colors stemming from one unusual ancestor.
'Cannibal' solar explosion likely to hit Earth today, bringing strong geomagnetic storm and widespread auroras
A recent solar explosion that almost reached "X-class" status has hurled a massive coronal mass ejection toward Earth, which will likely hit our planet and trigger a geomagnetic storm on Dec. 1.
A once-in-a-lifetime view of the sun's 'solar maximum' is coming April 8th
With the solar cycle set to peak earlier than predicted, the sun's corona should look its spectacular spiky best for April 8's total solar eclipse.
Kangaroos might try to drown your dog. Here's why.
Footage of a kangaroo attempting to drown a dog in a river in Australia went viral online, but this isn't the first time a marsupial has pulled this trick.
We could end the AIDS epidemic in less than a decade. Here's how.
World AIDS Day Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible?
Japan's new volcanic island has erupted again — and the dramatic explosion was caught on camera
An underwater volcano that gave birth to a new island off Japan's Iwo Jima island has erupted again, sending huge plumes of ash and smoke into the sky in footage released by Japan's Coast Guard.
