'Wedge tornado' in Mississippi is the deadliest in more than 50 years By Sascha Pare published 27 March 23 A devastating, nearly mile-wide "wedge tornado" has killed at least 26 people and battered Mississippi with golf ball-size hail and winds up to 200 mph.
Photo shows 'massive' great white shark scarred after rare battle with 2 serial killer orcas By Hannah Osborne published 27 March 23 A pair of orcas off the coast of South Africa have been ripping open sharks and feasting on their livers for the last eight years. A great white shark that survived an attack by the serial killer brothers has now been identified through huge scars across its massive body.
Step into VR with $70 off of the Meta Quest 2 and two free games By Lloyd Coombes published 27 March 23 Meta's most popular headset just got a price drop and a couple of free games, too.
Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites woman multiple times By Harry Baker published 27 March 23 An unnamed woman was bitten twice by a blue-ringed octopus, which contains one of the most dangerous neurotoxins on the planet, but she escaped relatively unharmed.
What's the difference between poison and venom? By Ethan Freedman published 27 March 23 Poisonous and venomous animals can kill, but their toxins are delivered different ways.
How long can you go without sleep? By Donavyn Coffey published 26 March 23 And what can happen to your body if you stay awake way past your bedtime?
How do you decontaminate objects exposed to radioactivity? By Joanna Thompson published 25 March 23 Can a person or object exposed to high radioactivity just take a shower with soap and water, or is more needed for decontamination?
Tardigrade proteins could help stabilize drugs without refrigeration, scientists say By Nicoletta Lanese published 24 March 23 Proteins found in tardigrades could be used to stabilize drugs that would otherwise need refrigeration.
Black holes may be swallowing invisible matter that slows the movement of stars By Robert Lea published 24 March 23 Scientists watched as two stars slowed in their orbits around black holes, concluding it was the result of "drag" generated by dark matter.
Your native language may shape the wiring of your brain By Anna Demming published 24 March 23 The connections between different regions of the brain responsible for language processing depend on which language you grew up with.
Heat waves are hitting the deep ocean floor, with potentially catastrophic results By Jennifer Nalewicki published 24 March 23 Heat waves are reaching the bottoms of Earth's oceans, and that could be a big problem for the creatures that live there.
Watch 2 megamouth sharks caught on video for the 1st time ever By Joshua A. Krisch published 24 March 23 This rare video, showing two megamouth sharks swimming off the coast of San Diego, is scientists' 'only knowledge' of the sharks' social lives.
Most powerful solar storm in 6 years caused auroras all over the US. And nobody saw it coming. By Hannah Osborne published 24 March 23 A severe geomagnetic storm from a huge hole in the sun's corona caused a massive disturbance in Earth's magnetic field. The surprise event sparked auroras as far south as Alabama and northern California.
Bacteria from meat may cause a half-million UTIs a year By Nicoletta Lanese published 24 March 23 A new study estimates that bacteria on meat may be responsible for a significant number of urinary tract infections in the U.S.
How to watch Ceres, a dwarf planet 14 times smaller than Pluto, photobomb a spiral galaxy in the sky this weekend By Jamie Carter published 24 March 23 Watch live online as the dwarf planet Ceres swoops in front of the 'grand design' spiral galaxy Messier 100 this weekend.
What are potentially hazardous asteroids? By JoAnna Wendel published 24 March 23 Potentially hazardous asteroids, or potentially hazardous objects, are large space rocks that orbit closely to Earth and could cause widespread damage to our planet.
Gene therapy: Everything you need to know about the DNA-tweaking treatments By Dr. David Warmflash published 23 March 23 Gene therapies treat or prevent disease by tweaking the content or expression of cells' DNA.
James Webb telescope spots dust storm raging on a giant planet nearly 20 times the size of Jupiter By JoAnna Wendel published 23 March 23 Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists observed a massive dust storm in the atmosphere of VHS 1256 b, a 'super-Jupiter' exoplanet located 40 light-years from Earth.
What's the biggest black hole in the universe? By Paul Sutter published 23 March 23 What's the biggest black hole in the universe, and is there a limit to how big black holes can get?
Enormous 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere will trigger stunning auroras Friday By Brandon Specktor published 23 March 23 An enormous coronal hole wider than 20 Earths has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and NOAA experts predict a moderate geomagnetic storm Friday (March 24) as a result.
