Swarm of more than 55 earthquakes strikes off Oregon coast By Stephanie Pappas published 8 December 21 More than 55 earthquakes have struck off the Oregon coast, but the swarm is not likely to trigger any danger to those on land.
Newfound flavor of omicron variant may be harder to track By Nicoletta Lanese published 8 December 21 The newfound version, BA.2, may be slightly harder to track.
Rare evidence of Roman crucifixion uncovered in the UK By Owen Jarus published 8 December 21 The remains of a man, possibly a slave, indicate that he was crucified in the third or fourth century A.D. in Roman England.
Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí really works By Yasemin Saplakoglu published 8 December 21 A "creative sweet spot" may exist in the brief moments you spend in a little-known early sleep stage, according to a new study.
See rare total solar eclipse from nearly 1 million miles away By Elizabeth Howell published 8 December 21 The only total solar eclipse of 2021 was one few could see and this new photo from a spacecraft nearly 1 million miles from Earth shows why.
Jurassic crocodile relative could breathe easily while drowning its prey By Mindy Weisberger published 8 December 21 The modern crocodile can breathe while most of its head is submerged because of specialized airway adaptations, which scientists can now trace to the Jurassic period.
This faraway galaxy may be completely devoid of dark matter By Mara Johnson-Groh published 8 December 21 On the surface, a galaxy 250 million light-years from Earth seems like any other, but a deeper look reveals a puzzling quirk: It seems to have no dark matter.
Gold 'lotus flower' pendant from Queen Nefertiti's time discovered in Cyprus By Laura Geggel published 7 December 21 Archaeologists in Cyprus found two tombs dating to the Bronze Age that contained 500 grave goods.
China is investigating a 'mysterious hut' on the far side of the moon By Ben Turner published 7 December 21 The rover has been on the moon since January 2019
Toxic cane toads are invading Taiwan. Conservationists race to contain warty amphibians. By Harry Baker published 7 December 21 Taiwan is racing to contain an outbreak of invasive cane toads, which likely escaped from a black market breeder.
Dazzling photos of the solar eclipse from Antarctica By Laura Geggel published 6 December 21 Photos from the solar eclipse on Dec. 4, 2021 as seen from Antarctica.
Are humans at the top of the food chain? By Isobel Whitcomb published 6 December 21 Lions, wolves and great white sharks have no natural predators, except humans. Does that mean humans are at the top of the food chain?
Scientists inserted disco 'strobe lights' into jellyfish to see how they function without brains By Nicoletta Lanese published 6 December 21 Scientists genetically modified jellyfish in order to make their neurons light up.
Medieval Scot with strong jawbone wasn't a local By Laura Geggel published 6 December 21 A chemical analysis of a medieval man's remains from the Scottish Highlands reveals he wasn't a local.
More than 300 smuggled tarantulas, scorpions and giant cockroaches seized from luggage in Colombia By Mindy Weisberger published 6 December 21 Authorities at Colombia's airport in Bogotá found and confiscated hundreds of arthropods that German travelers had illegally collected and stashed in a suitcase.
DeepMind cracks 'knot' conjecture that bedeviled mathematicians for decades By Stephanie Pappas published 6 December 21 The artificial intelligence company DeepMind has teamed up with mathematicians to generate new conjectures in pure mathematics.
Giant black hole inside a tiny satellite galaxy defies explanation By Tereza Pultarova published 5 December 21 A tiny galaxy orbiting at the outskirts of the Milky Way appears to have a giant black hole at its center, comparable to that of the much larger Milky Way itself, and scientists don't know why.
Did the Great Wall of China work? By Benjamin Plackett published 5 December 21 The Great Wall of China was built to defend the empire from enemy armies, but now it acts as a unifying symbol and a useful propaganda tool for the ruling Communist Party.
Rare total solar eclipse over Antarctica dazzles ... the penguins By Jeanna Bryner published 4 December 21 Did any of the southern continent's waddling birds look up to catch the sky show?
Are jackalopes real? By Tara Santora published 4 December 21 Can rabbits grow horns, as the legendary jackalope does?
