A man's voice grew hoarse for no obvious reason. It turns out, he had fungus in his throat. By Nicoletta Lanese published 5 August 22 A man's rare fungal infection caused his voice to grow hoarser and hoarser.
Enormous sinkhole wide enough to swallow the White House opens in Chile By Brandon Specktor published 5 August 22 A massive sinkhole measuring more than 100 feet across has opened on mining land in Chile, according to the government's geology mining service.
'Monkey gang' member executed in Japan as marauding macaques run amok By Isobel Whitcomb published 4 August 22 A team of "specially commissioned hunters" tracked down and killed one member of a "monkey gang" responsible for more than 50 attacks in the Japanese city of Yamaguchi.
1st synthetic mouse embryos — complete with beating hearts and brains — created with no sperm, eggs or womb By Nicoletta Lanese published 4 August 22 Scientists grew mouse embryos without cells, sperm or a uterus.
MacBook Air M1 is now just $849, grab this fantastic back to school laptop deal By Lloyd Coombes published 4 August 22 Save $150 on Apple’s most portable MacBook, now at its lowest price in 2022.
Mass grave of Revolutionary War mercenaries and rare gold coin unearthed in New Jersey By Jennifer Nalewicki published 4 August 22 A public dig in New Jersey uncovered a mass grave of Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War.
James Webb telescope snaps mesmerizing image of Cartwheel Galaxy By Patrick Pester published 4 August 22 The Cartwheel Galaxy shines in never-before-seen detail in the latest James Webb Space Telescope composite image, revealing a violent past.
SpaceX space junk crash lands in Australian sheep farm By Ben Turner published 4 August 22 Researchers say there is a 10% risk that someone will die being hit by space debris in the next 10 years.
Ancient Egyptian temple to the sun cult uncovered near Cairo By Owen Jarus published 4 August 22 Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the remains of a cultic sun temple that dates to the fifth dynasty about 4,500 years ago.
Surprise! Asteroid wider than 2 football fields is barreling toward Earth tonight By Brandon Specktor published 3 August 22 NASA astronomers discovered that a large asteroid will zoom past Earth on Aug. 4, missing our planet by millions of miles.
Scientists revived the cells of pigs an hour after death, a potential organ transplant breakthrough By Nicoletta Lanese published 3 August 22 Scientists revitalized cells in the bodies of dead pigs.
Half-blind Greenland shark possibly spotted in the Caribbean, thousands of miles from its usual home By Patrick Pester published 3 August 22 A strange shark caught off Belize in the Caribbean was likely a Greenland shark or Greenland shark hybrid, according to a new study.
Thousands of jellyfish swarm near Israel, mesmerizing images reveal By Jamie Carter published 2 August 22 Cameras on drones recently captured aerial images of nomad jellyfish as they swarmed by the thousands in coastal waters near Israel.
Ancient 'ritual bath' and elite villa unearthed by Jerusalem's Western Wall By Tom Metcalfe published 2 August 22 The installation of a new elevator led to the ancient finds.
'Gummy squirrel' found in deep-sea abyss looks like a stretchy half-peeled banana By Jennifer Nalewicki published 2 August 22 Scientists collected 55 creatures in a largely unexplored area of the Pacific Ocean, 39 could potentially be new species.
'Ghost footprints' left by ancient hunter-gatherers discovered in Utah desert By Harry Baker published 2 August 22 The eerie prints appear only after it rains.
What's the youngest age that a person can get pregnant and give birth? By Nicoletta Lanese published 2 August 22 Pregnancy is possible from the start of ovulation.
Solar storm from hole in the sun will hit Earth on Wednesday (Aug. 3) By Ben Turner published 1 August 22 Holes in the sun can beam out solar material at 500 miles per second.
Mammal ancestor looked like a chubby lizard with a tiny head and had a hippo-like lifestyle By Jamie Carter published 1 August 22 Fossils found in France are from a previously unknown species of amphibian that belonged to a group of reptiles with mammal-like traits.
'Cold sore' virus may have gained prominence thanks to Bronze Age smooching By Nicoletta Lanese published 1 August 22 Scientists analyzed ancient herpes DNA found in human teeth.
