A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will bring a subdued sunrise to the northeast US and Canada on Thursday By Joe Rao The sunrise eclipse on Thursday (June 10) will bring a striking image of a crescent sun rising in the east-northeast.
Russia threatens to leave International Space Station program over US sanctions: reports By Elizabeth Howell Russia's space chief is threatening to leave the International Space Station program in 2025 unless the United States lifts sanctions against the Russian space sector.
Hunks of oceanic crust are wedged inside Earth's mantle By Sarah Derouin Earth's middle layer is chunky, like peanuts in a sea of caramel.
Shackled skeleton may be first direct evidence of slavery in Roman Britain By Mindy Weisberger Iron shackles around a skeleton's legs secured the ankles with a padlock and may provide the first direct evidence of an enslaved person in Roman Britain.
Boy gets burned by wet cement in rare case By Rachael Rettner A 7-year-old boy who accidentally got wet cement all over his head and torso ended up in the emergency room after the cement mixture burned his skin, according to a new report.
How to make a solar eclipse viewer: Step-by-step photo guide By Mindy Weisberger Watch an upcoming solar eclipse indirectly with this home-made viewer.
Mysterious East Asians vanished during the ice age. This group replaced them. By Laura Geggel People who lived in East Asia since at least 40,000 years ago disappeared during the ice age.
Orcas 'attacked' humpback mother and calf. Now the calf is missing. By Harry Baker Whale watchers in British Columbia recently witnessed a group of transient orcas attacking a humpback mother and calf in a rare encounter between the two species. But what really happened?
How much does all the SARS-CoV-2 in the world weigh? By Yasemin Saplakoglu If all the circulating SARS-CoV-2 particles were gathered together into one place, they would weigh somewhere between the weight of an apple and that of a young toddler.
Expect an Orwellian future if AI isn't kept in check, Microsoft exec says By Stephanie Pappas Speaking on the BBC show 'Panorama,' Microsoft's Brad Smith warned that unless checks are put in place, artificial intelligence could lead to a dystopian future
24,000-year-old 'zombies' revived and cloned from Arctic permafrost By Mindy Weisberger Arctic ice dating to 24,000 years ago held frozen microscopic animals called rotifers. Scientists just brought them back to life.
Scientists puzzled by 'unexplained excess mass' lurking in human chromosomes By Brandon Specktor Human chromosomes weigh about 20 times heavier than the DNA within them. So where's all this extra mass coming from?
Jeff Bezos will fly on Blue Origin's 1st crewed flight By Meghan Bartels The Amazon.com and Blue Origin founder announced on Instagram that he and his brother would fly on the New Shepard vehicle's first crewed flight, scheduled for July 20.
'Glacier blood' could be key to understanding impacts of climate change By Nicoletta Lanese An expedition to the French Alps is revealing the biology of "glacier blood" and how it is impacted by climate change.
17 decapitated skeletons found at ancient Roman cemetery By Owen Jarus Seventeen decapitated skeletons dating back about 1,700 years have been discovered in three Roman cemeteries at Knobb's Farm in Cambridgeshire, in the U.K.
Why are small dogs so fierce? By Tara Santora There are a few possibilities for why small dogs can be so menacing.
Did a dark energy discovery just prove Einstein wrong? Not quite. By Paul Sutter The Dark Energy Survey just released its most comprehensive results. But did they really prove Einstein wrong?
What was the deadliest day in US history? By Benjamin Plackett It's impossible to know for sure the deadliest day in U.S. history because you can end up comparing apples with oranges.
Is the COVID-19 vaccine causing rare myocarditis cases? By Rachael Rettner Researchers in Israel say they've found a possible link between the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and cases of heart inflammation called myocarditis in young men.
