Are Mesopotamia and Babylon the same thing? By Owen Jarus published 20 September 22 Mesopotamia and Babylon are often confused. Here's how the two are different and where they overlap.
Blazing fireball illuminates skies over Scotland and Northern Ireland By JoAnna Wendel published 20 September 22 Astronomers say the fireball was likely caused by a space rock the size of a golf ball disintegrating in Earth’s atmosphere.
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3,300-year-old cave 'frozen in time' from reign of Ramesses II uncovered in Israel By Owen Jarus published 20 September 22 Construction workers in Israel unexpectedly broke into a 3,300-year-old cave that looks like an "Indiana Jones film set."
Mysterious 'blue goo' at the bottom of the sea stumps scientists By Harry Baker published 20 September 22 Researchers exploring the deep sea in the Caribbean have come across a mysterious "blue goo" that they can't identify.
Why doesn’t the autumnal equinox fall on the same day each year? By Hanneke Weitering published 19 September 22 The day of this year's equinox may not be the same as last year's. Why?
Polio is spreading in the US for the 1st time in decades. Do you need a booster? By Nicoletta Lanese published 19 September 22 Who should get a polio booster?
Can the James Webb Space Telescope really see the past? By Brandon Specktor published 19 September 22 Astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time. How is this possible? It's just the nature of light, according to NASA.
9 million told to evacuate after super typhoon Nanmadol slams southern Japan, heads toward Tokyo By Mindy Weisberger published 19 September 22 Tens of thousands of people in Japan have already sought shelter from powerful storm Nanmadol, which could be the most destructive in decades.
Devastating floods from Typhoon Merbok soak coastal Alaska By Stephanie Pappas published 19 September 22 Coastal Alaska is recovering after a weekend of brutal flooding caused by the remnants of Typhoon Merbok.
Hurricane Fiona hits the Dominican Republic after wiping out Puerto Rico's power grid By Nicoletta Lanese published 19 September 22 Hurricane Fiona has struck both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Do black holes explode? By Paul Sutter published 19 September 22 Black holes go boom in several ways.
Which animals could go extinct by 2050? By Joe Phelan published 19 September 22 With climate change, habitat loss, overhunting and more, which animals are at risk of extinction by 2050?
Who invented chocolate? By Tom Metcalfe published 18 September 22 Although it's now familiar as candy, the origins of chocolate are much deeper.
In a 1st, scientists use designer immune cells to send an autoimmune disease into remission By Nicoletta Lanese published 17 September 22 Five lupus patients reached remission with CAR T-cell therapy.
How long do new species take to evolve? By Michael Dhar published 17 September 22 Organisms that reproduce quickly can quickly evolve into new species, while geographic barriers can lead to new species formation over tens of millions of years.
Hoard of Islamic era gold and silver coins found behind Egyptian temple By Jennifer Nalewicki published 16 September 22 Researchers in Egypt uncovered hundreds of gold and silver coins.
Whip-cracking burst of energy from sun could explain solar wind By Ben Turner published 16 September 22 Scientists have long hypothesized about this phenomenon, but this is the first time it’s been directly observed.
Never-before-seen 'strange quark star' may have formed after cosmic collision, physicists say By Paul Sutter published 16 September 22 A team of physicists has found that the remnant of a neutron star merger observed in 2019 has just the right mass to be a strange hypothetical quark star.
Doctors remove 50 AA and AAA batteries from woman's gut and stomach By Nicoletta Lanese published 16 September 22 Doctors removed dozens of batteries from a woman's GI tract.
