Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dies at age 90 By Nicoletta Lanese Collins piloted the Apollo 11 command module as his crewmates walked on the Moon.
Earth's crust is way, way older than we thought By Brandon Specktor Earth's continents have been leaking nutrients into the ocean for at least 3.7 billion years, new research suggests.
These 'creativity genes' allowed humans to take over the world By Yasemin Saplakoglu Creativity could be one of the main reasons Homo sapiens survived and dominated over related species such as Neanderthals and chimpanzees, according to a new study.
Study of nearly every glacier on Earth shows ice loss is speeding up By Nicoletta Lanese A new study assessed more than 200,000 glaciers around the world.
'Plain of Jars', one of the most mysterious archaeological sites, reveals its true age By Tom Metcalfe
110 ancient Egyptian tombs, including baby burials, found along Nile By Owen Jarus Archaeologists have unearthed 110 ancient Egyptian tombs, many holding the remains of humans, including two babies inside pots, along the Nile Delta.
Climate change has been altering Earth's axis for at least 30 years By Stephanie Pappas Glacial melt caused by climate change is redistributing weight on the planet, leading to a shift in Earth's poles as far back as the 1990s.
Medieval sword unearthed in Poland might be from Battle of Grunwald By Laura Geggel This sword may have belonged to one of the battle's 66,000 troops.
Arctic sponges crawl around the seafloor and leave bizarre brown trails to prove it By Harry Baker For the first time, researchers have captured images of bizarre brown trails on an Arctic ridge that appear to have been left by sponges crawling across the seafloor.
Huge Delta IV Heavy rocket launches US spy satellite to orbit By Amy Thompson A new U.S. spy satellite launched into space Monday afternoon (April 26) on the mightiest rocket built by the United Launch Alliance.
Cuckoo bird has crossed the Sahara 10 times in 5 years By Nicoletta Lanese Scientists began tracking the bird in 2016.
'Crazy worms' have invaded the forests of 15 states, and scientists are worried By Brandon Specktor Highly invasive jumping worms or 'crazy worms' have been found in 15 states, and they are only poised to spread more, scientists warn.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity goes long distance in 3rd flight on Red Planet By Mike Wall Ingenuity aced its third-ever Martian flight early Sunday morning (April 25), adding to its already impressive resume.
370-year-old gold ring may have honored beheaded earl By Laura Geggel A metal detectorist has discovered a gold ring dating to the English Civil War.
Vikings created a massive boat in this volcanic cave to ward off the apocalypse By Owen Jarus The Vikings may have carved this mysterious boat structure into an Icelandic cave to ward off Ragnarok, an apocalyptic event in which the gods would be killed and the world engulfed in flames.
Meteorite that landed in Botswana tracked to its birthplace in the asteroid belt By Nicoletta Lanese The space rock fragments originally came from Vesta, scientists concluded.
Post-apocalyptic, abandoned Chernobyl could become a World Heritage site By Mindy Weisberger Ukrainian officials propose that the desolate exclusion zone around Chernobyl, site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, should be added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.
A piece of space junk zipped by SpaceX's Dragon capsule on its way to the space station By Tariq Malik A piece of space debris passed unexpectedly close by SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule as it ferried four Crew-2 astronauts to the International Space Station.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps epic photo of rover tracks, will attempt 3rd flight Sunday By Mike Wall NASA's history-making Mars helicopter Ingenuity will make its third Red Planet flight this weekend, if all goes according to plan.
