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.
Blazing comet tail is whipped by solar winds in astonishing astronomy photo By Stephanie Pappas published 16 September 22 A never-to-be-seen-again view of Comet Leonard took top prize at the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
Stunning 'sunglint' turns the sea's surface into a swirling silver mirror By Harry Baker published 16 September 22 An astronaut recently captured a stunning image of a "sunglint" that transformed the sea surrounding two Greek islands into a swirling silver mirror.
Gaze up at the stars with this Feiang telescope kit, over 50% off at Amazon By Lloyd Coombes published 16 September 22 Budding stargazers can save $160 on this highly-rated telescope set at Amazon.
Climate 'points of no return' may be much closer than we thought By Harry Baker published 15 September 22 A new study that reassesed decades of work of climate "tipping points" has revealed they are more numerous and closer to being triggered than researchers initially feared.
NASA announces third launch attempt date for its 'mega moon rocket' By Ben Turner published 15 September 22 The Artemis 1 mission will be a crucial test of NASA's next generation rocket
'Massive trauma' found on 1,000-year-old South American mummies By Patrick Pester published 15 September 22 South American mummies were likely brutally murdered 1,000 years ago, and the evidence is still preserved today, a new study finds.
Early-medieval woman was buried with a rare item: a metal folding chair By Jennifer Nalewicki published 15 September 22 Researchers in Germany discovered a metal folding chair in a medieval woman's grave.
'Cosmic' and 'phantom' UFOs are all over Ukraine's skies, government report claims By Brandon Specktor published 15 September 22 Dozens of 'phantom' and 'cosmic' UFOs have been detected in the skies over Ukraine, a new government report claims.
Giant squid corpse with half-eaten tentacles stuns tourists on New Zealand beach By Harry Baker published 14 September 22 A dead giant squid has washed up on a beach at a nature reserve in New Zealand. A group of tourists was lucky enough to see the body up close.
Vanished arm of Nile helped ancient Egyptians transport pyramid materials By Owen Jarus published 14 September 22 High water levels in a now-defunct arm of the Nile helped the ancient Egyptians transport supplies for the pyramids of Giza, a study of pollen in earthen cores reveals.
