Is there a limit to how much the coronavirus can mutate? By Yasemin Saplakoglu The number of possible genetic mutations is greater than all the atoms in the visible universe,
Next flu season could be extra weird, and potentially very bad By Nicoletta Lanese Upcoming flu outbreaks will be less predictable than those of the past.
Coronavirus may infect key brain cells, causing neurons to die By Nicoletta Lanese A preliminary study hints that the virus may infect astrocytes, triggering downstream effects.
Ancient graves and mysterious enclosure discovered at Stonehenge ahead of tunnel construction By Tom Metcalfe
CDC says double-masking improves protection from COVID-19 By Rachael Rettner The study tested several methods for improving mask fit.
Europe's oldest person survives COVID-19 By Yasemin Saplakoglu Sister André has recovered from COVID-19 in time for her 117th birthday this week.
Asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will whiz past Earth in March By Patrick Pester An asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will get close enough to Earth to be classified as "potentially hazardous." What's the risk?
Why Mars is having its busiest two weeks in 47 years By Rafi Letzter It's a busy February for Mars, with three probes from three separate space agencies arriving at the red planet over the course of just nine days. Here's why.
'Rivers of gold' rush through the Peruvian Amazon in stunning NASA photo By Brandon Specktor An ISS astronaut got a perfect view of the gold prospecting pits in the Peruvian Amazon.
A Russian 'space truck' just burst into flames on purpose and the photo is amazing By Chelsea Gohd A Russian "space truck" has met its fiery doom on its way home to Earth.
Welcome to Mars! UAE's Hope probe enters orbit around Red Planet. By Meghan Bartels After a nail-biting 27 minutes, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) first-ever interplanetary mission has successfully reached orbit around Mars.
COVID-19 may lower sperm counts, small study finds By Rachael Rettner In a study of 43 men who had recovered from COVID-19, nearly 20% had azoospermia, or the total absence of sperm in semen.
SpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts break 47-year US space record By Harry Baker SpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts have now spent more time in space than the crew of any other mission launched from U.S. soil.
Who was buried at Sutton Hoo? By Owen Jarus A medieval ship burial in England is now captivating viewers of the Netflix drama "The Dig." But who is actually buried at the 1,400-year-old site known as Sutton Hoo?
18 dead and hundreds missing in catastrophic Himalayan avalanche By Brandon Specktor Part of a glacier collapsed in the Indian Himalayas, triggering an avalanche that destroyed one dam and damaged another. Hundreds are feared missing or dead.
NASA appoints climate advisor to prioritize Earth science in Biden administration By Meghan Bartels Tackling the climate crisis is one of President Joe Biden's top priorities, and NASA has created a new role to match.
Could there be a cluster of antimatter stars orbiting our galaxy? By Paul Sutter We don't know why the universe is dominated by matter over antimatter, but there could be entire stars, and maybe even galaxies, in the universe made of antimatter.
Stash of more than 600 Roman-era silver coins discovered in Turkey By Laura Geggel A newly discovered coin hoard features Roman emperors engraved on the sides.
Mystery of gamma radiation solved: Hidden cannibal star is just having dinner By Rafi Letzter The mystery at the heart of an unexplained, bright point of gamma-ray light in the sky has been solved: a violent, whirling redback.
Fast-spreading coronavirus variant is doubling every 10 days in the US By Yasemin Saplakoglu The variant is rapidly spreading in the U.S. as it has in the U.K. and elsewhere around the world.
