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Why the Autumnal Equinox Doesn't Fall on the Same Day Every Year

September 22, 2018 | Article

Autumn is right around the corner for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere, while those in the Southern Hemisphere are gearing up for warmer spring weather. But the 2018 autumnal equinox of Sept. 22 is later than usual. Why?
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How Do Flat-Earthers Explain the Equinox? We Investigated.

September 21, 2018 | Article

Flat-Earthers try to explain the equinox, and the results are as odd as you'd expect.
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Mutant Green Crabs Are Mean, and They're Invading Maine's Waters

September 21, 2018 | Article

Fearless crabs threaten the state's shellfish industry.
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Soot from Air Pollution Found in Placentas of City-Dwelling Women

September 21, 2018 | Article

The harmful effects of air pollution affect far more than a person's respiratory system; previous research has found that it can also hurt babies in the womb.
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Antarctica: The Southernmost Continent

September 21, 2018 | Reference

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and driest continent. Because so little moisture falls as rain or snow, Antarctica is classified as a desert.
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Ancient Mystery Creature That Defied Classification Is Earth's Oldest Animal

September 21, 2018 | Article

Fat molecules show that a mystery creature that lived 558 million years ago was in fact an animal.
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What You See in This Famous Optical Illusion Could Reveal How Old You Are

September 21, 2018 | Article

Do you see an old woman or a young woman?
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Astronauts Going to Mars Will Absorb Crazy Amounts of Radiation. Now We Know How Much.

September 21, 2018 | Article

There are plenty of challenges to putting people on Mars, whether you look at the rocket, the astronaut or the planet itself.
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Family Finds Gooey 'Alien' Jellyfish on NZ Beach. And It Looks Like a Jell-O Mold.

September 21, 2018 | Article

The glob was an enormous lion's mane jellyfish.
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World's 2nd-Largest Shark Has an Olympic-Worthy Secret

September 21, 2018 | Article

The basking shark — known for its languid, filter-feeding lifestyle — has an Olympic-worthy secret: It can hurl its body out of the water just as fast and as high as its predatory cousin, the great white shark, a new study finds.
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