News Archive | November 2021

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November 30th
- Watch a black hole rip 4 stars to shreds in epic new NASA simulation
- This doomed alien planet has a year that lasts just 16 hours — and it's getting faster
- Earth's earliest water may have come from solar wind and space rocks
- UK man stumbles upon 800-square-foot Roman mosaic on his father's farm
- Facial reconstruction shows powerful Bronze Age woman's serene expression and huge earrings
November 29th
- The Omicron variant: What we know so far
- New video reveals how 'caterpillar soup' transforms into shimmering butterfly wings
- Exquisitely-preserved mammoth tusk found 10,000 feet underwater
- Oldest-known fossils of mysterious human lineage uncovered in Siberian cave
- This hot 'stream' of star gas will collide with our galaxy sooner than we thought
- NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030 — and you can help
- What's the difference between arms and tentacles?
- What is fascism?
November 28th
- What if the speed of sound were as fast as the speed of light?
November 27th
- 4-legged 'snake' fossil is actually a different ancient animal, new study claims
- How would we give aliens directions to Earth?
November 26th
- Hubble telescope captures stunning image of the star-forming Prawn Nebula
- TRAPPIST-1 solar system that's home to potentially habitable planets was not bombarded by rocks like early Earth
- Octopuses, squids and lobsters could become 'sentient beings' in the UK
- Why did ancient Egyptian pharaohs stop building pyramids?
November 25th
- 41,500-year-old ivory pendant may be oldest human-decorated jewelry in Eurasia
- Did Benjamin Franklin really want the turkey to be the US national bird?
November 24th
- Rare Einstein manuscript sells for record-smashing $13 million at auction
- Alien organisms could hitch a ride on our spacecraft and contaminate Earth, scientists warn
- Never-before-seen rocks found in these exoplanet graveyards
- NASA's asteroid-deflecting DART mission just launched on a one-way trip to collide with a space rock
November 23rd
- Russian anti-satellite missile test draws condemnation from space companies and countries
- Empress Catherine the Great's letter on smallpox vaccination to go up for auction
- Natural selection has been acting on hundreds of human genes in the last 3,000 years
- Evidence of Hanukkah's Maccabee rebellion unearthed in Israel
- 1st drug to treat genetic cause of dwarfism approved by FDA
November 22nd
- Rare Einstein manuscript is 'most valuable' ever to come to auction
- 'False fossils' littered across Mars may complicate the search for life on Red Planet
- Watch the entire Beaver Moon lunar eclipse in 1 minute time-lapse
- NASA's DART mission has a sequel. How Europe's HERA will explore an asteroid impact aftermath.
- Do babies cry in the womb?
- 5 non-returning Aboriginal boomerangs discovered in dried-up riverbed
- Video captures great white shark's gruesome attack on a seal near Cape Cod
November 21st
- Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?
November 20th
- FBI searching one-time New Jersey waste dump for body of Jimmy Hoffa
- Patient's immune system 'naturally' cures HIV in the second case of its kind
- What happened to the 'vanished' colonists at Roanoke?
November 19th
- Weird quantum effect that can turn matter invisible finally demonstrated
- Stunning photos of the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century
- NASA's launching a one-way mission to crash into an asteroid: Here's how to watch.
- Scientists figure out what happens to Earth's disappearing crust
- FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
- When was Jesus born?
- Wonderland of iridescent worms and hydrothermal vents found off Mexican coast
November 18th
- Astronomers discover enormous 'barrier' separating the center of the Milky Way from the cosmic ray sea
- Here's how to watch the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century live or online
- Dead tapeworm in man's brain caused him to speak 'gibberish' and have seizures
- Eerie video captures elusive, alien-like squid gliding in the Gulf of Mexico
- Watch Live: The longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years
November 17th
- FBI investigates 'smallpox' vials found in Pennsylvania lab
- New anti-tick vaccine prevented Lyme disease (in guinea pigs)
- Scientists find the fastest acceleration in the human body
- 15th-century Chan Chan mass grave discovered in Peru
- Earliest evidence of mercury poisoning in humans found in 5,000-year-old bones
- Massive hoard of Roman-era silver coins unearthed in Germany
- Russia's missile test could have easily obliterated the International Space Station
- Deadly and massive 'Megaspider' found in Australia has fangs that can puncture a fingernail
November 16th
- Metal detectorist finds 2,000-year-old dagger wielded by Roman soldier in battle with Rhaetians
- Mind-controlling fungus makes male flies mate with dead, infected females
- If an asteroid really threatened the Earth, what would a planetary defense mission look like?
- Lost' Adélie penguin wanders nearly 2,000 miles off-course, ends up on New Zealand beach
- Scorpions flood Egyptian villages after storm, sting and hospitalize hundreds
- Russian anti-satellite test a 'dangerous and irresponsible' act that threatens astronauts, US says
November 15th
- CDC to probe massive flu outbreak at the University of Michigan
- Space debris forces astronauts on space station to take shelter in return ships
- Supersaurus might be the longest dinosaur that ever lived
- Black holes may be growing as the universe expands
- Interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua wasn't a nitrogen iceberg, Harvard astrophysicists say
- This fish has 555 teeth … and it loses 20 every day
- Polar bear parts are being smuggled around the world
- Ultrahot 'superionic' ice is a new state of matter
- Wormholes may be viable shortcuts through space-time after all, new study suggests
- Why don't people have tails?
November 14th
- Tangled bald eagles crash land on Minnesota street
- A version of this gene doubles the risk of dying from COVID-19
- How many satellites orbit Earth?
November 13th
- Rosetta's 'rubber ducky' comet makes closest approach to Earth, will disappear for 200 years
- What would happen to the human body in the vacuum of space?
- 'Doughnut UFO' over Switzerland defies explanation
November 12th
- Earth's lower atmosphere is expanding due to climate change
- California and Colorado start COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
- See how the huge ozone hole over Antarctica has grown in 2021 in this NASA video
- Outside of Earth's 'shell,' SpaceX's Crew-3 reveal turtle as zero-g indicator
- Rare 'cotton candy' lobster was a 1-in-100 million catch
November 11th
- Diamond hauled from deep inside Earth holds never-before-seen mineral
- Ferris-wheel-size chunk of the moon is orbiting suspiciously close to Earth
- You can't hide from your cat, so don't even try
- Hallucinogen in 'magic mushrooms' relieves depression in largest clinical trial to date
- Triassic skulls unearthed in Greenland reveal 'cold bone' dinosaur
- Baby born at 21 weeks survives, breaks world record
November 10th
- Human-size ammonites swam the Atlantic Ocean 80 million years ago
- Archaeologists solve mystery of 'bowling alley' under Yorkshire abbey
- Don't miss the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century next week
- Bees 'shriek' when attacked by giant cousins of 'murder hornets'
- Who was the first cyborg?
- Metal detectorist unearths largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever discovered in England
November 9th
- 'Tsunami' of gravitational waves sets record for most ever space-time ripples detected
- Fish defy death to rub up against great white sharks. Here's why.
- How would Earth be different if modern humans never existed?
- 28,000 tons of COVID-19 waste now swirling around in our oceans
- Archaeologists uncover tiny room belonging to family of slaves in Pompeii
- Tomb effigy of the 'Black Prince' was likely medieval propaganda to bolster his son's failing rule
- Brutal murder in 1908 that inspired 'Twin Peaks' is still a cold case
- Ancient saber-toothed 'gorgons' bit each other in ritualized combat
November 8th
- Earth's 1st continents arose hundreds of millions of years earlier than thought
- Deepest earthquake ever detected should have been impossible
- Roman-era statues of Aphrodite and Dionysus unearthed in Turkey
- Can a digital replica of Earth save the world from climate disaster?
- NASA picks landing site at the moon's south pole for ice-drilling robot
- 'Cannibal CME' sun storm marks rise of new solar cycle in space weather
- Why is the flu shot less effective than other vaccines?
- Ferocious 'penis worms' were the hermit crabs of the ancient seas
November 7th
- What does the president do all day?
- Powerful Landsat 9 satellite beams home 1st photos of Earth
November 6th
- What's the most sunsets you could see on Earth in one day?
November 5th
- NASA needs a new telescope, ASAP, to find Earth's twin
- Antiviral pill cuts COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths by 89%, Pfizer says
- Strange earthquakes in South Carolina traced to man-made lake
- 240,000-year-old 'Child of Darkness' human ancestor discovered in narrow cave passageway
- Giant, invasive spiders have taken over Georgia. Will they spread across the US?
- Ancient 'hangover prevention' ring found in Israel
- China's hypersonic weapon test no cause for panic, experts say
- Chinese railroad worker house unearthed in Utah ghost town
November 4th
- Solar storm brings the Northern Lights to the northern US
- HPV vaccine slashes cervical cancer rates by 87% among women in the UK
- Photo trickery captures ethereal jellyfish 'ballet' in Spanish lake
- Mysterious glass in the Atacama Desert may be from an ancient exploding comet
- If the universe is a giant computer simulation, here's how many bits would be required to run it
- How did birds survive the dinosaur-killing asteroid?
- Cause of mysterious brain-invading-fungus outbreak finally discovered
- Fowl play? 'Bird of the Year' winner in New Zealand contest is a bat
November 3rd
- Nuclear-powered US submarine collided with a hidden underwater mountain, Navy reveals
- Baleen whales eat three times more than scientists once thought
- Giant shark, possibly a megalodon, feasted on this whale 15 million years ago
- Australia plans to cull over 10,000 wild horses, but scientists say it's not enough
- This mysterious comet's super-bright outbursts have astronomers puzzled
- Could artificial mini glaciers bring water to the driest, coldest places on Earth?
- 'Balding' black holes prove Einstein right again on general relativity
November 2nd
- World leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
- An asteroid barely missed Earth last week, and no one knew it was coming
- Ancient tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses II official discovered at Saqqara
- China's fresh moon rocks are younger than the Apollo samples and no one knows why
- Enormous 'shipyard' of ancient galaxies discovered 11 billion light-years away
- 1,300-year-old murder victim found in China was not a grave robber
- The 6 most gruesome grave robberies
November 1st
- The flu shot isn't that effective. Here's why you should still get it.
- Weird cosmic object keeps exploding over and over again, and scientists don't know why
- Why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological
- Long-lost 'Island of Gold' resurfaces in Indonesian river
- Two extremely venomous snakes found mating in home drainpipe, yanked out by tails
- Politician suggests bombing erupting La Palma volcano to stop lava flow
- Why does cold fresh air help nausea go away?
- Your pupils can count … sort of
- Ancient child sacrifice victims unearthed in Peru