News Archive | April 2023

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April 30th
- Taxidermy birds are being turned into drones
- Why do magnets have north and south poles?
April 29th
- Extremely rare white killer whale spotted off California coast
- The most powerful black holes in the universe may finally have an explanation
- Are some people actually tone deaf?
April 28th
- Ancient necropolis unearthed just feet away from bustling Paris train station
- Bear kills jogger in Italian Alps. What does this mean for the effort to bring bears back to the region?
- Photographers capture the exact moment a gargantuan storm blasts out of the sun during a total solar eclipse
- 1st mega-tsunami on record since antiquity was triggered by Tonga volcanic eruption
- Seemingly 'empty' burial mound is hiding a 1,200-year-old Viking ship
- FDA approves 1st pill made from human poop
- Mystery of 'impossible' ancient Egyptian statue may be solved
April 27th
- Meet 'Scary Barbie,' a black hole slaughtering a star in the brightest way possible
- Watch thousands of worms 'explosively' untangle themselves from a knotted ball in milliseconds
- Scientists discover never-before-seen brain wave after reading octopuses' minds
- Newfound 'brain signature' linked to multiple psychiatric disorders
- 'Mind boggling' array of 19,000 undersea volcanoes discovered with high-resolution radar satellites
- Behold the first direct image of a supermassive black hole spewing a jet of particles
- Mysterious 'painted people' of Scotland are long gone, but their DNA lives on
- Rare, 1,000-year-old Viking Age iron hoard found in basement in Norway
- China finally admits its hibernating Mars rover may never wake up
- Bold jumping spiders can literally go blind with hunger
- Dark matter's secret identity could be hiding in distorted 'Einstein rings'
- Days before dying, Japan's lunar lander snaps glorious photo of Earth during a total solar eclipse
- WWII ship that sank with 1,000 Allied POWs on board discovered in South China Sea
April 26th
- 1st-ever close-up photo of Mars' moon Deimos reveals the Red Planet's violent past
- Don't use 'amniotic fluid' eye drops, FDA warns
- World's heaviest Schrödinger's cat made in quantum crystal visible to the naked eye
- 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid as tall as the Eiffel Tower will zoom by Earth today
- Irregular sleep may increase your risk of dying from cancer and heart disease
- The biggest snake in the world (and 10 other giant serpents)
- Most melatonin gummies have higher doses than what's on the label
- Scientists find strange underwater volcano that 'looks like a Bundt cake'
- Critically endangered hammerhead shark found dead on US beach was pregnant with 40 pups
- 2,600-year-old stone busts of 'lost' ancient Tartessos people discovered in sealed pit in Spain
April 25th
- Disastrous SpaceX launch under federal investigation after raining potentially hazardous debris on homes and beaches
- I watched the moon 'take a bite of the sun' in a rare hybrid solar eclipse last week. Here's what I saw from Australia.
- Rosalind Franklin knew DNA was a helix before Watson and Crick, unpublished material reveals
- Twin polar bear sisters reunited years after mother rejected one of them
- Newly discovered jellyfish is a 24-eyed weirdo related to the world's most venomous marine creature
- 'Mind-control' parasite Toxoplasma hides from the immune system with 2 key genes
April 24th
- 'Lost' 2nd-century Roman fort discovered in Scotland
- NASA's Perseverance rover loses its hitchhiking 'pet rock' after more than a year together on Mars
- Mystery of prehistoric, alien-like tully monster deepens once more
- Does it matter what time of day you get cancer treatment?
- Scientists find weird holes on the ocean floor spewing ancient fluids 'like a fire hose'
April 23rd
- Black patients may need breast cancer screenings earlier than what many guidelines recommend
- 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian tombs and chapel with 'amazing' decorations unearthed at Saqqara
- Why are deserts dry?
April 22nd
- Fusion power key to Earth's survival, says Bill Nye in exclusive interview
- Aspirational recycling: How bad is it to put things in the recycling that can't be recycled?
- Will Earth ever lose its moon?
April 21st
- Hellbender salamander dads are cannibalizing their young, and deforestation may be to blame
- Hidden symbols and 'anomalies' discovered in 800-year-old 'Stone of Destiny' to be used in Charles III's coronation
- 'Biological aging' speeds up in times of great stress, but it can be reversed during recovery
- Great white shark washes up on South Carolina beach in rare, unusual stranding
- 230 million-year-old bizarre-beaked reptile was a relative of modern-day crocodiles
- AI's 'unsettling' rollout is exposing its flaws. How concerned should we be?
- Eerie sounds triggered by plasma waves hitting Earth's magnetic field captured in new NASA sound clip
- See Mercury's giant, comet-like tail in stunning new image as it passes close to the sun
- Surprise discovery of world's 2nd deepest blue hole could provide window into Earth's history
- Watch exclusive clip from new Apple TV+ series 'Big Beasts' teasing encounter with legendary sea monster
- Scientists invent 'shape-shifting' antibiotic to fight deadly superbugs
April 20th
- Ancient princesses helped build vast warrior empire that prompted China to erect the Great Wall
- 2,000-year-old hoard of Roman coins may have been hidden by a soldier during a bloody civil war in Italy
- See Venus and the moon dance with the 'Seven Sisters' during the Lyrid meteor shower Saturday
- Gigantic, 13-foot crocodile found with its head torn off on Australian beach
- Hidden contents of 6 ancient Egyptian coffins, sealed for thousands of years, revealed
- Worms and humans both get 'the munchies,' despite 500 million years of evolutionary separation
- SpaceX launch of Starship a 'success', despite explosion minutes after takeoff
- NASA satellite crash not source of mysterious flash of light above Ukraine capital, agency claims
- Watch SpaceX launch its massive Starship in historic test flight
April 19th
- Epic 11-foot-tall sea level rise drove Vikings out of Greenland
- Kaleidoscopic image of a mouse's brain is 64 million times sharper than a typical MRI
- Dinosaur-killing asteroid did not trigger a long 'nuclear winter' after all
- Out-of-control defunct NASA satellite will smash into Earth today
- Watch stunning preview of 2nd season of Apple TV+ award-winning show 'Prehistoric Planet'
- Bizarre, never-before-seen viruses discovered thriving throughout the world's oceans
- Extremely rare albino dolphin spotted in Africa, possibly for the 1st time ever
- Lyrid meteor shower: How to watch 'fireballs' drop to Earth during the annual shower's peak this week
April 18th
- Severed hands buried in ancient Egyptian palace were likely 'trophies' exchanged for gold
- Ethereal whirlpool of light grows into a giant, perfect spiral above Alaska. What was it?
- Colossal iceberg trapped near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' for 20 years is finally on the move
- A very rare 'hybrid' solar eclipse will take place Thursday, here's how to watch
April 17th
- CRISPR-edited fat shrank tumors in mice. Someday, it could work in people, scientists say.
- In rare attack, dingo repeatedly bites and holds girl underwater. (Luckily she survived.)
- 95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continents
- Roman temple found in France may have been dedicated to war god Mars
- Gravity can transform into light, mind-bending physics paper suggests
April 16th
- Which ancient Egyptian dynasty ruled the longest?
April 15th
- Scientists discover 1st 'neutron-rich' isotope of uranium since 1979
- How do we know how old Earth is?
April 14th
- Ancient ocean floor surrounds Earth's core, seismic imaging reveals
- The surface of the ocean is now so hot it's broken every record since satellite measurements began
- UV light reveals hidden, never-before-seen version of the Gospel of Matthew on ancient parchment
- Nearly 150 genes involved in cartilage development may control human height, study suggests
- In a 1st, scientists predicted that volcanic comet was due to pop 'like a Champagne bottle' — and it did
- 'Short-term memory illusions' can warp human recollections just seconds after events, study suggests
- Never-before-seen 'crystal-like matter' hidden in a chunk of fossilized lightning is probably a brand new mineral
- Saturn will shine just above the crescent moon this weekend. Here's how to see it.
April 13th
- Ancient inscription on jar found in Israel links kingdoms of Solomon and Sheba
- The most elusive black holes in the universe could lurk at the Milky Way's center
- Solar flares created in the lab for 1st time
- Mystery of Roman coins discovered on shipwreck island has archaeologists baffled
- As syphilis levels hit 70-year high, sexually transmitted infection epidemic shows 'no signs of slowing'
- Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves
- First-ever close-up of a supermassive black hole sharpened to 'full resolution' by AI, and the results are stunning
April 12th
- How to watch Europe launch its alien-hunting JUICE satellite live on Thursday
- 52 million-year-old bat skeleton is the oldest ever found and belongs to a never-before-seen species
- NASA discovers ultra-rare 'double quasar' about to collide into an unbelievably massive black hole
- China reported 1st human death from H3N8 bird flu, WHO says
- 'Green Monster' supernova is the youngest in the Milky Way, James Webb telescope reveals
April 11th
- Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says
- 'Exceedingly rare' fungal infection sickens dozens at Michigan paper mill
- Scientists create 'slits in time' in mind-bending physics experiment
- Centuries-old skeleton with massive, crippling bone growth unearthed in Portugal
- Einstein was right about invisible dark matter, massive new map of the universe suggests
April 10th
- 'Hidden' rings of Uranus revealed in dazzling new James Webb telescope images
- Mysterious 'cryptic' molecules made by zombie cells may drive aging, scientists say
- Watch an elephant peel a banana with her trunk in incredible first–of-its-kind footage
- Mifepristone: What to know about the drug in the Supreme Court's abortion pill case
- Why don't hurricanes form at the equator?
April 9th
- Where is Alexander the Great's tomb?
April 8th
- Are aliens real?
- What's the highest a mountain can grow on Earth?
April 7th
- Woolly mammoths weren't always shaggy. Here's when they evolved some of their trademark features.
- 6 incredible egg facts, just in time for Easter
- In rare cases, COVID-19 infection in pregnancy can cause brain damage to fetuses
- Hidden Ptolemy text, printed beneath a Latin manuscript, deciphered after 200 years
- Students set to land first US rover on the moon — before NASA
- Benin Bronzes were crafted of metal from a completely unexpected place
- Baseball home runs could increase by 10% in the next 80 years. Here's why
April 6th
- Strange radio bursts that outshine entire galaxies may come from colliding neutron stars, new study suggests
- James Webb telescope discovers the 4 oldest galaxies in the universe, born just 300 million years after the Big Bang
- Most methods for squashing conspiracy theories don't work, study finds. Here's what does.
- China must share data on COVID-19's origins 'immediately,' WHO scientist demands
- Geneticist Adam Rutherford on how eugenics, 'Darwin's monster', took over the world
- 30,000-year-old fur ball hidden in Canadian permafrost is actually a mummified squirrel
- Why does the date of Easter change every year?
April 5th
- Sun's fiery surface revealed in amazing composite of 90,000 images
- 'Potentially hazardous' skyscraper-size asteroid will zip past Earth Thursday
- Mysterious mosaics depicting Medusa uncovered at 2nd-century Roman villa
- The smallest and largest creatures make up most of Earth's biomass, surprising study finds
- Fatal drug overdoses have quadrupled in US seniors
- Alan Turing's famous mathematical model was right all along, chia seed experiment reveals
- James Webb Space Telescope discovers oldest black hole in the universe — a cosmic monster 10 million times heavier than the sun
- Deepest-dwelling fish ever seen is a ghostly snailfish spotted more than 27,000 feet beneath the ocean surface
- Ancient crystal-filled rock has been hiding dinosaur secret for 140 years
April 4th
- 'Absolutely gobsmacking' gold nugget worth $160,000 unearthed by metal detectorist in Australia
- 1,100-year-old 'ceremonial' Viking shields were actually used in battle, study suggests
- Watch the full 'Pink Moon' rise into the sky on April 6
- Eerie ring of red light flashes like a massive UFO above Italy. What was it?
- In a 1st, man catches 'silver leaf,' a tree fungus never before seen in humans
- Lolita, the 2nd-oldest orca in captivity, who was set to be released to the wild, has died
- Venus has thousands more volcanoes than we thought, and they might be active
April 3rd
- New type of black hole found lurking in Earth's 'cosmic backyard' is closest ever discovered
- Strange radio signals detected from Earth-like planet could be a magnetic field necessary for life
- Clever, bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago got cozy in communal nests, study suggests
- NASA announces Artemis astronauts who will fly to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years
- Oldest human ever found in Egypt brought to life in stunning new facial approximation
- Why are some people always late?
April 2nd
- Medieval Swahilis and Persians paired up 1,000 years ago in East Africa, ancient DNA reveals
- How long will it take for humans to colonize another planet?
April 1st
- Rare red asteroids around Neptune could reveal the secrets of the early solar system
- Who ruled ancient Egypt after King Tut died?