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Dying SpaceX rocket tears blood-red 'hole' in the sky over Texas — againOn April 10, a bright red atmospheric "hole" was spotted in the night sky above Texas shortly after SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into space. It is the latest example of an increasingly common phenomenon caused by the company's dying rockets.
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East Africa's Lake Nakuru almost doubled in size in 13 years — and that's bad news for flamingosAfrica's soda lakes are rising and it's decimating the cyanobacteria flamingos have evolved to eat, putting the species at risk of drastic declines if current trends continue.
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'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life and minerals unseen on Earth, scientists reveal in 1st comprehensive analysisScientists shared the first comprehensive science results from NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, revealing the out-of-this-world makeup of asteroid Bennu.
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Opposites attract? Not in new experiment that finds loophole in fundamental rule of physicsLike-charged objects were found to clump together while opposites repelled because of the newly discovered "electrosolvation force."
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How much water is in Earth's crust?Earth is covered with water, but how much is hiding in our planet's crust?
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'This is weird': Experts 'shocked' by record-breaking longevity of Death Valley's phantom lakeA temporary lake at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park has persisted for more than six months, which is far longer than it has lasted before. And experts say that it could stick around for quite a while yet.
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'Ice printing' tiny sculptures could help scientists engineer blood vesselsA technique for printing 3D structures from ice could be used to help make artificial veins and arteries.
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Can humans sense wetness?Yes, we know the feeling of getting stuck in a rainstorm. But can we really sense the wetness on our skin?
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'What is that material?': Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd makeupScientists found signs of organic molecules in the first samples of potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, as well as a 'head scratching' material that has yet to be identified.
