Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we’re headed back to the moon
Humanity has likely dreamed of flight since the very beginning, marveling at birds soaring overhead and trying to…
Baby kangaroo swats at a swooping magpie in Australia
This cute video from Australia shows a baby kangaroo reacting to a persistent magpie that keeps swooping and…
Ancient DNA in Oceania reveals hidden human evolution and health insights
A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth.…
How a First Nation in B.C. is hoping to restore wildfire-ravaged forests with seedlings
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
The footprints left by Apollo astronauts on the lunar surface will remain there, undisturbed, for at least ten million years — there is no wind, no rain, and almost nothing to erase them
The bootprints that Apollo astronauts pressed into the lunar dust between 1969 and 1972 are still there, and…
Cause of death probed for humpback found near trail
Trail guardians spotted the dead humpback 21 kilometres north of the Pachena Bay trailhead, along the beach. The…
Titan, Saturn’s Largest Moon, Could Become a ‘Gas Station’ for Deep Space Missions
Credit: ZME Science. What if I told you there is a moon in the solar system whose fossil…
South Africa in the late 1800s planted millions of Australian acacias to stabilise sand dunes, but today scientists say they’re draining rivers and replacing native ecosystems | World News
South Africa faces a severe water crisis stemming from Australian trees introduced over a century ago. These invasive…
What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?
What did the evening sky look like for Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and their contemporaries on July 4,…
Ohio woman thought she caught a mountain lion on video, but tracks pointed to something else entirely
A Facebook video from Bucyrus, Ohio, showing a tan animal crossing a soybean field has sparked online arguments…
Hobbit-like humans may have scavenged Komodo dragons’ leftovers to survive
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Prehistoric human relatives, nicknamed “hobbits” due to their short stature, may have…
Guy Laliberté’s One Drop Foundation lays off employees, winds down operations
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté’s One Drop Foundation is laying off its employees and winding down operations,…