50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today
Finding life beyond the Earth would be a major scientific discovery with significant implications for all areas of…
Nurse performs CPR on raccoon drunk on moonshine
This dumpster-diving raccoon got trashed. When Kentucky nurse Misty Combs headed into work at Letcher County Health Department…
Earth’s core has ‘reversed’ rotation. What does that mean for us?
As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down…
Cleaning up Quebec’s Northvolt mess won’t be easy
MONTREAL — In Europe, the collapse of Swedish EV battery maker Northvolt in March meant shuttered production plants…
1st known interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua is an ‘exo-Pluto’ — a completely new class of object, scientists say
The first interstellar object to visit the solar system may have been a fragment of an icy exoplanet,…
A Supercomputer Just Created the Largest Universe Simulation Ever
Last month, a team of researchers put the then-fastest supercomputer in the world to work on a rather…
Experts issue warning as harmful creatures spread into new US regions: ‘A serious threat’
Thanks to Americans developing a taste for frog legs, the American bullfrog has become both a native and…
Growing Tail of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Captured
In a dazzling display of celestial drama, astronomers and students have captured the growing tail of Comet 3I/ATLAS,…
These companies promise to desalinate seawater
With water scarcity looming over a growing global population, some companies are betting on the oceans to solve…
NASA Webb Looks at Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e
Scientists are in the midst of observing the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Careful…
Wooden walls can withstand 100 kilonewtons of pressure, research finds
Swiss researchers have overturned the assumption that windowed timber walls offer no structural support after they proved that…
VIDEO: Lions find, play with hidden camera at Oregon Zoo
Fearsome lions recently showed their playful – and photogenic – side at the Oregon Zoo, where keepers placed…