Maine drought declared disaster by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared Maine’s ongoing drought a natural disaster, allowing farmers to apply for federal…
NASA’s Bennu asteroid contains life’s ingredients — including tryptophan
Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been…
Spotting Pi the whale ‘more exciting than Christmas’ in Isles of Scilly
A humpback whale called Pi is thrilling locals on the Isles of Scilly who see its annual visit…
UN confirms planetary defenses will observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it races through our solar system
By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 21:07 EST, 26 November 2025 | Updated: 09:02 EST, 27…
Thanksgiving in orbit means traditional fare plus lobster : NPR
As well as the traditional Thanksgiving fare, NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will enjoy clams, smoked…
Century-old cosmic ray mystery is close to being solved
New work from astrophysicists at Michigan State University may help resolve a scientific question that has lingered for…
New map shows more gray wolf activity close to Front Range
DENVER — A new map shows more gray wolf activity along the Front Range than previous records, with…
US-Russian Soyuz crew launches to and arrives at the International Space Station on Thanksgiving Day
Holiday travel reached new heights today (Nov. 27), as an American astronaut left home for Thanksgiving dinner —…
Chimps Are Rational Now, Too? War on Human Exceptionalism Goes On
At Science Alert, Michelle Starr reports, In a series of experiments designed to test the metacognition of these fascinating apes, psychologist…
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world | Environment
In the Transylvanian village of Pianu de Jos, 51-year-old Dana Chitucescu gathers a sack of empty polyethylene terephthalate…
Why do astronauts keep getting stuck in space?
An uncrewed Shenzhou 22 capsule arrived at the station Tuesday, launched late Monday on a short-notice mission to…
Raccoons, crows destroying lawns across western Washington
Video shows raccoons digging up lawns to get to the invasive grubs underneath the surface. FEDERAL WAY, Wash.…