Polar bears won’t stop invading this small village in Russia
A group of polar bears in Russia is celebrating the holidays in a truly spectacular way, much to the dismay of local residents. Locals in …
Articles by Mike Wehner
Brace yourself: A french fry shortage may soon sweep the US
Chilly temperatures and wet weather have given potato farmers across the United States and Canada a serious setback. Many farmers have been unable to harvest …
New Zealand volcano claims at least five lives in first eruption in nearly two decades
A volcano erupted on New Zealand’s White Island earlier today. Early reports indicate that the event has already claimed at least five lives, and emergency …
Anti-vaxxer arrested in Samoa as measles outbreak claims over 60 lives
The island nation of Samoa is in the midst of a measles outbreak that shows no signs of slowing down. Thousands of been infected and …
That AI robot that had an emotional meltdown in space got an upgrade
SpaceX was finally able to launch its Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station this week after the initial launch was scrubbed due to …
Hubble snaps ridiculously gorgeous shot of distant galaxy
When astronomers peer deep into space, what they see is what they get. Humans have developed some seriously impressive imaging tools for observing faraway objects …
Chinese scientists created ‘monkey pigs’ by adding primate cells to pig embryos
If there’s one thing sci-fi movies have taught us over the year it’s that combining one animal with another animal almost always ends badly. Scientists …
Here are the places on asteroid Bennu where NASA might grab its sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe has been hanging around the space rock named Bennu for roughly a year now, and it’s observed some interesting things over …
Dog fails to swim across ocean, but is still a very good girl
As we inch toward winter and cooler temperatures spread across the United States, one ambitious pup decided to head south. In fact, she decided to …
Those gene-edited babies in China have unexpected mutations
In late 2018, a Chinese genetics researcher named He Jiankui announced that he had genetically modified babies that were then carried to term and born. …
Ford is turning McDonald’s coffee into car parts
On the surface, McDonald’s and Ford don’t appear to have much in common. They’re both huge corporations, sure, but they’re worlds apart in terms of …
NASA’s probe spots asteroid spewing chunks of itself into space
NASA started off the year strong with big news from its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe. In early January, NASA celebrated the successful insertion of the probe …
When cell phones got smart, they started hurting people
We like to think that smartphones make our lives a bit better, and in a few ways, that may be true. I mean, you couldn’t …
Your kinship with dogs might be carved into your DNA
You don’t have to be a “dog person” to recognize that some people seem to have more of a connection with man’s best friend than …
Astronomers just spotted a black hole more massive than any in our cosmic neighborhood
Of all the objects astronomers have observed in space over centuries of scientific investigation, black holes are one of the most bizarre and mysterious. Objects …
Not so fast, NASA! India says it knew where its Moon lander crashed months ago
India’s Vikram lunar lander didn’t land on the Moon. It crashed back in early September, destroying both the lander itself as well as the small …
SpaceX forced to scrub Falcon 9 launch to the International Space Station
Today was going to be another big day for SpaceX, with a launch to the International Space Station scheduled for midday. The mission includes a …
Watch live right here as SpaceX launches a beer experiment and other cool stuff to the Space Station
The residents of the International Space Station recently celebrated Thanksgiving in their own unique way, but they’re right back to work this week. Today, the …
Plex just launched free movie and TV streaming service that’s actually pretty great
Plex, the media server app that has become a favorite of cord-cutters, is boosting its own digital content offerings today by adding a ton of …
Piece of Boeing airliner breaks loose, lands in residential neighborhood
Lots of people struggle with a fear of flying, but normally if you’re a little bit freaked out by the thought of a massive commercial …
Japan’s asteroid probe just fired up its engine for a historic return to Earth
Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid probe has already accomplished a lot. The spacecraft successfully traveled to its target, a space rock known as Ryugu, where it entered …
Doctors successfully brought a dead heart back to life
Modern medical techniques allow doctors to replace a faulty organ in a patient’s body with a functional one from a donor. Over the decades, transplants …
HIV vaccines may be ready by 2021
Treatment for individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has come a long way in the past couple of decades, but a vaccine to …
There it is! NASA finally spotted crash site of India’s Moon lander
It’s been over two months since India’s mission to land on the Moon was cut short by a mysterious and unexplained failure of the Vikram …
Hubble spots two galaxies rubbing off on each other
Size is always relative, and that’s especially true when it comes to outer space. We’re tiny creatures, so we think of the Earth as this …
Scientists brought life back to a reef by blasting underwater speakers
Coral reefs around the globe are dying off at a breakneck pace. Warming ocean waters have led to “bleaching,” which is just another way of …
High school kids are going to dissect lifelike synthetic frogs for the first time ever
Dissecting a frog was once a rite of passage for high school students (and sometimes junior high students) across the country. Coming up through the …
Measles outbreak forces government shutdown in Samoa as death toll rises
The festering anti-vaccination movement in the United States is giving doctors and health officials a headache, but things are even worse on the island nation …
A ‘Minimoon’ may have just exploded over Australia
Fireballs show up in the night sky all over Earth on a regular basis. Depending on the size of the object creating them, they can …
This dinosaur species was constantly replacing its own teeth
It’s been millions of years since dinosaurs walked the Earth, but they left plenty of remains behind for us to find. Paleontologists can learn a …
