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 …
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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 …
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 …
Here’s how fast your dog really ages – and no, it’s not the old 7-to-1 rule
Every dog owner is familiar with the concept of “dog years.” It’s the idea that for every year of human time, dogs age seven years. …
NASA is losing its patience with its misbehaving Mars mole
NASA’s InSight lander is really starting to give scientists a headache. Most of the lander’s high-tech sensors and systems are working just fine, and it’s …
Your Thanksgiving leftovers might make you sick, so follow this rule
Thanksgiving 2019 is finally in the rearview, but there’s a good chance the incredible bounty of food resulted in a container or two of leftovers …
Astronomers just spotted a black hole so huge it technically shouldn’t exist
Astronomers in China have discovered something that technically shouldn’t even exist, at least according to what humans understand about space, black holes, and physics. Peering …
Nobody knows if this 18,000-year-old frozen puppy is a dog or a wolf
A pint-sized canine was recently unearthed in Siberia, almost perfectly preserved beneath the frosty surface. It’s believed to be around 18,000 years old, and it …
CDC: Cook your Thanksgiving dinner to this temperature, or else
Ah, Thanksgiving. It’s a time for us to reflect on all the things we love most about our lives eat way too much food and …
Yet another case of the plague was just discovered
A fourth person in China is now confirmed to have the plague. A farmworker in Inner Mongolia tested positive for the disease and is now …
