A scary unidentified virus is spreading in China
Dozens of residents of Wuhan, the capital city of the Hubei province in China, haven hospitalized with an unidentified virus that is causing pneumonia-like symptoms. …
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A 200-pound bear invaded the University of Tennessee’s baseball stadium
We’re still well over a month away from the start of baseball spring training programs across the country, but that didn’t stop one particularly ambitious …
Samoa is finally crawling its way out of a measles epidemic
It’s been a rough couple of months for the residents of the island nation of Samoa. A measles outbreak has made island life a lot …
NASA’s Christina Koch just broke a record for women in space
NASA’s Christina Koch hasn’t been on Earth since March 14th, 2019. That day, Koch joined fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Aleksey Ovchinin of Roscosmos …
SpaceX shares its vision for future Crew Dragon flights
SpaceX has had a busy year in 2019, but it’s gearing up for even greater things in 2020. The company will continue its regular schedule …
Chinese scientist who genetically edited babies will spend 3 years in prison
One of the craziest stories to come out of 2018 was the saga of a Chinese scientist named He Jiankui. The genetics researcher took it …
There are coyotes in New York’s Central Park, and dog walkers are getting scared
You wouldn’t normally think of New York City as a bastion for wildlife, but Central Park, the 840-acre chunk of green space situated in the …
Pet tortoise blamed for setting family’s house on fire
Firefighters responding to a blaze in the town of Great Dunmow in England found a home filled with smoke and a fire that had already …
Exercise may help prevent seven different types of cancer
We all know we should exercise regularly. We know many of the benefits, we know the risks of being sedentary, and most of us do …
Malaria-infected mosquitoes have a new secret weapon against insecticide
Malaria is still a major issue in many parts of the world, including West Africa. Health officials are doing their best to come up with …
China hits major milestone with launch of Long March 5 rocket
China’s oft-delayed Long March 5 rocket program hit a major milestone on Friday when it sent a communications satellite into Earth orbit. The rocket is …
Woman spent seven years trying to lighten her skin, got mercury poisoning instead
Lots of people have very specific beauty regimens that they stick to for months, years or even decades at a time. You can’t really pass …
People keep hurting themselves with e-bikes and scooters
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a public transportation revolution currently underway. Yes, apps like Uber and Lyft have made on-demand ride-hailing a reality, but …
A colossal nearby star called Betelgeuse is acting very strange, but is it going to explode?
Our Sun is the reason we’re all here today. Some day it’ll go boom, but we’ll all (hopefully) be long gone, one way or another, …
Scientists are about to revolutionize beer
When it comes to crucial fields of scientific study, focusing on making beer more enjoyable probably isn’t the most important thing in the world. Of …
Fasting for 18 hours every day could help you live longer
Until someone stumbled across the mythical Fountain of Youth we’ll have to rely on science to tell us how to make the most of our …
An incredibly rare black rhino was born on Christmas Eve in Michigan
The staff of the Potter Park Zoo in Michigan has a new reason to believe in Christmas miracles, and it comes in the form of …
I have no idea what this NASA ‘Season’s Greetings’ video is supposed to be
I love NASA. I write about NASA almost every day. Whether it’s a new experiment being conducted by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, news …
Want to avoid the holiday bulge? Drink coffee
The holidays are a time to kick back, relax, and remind ourselves of all the people that make our lives special… or at least that’s …
The world’s tallest active geyser won’t stop erupting, and scientists don’t know why
If you’re headed to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, there’s a good chance that visiting the park’s iconic geysers will be near the top of …
NASA’s Hubble spots ‘flying saucer,’ but not the alien kind
If science fiction flicks have taught us one thing, it’s that when aliens eventually discover our planet they’ll be arriving in flying discs that seem …
This week’s ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse will send 2019 off with a bang
2019 has been a big year for skywatchers, with rocket launches coming at a fast and furious rate, flashy space rocks falling from the sky, …
Scientists just froze LEGO pieces to a record-breaking low temperature
Winter is officially here, and the biggest gift-giving day of the year is right around the corner. I don’t know about you, but that sounds …
No one can escape fruit cake for Christmas, not even ISS astronauts in space
The holidays have finally hit a fever pitch, and with Christmas day on the horizon, it’s as good a time as any for the astronauts …
Full-scale manhunt underway for dog stolen in San Francisco
A GoFundMe campaign topping $10,000, a private plane carrying a banner calling for public involvement, and a reward of $7,000 for information leading to the …
Boeing’s Starliner returns to Earth after glitch prevents space station rendezvous
Last week was supposed to mark a major milestone for NASA’s Commercial Crew program. Boeing’s much-hyped Starliner was supposed to travel to the International Space …
The first humans to travel to Mars might be in this photo
NASA is sending humans back to the Moon. That’s a plan that’s been in the works for some time now, but when the current presidential …
Climate change could make us dumber… literally
Some might argue that mankind’s gradual destruction of planet Earth is proof that we’re not the smartest species around. I mean, how smart can we …
FDA approves Ebola vaccine with 100% success rate
In a move that could save countless lives, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine designed to combat Ebola with a truly …
A Canadian scientist crafted a microscopic gingerbread house smaller than a human hair
Building snowmen and gingerbread houses are time-honored holiday traditions carried on for decades. Travis Casagrande of McMaster University in Ontario appreciates the holiday hype as …
