These scientists were so interested in a tiny fish they totally missed a 10-foot shark
Scientists are usually pretty smart folks, but that doesn’t stop them from suffering from tunnel vision every once in a while just like the rest …
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The University of Central Florida made fake Mars dirt, and now it’s selling it
Mars is a long, long way away, but it’s abundantly clear that getting there is mankind’s next great challenge. Space agencies from around the world …
North Carolina endured Hurricane Florence, but now it’s being invaded by an army of mosquitos
Hurricane Florence tested the resolve of the Carolinas when it made landfall earlier this month, claiming dozens of lives and displacing thousands of coastal residents. …
Creepy skull-shaped asteroid will cruise by Earth after Halloween
If you were planning on holding a Halloween bash on October 31st, you might want to reschedule. A very special asteroid is going to make …
New high-tech spray-on coating can make buildings, cars, and even spaceships cooler
Managing temperatures in particularly hot and sunny climates can be very difficult even today. You can use air conditioning to displace the heat from inside …
Scientists blew up their own machine to break the record for most intense magnetic field
Scientists are always looking to push the limits of their own creations, but most of the time that doesn’t mean utterly destroying some very fancy …
Very good dog with a very bad tumor gets a new 3D-printed skull
When Patches, a now nine-year-old female dachsund, first showed signs of something wrong with her head it didn’t seem particularly serious to her owner Danielle …
Moon-faring robotics startup ispace is going to catch a ride with SpaceX
SpaceX certainly has a lot on its plate already, with its BFR rocket under construction, a deadline with NASA, and a space tourist program all …
Cats are apparently terrible at catching rats
Cats are good at so many thing — napping, chasing laser pointer dots around the room, napping, eating, and napping, just to name a few …
Japanese probe sends back stunning new images from asteroid’s surface
It’s only been a couple of days since Japanese space agency JAXA showed off the very first images taken from an asteroid’s surface, but we’re …
Another Chinese space lab is going to fall back to Earth, but this time it’s under control
Remember back in April when China’s Tiangong-1 space station unceremoniously fell out of the sky, burned up in the atmosphere and rained a bit of …
Weed killers might be killing off honey bees, new study suggests
Mankind fancies itself pretty capable when it comes to taming Mother Nature, but many things humans have invented to manipulate nature to our liking have …
Paleontologists discovered the world’s largest ancient bird, so they named it ‘big bird’
There are only a handful of very large bird species around today, but as intimidating as an ostrich might be when it’s staring down at …
NASA’s Mars orbiter just spotted the still-silent Opportunity rover, and things aren’t looking good
It’s now been several months since NASA’s Opportunity rover fell silent. A massive dust storm on Mars shrouded the planet in darkness and cut off …
Astronomers might finally know where that mysterious ‘Alien Probe’ came from
Late in 2017 our Solar System received a very peculiar visitor. Called Oumuamua, it was a comet (or was it an asteroid?) with a bizarre …
Scientists think that maybe electrically shocking coral reefs is a good idea
It’s no secret that the Earth’s coral reefs are in dire need of some TLC. Combinations of severe weather and manmade global warming have left …
Certain female termites decide they don’t need no stinkin’ males to reproduce
There are obviously lots and lots of species in the animal kingdom that require both a male and female for reproduction, but not all of …
Mars may have supported underground life, but it was a long time ago
When mankind first noticed Mars in the sky there were surely plenty of people who wondered if life was roaming around on its surface. In …
The tiny Mars moon Phobos might be the byproduct of a massive collision
Mars is a pretty important place these days, what with space agencies around the world doing their best to get there and SpaceX suggesting it’ll …
The Earth is wobbling more than it should, and humans are likely the cause
When looking at the Earth from afar it appears to be a perfect sphere, but that actually isn’t the case. Because Earth isn’t uniform on …
Former NASA astronaut honored with corn field tribute so big it can be seen from space
NASA astronauts deserve all the accolades in the book and then some. The men and women that put their lives on the line in the …
Elon Musk shows off concept for SpaceX Mars base, says it could be underway by 2028
Never let it be said that Elon Musk isn’t one heck of an optimist. The SpaceX boss has been doing a whole lot of forecasting …
Decades old murder victim found after a fig tree grew out of his stomach
When a person has been missing for over four decades it’s obviously pretty difficult for family members to hold out hope that their remains will …
The first photos from the surface of an asteroid looks like something from a space horror movie
We’ve seen plenty of photos taken from the surface of places other than Earth. There’s the Moon of course, a huge archive of images snapped …
Pet store puppies have infected over 100 people with a drug-resistant bacteria, CDC says
If you’d like to avoid intense abdominal pain and diarrhea the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there’s a new place you should be …
NASA sent a balloon to observe ‘electric’ blue clouds, and they sure are pretty
We’re used to NASA dropping gorgeous photos of far-off objects in space, but its most recent observations are much closer to home. In a new …
Gorgeous new Hubble photo shows hundreds of galaxies ready to be explored
To us puny humans, Earth is a pretty big place. There’s lots to see, do, and explore here on the planet where we originated. We …
Japanese asteroid probe sends hopping rovers down to space rock’s surface
At the end of August, Japanese space agency JAXA announced when it would attempt to deploy a pair of very special rovers to the surface …
Watch a big net snag a piece of space junk in first-ever test of new cleanup system
Mankind has made a real mess of planet Earth. Our trash is just about everywhere, from city streets to the most remote areas of the …
The FDA says your pet’s flea and tick treatment could cause neurological damage
Keeping your dog or cat up to date with preventative treatments so they remain free of fleas and ticks is something that every responsible pet …
