Researchers working with ancient amber thought to be nearly 100 million years old have discovered something that sounds like the beginning of a new chapter …
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System, and aside from Earth and perhaps Saturn it’s also the most recognizable. But unlike Earth or …
It’s not often that a whole new chunk of land just comes jutting out of the ocean, but that’s just what happened with a new …
The US space program hasn’t sent astronauts to the moon since the early 1970s, but if Donald Trump has his way, NASA will be once …
Earth lost a truly unique species when Benjamin, the last known thylacine — commonly called the Tasmanian tiger — died in captivity in early September …
Modern medicine can be a truly amazing thing, extending and in sometimes outright saving the lives of people who would otherwise meet untimely ends. For …
What would you do if you were driving along in the dead of night and a massive fireball streaked across the sky? Would you slam …
Mankind hasn’t had to deal with much in the way of deadly meteors over the years, but on the few occasions when one of the …
Thanks to humans, the Earth is a pretty noisy place. We’re loud creatures — certainly more so than any other animal ever to walk the …
If you look at the entire timeline of human existence, we live longer in modern times than we ever have, and we’re continually beating world …
Australia is a weird place. Because of its location and that fact that life there has evolved in a vacuum — isolated from much of …
When you look up at the night sky all you see is stars and maybe a distant planet or two, but there’s actually a whole …
When it comes to unexpected skywatching opportunities, fireballs are one of the most exciting. Pieces of various types of space debris flying through Earth’s atmosphere …
Before the solar eclipse earlier this year, scientists had one warning: Don’t stare directly at a partial eclipse, or the sun will scortch your retinas. …
When you hear the word “dinosaur” you mind probably paints a picture of the mighty tyrannosaurus or something similar, but not all of the long-lost …
Horseshoe crabs are pretty strange looking creatures, with large domed shells covering insect-like bodies, but as odd as they are they’ve actually managed to stick …
If you were to walk up to a friend in public and show each other your bare butts, you’d probably get a lot of very …
Santa season is here, and on December 25th many young children will be tearing open gifts they believe were dropped off by an incredibly efficient …
Humans originated here on planet Earth and, all things considered, it’s a mighty nice place to be, but we won’t be able to stay here …
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut, the thought of accidentally drifting away from the safety of a spacecraft or space station has likely …
Archaeologists have found many, many examples of ancient human ancestors over the past few centuries, and while most of the time the skeletal remains are …
When you think of the International Space Station — that huge floating laboratory cruising through Earth’s atmosphere that has housed dozens of different astronauts and …
We may still be looking for proof that aliens exist, but new research into some very curious ancient tools now reveals that humans were using …
It was just a couple of months ago that archeologists revealed their findings of ancient stone gates in a deserted area of Saudi Arabia. The …
Humanity has still yet to find real, concrete, scientifically-supported evidence of extraterrestrial life. We’ve gotten pretty close, and discovered some chemical markers and other indications …
Scientists studying hard-to-find endangered species are often left with a difficult choice when it comes to locating specimens to research. They can attempt to find …
When NASA builds something, they build it to last. Voyager 1, which was launched way back in late 1977, has been cruising through space now …
It’s been a rough couple of decades for Pluto. After over a decade of discussion about whether or not it should be considered a planet, …
Planet Earth is teeming with interesting creatures of all shapes and sizes, but life on our little blue marble wasn’t always so diverse. Science tells …
With the incredible number of galaxies that mankind can observe from its tiny little perch here in the Milky Way, we know there are an …
