
Something unexpected and special is happening to Uranus this week
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the dazzlingly bright and full moon many of us saw last night — and which should continue for a …
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the dazzlingly bright and full moon many of us saw last night — and which should continue for a …
Earlier this month, a CDC salmonella outbreak notice warned of an all-new health crisis that’s now spread to half of the country. The health agency …
As if we didn’t have enough to deal with on the health crisis front with the coronavirus pandemic, the CDC is now warning people that …
Most modern wearable devices offer sleep tracking features meant to help you make the most of your sleep. They track health parameters during the night …
The SpaceX landing this weekend that brought the four-person civilian crew of the company’s Inspiration4 flight safely back to Earth was particularly exciting for my …
The Russian Nauka module docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday at 9:29 AM EST, more than a week after its rocky launch …
The astronauts eventually embarking on missions to Mars and deep space will need to be able to do a few things to emulate life on …
“It feels good to be in the flight suit,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos declares, after having zipped himself into his sleek blue getup. The moment …
Here’s the thing: I couldn’t care less about sharks, or the slightly bizarre annual celebration of the ocean’s apex predators known as Shark Week. I …
Alcohol and cancer risk are closely tied, a new study indicates. Researchers have concluded that over 741,000 cancer diagnoses last year can be linked to …
A grim MIT study from 1972 predicted that society will collapse by the mid 21st century, prompting criticism and generating debates. It turns out the …
Next week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is planning to fulfill a childhood ambition, one made possible by virtue of his status as one of the …
The dinosaur extinction event that happened some 66 million years ago has been studied from many angles. We know a lot about the devastating effects …
Scientists studying human evolution have delivered two breakthrough discoveries in a matter of days. First, it was a team in Israel that analyzed fossilized bone …
Scientists from Israel stumbled upon an unexpected discovery while studying fossilized pieces of bone dug up near a cement plant. The fragments from a skull …
Humans have two main concerns when it comes to hair and both of them motivate researchers to find fixes. We’re worried about losing our hair, …
The sooner cancer is diagnosed, the higher the chances of survival are for patients because treatment can start immediately. Doctors often look for markers that …
Earth always finds new ways to surprise us, and the latest episode was just written in China, where a team of paleontologists has discovered what’s …
Life expectancy has increased dramatically in the past few hundred years, as humans have improved living conditions and medical treatments. However, living longer isn’t the …
We now live in a world that’s so flooded with offline and online ads that there are legitimate conversations being had now about the feasibility …
Little did a humpback whale know on Friday when it opened its mouth off the coast of Cape Cod to feed that it would promptly …
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is well underway, with the Perseverance rover beginning its science phase and the Ingenuity helicopter having accomplished a lot in a …
By now you already know that NASA’s Perseverance rover is an impressive machine. It survived the long journey from Earth to Mars, landed in one …
When astronomers peer into the depths of the Milky Way galaxy, which is our home, they can see a lot of stuff going on. There …
NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars way back in February. Just moments after its safe touchdown, the massive machine sent back images of the Martian …
The Milky Way is our home, and for the entirety of human existence, it has treated us pretty well. Earth and our solar system just …
Exoplanet discoveries used to be nothing but a dream for scientists, but new telescope technology and more advanced observation techniques have made the task of …
The Sun is one of the big reasons why we’re all here today. Without it, life likely wouldn’t have taken root on Earth — or, …
We don’t really think of plants as life forms that require sleep, and while it’s true that plants don’t “sleep” in the way that animals …
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has spent much of the past four years gazing at the massive gas giant Jupiter. The orbiter’s primary goal is to teach …