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The moon's halo is always 22 degrees wide in the night sky when it appears. So what causes it? | Continue reading
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Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term 'paleontology' existed | Continue reading
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A new treatment of images collected by Voyager 2 in the late 1980s using data from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the actual colors of the solar system's distant ice giants, Neptune and Uranus. | Continue reading
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Archaeologists found the remains of two adolescents and one baby in the chamber of a cave, but it's not yet clear how they died. | Continue reading
A remotely operated submersible was deep in a never-before-studied part of the ocean when it extracted the megalodon tooth. | Continue reading
Enormous for its time period, this newly discovered marine worm likely ruled the seas at the top of the food chain. | Continue reading
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic thought they'd found a unique object, but they have since learned of at least three more. | Continue reading
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Heart valves transplanted as part of the first partial-heart transplant in a human are now growing along with the infant who received them. | Continue reading
Scientists finally resolved a mystery you may not have known needed solving — we now know why urine is yellow. | Continue reading
Scientists have filmed one of the only squids known to brood their eggs — the black-eyed squid — swimming with thousands of unhatched offspring suspended from hooks on its arms. | Continue reading
An ancient Egyptian mummy with a fetus tucked between its legs and another lodged inside the chest cavity — the first known of its kind — shows the mother died while giving birth to twins. | Continue reading
This excellent pair of running headphones can be snapped up for under $150 at Best Buy. | Continue reading
New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one. | Continue reading
The huge chalk carving in the English countryside was likely a meeting place for local forces rallying against the Vikings. | Continue reading
Ambitious new missions to the moon, Venus, Jupiter and more are planned for 2024. Here is a preview of the exciting year in space ahead. | Continue reading
On April 8, 2024, more than 31 million people in North America will witness a total solar eclipse, around a third of them in just 10 cities. | Continue reading
When doctors peered into a man's abdomen during routine surgery, they didn't expect to find five living worms in there. | Continue reading
A new study of long-debated dinosaur fossils has found growth patterns inconsistent with those of T. rex, suggesting the bones belong to a distinct species, but other experts aren't convinced. | Continue reading
When the brain's supply of oxygen is reduced or eliminated, damage can set in very quickly. | Continue reading
Two rocket boosters used in a Chinese satellite launch on Dec. 25 fell back to Earth and exploded near inhabited areas, chilling videos show. | Continue reading
The ornaments contain the earliest known depiction of a Göktürk "khagan," who probably lived in the sixth century. | Continue reading
In the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun launched its most powerful solar flare in 6 years. On Jan. 2, radiation from the blast may bring auroras to Earth's skies. | Continue reading
Queensland authorities are on the lookout for a crocodile reported to have leapt into a fisher's boat at Jane Creek before losing its balance and tumbling back into the water. | Continue reading
Pregnancy sickness can happen at any time of day or night, but its symptoms can often be worse in the morning. | Continue reading
Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2024, including dates for supermoons and a two lunar eclipses. | Continue reading
From AI deciphering lost texts to a secret about our human relatives, here are some of the new breakthroughs in archaeology we may see in 2024. | Continue reading
The 2024 stargazing guide includes a rare total solar eclipse, two bright comet flybys and three supermoons. Here are all the dates you need to know. | Continue reading
Up to 120 shooting stars per hour could be visible during a brief peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower — the year's first meteor shower, coming to North America Jan. 3 and 4. | Continue reading
The Vikings reached as far west as Newfoundland, but did they also venture into Africa, the Middle East and Asia? | Continue reading
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a stunning new portrait of ice giant Uranus, featuring its frigid rings and 14 of 27 moons. | Continue reading
Although 2023 was a game-changing year for artificial intelligence, it was only the beginning, with 2024 set to usher in a host of scary advancements that may include artificial general intelligence and even more realistic deepfakes. | Continue reading
The dinosaur Brontosaurus was canceled but then resurrected. What happened? | Continue reading
Apple headphones don't come cheap, but you can grab a pair for just under $480 thanks to Best Buy. | Continue reading
2023 was a breakout year for artificial intelligence, quantum computing and augmented reality. | Continue reading
Paradoxical frogs — also known as shrinking frogs — are about three times bigger as tadpoles as they are when adults. | Continue reading
Evidence suggests that people likely boated across the narrow passage between Russia and Alaska when the crossing was submerged. | Continue reading
From the coelacanth to the cockroach, these "living fossil" creatures haven't changed much in millions or even hundreds of millions of years. | Continue reading
2023 was an outstanding year for finding ancient hoards, creating reconstructions and discovering burial. | Continue reading
This year was one of the biggest ever for asteroid science, with NASA's triumphant return from asteroid Bennu, the grand reveal of organic molecules from asteroid Ryugu, a close look at the gory aftermath of an asteroid collision, and more. | Continue reading