Three of North Greenland's eight enormous ice shelves have already undergone complete collapse. | Continue reading
A newly-launched 3D model of ancient Rome lets viewers experience the city as it was in its heyday in the fourth century. | Continue reading
Meat-eating may not have made us human after all, say paleoanthropologists. | Continue reading
The newly identified quasar, observed 13.7 billion light-years away by the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, could be an example of a heavy black hole "seed" in the early universe. | Continue reading
Here's the scoop on ancient human poop. | Continue reading
A new map of 56,000 cells in the outer layer of the human brain could inform research into a whole class of diseases. | Continue reading
The first images from ESA's dark universe detective Euclid are out, featuring spectacular views of nebulas, distant galaxies and globular clusters of thousands of stars. | Continue reading
The massive volcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which grows giant horns when it erupts, has exploded for a third time in five months as it continues to race toward the sun. | Continue reading
Look up early Thursday (Nov. 9) to witness one of the most beautiful celestial sights of 2023 — a 'smiling' crescent moon dancing with bright Venus in the predawn sky. | Continue reading
A new facial reconstruction depicts a Neanderthal whose skeleton was found by priests in a French cave. | Continue reading
Scientists have discovered something strange happened to starfish over the course of their evolution, and they ended up as heads scampering around the seafloor. | Continue reading
"In the wrong circumstances, a spacecraft is a platform full of hungry people surrounded by temptation. Is it wrong to waste such a neatly packaged meal?" | Continue reading
Coastal wolves in Alaska have learned to kill marine mammals, and have developed a "unique" lone hunting strategy to take down prey, scientists have said. | Continue reading
An ancient Egyptian woman had an ovarian tumor with teeth and was buried with a possible healing object. | Continue reading
Redheads are said to experience pain differently than other people and require higher doses of pain medications, depending on the drug used. Why? | Continue reading
Lettuce, cherry tomatoes and more are sprouting in space aboard China's Tiangong space station. | Continue reading
The interaction was captured using a specialized piece of kit called a transmission electron microscope. | Continue reading
For the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween. | Continue reading
The Take Form is one of our top-rated yoga mats, with a grippy surface, 3D texturing for alignment, and a 5mm thickness to support your practice | Continue reading
Plants draw on a suite of pigments to produce energy from sunlight, and in the fall, some become more obvious than others. | Continue reading
It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument. | Continue reading
Nov. 5, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. | Continue reading
DNA analysis is changing the science of facial reconstructions and making them more lifelike than ever before. | Continue reading
Forensic artist Oscar Nilsson explains how he created a facial approximation of an Incan "Ice Maiden" 500 years after she died. | Continue reading
Radio astronomers in California imaged the sun's scorching hot corona for the first time ever during a partial solar eclipse on Oct. 14. | Continue reading
The Leica Noctivid 10x42 binoculars are the best Leica binoculars we've tested and their stylish design coupled with optical prowess makes them an impressive buy. | Continue reading
The number of washboard abs you can show is determined by your DNA, according to research. | Continue reading
DNA from a supposed Abominable Snowman actually came from a horse, but that doesn't mean stories of the Yeti passed on by local people aren't important. | Continue reading
Researchers are only beginning to understand the cryptic lives of the earless monitor lizards of Borneo. | Continue reading
Astonishing footage from Planet Earth III, which premieres Nov. 4 on BBC America and AMC+, shows a herd of seals fending off an attack by the world's most notorious predator off the southern coast of Africa. | Continue reading
Scientists found a potential cause of a mysterious die-off of African savanna elephants in 2020 after they discovered deadly bacteria lurking in six corpses. | Continue reading
These premium binoculars might be small, but they’re a true testament to Nikon’s commitment to producing high-quality equipment for outdoor enthusiasts. | Continue reading
Only the sheep's skeletons remain, but such vehicles appear in Chinese lore. | Continue reading
The massive hall was built roughly 3,000 years ago and would have been used by royalty. | Continue reading
The sky's blueness isn't from reflecting the water. Instead, its color has to do with scattered light. | Continue reading
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has found a hidden asteroid "moon" swirling around the larger main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, affectionately known as Dinky. | Continue reading
A megapod of dolphins with thousands of individuals has been captured on video hunting flying fish off the coast of Costa Rica. | Continue reading
Time can seem to slow down in near-death situations, and speed up as we age. Exactly how does our brain process time? | Continue reading
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society suggest millions more people should get yearly lung cancer screenings than were previously recommended to. | Continue reading
A study found that many common antibiotics were less than 50% effective at treating serious bacterial infections in children and newborn babies in the Asia-Pacific. | Continue reading
Winning images from The Nature Conservancy's 2023 Global Photo Contest include a wolf spider in a Maryland park with a hat made of her own babies. | Continue reading
The sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on Friday. | Continue reading
With five more protons than should be stable, the newly discovered nitrogen-9 isotope sits right on the borderline of physical possibility. | Continue reading
B&H Photo has a huge price drop for anyone looking for a MacBook. | Continue reading
Research on whether animals can recognize themselves in the mirror began in 1970 1 and just a handful of species have since passed the test ever since. | Continue reading
A new facial approximation brings to life an Incan girl who was killed 500 years ago as part of a sacrificial ritual. | Continue reading
This beginner-friendly weight is a great way to start working out at home, and you can buy two for less the price of one before the deal ends. | Continue reading
The modest Northern Taurid and Southern Taurid meteor showers peak on separate days over the next week. Here's how to get the most out of the annual display of shooting stars and fireballs. | Continue reading