Infamous 'Lizard King' of Florida nabbed in turtle heist By Mindy Weisberger Federal prosecutors charged a man with illegally harvesting wild turtles to sell commercially, which is illegal in Florida.
Iron Age skis buried under ice reunited after 1,300 years apart By Laura Geggel Glacier archaeologists in Norway have found the second of a pair of 1,300-year-old skis dating to the Iron Age.
Scientists capture image of bizarre 'electron ice' for the first time By Ben Turner Wigner crystals have been theorized for more than 80 years, but this is the first time the elusive crystals have been captured in an image.
Perseverance's first major successes on Mars — an update from mission scientists By Melissa Rice, Briony Horgan In the short time since NASA's Perseverance rover landed in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, it's already made history.
Mysterious Mexican mangrove forest is 'trapped in time' hundreds of miles from the coast By Harry Baker A new study has revealed that a landlocked mangrove forest in the Yucatán Peninsula migrated there from the coast when sea levels were much higher, around 125,000 years ago.
Striking bull's-eye-shaped clouds form above erupting La Palma volcano By Harry Baker Satellite images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show concentric rings of clouds forming above the erupting volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Scientists capture image of bizarre 'electron ice' for the first time By Ben Turner Wigner crystals have been theorized for more than 80 years, but this is the first time the elusive crystals have been captured in an image.
Perseverance's first major successes on Mars — an update from mission scientists By Melissa Rice, Briony Horgan In the short time since NASA's Perseverance rover landed in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, it's already made history.
Iron Age skis buried under ice reunited after 1,300 years apart By Laura Geggel Glacier archaeologists in Norway have found the second of a pair of 1,300-year-old skis dating to the Iron Age.
What is relative humidity? And how does it impact you? By Lawrie Jones Reference We investigate what relative humidity is, why it matters, and what it means for your home.
Breathing for relaxation: how to do it By Eve Boggenpoel Reference Master breathing for relaxation with these expert tips and tricks.
Why does water squirt out of your eye if you blow your nose really hard? By Jennifer Welsh Here's how some people can squirt liquids or smoke from their eyes.
Infamous 'Lizard King' of Florida nabbed in turtle heist By Mindy Weisberger Federal prosecutors charged a man with illegally harvesting wild turtles to sell commercially, which is illegal in Florida.
Which animals sing? By Emma Bryce It's often assumed that birds are the only animals that sing. But these other divas of the animal kingdom prove otherwise.
Lone beluga whale spotted 1,500 miles from home, and nobody knows why By Laura Geggel It's a mystery why a beluga, normally an Arctic and subarctic whale, is swimming near Seattle.
Why is alcohol used to preserve things? By Donavyn Coffey Here's how alcohol can help preserve DNA, tissue samples and even entire organisms.
Pi calculated to a record-breaking 62.8 trillion digits By Harry Baker Researchers are set to break the world record for the most precise value of pi, after using an advanced computer to calculate the famous constant to 62.8 trillion decimal places.
Two planes report 'bright green UFO' swooping through the clouds over Canada By Brandon Specktor Two aircrafts flying over Canada reported a "bright green UFO" that disappeared into the clouds on July 30.
What happens when a baby takes its first breath? By Donavyn Coffey Fetuses don't breathe oxygen in utero, so how do newly born babies figure it out?
What is arachnophobia? By Jennifer Leman Arachnophobia is a fear of arachnids, a group of arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites.
Will humans ever be immortal? By Patrick Pester Humans are getting better at staving off death our technological and medical advances. But could humans ever become immortal?
Nobel Prize in chemistry given to duo whose method solves 'mirror-image problem' in chemistry By Ben Turner Their solution allows scientists to select the 'chirality' of the molecule they are building
William Shatner 'AI' will chat with you about the 'Star Trek' actor's life By Mindy Weisberger Conversational video technology enables AI-powered back-and-forth between viewers and prerecorded responses.
Air Force's X-37B robotic space plane wings past 500 days in Earth orbit By Leonard David That enigmatic U.S. military X-37B robotic space drone has now chalked up more than 500 days circling the Earth.
