The ice sheet that covers the northernmost reaches of our planet has expanded and shrunk over the past 2 million years -- but it was thought that Greenland's bitter cold and miles-deep ice had been a more or less constant…
Prince Harry has spoken to his brother, William, and his father, Charles, since Oprah Winfrey's interview with the Sussexes aired, but those conversations have been "unproductive," Gayle King, a friend of the couple and co-host of CBS show "This Morning,"…
After serving as a home away from home for astronauts over the last 20 years, the International Space Station has become the host for unique bacterial inhabitants. And these microbes could prove useful.Four strains of bacteria, three of which were…
Engineers want to build an underground lunar ark, filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from Earth's species, hidden in a network of tubes on the moon to provide a genetic backup for the planet in the…
Supermassive black holes usually sit like stationary engines at the centers of galaxies, sucking in everything around them.Now astronomers have detected a highly unusual case of one wandering through space.Astronomers previously believed it was possible for supermassive black holes to…
Brazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win.Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly milestones, repeatedly setting new records for most Covid-19 deaths per day. In the…
At first it all appeared calm.As night fell on the part of South London where Sarah Everard took her final steps 10 days ago, the clouds parted for one last ray of sun.At the Clapham bandstand, where thousands had begun…
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. spent their Saturday conducting a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.The spacewalk, which assisted with continued upgrades to the orbiting laboratory, began at 8:14 a.m. ET and ended at 3:01 p.m. ET,…
Scientists are celebrating the first discovery of a dinosaur preserved while sitting on a nest of eggs with fossilized embryos, including at least three that were visible.The oviraptorosaur fossil was uncovered from rocks that are 70 million years old in…
A smiley snake, a snail with a hidden surprise, and decapitated slugs. These are the must-watch videos of the week.Sssssssmile!If you're terrified of snakes, no amount of smiley faces will get you to watch this video. This unusual color pattern…
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The Perseverance rover is sending back the sounds of Mars -- and it's contributing to the soundtrack.New audio returned from the rover's SuperCam includes the popping sound of the instrument as it zaps rocks with its laser. It's the first…
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Coastal communities are experiencing sea level rise four times worse than global water rise, according to a new study released Monday.Groundwater pumping, extraction of materials from the ground and sediment production are all happening near the coasts and that is…
As a university student years ago, Kyaw Moe Tun sat out Myanmar's watershed 1988 pro-democracy protests. "I always listened to my parents, and they wanted me to stay home," he says. Now, as Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, he…
One in three women globally are subjected to physical or sexual violence during their lifetimes, estimates a damning new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) released hours after International Women's Day. The report's findings are based on data from…
What's a fair wage for a fair day's work? Hopes of raising Americans' federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 have been punted down the road for now after being stripped from the Covid-19 rescue bill. Here's what…
It turns out getting beheaded doesn't mean automatic death for every animal.Researchers discovered that two species of sea slugs, Elysia cf. marginata and Elysia atroviridis, can regrow their body after cutting off their own head, according to a study published…
It has taken 13 billion years for the light from the powerful jets of a distant object to reach us.These jets, the most distant known source of radio emission to date, are coming from a recently discovered quasar that existed…
