When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin."The NASA Magellan spacecraft captured the images in the early 1990s as it circled our…
NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have revealed a new spacesuit design — and it could be these very suits that are eventually worn by the first woman and person of color to walk on the moon.The spacesuits unveiled by…
A plant-eating sauropod that lumbered around what's now China some 162 million years ago had a neck that was about 10 feet longer than a typical school bus — and the longest of any known dinosaur.The creature's 49.5-foot-long (15.1-meter) neck…
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a rare and tumultuous sight 15,000 light-years away from Earth.The space observatory captured a scintillating image of a Wolf-Rayet star called WR 124 in the Sagittarius constellation. Wolf-Rayet stars are some of the…
Only 13 of the world's countries and territories had "healthy" air quality last year, according to a new report, as air pollution surged to alarming levels in 2022.The report by IQAir, a company that tracks air quality worldwide, found that…
If you've been using Pi Day as an excuse to just eat pie, that's just peachy (or apple or chocolate cream). But there's so much more to know about pi.Here's why we care about pi and its day of celebration,…
From lengthy droughts to severe flooding, the intensity of water-related disasters around the world has increased over the last two decades as global temperatures climbed to record levels, according to new research.The study from NASA scientists published Monday in the…
The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it's definitely under way.Restrictions on their use are in place in almost a dozen US states and in many other countries around the world. And in many cases,…
North Korea launched two missiles from a submarine in the waters of the Sea of Japan Sunday morning local time, according to the state-run news agency KCNA.The "strategic cruise missiles" were launched from a "8.24 Yongung" submarine, according to KCNA…
Iran has arrested more than 100 people "in connection with" the suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls across the country, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.Citing a statement from Iran's Interior Ministry, IRNA said the people had been "identified,…
The four astronauts who make up the Crew-5 team aboard the International Space Station returned home from a five-month stay in space Saturday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule disembarked from the space station at…
Scientists met this week in London at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing to discuss advances in the field — and the thorny ethical issues posed by a cutting-edge technology.The last time the high-profile forum took place was…
Scientists have set out a way to suck planet-heating carbon pollution from the air, turn it into sodium bicarbonate and store it in oceans, according to a new paper.The technique could be up to three times more efficient than current…
A newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a "small chance" of colliding with Earth in 23 years, with a potential impact on Valentine's Day in 2046, according to NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office.The asteroid…
Booty-shaking worker bees guide their fellow workers to pollen by a form of communication known as "waggle dancing" — performing steps that map out where food is located and how far it is from the hive.And now scientists have discovered…
The Curiosity rover just sent back a stunning postcard capturing its view of a shimmering sunset on Mars.The NASA rover has been roaming across the surface of Mars for more than 10 years, searching for answers as to why the…
The world's oceans are polluted by a "plastic smog" made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons, according to a new study.A team of international scientists analyzed global data collected…
A nearby star system is helping astronomers unravel the mystery of how water appeared in our solar system billions of years ago.Scientists observed a young star, called V883 Orionis, located 1,300 light-years away using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array of…
Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are thawing the region's permafrost — a frozen layer of soil beneath the ground — and potentially stirring viruses that, after lying dormant for tens of thousands of years, could endanger animal and human health.While…
Millions of people in India and around the world celebrating Holi this week.The Hindu festival of love, color and spring is one of the most joyous celebrations of the year. It's a time when people don simple, inexpensive clothes and…
