The surprising discovery of mammoth fossils in a paleontologist's backyard have led to an even more unexpected finding.The roughly 37,000-year-old remains of a female mammoth and her calf show distinct signs of butchering, providing new evidence that humans may have…
Blistering heat has returned to western Europe, as some countries like France enter into their third wave of the summer with temperatures expected to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), while more than 80% of the US population…
One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions on the planet blasted such a massive amount of water vapor high into the atmosphere that it's likely to temporarily warm the Earth's surface, according to detections from a NASA satellite.When the undersea…
In early human history, caves provided people with protection from the elements and a place to call home. Now, similar formations on the moon could provide pioneering astronauts with a lunar safe haven, thanks to their Earth-like temperatures.The moon has…
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through cosmic dust to reveal new details and a stunning image of a rare type of galaxy.The space observatory's latest image shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ring galaxy located 500 million light-years away…
The Greenland shark makes its home in the icy arctic waters around Greenland and Iceland. So researchers were shocked when they found one of the ocean giants apparently taking a tropical vacation in the coral reefs off the coast of…
Wild tigers in Nepal have clawed their way back from the brink of extinction. There are now almost three times as many wild tigers in the country as there were in 2009, according to the Nepalese government.Prime Minister Sher Bahadur…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the remaining residents of the Donetsk region to urgently evacuate in what he called a "government decision.""Everything is being organized. Full support, full assistance -- both logistical and payments. We only need…
Remnants of a massive Chinese rocket that was descending uncontrollably back to Earth reentered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean at roughly 12:45 p.m. ET Saturday, the US Space Command said on Twitter.The Chinese 23-ton Long March 5B rocket, which…
Videos alleged to show Russian soldiers castrating and killing a bound and gagged Ukrainian soldier are circulating on social media, drawing an accusation of potential war crimes from the United Nations and prompting a Ukrainian investigation into possible torture.The three…
The ocean is full of mysteries that lead to legendary lore.During a recent moonlit harbor excursion, conversation quickly turned to tales of piracy and exploration.A guide shared stories from the days when tall masts and billowing sails loomed over coastal…
London's High Court has ruled in favor of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó in a battle for the control of gold reserves worth almost $2 billion held in the Bank of England, in a blow to Venezuela's authoritarian President, Nicolas…
There's just something about penguins -- and for the scientists and conservationists who work with Patagonia's flightless marine birds, it's usually love at first sight.Marine biologist Andrea Raya Rey decided on her career at age 10. As an animal lover…
Over these last few days of July, two meteor showers will light up the night sky.The first, the Delta Aquariids meteor shower, is predicted to peak around 6 a.m. ET (10 a.m. UTC) Friday, according to EarthSky. Its radiant --…
Several reports of shark bite injuries and a spate of sightings of the marine predators off the Northeast coast of the United States have rattled summer beachgoers.But are New York's Long Island and Cape Cod, the peninsula of Massachusetts, where…
The first mission to return samples from another planet will touch down on Earth in 2033, according to NASA and European Space Agency officials. The Perseverance rover is currently collecting the samples on Mars.As Perseverance investigates the site of an…
Astronomers have spied a "black widow" lurking in space 3,000 light-years from Earth, and it's a record-breaking cosmic object.Called a neutron star, the dense, collapsed remnants of a massive star weighs more than twice the mass of our sun, making…
The "murder hornet" is no more. At least, its name is gone.The Entomological Society of America and the Entomological Society of Canada have adopted a new name for the murder hornet, also known as the Asian giant hornet, saying "the…
(CNN) — Sharks have scared us a lot this summer, primarily for suspected attacks on humans. However, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to us. The 35th official Shark Week takes place from July 23 to…
It may not have been a mountain of pirate treasure, but archaeologists have discovered remnants of a centuries-old shipwreck that they believe inspired the movie "The Goonies."A team of volunteers unearthed over 20 pieces of wood in a cave off…
