'Mutant' Mink Coronavirus Strain: Do People Need To Worry?
Further evaluation within the scientific community is necessary in order to affirm findings from Denmark on a mutated strain of coronavirus linked to minks.
Artificial Lighting Affects Sleep Patterns, Breeding Cycles Of Animals, Says Study
Researchers say the effect of artificial lights on animals is more serious than previously thought.
Researchers Reconstruct Brain Of One Of World's Oldest Dinosaurs For The First Time
Researchers say it is impossible to reconstruct a dinosaur brain if the neurocranium is missing.
DNA Of Mysterious Human Ancestor Found On The ‘Roof Of The World’ In Tibet
A team of international archeologists sampled the human DNA found in a Tibetan cave that now served as a sanctuary for Buddhist monks.
Fireball Meteorite That Crashed In Michigan Could Explain How Life On Earth Began
The meteorite that crashed in Michigan in 2018 belonged to a parent asteroid that formed just about 20 million years after the solar system was born.
Coral Reef Taller Than Empire State Building Discovered In The Great Barrier Reef [Video]
The discovery of the enormous coral reef followed a study conducted early in October where a separate group of scientists found a 50% decline in corals in the Great Barrier Reef.
National Pumpkin Day 2020: 3 Ways To Celebrate The Day
The Irish and Scottish immigrants were the ones who began pumpkin carving to make the fruits into Jack-O-Lanterns.
Japan's Fukushima Power Plant To Discharge Contaminated Water Into Pacific Ocean
Greenpeace believes that the Japanese government has the capacity to continue storing and processing the contaminated Fukushima water to avoid risks that are perilous to people.
Bible Archaeology: Controversial 2,000-Year-Old Nails Being Linked To Jesus Christ's Crucifixion
The debate on whether pieces of nails linked to the supposed burial site of the high priest who handed Jesus Christ to Pontius Pilate reignites as a new theory emerges.
Bennu Asteroid Particles Leaking From NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft
NASA's Bennu mission team need to wait until the OSIRIS-REx lands on Earth in 2023 to know the exact mass of the sample particles they collected from asteroid Bennu.
Ultra White Paint Cools Building Without Air Conditioning, Sends Heat Into Deep Space [Video]
The white paint works in temperatures similar to how refrigerators do it without consuming the same amount of energy.
Atmosphere In Hot Neptune Exoplanet Measured For The First Time [Video]
Hot Neptune LTT 9779b has extreme temperatures but scientists found it has an atmosphere that shouldn't exist.
National Apple Day 2020: History, Fun Facts About The Healthy Fruit
Apples are not originally from the U.S. and can be traced as back as 6500 BC.
Lost Resurrection Tectonic Plate Found In Northern Canada, New Study Claims [Video]
A remodeling of how tectonic plates moved underneath the Pacific Margin may put an end to whether a third tectonic plate actually existed.
Mystery Of Aussie Spider Unfolds: Basket-Web Silk Has Potential For New Genetic Material [Video]
After more than 100 years since the discovery of the basket-web spider, scientists have now uncovered a unique secret hiding within its web.
Volcanic Eruptions In Siberia Triggered Biggest Mass Extinction Wiping Out 95% Of Life On Earrth
[Hold for Merin] By studying fossils of clam-like organisms, scientists designed geochemical modeling that cascade events more than 200 million years ago.
Rain Can Move Mountains: Exciting Breakthrough Finds Raindrops Can Bend Hillslopes
A new study puts an end to a long-standing debate on whether rainfall has a significant role in the evolution of mountains.
When Will Celebrity Star Betelgeuse Explode? Supergiant Closer To Earth Than Previously Thought
A new study sheds light on when the celebrity star Betelgeuse will explode and turn into a supernova.
National Pet Obesity Day 2020: Help Your Furry Friends Lose Those Unwanted Pounds
Obesity in pets leads to cardiovascular diseases and other ailments like diabetes and malfunction in muscles and joints.
Great Barrier Reef Increasingly Compromised: 50% Of Corals On World's Largest Reef System Now Dead
A new study wants to bring more attention to the dying corals along the world renowed Great Barrier Reef.
Jurassic Period Animals: Early Mammals Acted More Like Reptiles, Says Study
Analysis of 200-million-year-old teeth fossils suggested that early mammals led a less active but much longer lives.
Rare Peacock Stars Could Potentially Detonate Deadly Gamma Rays In The Milky Way [Video]
New insights have emerged about Apep, a binary star system that is 8,000 light-years from Earth and has been classified as a rare Wolf-Rayet two years ago.
Black Hole Kills Star By Spaghettification: Unprecedented Tidal Disruption Shown In Artistic Animation [Video]
An artistic imagination showed how death by spaghettification happens to stars when they get hauled by the extreme gravitational pull coming from black holes.
Commercially Available Silicon Quantum Computer Moves Forward With Quietest Bits On Record
Physicists demonstrated the lowest level charge noise possible, reducing impediments to how silicon quantum computers generate 100% accuracy.
Cursed Pompeii Artifacts: Bad Luck Prompts Canadian Tourist To Return Stolen Relics
A Canadian tourist asked a travel agent in Pompeii to take back the stolen ancient relics for allegedly bringing her bad luck.
World Mental Health 2020: Help Raise Awareness In Your Own Little Way
Do a random simple act of kindness for World Mental Health 2020 that may go a long way and reach that single person who really needs uplifting that day.
Physicists Calculate Upper Limit For Speed Of Sound In The Universe
Physicists identified the upper threshold of the speed of sound independent from the speed of light.
How Quickly Can Gemstones Form? Study Shows Crystals In Pegmatite Rocks Take Just Minutes
Some crystals found in pegmatites grew up to three feet a day.
Spinach Could Power Cars Soon: Scientists Say Leafy Vegetable Is Good For Batteries Too
By converting spinach into carbon nanosheets, the vegetable becomes a potential source for more sustainable energy.
'Queen Of The Ocean': 17-Foot Great White Shark Caught Off Nova Scotia, Tagged
The great white shark was named Nukumi by the researchers who said she will "continue to help balance fish stocks in the surrounding waters".