Plastic Pollution: Millions Of Pieces Litter Beach On Uninhabited Pacific Ocean Island
Plastic pollution is such a big problem on this planet that even an uninhabited island is covered in millions of pieces of debris.
17 New Mummies From Ancient Egypt Discovered Underground
Archaeologists discovered 17 new mummies from ancient Egypt as well as documents, sarcophagi and animals coffins.
NASA Images: What Storms Look Like When They Strike 5 Other Planets
Earth isn’t the only planet in our solar systems that has storms. Clouds gather and lightning crashes throughout our neighborhood.
Here’s What Those Narwhal Unicorn Tusks Are For: Arctic Whale Weapons
For the first time, we have footage of narwhals using their unicorn-looking tusks, and the arctic whales are using them as weapons.
Climate Change Effects: Hurricane Winds Threaten Bird Migration As Global Warming Makes More Storms
Some birds are migrating right into the path of hurricanes, and climate change may make that happen more often.
Bluetooth Device Is Security For Business Phone Calls — And A Darth Vader Sound Mask
The Hushme closes over your mouth like Bane’s mask to muffle your voice on private phone calls.
NASA Cassini Images: Tiny Moons In Saturn’s Rings Create Propeller Shapes
Little moons in Saturn’s rings, called moonlets, are blasting through and kicking up material that create propeller-shaped features in the rings.
China Moon Mission Moves To Fake Lunar Space Colony To Prepare Astronauts
China has eight students living in a space colony simulation called the “lunar palace” to help prep the country for sending astronauts to the moon and to Mars.
NASA Captures Ghost Of Crab Nebula, Supernova Star Explosion From Earth And Space
Scientists are seeing the remains of a massive supernova explosion in a whole new light after telescopes teamed up to capture these detailed images.
Childhood Bullying Effects: Stress Stays Into Adulthood, Hurts Physical Health
Bullying doesn’t stop when kids graduate school. Whether they are the bullies or the victims, the abuse affects their mental and physical health well into adulthood.
Modern Lions May Share Fate Of Extinct Saber-Toothed Tigers From The Ice Age
Saber-toothed tigers went extinct as their food disappeared at the end of the last Ice Age, and it looks like modern big cats could go the same way, thanks to humans.
Heart Health In Space: Astronaut Muscle Strength Down Because Of Blood Oxygen
When astronauts are on the International Space Station, their blood doesn’t transport as much oxygen to their muscles and they grow weaker.
Climate Change Hurts Lizard Gut Bacteria, Ability To Digest Food
When the temperature goes up just a little, a third of a lizard’s healthy gut bacteria dies. What will climate change do to this reptile?
Robot Colonoscopy Tech Could Stop Cancer In GI Tract
An autonomous robot that can probe your digestive tract could make colonoscopies easier and less painful.
Earth’s Rock History Shows Flat Planet Covered In Ocean Before Life Formed
Young Earth did not have the surface shape it has today. Scientists say it was probably pretty flat and almost completely covered in ocean.
NASA Will Launch Telescope To Search For Alien Life In Other Solar Systems
NASA is testing its new telescope in a frigid vacuum to prep it for launch and its search for aliens on planets in other solar systems.
Disney Movies, SpongeBob Make Cancer Radiation Therapy Easier For Kids
Children who watch movies during radiation therapy for their cancer need less anesthesia during their treatment.
10 Stunning Images Of NASA Concept Art That Imagine Our Universe
When science and art come together, it can help us envision what our universe looks like beyond the bonds of Earth’s gravity.
Israel Butterfly Discovery: New Insect Species Found At Ski Resort
Everyone mistook this butterfly for another insect until someone thought to look closely at its genitals.
Deaf Volunteers Helped NASA Send Its Astronauts To Space Safely
Astronauts could not have made it to outer space without the brave group of deaf men who volunteered to help NASA.
Wind On Mars: NASA Curiosity Rover Studies Sand Dunes On Planet
The Mars rover Curiosity is carrying dirt in its hand as it scales a mountain and continues exploring another planet.
Dust Storms, Blinding Smog In China: Weather Patterns In Beijing You Likely Won't See In U.S.
Weather in China’s capital Beijing can get strange, between the dust storms that blow in from the north and the smog that hangs over the capital city.
Hot Jupiter In Retrograde: Scientists Find New Planet With Weird Weather Around Fast Star
Astronomers say this new planet they found is like Jupiter but much hotter, and that makes for some freaky clouds and weather patterns.
Jupiter Great Red Spot Shrinking: Why Swirling Storm Will Soon Be The Size Of Earth
Jupiter’s enormous swirling red storm, its Great Red Spot, is shrinking so much that it is changing shape and could soon be the size of Earth.
Internet For All: Elon Musk’s SpaceX To Launch Satellites Into Orbit On Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX aims to provide high-speed internet to all with a plan to launch thousands of satellites into orbit around Earth.
The Size Of This Gorilla Bone Holds The Secret Of Ancient Human Sex Practices
Females prefer a certain bone to be bigger, and understanding how it works in gorillas tells us something about sex between our ancient human relatives.
Stephen Hawking Predictions: Humans Must Leave Earth Now, Start Space Colony To Survive
Stephen Hawking says humans have to leave Earth in the next 100 years and colonize another planet if we want any hope of surviving extinction.
Loud Ship Traffic Is Causing Seals To Go Deaf
Seals share their living environment with lots of ships, and the noise from that traffic could be damaging their hearing and affecting their ability to find food and mate.
Dogs vs. Cats: Creepy Wild Dogs Laugh, Scare Off Cheetahs In Fight [VIDEO]
Wild dogs steal a meal from cheetahs by taunting them, bouncing around and laughing like little creeps to scare away the fast cats.
Long-Lost Lizard Species Survived Humans, Rediscovered
Animal experts thought this lizard was lost to history after a shipwreck in the 1800s, but scientists have rediscovered the creature, which has survived many years of human colonization.