Mount Etna Volcano Eruption Spews Glowing Lava On Italian Island Of Sicily, Forces Airport Closure
Mount Etna, Europe’s tallest and most active volcano, erupted Saturday, briefly shuttering airspace above Sicily’s Catania airport.
Mojave Desert Shooting Ends With Suspect, Sergio Munoz, Killed In Police Shootout After Hour-Long Pursuit
A Mojave Desert shooting ended Friday morning when police took down the gunman, 39-year-old Sergio Munoz, who led police on an hour-long chase following a homicide earlier that morning.
Pran Turmeric Recalled After Spice Tests Positive For Lead
The turmeric powder was distributed in Dallas to retail stores between July and September.
Fisherman In Peru Killing 10,000 Dolphin A Year For Shark Bait Despite Laws Against It
The dolphins are being used as bait for catching sharks.
First Venomous Crustacean Found, ‘Remipede’ Liquefies Prey With Toxic Bite
U.K. scientists have identified the first venomous crustacean. The remipede liquefies its prey with a compound similar to what's in rattlesnake fangs.
Wombat Poop: Why Is It Cubed? The Reason For The Australian Marsupial’s Square Droppings
The Australian marsupial’s droppings are cube-shaped, and there’s a good reason for that.
That Halloween Mask You’re Wearing Could Be Teeming With Bacteria
Investigators find Halloween masks are teeming with microscopic bacteria and germs, including ones that can cause skin infections.
California Oarfish Deaths Were Linked, But What Caused ‘Sea Serpents’ To Die In The First Place?
Two oarfish washed ashore in California this month, less than a week apart. Scientists say the deaths of the rare and enigmatic oarfish may have been linked.
A Baldness Cure? New Hair Loss Treatment Grows Follicles Using Human Cells In ‘3D Spheroids’
Scientists in the U.S. and U.K. have reportedly found a way to grow new human hair, as opposed to just relocating it.
Gold In Tree Leaves Could Reveal Location Of Deeply Buried Ore Deposits
Scientists in Australia have found the first nanoparticulate proof that money, or at least gold, really does grow on trees.
50,000-Year-Old Mammoth Discovered In Oklahoma Weighed 10 Tons And Stood 15 Feet Tall
The 50,000-year-old mammoth is believed to be a Columbian mammoth, which roamed the Great Plains of North America.
Britain’s X-Files Reveal ‘Space Slime’ Is Still A ‘Genuine Mystery’
Britain’s X-files, a team of experts and historians from the Natural History Museum who investigate bizarre phenomena in the UK, are truly stumped by a strange, gooey substance they call “space slime.”
CyArk Uses 3D Laser Scanning To ‘Digitally Preserve’ World Landmarks; Includes Babylon, Sydney Opera House, The Titanic [PHOTOS]
CyArk uses 3D laser scanning technology to make digital copies of significant cultural sites around the world.
Google Street View Could Help Combat Invasive Moth Species In France
Scientists in France are using Google Street View to track an invasive species of caterpillar in southern Europe.
Oslo’s Hidden Nazi Tunnels To Be Explored With 3D Radar
Norwegian historian Øyvind Skarlund plans to use ground penetrating 3D radar to locate Nazi tunnels he believes are under Oslo.
Neanderthal Dental Records Suggest Prehistoric Man Ate Animal Stomachs
Neanderthals, modern man’s close primitive relative, may have favored the flavor of a hardy animal stomach now and then, according to new analysis of Neanderthals’ dental records.
Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes Aegypti, Found In California, Is ‘Very Difficult To Control’
Aedes aegypti, otherwise known as the yellow-fever mosquito, is known to carry dengue fever and yellow-fever viruses. The mosquito has been spotted in several California counties.
Fracking Off California’s Coast ‘Far More Common Than Anyone Realized’
Fracking happens more frequently in California than state officials previously believed, according to the results of an investigation by the Associated Press.
JPMorgan Settles With Justice Department For Tentative $13B
Latest moves are the tip of the iceberg for bank's legal woes.
Ancient Rock Toppled: Boy Scout Leaders Involved In Utah Rock Formation Destruction Claim They Were 'Saving Lives' [VIDEO]
Two Boy Scout leaders face felony charges after they toppled an ancient rock formation in Utah’s Goblin Valley State Park. Glenn Taylor and David Hall claim they were “saving lives” when they brought down a 170-million-year-old rock formation.
Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak In Alabama Kills Elderly Woman: 5 Things To Know About Legionella Bacteria
The death of an elderly woman in Alabama marks the first death caused by a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a nursing home in Florence, Ala.
30,000 Brits Are ‘Silent Carriers’ Of Human Mad Cow Disease
A new study found that 1 in 2,000 Brits carry an abnormal protein that causes human mad cow disease.
Costa Rica Bats Use Rolled-Up Leaves As ‘Trumpets’ To Amplify Calls [PHOTO]
Spix’s disk-winged bats in South America have a way of sheltering that aids in their recognition of one another’s calls.
Kenya To Microchip All Rhinos, Chips Will Provide ‘Crucial Evidence’ To Prosecute Poachers
Wildlife officials in Kenya plant to tackle rhino poaching by inserting microchips into the horns of its 1,000 rhinos. The chips will help law enforcement prosecute rhino poachers.
Climate Change Causing Lake Superior To Warm ‘Faster Than Any Lake On The Planet’
Lakes around the world are steadily warming, but research suggests climate change is causing Lake Superior to warm faster than any other.
Prehistoric Cave Artists In Europe Were Mostly Women, Ancient Handprints Suggest
New analysis of ancient handprints in Spain and France suggests Europe’s earliest artists were women.
North American Moose Die Off, Climate Change 'Plays A Huge Part'
North America’s moose are dying off at a rate not seen before. No one is quite sure why moose populations are in decline, but scientists say the culprit could be climate change.
Scientists Develop Underwater Wireless Internet For ‘Deep-Sea’ Communication
A University of Buffalo team is working on wirelessly transmitting the Internet underwater – a place radio waves normally can’t travel.
Gene Penaflor Survives 3 Weeks In Calif. Wilderness After Hunting Trip Goes South
A San Francisco man was rescued Saturday after he spent three weeks in the California wilderness. Gene Penaflor, who was on a hunting trip when he fell and became lost, survived 19 days on squirrels and lizards before hunters came across him in the Mendocino National Forest.
Rare Mosquito Fossil Contains 46-Million-Year-Old Animal Blood
A rare mosquito fossil still containing ancient animal blood was found in Montana. The 46-million-year-old mosquito fossil is the first blood-filled ancient fossilized mosquito ever found.
