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Hurricane Lane, a Monster Category 5 Storm, Barrels Toward Hawaii
Hawaii is bracing for a Category 5 hurricane, with high winds forecast to hit the Big Island as early as this afternoon.<p>Yesterday (Aug. 21), …
WeatherMassive, Ancient Stone Monument in Kenya Held More Than 500 Bodies, 400 Gerbil Teeth
About 5,000 years ago, a tribe of roving herders paused by a lake in what is now Kenya to bury their dead. Their undertaking (no pun intended) …
ArchaeologyThe Arctic's Most Stable, Solid Patch of Ice Is Melting
A chunk of hard ice north of Greenland has disappeared.<p>It should be there; it's been there for longer than any other ice in the Arctic. It's never …
Global WarmingAncient Quasars Provide Incredible Evidence for Quantum Entanglement
Using two ancient galactic cores called quasars, researchers have taken a massive step forward toward confirming quantum entanglement — a concept …
Quantum PhysicsGut Bacteria Enzyme Can Transform a Blood Cell's Type
The key to changing blood types may be in the gut.<p>Enzymes made by bacteria in the human digestive tract can strip the sugars that determine blood …
Medical ResearchPeople Need to Stop Taking Wild Raccoons Into Their Homes
Seeing an injured wild animal is distressing, but as much as you want to help the little critter, you probably shouldn't try to take care of it …
RabiesPhysicists Think They've Spotted the Ghosts of Black Holes from Another Universe
We are not living in the first universe. There were other universes, in other eons, before ours, a group of physicists has said. Like ours, these …
PhysicsUS Air Force Zooms Ahead on 2 New Hypersonic Weapons Plans
The arms race is picking up considerable speed, and the United States doesn't want to get left behind.<p>Over the past four months, the U.S. Air Force …
Aviation113 Dead Sea Turtles Washed Up on Mexico Beach, and No One Knows Why
Over a period of less than three weeks, more than 100 endangered sea turtles washed up dead on an 18-mile (30 kilometers) stretch of beach on the …
Sea TurtlesNew Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines: What You Need to Know
Some women have a new option for cervical cancer screening — and it doesn't necessarily involve a Pap test — according to updated guidelines from a …
CancerWhy Creationists Are More Likely to Buy into Conspiracy Theories
When something occurs that's hard to explain, many people say that "everything happens for a reason" and that the event was "meant to be."<p>The thought …
CreationismIce on the Moon! Frozen Reserves Detected at the Poles in a Lunar First
Scientists have detected the first-ever evidence of frozen water on the moon, on the darkest and coldest parts of the lunar surface.<p>While prior …
AstronomyThese Tiny Burrows Might Be Some of the Oldest Fossils on Earth
Tiny filaments burrowed in 3.4-billion-year-old rocks may be evidence of some of Earth's earliest life, scientists argue in a new study. But not …
ResearchEerie Sky Glow Called 'Steve' Isn't an Aurora, Is 'Completely Unknown' to Science
Late at night on July 25, 2016, a thin river of purple light slashed through the skies of northern Canada in an arc that seemed to stretch hundreds …
AstronomyThis Ant Attempted the World's Tiniest Diamond Heist
A New York City gem dealer didn't need the long arm of the law to catch a recent would-be diamond thief — the bandit traveled only a few feet from …
Michigan State UniversityThat Massive Black Sarcophagus Contained 3 Inscriptions. Here's What They Mean.
Three drawings, incised on three sheets of gold, have been discovered in a massive black granite sarcophagus in Alexandria, Egypt.<p>One expert, not …
ArchaeologyIf Identical Twins Married Identical Twins, How Genetically Similar Would Their Children Be?
A couple of identical couples recently doubled up for life.<p>Identical twins Brittany and Briana Deane first met identical twins Josh and Jeremy …
GeneticsMelting Arctic Could Rapidly Unlock 'Deep Carbon' Buried in Permafrost
Arctic lakes could release a vast reservoir of ancient carbon buried deep under the permanently frozen ground, or permafrost, thereby accelerating …
Global WarmingWorst Anthrax Outbreak in Decades Strikes Farms in France
The deadliest anthrax outbreak in the past two decades is sweeping through the French countryside, leaving dozens of dead cows, sheep and horses in …
Environmental HealthMore Women Are Using Pot During Pregnancy. Here's One Reason Why.
It's becoming more common for pregnant women to use pot in pregnancy, and a new study suggests one reason for the trend: Some pregnant women may be …
Women's HealthA 'Fireball' 40 Times Brighter Than the Moon Shoots Across Alabama Skies
This past weekend, a fiery meteor about 40 times brighter than the full moon streamed across the skies over Alabama during the early hours of Friday …
MeteoritesThe Most Dangerous Space Weapons Ever
Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force<p>Slide 1 of 22<p>Wild Space Weapons Ideas<p>While space has been an excellent forum for peaceful exploration, it is also an …
Pseudo-Satellite Drone Flies for 25 Days Straight, Sets Endurance Record
A solar-powered drone designed to take on the multimillion-dollar market for satellites in space has set a record by staying in flight at high …
DronesHere's What Happens When You Flush Contact Lenses Down the Toilet (and Why You Shouldn't)
Contact lenses don't last forever, so what do you do with yours when it's time to discard them?<p>Scientists are hoping your answer isn't, flush them …
PollutionWhy Are Pregnant Women Told to Sleep on Their Left Side?
Here's something to expect when you're expecting: hearing the phrase "Sleep while you can" repeated by every person you meet for 40 weeks.<p>For …
PregnancyCelebrating the 150th anniversary of helium's discovery – why we need it more than ever
Watching helium gas lift balloons into the air is a lot of fun – or perhaps a tragedy if that balloon belonged to a small child who let it go. And, …
Magnetism15,000 Galaxies Shine in This 1 View from the Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope has been at work for almost three decades, but it's still learning new skills — like how to squeeze an incredible 15,000 …
UniverseNASA's Opportunity Rover on Mars Still Silent 2 Months into Epic Dust Storm
It's now been more than two months since NASA's long-lived Opportunity Mars rover last phoned home.<p>Opportunity hasn't made a peep since June 10, when …
Dust StormsMan Who Slapped Hippo's Butt at LA Zoo Is Still at Large
Police in Los Angeles are on the lookout for a man who was recently captured on video trespassing at the LA Zoo and getting dangerously hands-on with …
TrespassingNew NASA Images Show California's Largest Wildfire from Space. Canadian Blazes, Too
The Mendocino Complex Fire, the largest wildfire in California's history, releases clouds of smoke in new photos from NASA, and fires blazing over …
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