Science3/5/21Mar 51Science3/5/21ScienceHubble Captures Stunning View of a Spiral GalaxyGeorge Dvorsky12NGC 2336 was discovered over a century ago, but the big, blue spiral galaxy has never looked better, thanks to an…
Science3/5/21Mar 51Science3/5/21ScienceDino ‘Parasites’ Trapped in Amber Are Not What They Appear to Be, Say ScientistsGeorge Dvorsky15Scientists are challenging the reported discovery of fossilized lice-like bugs crawling through dinosaur feathers,…
Science3/4/21Mar 41Science3/4/21ScienceAsteroid Apophis Is Swinging by This Weekend to Taunt UsGeorge Dvorsky22An asteroid with a small chance of hitting Earth in 2068 will swing past our planet in the coming days, providing a…
Earth Science3/4/21Mar 4SaveEarth Science3/4/21Earth ScienceNew Satellite Images Show Earth's Latest Gigantic IcebergGeorge Dvorsky6Behold A-74, an enormous iceberg that broke away from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica late last month. Here’s what…
Science3/3/21Mar 3SaveScience3/3/21ScienceWatch Live: SpaceX Attempts Third High-Altitude Test of Starship [Update: It Actually Landed!]George Dvorsky49The third high-altitude test of a SpaceX Starship prototype is scheduled for Wednesday. You can watch the launch…
Science3/3/21Mar 33Science3/3/21ScienceAncient Memorization Trick Boosts Long-Term Memory and Changes the BrainGeorge Dvorsky11Imagine the route you typically take to the grocery store. Now imagine the many identifiable landmarks that exist…
Science3/3/21Mar 33Science3/3/21ScienceHow This Ancient, Defleshed Human Skull Ended Up in Such a Strange SpotGeorge Dvorsky22Archaeologists may have finally figured out how a 5,300-year-old skull ended up on the ledge of a deep vertical cave…
Science3/1/21Mar 1SaveScience3/1/21SciencePrimates Appeared Almost Immediately After Dinosaurs Went Extinct, New Research SuggestsGeorge Dvorsky9A formation famous for producing T. rex fossils has now yielded the oldest evidence of primates in the fossil…
Science3/1/21Mar 11Science3/1/21ScienceSatellite Spots NASA’s New Rover—and Its Garbage—From Mars OrbitGeorge Dvorsky28The Perseverance rover, along with several components used during the recent landing, have been imaged from space.
Science2/26/21Feb 262Science2/26/21ScienceThis New Image of Venus Shouldn't Actually ExistGeorge Dvorsky56A recent flyby of Venus by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has resulted in an unexpectedly good image of the scorched…
Conservation2/26/21Feb 26SaveConservation2/26/21ConservationStriking Australian Bee Spotted for First Time in a Century—but It Could Face New ThreatsGeorge Dvorsky13Not since 1923 have scientists gazed upon the Australian cloaked bee. That is, until recently when scientists located…
Slideshow2/26/21Feb 263Slideshow2/26/21SlideshowPerseverance’s Most Intriguing Images Captured From Mars So FarGeorge Dvorsky26NASA’s Perseverance rover has been on Mars for a full week, and the images are starting to pour in. Here are our…
Science2/25/21Feb 25SaveScience2/25/21ScienceDinosaurs Like T. Rex Were More Tyrannical Than We Realized, New Research SuggestsGeorge Dvorsky17Large meat-eating dinosaurs took on the role of multiple species while growing up, resulting in a shocking lack of…
Science2/24/21Feb 241Science2/24/21ScienceComputer Simulations Suggest Martian Moons Were Separated at Birth More Than a Billion Years AgoGeorge Dvorsky4The Red Planet’s two tiny moons—Phobos and Deimos—could have formed after an ancient collision, according to new…
Science2/24/21Feb 242Science2/24/21ScienceWe’re Absolutely Surrounded by Double Stars, New 3D Map SuggestsGeorge Dvorsky15A newly compiled 3D map has revealed more than 1 million binary star pairs located within 3,000 light years of…
Science2/23/21Feb 231Science2/23/21ScienceAn Ancient Dog Bone Could Be Evidence of the Route Humans Took to North AmericaGeorge Dvorsky10A fragment of 10,000-year-old dog bone found along the Alaskan coast could be the oldest evidence of domesticated…
Science2/23/21Feb 23SaveScience2/23/21ScienceOf Course the Oldest Known Rock Painting in Australia Is of a KangarooGeorge Dvorsky13Archaeologists have discovered a 17,300-year-old painting of a kangaroo at a rock shelter in Western Australia,…
Science2/22/21Feb 221Science2/22/21ScienceAn Extinct Cave Bear's DNA Was Still Readable After 360,000 YearsGeorge Dvorsky11A tiny ear bone belonging to a cave bear that died some 360,000 years ago has yielded the oldest genome not sourced…
Science2/22/21Feb 222Science2/22/21ScienceUnreal Video of Perseverance Landing on Mars Will Take Your Breath AwayGeorge Dvorsky77NASA has released stunning footage of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars, in what is a seminal achievement for…
Science2/19/21Feb 192Science2/19/21ScienceHere's What's Next for Perseverance Rover's Journey on MarsGeorge Dvorsky10NASA has a new toy to play with on Mars, but the space agency has some important work to do before the Perseverance r…