Science

Endangered species are dying out on Earth. Could they be saved in outer space?

Plants and animals are dying off at an unprecedented rate on Earth. Some scientists are looking to o...

us | 5 months ago

In a first, an orangutan is seen using a medicinal plant to treat injury

An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of ho...

politics | 5 months ago

Thick atmosphere detected around scorching, rocky planet that's twice as big as Earth

A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar ...

us | 5 months ago

New genus of tiny, hornless deer that lived 32 million years ago discovered at Badlands National Park

Researchers have discovered a new genus of prehistoric deer that they believe existed some 32 millio...

us | 5 months ago

Toddler born deaf can hear after gene therapy trial breakthrough her parents call "mind-blowing"

London — One of the youngest children in the world to receive a new type of gene therapy to treat ge...

world | 5 months ago

A severe geomagnetic storm is headed toward Earth. Here's what could happen.

A severe geomagnetic storm headed toward Earth has the potential to knock out power and electronics ...

us | 5 months ago

Maps of northern lights forecast show where millions in U.S. could see aurora borealis this weekend

Americans as far south as Alabama and Northern California could be treated to a show of the northern...

us | 5 months ago

More geomagnetic storms remain likely for today as sun continues to erupt X-class flares

The strongest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years slammed Earth on Friday, with explosions of pl...

world | 5 months ago

Summer of 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years in some parts of the world, researchers say

Last summer's sweltering heat broke more than city or regional or even national records. In what the...

world | 5 months ago

New study may solve mystery about warm-blooded dinosaurs

Scientists once thought of dinosaurs as sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Then research suggested th...

us | 5 months ago

Mysterious origin of the "tree of life" revealed as some of the species is just decades from extinction

The "grotesque" baobab tree has long been known as the "tree of life" for its ability to create and ...

world | 4 months ago

When and where you can see May's Flower Moon

Astronomy fans can look up and see the Flower Moon this month as May's full moon rises. May's full m...

us | 4 months ago

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are surging "faster than ever" to beyond anything humans ever experienced, officials say

One of the major drivers of the exceptional heat building within Earth's atmosphere has reached leve...

world | 4 months ago

African elephants have individual name-like calls for each other, similar to human names, study finds

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each...

world | 4 months ago

A weird 7-foot fish with a face "only a mother could love" washed ashore in Oregon – and it's rarer than experts thought

An "unusual" and "strange looking fish" washed up onto an Oregon coast earlier this month, shocking ...

us | 4 months ago

Expedition searching for world's most endangered marine mammal reports dwindling population

The number of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises sighted in the Gulf of Califor...

world | 4 months ago