Perseid Meteor Shower 2025: When and Where to Watch the ‘Shooting Stars’
The Perseids are the kind of summer event that makes you want to cancel plans, drive to the middle of nowhere, and just stare up at the sky until your ...
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Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio’s research is literally frozen. Collected from millions of U.S. soldiers over two decades using millions of dollars from taxpayers, the epidemiology ...
What to know about the Titan sub and its tragic final dive to the Titanic
The Titan submersible was crushed by intense water pressure beneath the North Atlantic Ocean in the summer of 2023. A catastrophic implosion instantly killed the four passengers and pilot, Stockton ...
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific coast of North America in a ...
A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for the first time in centuries
A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. ...
Stunning Tattoos Found on 2,500-Year-Old ‘Ice Mummy’
Long before tattoo shops offered walk-in flash tats and Pinterest boards flooded with minimalist linework, people were getting inked for reasons we’re still figuring out. A Siberian mummy just gave ...
SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours. The four U.S., Russian and ...
Russia’s Far East ‘land of fire and ice’ avoids major damage from earthquake and tsunami
MOSCOW (AP) — A powerful earthquakes struck Wednesday off Russia’s Far East coast, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending ...
Neanderthals Ate Maggot-Filled Meat On Purpose—Here’s Why
Fresh meat is excellent, unless you’re a Neanderthal. Then you might’ve preferred it crawling with maggots. A new study published in Science Advances suggests our Ice Age cousins weren’t just ...
An Ancient Shark Fossil Was Found Inside the World’s Longest Cave System
Tucked deep inside the winding, limestone labyrinth of Mammoth Cave, scientists just uncovered something unexpected: a shark. Not a living one, thankfully—unless you’re into waking nightmares—but the fossilized remains of ...
