Science2/19/21Feb 192Science2/19/21Science'Exhilarating' Photo Shows Perseverance Rover Being Lowered to the Martian SurfaceGeorge Dvorsky35NASA released a stunning photo of yesterday’s historic landing, showing the Perseverance rover being lowered to the…
Science2/19/21Feb 191Science2/19/21ScienceMeet the First Endangered Animal to Be Cloned in North AmericaGeorge Dvorsky35Elizabeth Ann is the first clone of a black-footed ferret, but more importantly, she’s the first endangered species…
Science2/18/21Feb 183Science2/18/21ScienceHere Are the First Images of Mars Taken by NASA's Perseverance RoverGeorge Dvorsky66All six wheels of NASA’s Perseverance are firmly and safely on the Martian surface, following a successful landing…
Science2/18/21Feb 18SaveScience2/18/21ScienceScientists Want to Know Why This Adorable Rodent Can Glow in the DarkGeorge Dvorsky8Springhares are cute as can be, but their fur looks kind of dull under normal conditions. When cast under UV light,…
Science2/17/21Feb 173Science2/17/21ScienceHow to Watch Live: NASA Drops Perseverance Rover on MarsGeorge Dvorsky62After a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, the Perseverance rover is finally ready to touch down on Mars. We’ve…
Climate change2/17/21Feb 171Climate change2/17/21Climate changeSiberia’s Newest Exploding Crater Has Been Mapped in 3DGeorge Dvorsky6For the first time ever, geologists have used an aerial drone to map the interior of a giant blowout crater, the…
Science2/17/21Feb 173Science2/17/21ScienceSeriously Gruesome Death of an Egyptian Pharaoh Detailed in New StudyGeorge Dvorsky33The forensic analysis of a 3,600-year-old mummy is providing fascinating new insights into a pivotal Egyptian…
Science2/16/21Feb 166Science2/16/21ScienceHighest-Resolution Images of DNA Reveal It's Surprisingly JigglyGeorge Dvorsky14Scientists have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of DNA, revealing previously unseen twisting and…
Science2/13/21Feb 132Science2/13/21ScienceNASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go WrongGeorge Dvorsky54Failure could take on many forms next week when NASA’s next-gen rover, Perseverance, reaches the surface of the Red…
Science2/11/21Feb 112Science2/11/21ScienceStonehenge Started as an Entirely Different Henge, New Research SuggestsGeorge Dvorsky31Archaeologists in Britain have discovered the site of a former stone circle in west Wales, which they believe was…
Science2/10/21Feb 102Science2/10/21ScienceMini Nuclear Reactor at Government Lab Shut Down After Radiation LeakGeorge Dvorsky10A small-scale nuclear reactor at a government neutron research facility was shut down last week after it began to…
Science2/10/21Feb 104Science2/10/21ScienceA Previously Undetected Chemical Reaction Has Been Spotted on MarsGeorge Dvorsky11For the first time ever, scientists have spotted hydrogen chloride on Mars. The source of this colorless gas remains…
Science2/9/21Feb 94Science2/9/21ScienceHuge Fish, Once Believed Extinct, Isn’t the ‘Living Fossil’ Scientists ThoughtGeorge Dvorsky46An analysis of coelacanth DNA suggests its genome has experienced some significant changes in recent evolutionary…
Science2/9/21Feb 9SaveScience2/9/21ScienceWatch Live: UAE’s Hope Mission Arrives at MarsGeorge Dvorsky5Mars is about to receive its next visitor from Earth—the Mars Hope probe. It has the makings of a historic day, as…
Science2/8/21Feb 82Science2/8/21ScienceGorgeous New Image Shows a Pinwheel Galaxy in Exquisite DetailGeorge Dvorsky6An observatory in northern Chile has captured a stunning view of Messier 83, also known as the Spiral of the…
Science2/6/21Feb 62Science2/6/21ScienceFound in Alaska, These Blue Beads Could Be the Oldest Evidence of European Goods in North AmericaGeorge Dvorsky22European-crafted glass beads found at three different indigenous sites in northern Alaska date back to the…
Earth Science2/5/21Feb 5SaveEarth Science2/5/21Earth ScienceOnce the World’s Largest Iceberg, A68a Is Now a Shattered MessGeorge Dvorsky10The latest satellite imagery suggests iceberg A68a is in its death throes, as the once-colossal iceberg has…
Science2/4/21Feb 41Science2/4/21ScienceGolden-Tongued Mummies Found in Egyptian TombGeorge Dvorsky14Archaeologists investigating burial shafts near Alexandria, Egypt have discovered over a dozen interred individuals,…
Science2/4/21Feb 4SaveScience2/4/21ScienceFAA to Oversee Investigation of Crashed SpaceX Starship PrototypeGeorge Dvorsky24The explosive crash of a SpaceX prototype Starship rocket this week has prompted the Federal Aviation Administration…
Science2/3/21Feb 3SaveScience2/3/21ScienceAnalysis of Ancient Egyptian Mummy Reveals Unusual Mud RitualGeorge Dvorsky6The discovery of a hardened mud carapace wrapped around a 3,200-year-old mummy has brought a previously unknown…