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A reporter dressed head-to-toe in protective clothing was given unprecedented access to a NASA lab where final touches were being put on a 242-million-dollar satellite nicknamed TESS. The video by Fox 35  shows the lab behind the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, a space telescope designed to search for life on planets outside our solar system. […]

In a remarkable archeological find that challenges conventional wisdom, at least eight skulls were found without their jawbones in Kanaljorden, Sweden.

Discoveries regarding the unusual “Screaming Mummy” in Egypt spark even more questions as the mummy goes on display. The mummy stands out in several regards, notably for how it was preserved with an expression of agony on its face—as if forever screaming. Previously, a popular theory of the mummy’s origin had considered it the body […]

A newly discovered asteroid that is set to buzz past Earth today could be as large as the asteroid that exploded over Russia five years ago. Asteroid 2018 CB that was only spotted five days ago is between 50 and 130 feet in size, according to NASA. It will pass by Earth within one-fifth of […]

You can’t see it but, this very moment, millions of viruses are falling on the ground around you. Some might originate from thousands of miles away, riding air currents and piggy-backing dust particles, a new study found. Scientists first hypothesized decades ago that viruses could travel over great distances when they found genetically similar viruses occurring in very […]

The first modern humans to live in what is now the UK had “dark to black” skin and blue eyes, groundbreaking DNA research of Britain’s oldest complete skeleton reveals. According to the BBC, researchers took DNA samples from Cheddar Man, Britain’s oldest complete skeleton, and performed a genome analysis. This allowed for a facial reconstruction of […]

The Earth’s magnetic field, which affects everything from communication to power grids, could be about to flip, scientists said. The field, which extends thousands of miles into space and defends the planet against highly damaging solar winds, has weakened by 15 percent over the last 200 years. According to a new report from the Laboratory […]

Scientists have taught a killer whale to imitate human speech, in a new study released on Jan. 31. Research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, revealed that an orca was able to mimic words, including “hello,” “bye bye,” and “one-two.” Scientists studied a 14-year-old killer whale named Wilkie who had previously […]

When embryos 78 and 79 survived they were given names to fit the occasion—Zhongzhong and Huahua. Created in a Shanghai lab, these two identical long-tailed macaques are the worlds first cloned monkeys, revealed on Jan. 24 in the journal Cell. Separately the monkeys’ names are just cute affectations. Put them together, however, and the propaganda, ambition, […]

A New Zealand space company has come under fire after secretly launching a reflective satellite that will create a flashing light visible from anywhere on earth. Astronomers around the world have expressed anger after space exploration startup Rocket Lab sent the “Humanity Star” into orbit, a three-foot-wide sphere fitted with 65 reflective panels. It is […]

The land Down Under may not have been so far down under once upon a time. Rock discovered in Australia from millions of years ago appears to have come from North America, researchers at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, say. The rocks, discovered some 250 miles (412 kilometers) west of Cairns near Georgetown in Far […]

A mysterious disease that’s killing deer across North America could spread to humans, scientists are warning. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is similar to Mad Cow’s disease, which eventually hopped over to humans to kill hundreds of people. The CWD, a deadly neurological disorder known to some as a “zombie” disease, can be found in deer, elk, and […]

Two shipwreck salvage companies have found what they believe are the remains of the famous Pulaski steamship off the coast of North Carolina. In 1838, the steamship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic after one of its boilers exploded. At the time, the North Carolina Standard called the wreck the “most painful catastrophe that […]

An asteroid larger than 12 football fields that is set to pass near Earth early next month is being watched by NASA as a “potentially hazardous asteroid” or PHA. The asteroid, named 2002 AJ129, is estimated by NASA to be as many as 0.68 miles in diameter—more than the height of the world’s largest building, the […]

Until now, the tomb of Tutankhamun’s teenage wife has eluded archaeologists who hope it may help unravel some of the mysteries of her strange life. That may change, as a new excavation starts in the area where she is thought to be buried, near the tomb of her grandfather. If found, her tomb could cast […]

The goldfish and koi started surrendering to the surface around Halloween. Bass, crappie, catfish and the distinctive sunfish/bluegill hybrids that inhabited the pond for 140 years followed. Soon the 5.2 acre South Pond in Chicago’s Lincoln Park sported a slick of shiny, golden and still moving fish, kind of like a macabre woman’s drink. It […]

Five sharks of a terrifying appearance have been fished out near Taiwan’s east coast, Taiwan Fisheries Institute reported on Dec. 26. The sharks are about 10-12 inches long and sport alien-like extendable jaws. They belong to the species Trigonognathus kabeyai, also known as viper shark. The creatures are very rare. Scientists first got a look […]

Experts analyzing the remnants of a pirate shipwreck announced a stunning discovery after linking several paper fragments found aboard the vessel to an 18th-century book. The paper fragments were found aboard the flagship pirate vessel, Queen Anne’s Revenge. The boat ran aground off the coast of North Carolina in 1718, National Geographic reported. The ship […]

U.S. astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon in 1972 and even smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit during a career that made him the only person to fly with three NASA space programs, has died at age 87, officials said on Saturday. Young, who went to space six times, died on Friday […]

New research says that the hotspot underlying the Yellowstone supervolcano has a different origin than previously thought. Geologists at the University of Illinois say Yellowstone’s heat is actually being funneled east from the geologically active Pacific Coast. They used seismic waves that travel through the earth following earthquakes to produce a view underground similar to […]

LONDON–Drinking alcohol produces a harmful chemical in the body which can lead to permanent genetic damage in the DNA of stem cells, increasing the risk of cancer developing, according to research published on Wednesday. Working with mice in a laboratory, British scientists used chromosome analysis and DNA sequencing to examine the genetic damage caused by […]

Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Monday a 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which they said belonged to a biblical governor of Jerusalem. The artifact, inscribed in an ancient Hebrew script as “belonging to the governor of the city,” was likely attached to a shipment or sent as a souvenir on behalf of the governor, the most prominent […]

An out-of-control unmanned Chinese space station is expected to plummet to Earth in the next coming months. But where the parts of the Tiangong-1 that survive reentry will eventually crash-land on the Earth remains unconfirmed. It is expected that between 10 to 40 percent of its mass will survive reentry. The 8.5-metric ton space station is […]

An asteroid about the size of a bus and first spotted on Christmas Day will buzz by Earth today at a speed of 21,000 mph, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Named 2017 YZ4, the space object will barrel by the Earth at a distance of just 139,433 miles (224,000km)— a near miss in terms of astrological measurements. […]

Conclusive evidence of the existence of Noah’s Ark has eluded ark hunters since time immemorial. The Bible says the vessel made landfall on the “mountains of Ararat” in Turkey after 150 days in the water. A group of explorers affiliated with NAMI, a Hong Kong-based evangelical Christian group, said in 2010 that on Mount Ararat, […]

People in South California had a surprising sight on Friday evening, Dec. 22. A slim, brightly lit cloud formed in the evening sky behind what looked like a comet. Local media was barraged with calls and social media posts reported the strange phenomenon, considered a UFO by many. It was, in fact, a multistage Falcon […]

A multistage Falcon 9 rocket developed by SpaceX company and carrying 10 Iridium Next commercial communications satellites was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, on Dec. 22, 2017.