Seven events that will rock the science world in 2017
Science never ceases to surprise us. In a year jampacked with discoveries, some of the biggest revelations of 2016 seemed to come from out of the blue. Just a few...
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Feathered baby dinosaur tail found trapped in amber
While browsing amber markets in Myanmar, scientists discovered the feathers and partial tail of a tiny baby dinosaur that lived some 99 million years ago. The find, described in the...
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is about to get a taste of Saturn’s rings
It's the beginning of the end. On Nov. 30, NASA's Cassini mission will begin the ring-grazing final chapter of its career at Saturn, one that will end with the spacecraft's...
BMI mislabels 54 million Americans as ‘overweight’ or ‘obese,’ study says
Good news for some in the high-BMI crowd: A new study from UCLA finds that some 54 million Americans who are labeled as obese or overweight according to their body...
Scientists 3D-print a ‘brain’ to learn the secret behind its folds
By 3D-printing a fake gel brain and watching it "grow," scientists at Harvard University have discovered how the human cortex develops its creepy, classic folds. The discovery, published in the...
‘Pluto killer’ calls on other astronomers to help find Planet Nine
The scientists who brought you "Planet Nine" want you — and your giant fancy telescope — to help catch the mysterious world in action. This week, two Caltech scientists announced...
91% of migratory birds face peril on their journeys, study says
The world's migrating birds may be in big trouble. A new study that compared the routes of 1,451 migratory bird species with the protections afforded them in different countries around...
Did European scientists find dark-matter signal buried in X-rays?
Scientists say they may have discovered a possible dark matter signal coded in the X-rays emanating from two bright objects in the sky. The findings, set to be published next...
NASA spacecraft around Mars sends images of comet Siding Spring
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has released the first resolved images of comet Siding Spring's nucleus -- and it's a lot smaller than people expected. The nucleus of the comet that...
Officials investigate detention of ‘Django Unchained’ actress
Los Angeles police officials said Sunday they were investigating the conduct of officers after accusations by an actress who says they questioned and handcuffed her last week after she kissed...