After 13 years at Saturn, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is ready for its grand finale
What do you do with a 20-year-old spacecraft that has spent 13 years orbiting Saturn, logged 4.1 billion miles in space and is about to run out of fuel? You...
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Some mammals may get smaller as the planet gets hotter
Fifty-six million years ago, about 10 million years after the dinosaurs went extinct, something strange happened to our planet. It got hot. Really hot. Hotter than it had ever been...
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...
Earth’s spin is slowing at a rate of 1.8 milliseconds per century
The latest findings in Earth science are brought to you by ancient astronomers who observed the heavens as much as 2,700 years ago. Thanks to hundreds of records of lunar...
No, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is NOT dead. But it is in trouble
Perhaps you've heard that the epic, 1,400-mile-long Great Barrier Reef in Australia has died. Perhaps you have read its obituary by writer Rowan Jacobsen on the website Outside Online. But...
The work of Neanderthals: Ancient ring-like structures date from 176,000 years ago
Deep in a dark cave in southwestern France lie half a dozen mysterious structures that scientists believe were built by Neanderthals 176,000 years ago -- more than 130,000 years before...
Transit of Mercury coming Monday: What scientists hope to learn
The transit of Mercury is just around the corner, and scientists are planning to make observations that are only possible during the rare celestial event. On Monday, the solar system's...
First-class cabin fuels ‘air rage’ among passengers flying coach: study
If you've felt your blood pressure rise after seeing passengers being served champagne on the tarmac while you're fighting for overhead space in coach, you are not alone. A new...
A total eclipse of the sun was visible in Indonesia briefly today
Beginning at 7:38 p.m. CST, the moon appeared to glide across the bright disk of the sun, causing the daytime sky to darken as though it were night. The moment...
After Texas stopped funding Planned Parenthood, low-income women had more babies
The state of Texas' sustained campaign against Planned Parenthood and other family planning clinics affiliated with abortion providers appears to have led to an increase in births among low-income women...