Yosemite National Park's Stunning "Firefall" Phenomenon Has Started
Located in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, Yosemite National Park is famous for its giant, ancient sequoia trees and impressive rock formations, like El Capitan and...
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Legendary Groundhog Foresees Six More Weeks Of Winter!
Those hoping for some respite from the powerful nor'easter that is currently pummeling the US East Coast and Mid-Atlantic with heavy snow and near-blizzard conditions are...
California Company Hopes To Pave The World's Roads With Recycled Plastic
The invention of plastic has been a double-edged sword for humanity. While the cheap, versatile material has made life convenient, it is virtually indestructible and take...
Winter In The World's Coldest City Is Bone-Chilling!
With a series of storms unleashing their fury across the United States this week — all the way from California to New York — many Americans are experiencing the full wrat...
The Solar System's Largest-Known Canyon Is Stunning
Mars is famous for its orangish-red hue caused by the iron oxide in its soil. However, the Red Planet's surface, which has been drastically altered by volcanoes, impact c...
Watch What Happens When A Confused Penguin Hops Away With The Wrong Group
If you think all penguins look alike, you are not the only one. A hilarious video, captured by Andrea Barlow, director of the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust,...
Gimli And Nigel, The World's First-Known Dwarf Giraffes, Are Adorable
Standing over 8 feet tall would be considered intimidating or, at least, respectable for most species. Unless, of course, you are a giraffe — the world's tallest animal —...
Tiny, Feathered Dinosaur Dressed To Impress!
When paleontologists discover a new dinosaur species, they usually marvel at the ancient creature's size or speed. However, a new species of a chicken-sized dinosaur is m...
Origami-Inspired "Lunark" Aims To Provide A Comfortable Abode For Space Travelers
NASA's Artemis program not only hopes to land the next man and the first woman on the lunar south pole by 2024; it also expects them to spend up to seven days in the inho...
Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Eruption Creates Spectacular Lava Lake
After erupting almost continuously for over three decades — from 1983 to 2018 — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano finally seemed to lose steam, producing no lava for nearly two ye...
The Mystery Of The "Dueling" T. Rex and Triceratops May Finally Be Solved
Over the years, researchers have found ample evidence proving that the horned Triceratops and the Tyrannosaurus Rex (T. rex), which roamed western North America in the la...
2020's Only Total Solar Eclipse Will Be Visible To A Lucky Few In South America
Total solar eclipses, during which the Sun briefly "disappears" in the daytime, occur about every 18 months. However, unlike lunar eclipses, which can be seen worldwide,...
China's Chang'e 5 Is Returning To Earth With Moon Rocks
China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft, tasked with bringing lunar rock samples to Earth, successfully landed on the Moon on December 1st, 2020. The 18,100-pound (8,200 kg) spacecr...
Massive Nine-Pound Goldfish Found In South Carolina Lake
Mention goldfish, and the image that comes to mind is that of small, colorful creatures swimming in circles in fish bowls or home aquariums. However, the one recently dis...
Promising Vaccine Trials Bring Hope To Coronavirus-Weary World
On December 1, 2020, the United Kingdom (U.K.) became the first western country to give emergency approval for a COVID-19 vaccine. The Medicines and Healthcare Products R...
Hairless Baby Opossum Gets A New Wardrobe
Over the years, the caretakers at the Southern Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (SPWRC) in Lubbock, Texas, have sheltered hundreds of species of orphaned and injured...
The Hour Of Code Challenge Starts Next Week
With much of our world automated, many experts believe that coding should be a core part of modern education. Yet, only 20 US states offer high school students access to...
Austrian Stuntman Puts World's First Electric Wingsuit To Test
Extreme athletes have been using wingsuits — unique jumpsuits with fabric stitched between the arms and body and between the legs — to fly untethered for many years. Howe...
Astronomers Witness Star Getting Devoured By A Black Hole
Stars that get too close to black holes usually end up getting sucked in by the strong gravitational forces of the dense space objects, from which no light can escape. No...
Massive Jurassic Park-Sized Alligator Strolls Through Florida Golf Course
The residents of Florida, which is home to over one million alligators, are no strangers to the apex predators. The massive animals are frequently encountered in swimming...
Glowing Squid Robot Can Explore The Ocean Without Harming Sea Creatures
Soft robots, which can move around the ocean without harming sea life, are ideal for underwater exploration. However, they are rarely deployed because they are extremely...
"America's Top Young Scientist" May Have Found A Way To Stop COVID-19
Scientists scrambling to find a cure for COVID-19 may have some help from an unexpected source — 14-year-old Anika Chebrolu. The youngster from Frisco, Texas, was named t...
National Zoo's Adorable Giant Panda Cub Is Two Months Old!
When 22-year-old giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a healthy cub on August 21, 2020, Smithsonian's National Zoo officials were both excited and anxious. That's because...
Levitating Liquids And Upside Down Floating Boats? Science Makes It All Possible!
Suspended liquids and inverted floating boats may seem like something straight out of a Harry Potter novel. However, as a team of scientists at the ESPCI in Paris, France...