Crafty Cuttlefish Are The Masters Of Disguise And Deception
Cuttlefish are masters of disguise. These eight-armed cephalopods are known to rapidly change colors, patterns, and even the texture of their skin to evade predators. Now...
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Katy Perry To Join Blue Origin's All-Female Flight To The Edge Of Space
Blue Origin's 11th human spaceflight, NS-31, will launch with an all-female crew on April 14, 2025. This will be the first all-female crewed mission since Soviet cosmonau...
Parts Of North America To Witness Partial Solar Eclipse On March 29
On the heels of the spectacular total lunar eclipse on March 13, 2025, comes another celestial spectacle. On March 29, 2025, some lucky stargazers will witness a partial...
NASA Astronauts Sunita Williams And Butch Wilmore Return After Nine Months In Space
When NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore launched for the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing’s Starliner on June 5, 2024, they expected to be b...
Colossal Biosciences Edges Closer To Reviving The Woolly Mammoth With "Woolly Mice"
Colossal Biosciences is on a quest to bring back the woolly mammoth. On March 1, 2025, the Texas-based startup came one step closer to its goal with the creation of genet...
Pi Day — A Celebration Of Math And Pie!
A holiday dedicated to a math constant might not sound thrilling. But Pi ("π") Day, celebrated annually in the US on March 14 (3/14), is an exception. The festivities usu...
Scientists Find A Way To Unlock Water From Moon Dust
Water is crucial for setting up a human base on the Moon. But if researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences succeed, this will no longer be a hurdle. They have found...
New "Supergiant" Isopod Species Named After Darth Vader
With two pairs of antennae, large compound eyes, and four sets of jaws, giant isopods look like creatures from a science fiction movie. Now, researchers have discovered a...
Stunning Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible Across The Americas This March
Skywatchers can look forward to a spectacular total lunar eclipse this month. The event will take place overnight from March 13 to 14, 2025, and will be visible from anyw...
Plants Talk — We Just Cannot Hear Them
Plants undergoing stress, such as drought or insect damage, use various tactics to defend themselves and warn others of danger. Some release strong scents, while others c...
Just Like Humans, Cockatoos Prefer Flavorful Food!
Cockatoos are highly intelligent birds. Past studies show that they can solve complex problems, use tools, and even mimic human speech. Now, researchers have discovered t...
Wildlife Officials Find Heaviest Florida Panther On Record
Wildlife biologists have discovered the heaviest Florida panther ever recorded. The adult male weighs an impressive 166 pounds (75 kg). This surpasses the typical range o...
Humpback Whale Accidentally Swallows Kayaker, Then Spits Him Out
A kayaker in Chile had the fright of his lifetime when he briefly found himself inside the mouth of a humpback whale. Luckily, the mammal had no interest in eating a huma...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Breaks Sound Barrier In Two Historic Test Flights
On January 28, 2025, XB-1, an experimental aircraft built by US company Boom Supersonic, became the first privately built jet to fly faster than the speed of sound. To pr...
Seabound Aims To Cut Cargo Ship Emissions With Pebbles
Ocean shipping moves about 90 percent of global trade, from oranges to televisions. But the industry also produces over 3 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions. If n...
The World's Largest Iceberg Is On The Move Again!
After spending months spinning in the Antarctic waters, A23a, the world’s largest iceberg, is on the move again. This massive chunk of ice covers 1,418 square miles (3,67...
Why Mount Everest Keeps Growing Taller
Mount Everest, Earth's highest peak, is growing faster than expected. Recent GPS measurements indicate it is adding up to 2 millimeters annually. This is nearly twice the...
Dissection Of A Rare Spade-Toothed Whale Reveals Insights Into The Elusive Species
When a giant, dolphin-like animal washed ashore a beach in Otago, New Zealand, locals alerted the Department of Conservation (DOC). Upon arrival, the experts realized the...
Researchers Find Tadpole Fossil Dating Back 161 Million Years!
A team of scientists looking for dinosaur fossils in 2020 made a rare discovery. They found a well-preserved tadpole dating back 161 million years to the middle Jurassic...
Wildfires Cause Widespread Destruction In Los Angeles
Since early January 2025, multiple large wildfires have erupted in and around Los Angeles (LA), California, tearing through dry vegetation and destroying entire neighborh...
Must-See Gadgets Unveiled At The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show
Since 1967, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has wowed Americans with innovative — and sometimes wacky — gadgets. This year’s event, held in Las Vegas, Nevada,...
NASA's Dragonfly Lander Set To Launch To Saturn's Largest Moon In 2028
NASA is preparing to launch one of its most exciting missions yet. In 2028, the Dragonfly lander will embark on a journey to Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The primary obj...
Polar Vortex Brings Arctic Chill To Much Of US
A severe winter storm blanketed the Central and Eastern US with snow and ice. The intense system triggered a state of emergency across several states, from Kansas and Mis...
Millions Of Bats Gather In Largest Mammal Migration On Earth
Kasanka National Park in Zambia, Africa, is home to an unlikely natural phenomenon — the world’s largest mammal migration. Each year, from October to December, millions o...