All Science
- After 5,000 years, British tree changes its sex
The Fortingall Yew, Europe's oldest tree, decided it was time for a gender change.
- Did King Tut have a roommate? In search of a secret chamber
King Tutankhamen's tomb is being explored with infrared temperature scans, as archaeologists use cutting-edge technology to uncover the past without damaging it.
- New beetle species may already be endangered
A new whirligig beetle was recently discovered, and due to its particular habitat requirements, it may already need protection.
- In new findings, NASA reports on where Mars's water really went
NASA scientists say that solar winds are responsible for creating the atmosphere that currently exists on the Red Planet.
- Leaking ammonia and glove damage on spacewalk, but astronauts are safe
A couple of problems left two astronauts behind in their maintenance work during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Friday.
- Go along as astronauts conduct spacewalk on today's live webcast
Two US astronauts are stepping outside the International Space Station to conduct repairs.
- Global emissions will still be too high come 2030, says UN
A United Nations report says greenhouse gas emissions will exceed estimated limits even though many nations have pledged to cut emissions.
- Ducks serve mussels to gulls, say scientists
A new discovery in ornithology shows that gulls, often perceived as opportunistic scavengers, can be impressively fast learners.
- Why do humans speak so many languages?
The ecosystem and climate people lived in might have contributed to the evolution of a language, say scientists.
- First LookCan 'super coral' save the world's reefs?
By intervening in coral evolution, biologists off the coast of Hawaii's Coconut Island have developed a bionic coral that can survive bleaching from warming seas. Time will tell if the super coral can survive in the wild.
- First LookCase of Mars' mysteriously vanishing atmosphere solved
NASA scientists published research Thursday that explains how the Martian landscape was transformed into a cold, dry desert.
- Check out the dazzling Taurid meteor showers
Taurid meteor showers: The night sky offers glimpses of 'shooting stars' as meteoroids zoom by Earth.
- How did humans go from foraging to farming?
New research finds that productivity wasn't a factor in the agricultural revolution. Instead, property rights, small group size, and 'conservatism' influenced the emergence of farming.
- How gassy are kangaroos actually?
Researchers find that kangaroos produce more methane than some thought.
- A jumbo raptor once roamed South Dakota, say scientists
Dakotaraptor, which roamed present-day South Dakota some 66 million years ago, is one of the biggest raptors yet unearthed.
- First LookNASA releases Halloween asteroid photos. What happened to skull face?
NASA has captured new high-resolution images of asteroid 2015 TB145, which zoomed past Earth on Saturday.
- First LookRocket launch fails: Why University of Hawaii sees success
It's too soon to tell what caused the rocket carrying a University of Hawaii-made satellite to tumble back to Earth. Why some see success anyway.
- First LookTyrannosaurus rex had competition for biggest bite
The Allosaurus could open its mouth wider than a right angle.
- First LookCalling all aspiring astronauts! NASA is hiring!
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? NASA wants to hear from you.
- Three lessons from that Antarctic ice study
A satellite study that found Antarctica is gaining ice contrasts previous findings.