All Science
Huge asteroid to zoom past Earth MondayRoughly 1,800 feet wide, Asteroid 2004 BL86 will whiz past our planet with a comfortable 745,000 miles of clearance, scientists say.
- 11-year-old Mars rover snaps spectacular photo
NASA's Opportunity rover may have a bit of amnesia, but that didn't stop it from capturing a spectacular vista from the rim of a crater.
Bizarre Antarctic fish lives below 2,500 feet of iceScientists drilling deep into the ice in Antarctica have spotted a colony of fish, crustaceans, and jellyfish inhabiting the dark, frigid waters below.
Rosetta comet is much weirder than expected, say scientistsThe makeup of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which is currently being orbited by Europe's Rosetta spacecraft is much more heterogeneous than previously thought.
Our apelike ancestors' hands were surprisingly like ours, say scientistsNew research suggests that the ancestors of modern day humans evolved humanlike hands long before the advent of toolmaking.
- 'Doomsday Clock' now reads 11:57
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists decided to move the minute hand of their iconic Doomsday Clock.
Rosetta's up-close views of comet: stunning, but puzzlingThe Rosetta mission has yielded some of the closest observations of a comet ever. Findings unveiled Thursday are 'completely changing' the way scientists think about comets.
Rare, crazy-looking shark caught by Australian fishermanOf course, from the shark's perspective, it's probably we humans who are the crazy-looking ones.
NASA spacecraft marks 100 millionth photo of the sunNASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has reached a milestone, with its 100 millionth image of our star.
- Antarctic fish shows how life can thrive just about anywhere
Researchers in Antarctica have spotted a translucent fish living beneath nearly 2,500 feet of solid ice, yet another emblem of the tenacity of life.
Sealed shut for centuries, ancient scrolls read with X-raysResearchers have found a way to read fragile ancient scrolls without ever even opening them.
This metal surface wants absolutely nothing to do with waterUsing laser-etching, scientists have designed an intensely hydrophobic, self-cleaning material.
King Tut's beard snaps off, is hastily glued back onThe famed 3,000-year-old mask of Tutankhamun has been damaged, after conservators attempted to glue the ancient Egyptian pharaoh's distinctive blue beard back on with epoxy.
How a meteorite sparked a 'cosmic archaeological mission'By making tiny X-ray measurements of a meteorite, scientists can tell when its magnetic field died, revealing clues about the early history of our solar system.
- Mummy mask could hold oldest known Gospel
A fragment of the Gospel According to Mark dating from 90 AD was reused as a burial mask for a mummy, say scientists.
How do you prevent genetically modified organisms from jumping ship?Two teams of researchers have developed complementary processes for reprogramming bacteria's DNA so they cannot survive in the wild.
Deflategate: Can science tell us if the Patriots cheated?Did a difference in air temperature cause the air pressure inside the Patriots' footballs to drop below regulation? Here's the math.
Air Force puts declassified UFO reports online. Is the truth out there?The Air Force has released a stockpile of documents pertaining to decades of military investigations on objects that were spotted over American skies throughout the years.
Scientists find fossil of ancient reptile mother caring for her babiesUnearthed in China, the reptiles lived between 145 million and 100 million years ago.
Deep diving taxes the hearts of dolphins and seals, say scientistsThe dual demands of diving and hunting appear to place a strain on the hearts of at least two kinds of marine mammals, say researchers.
