Robot Jellyfish Could Save The World's Coral Reefs
The world's coral reefs are in dire need of some love. Global warming and ocean temperature spikes have left massive stretches of vital coral reefs…
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SpaceX's First Moon Trip Passenger Is Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, And He Wants To Bring Others Along For The Ride
After a relatively brief period of teasing the announcement, SpaceX took the opportunity on Monday night to announce its very first paying passenger for a…
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Watch SpaceX Introduce Its First Moon Trip Passenger Live
SpaceX is already making headlines around the world for its efforts to make spaceflight more affordable for organizations like NASA as well as private companies,…
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The First Science Image From NASA's TESS Exoplanet Hunter Is Mind-Boggling
NASA's TESS spacecraft — that stands for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, in case you had somehow forgotten — is an incredibly powerful tool for spotting…
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The Closest Exoplanet To Earth Might Have A Vast Ocean, And Even Life
Peering at distant planets is a tricky business for astronomers. There's plenty that they can assume about planets based on what they look like from…
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Photos And Videos Show Hurricane Florence's Terrifying Aftermath
Although Hurricane Florence's immediate impact on the Carolinas wasn't as bad as some people expected, the rains that have been falling on the East coast…
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Gold Miners In Canada Discovered A Very Good Boy Frozen In Time For 50,000 Years
Finding the remains of a 50,000-year-old animal is always exciting, but scientists know to temper their expectations. Normally all that's left of such an old…
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Here's What Lakes On Saturn's Moon Titan Look Like - Just Don't Try To Swim In Them
Nothing's better on a warm summer day than taking a nice jump into a calm lake. You just feel at one with nature when you're…
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That Hole Drilled In Russia's Soyuz Spacecraft May Have Done More Damage Than Initially Thought
The tale of the mysterious hole that turned up on a spacecraft attached to the International Space Station continues to get stranger. In a new…
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SpaceX Plans To Reveal The Identity Of Its First Moon Trip Passenger On Monday
SpaceX has long been bullish on the idea of selling seats on its spacecraft to private citizens who are willing to pony up enough cash…
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Researchers Say College Gym Classes Should Maybe Be Mandatory
Ah, college. It's a wonderful time in any young person's life. Students spend late nights drinking cheap beer studying and long days skipping class listening…
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Facebook Is Using A Meme-Sniffing AI To Hunt Down Offensive Posts
Policing hate speech and offensive content on a platform as large as Facebook is a big challenge. Filtering for nasty words and phrases is simple…
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An Early Human Mutation Helped Our Species Become Great Long-Distant Runners
Humans aren't the fastest animals on the planet, so you might not think the fact that we can run is anything special. There are, after…
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Obesity Might Actually Make You Dumber, New Study Says
Being significantly overweight comes with plenty of well-documented health problems already. From the risk of injury due to stressed joints to type 2 diabetes, obesity…
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Scientists Hear Dozens Of Mysterious Radio Signals Beaming Through Space
Gazing into space with a high-powered telescope can produce some pretty impressive findings. Scientists regularly discover the presence of far-off worlds by staring at distant…
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China Promises Its New Satellite Will Only Spy On Ocean Temperatures
After watching the United States and Russia become the two biggest space superpowers for over half a century, China played a game of catchup over…
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Hurricane Florence Looks Absolutely Wild From The International Space Station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have a gorgeous view of Earth whenever they want it. Since the space station completes a full orbit of…
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How To Track Hurricane Florence As It Moves Towards The Carolinas
Hurricane season is about to arrive in a very physical way on the East Coast of the US, as current tracking shows that Hurricane Florence,…
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Turning The Sahara Desert Into A Wind And Solar Farm Might Make It Green
You've probably had a solar-powered calculator since the 1980s, but it's only been within the past decade or so that the potential of large-scale solar…
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Scientists Create Most Detailed Map Of Antarctica Ever
Chances are you make it through most days without sparing a thought for Antarctica. At just over 5.4 million square miles, it's a massive chunk…
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Pluto Might Become A Planet Again Because Astronomers Can't Make Up Their Mind
Hey, remember Pluto? Of course you do! When most of us were brought up in school we learned that there were nine known planets in…
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Snapped A Stunning 360-Degree Panorama Of Mars
NASA's Opportunity rover might be taking an extended nap at the moment (please don't say it's dead!) but the Curiosity rover is wide awake and…
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Astronomers Spot New Ultra-Hot Exoplanet Twice The Size Of Earth
When astronomers search for exoplanets, the real goal is finding a distant world that might be within what scientists believe is the habitable zone. Those…
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NASA's Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Wakes Up Once Again To Begin Probing The Depths Of Space
All eyes these days may be on NASA's shiny new exoplanet hunter TESS, but the group's Kepler space telescope still has some life left in…
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This Shark Species Doesn't Mind Eating Veggies Once In A While
Sharks, the fearsome predators of the deep blue sea, are some of the most deadly animals on the planet. Their teeth are made for tearing…
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Earthquake Rocks Japan, Causing Mudslides And Burying Homes
A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Hokkaido in Japan early today. Residents of the island, which is the northernmost large island of Japan,…
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The Hole In The International Space Station Isn't The First Serious Space Misstep From Russian Manufacturer
The saga of the hole in the International Space Station is taking some serious twists today, in the wake of yesterday's declaration that it was…
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