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26 Apr 2024, 01:49

Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.

H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served on Trump's COVID task force, is getting deja vu.

25 Apr 2024, 00:13

NASA video shows the sun just blasted out 4 eruptions at the same time. The rare event may have sent plasma hurtling toward Earth.

The sun is near the peak of its power, which may explain four solar flares erupting at once. They're no danger to Earth.

24 Apr 2024, 15:28

India's pharma exports rise 10% to $27.9 bn in FY24

The country's drugs and pharmaceuticals exports increased 9.67 per cent year-on-year to USD 27.9 billion in 2023-24, even as the total exports dipped...

24 Apr 2024, 02:39

The Lyrid meteor shower will align with April's 'pink moon.' Here's how to watch it.

The Lyrid meteor shower will align with the "pink moon" this week. But this bright supermoon could make shooting stars harder to see.

23 Apr 2024, 13:22

Satellite monitoring shows large expansion in 27% identified glacial lakes in Himalayas: ISRO

More than 27 per cent of the identified glacial lakes in the Himalayas have notably expanded since 1984 and 130 of those are...

21 Apr 2024, 18:19

Stone Age skeletons show women were likely sacrificed in Mafia-style killings, say archaeologists

Ancient skeletons discovered in France linked to a form of murder used by the Italian Mafia.

21 Apr 2024, 17:14

Almost half of all major Chinese cities are sinking, study says

Parts of the US have also suffered from subsidence, with more than 17,000 square miles of land across 45 states directly affected.

19 Apr 2024, 01:59

A group of WWII-era scientists used themselves as guinea pigs to learn to breathe underwater. Their experiments helped make D-Day possible.

During WWII, scientists breathed CO2, oxygen, and other gases to learn about diving and submarine travel. They helped make D-Day happen.

18 Apr 2024, 12:03

NASA's chief says China is being 'very, very secretive' and pretending its space projects aren't linked to the military

Nelson has regularly warned that the world may face dire consequences if China reaches the surface of the moon first, which it plans to do by 2030.

18 Apr 2024, 11:30

Cloud seeding probably didn't cause Dubai's floods. The UAE has been trying to control its weather for years, and the US does it too.

Dubai's torrential floods are linked to humans changing the weather, just not on purpose. Cloud seeding only has a small impact on rainfall.

17 Apr 2024, 18:28

Photos show Dubai overwhelmed by torrential rain — and may expose the downsides of trying to control the weather

The UAE's cloud seeding operations may have worsened flash floods that left roads turned into rivers and planes wading through water on the tarmac.

16 Apr 2024, 21:23

Check out stunning photos from the $2 billion space telescope that captures the invisible universe — and that NASA plans to defund

Messier 74, nicknamed "the Phantom Galaxy" for its dimness, comes to life when Chandra revealed its X-ray act...

16 Apr 2024, 17:14

US-Russia collaboration has long endured in space. The Ukraine war could ruin it.

Tensions between the US and Russia are at their worst point since the Cold War, and the International Space Station could be at risk.

16 Apr 2024, 04:24

NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life

NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ancient alien life. Bringing them to Earth got too expensive.

16 Apr 2024, 02:15

Scientists went on a hunt for the elusive colossal squid — and brought cruise ship tourists with them

Researchers in search of the colossal squid took Antarctic cruises, hoping to film and learn more about the elusive, rarely seen sea creature.

16 Apr 2024, 00:24

Scientists solved the 70-year-old mystery of an insect's invisibility coat that can manipulate light

A team of researchers created the world's first synthetic brochosomes in a huge step towards invisibility cloaking technology.

15 Apr 2024, 22:34

NYC's rat czar says stop feeding the pigeons if you want the vermin gone

Human behavior will need to change to stop the vermin in New York City, the city's rat czar told New York Magazine.

12 Apr 2024, 03:45

A 13-year-old girl helped unearth an ancient Roman town. She's finally getting credit for it over 90 years later.

In the 1930s, teen Helen Carlton-Smith and other female archaeologists excavated a Roman settlement.

12 Apr 2024, 01:14

The wreckage of the Titanic was found nearly 39 years ago during a secret US Navy mission to recover nuclear submarines

The Titanic, which sank in April 1912, was found on September 1, 1985, during a Navy search for two missing nuclear submarines.

11 Apr 2024, 01:44

Researchers used the world's most powerful MRI to get brain scans that are 10 times as detailed as a hospital MRI — take a look

Researchers unveiled images of the brain from the world's most powerful MRI, which could lead to breakthroughs in treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.