December 29, 2020, 6:04am Life
If you’ve ever been to an Oregon beach, you’ve seen sea foam. But you’ve probably never seen sea foam of the magnitude that has swept over Australia in the past week. One observer called it “something out of an otherworldly apocalyptic movie.” Read story
December 29, 2020, 6:03am Life
Nature struck relentlessly in 2020 with record-breaking and deadly weather- and climate-related disasters. Read story
December 22, 2020, 6:00am Life
Astronauts blasted into orbit from the U.S. for the first time in nearly a decade, three countries sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, and robotic explorers grabbed rocks from the moon and gravel from an asteroid for return to Earth. Read story
December 20, 2020, 11:59am Life
Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense rainforest. The researchers were on a mission: capture bats and help prevent the next global pandemic. Read story
December 17, 2020, 8:40am Nation & World
Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang’e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers, a top space program official said Thursday. Read story
December 17, 2020, 8:39am Nation & World
The European Space Agency said Thursday that Josef Aschbacher, an Austrian scientist who leads its Earth observation program, has been appointed as the organization’s next head. Read story
December 16, 2020, 11:18am Life
Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. Read story
December 15, 2020, 9:01am Latest News
Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly “a candidate” for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be taken for several years because of the many other species waiting for that designation. Read story
December 15, 2020, 6:05am Life
Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the mind’s mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into how we feel pain, interpret faces and wiggle fingers. Read story
December 15, 2020, 6:01am Life
The world’s highest mountain is now officially a little higher, and that might not be the end of the story. Read story
