November 26, 2020, 6:00am Nation & World
China’s latest trip to the moon is another milestone in the Asian powerhouse’s slow but steady ascent to the stars. Read story
November 24, 2020, 6:02am Life
In Florida, a critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was entangled in a plastic bag that had become filled with sand. The plastic bag had wrapped around the turtle’s neck, which likely led it to drown or suffocate. Read story
November 24, 2020, 6:02am Life
The fossil skeletons of two dinosaurs intertwined in what looks like a final death match have been donated to a North Carolina museum. Read story
November 24, 2020, 6:00am Life
Egypt announced this month the unearthing of a cache of ancient coffins at a major necropolis near Cairo, the second such find in the same area this year. Read story
November 23, 2020, 12:54pm Latest News
China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back material from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally. Read story
November 19, 2020, 11:16am Latest News
The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX’s newly launched crew said Thursday that riding a Dragon capsule to orbit is like being inside the actual mythical beast, and a lot more fun than NASA's shuttles or Russian flights. Read story
November 17, 2020, 8:37am Life
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. Read story
November 17, 2020, 8:33am Business
In its first round of grants, the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund will award $791 million to 16 environmental organizations largely focused on researching and implementing ways to reduce carbon emissions, build green jobs and restore wildlife. Read story
November 17, 2020, 6:04am Life
One spring afternoon in 2015, biologist Thomas Gable followed signals from a gray wolf’s GPS tracking collar to a small stream in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park. There he found a large canine paw print in the mud and tufts of wolf and beaver fur caught in a low bramble. Read story
November 17, 2020, 6:02am Life
When Hurricane Laura battered Louisiana in August, becoming the most powerful storm to ever make landfall in the U.S., forecasters were confounded by its behavior. Read story
