October 29, 2021, 8:46am Life
A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year — a proliferation that has driven some unnerved homeowners indoors and prompted a flood of anxious social media posts. Read story
October 29, 2021, 7:42am Latest News
It will be the first space flight for Kayla Barron, a graduate of Richland High in Eastern Washington, who completed a NASA astronaut training program about 22 months ago. Read story
October 28, 2021, 3:54pm Life
NASA is debating whether to try to fix a jammed solar panel on its newly launched Lucy spacecraft, en route to explore an unprecedented number of asteroids. Read story
October 26, 2021, 8:38am Nation & World
SpaceX is taming some toilet troubles in its capsules before it launches four more astronauts. Read story
October 26, 2021, 6:05am Life
Scientists already knew radiation exposure and a lack of gravity stress the bodies of astronauts. But new research may offer a better idea of what’s driving some of that. It’s a clue that could help them measure the physical impact of space travel to detect problems earlier. Read story
October 26, 2021, 6:05am Life
The British Museum will display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle. Read story
October 26, 2021, 6:02am Life
One of the world’s largest elevator towers will soon be opened to test elevators of the future as well as current ones high above the Atlanta suburbs. Read story
October 26, 2021, 6:02am Life
A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability. Read story
October 25, 2021, 6:05am Life
It’s an 8-inch master of disaster: a snail that can eat the stucco off your house and give you meningitis. Read story
October 22, 2021, 8:22am Nation & World
NASA on Thursday launched an online platform with information on how much water evaporates into the atmosphere from plants, soils and other surfaces in the U.S. West, data it says could help water managers, farmers and state officials better manage resources in the parched region. Read story
