Watch First Video of Sand Cat Kittens Romping in the Wild
The elusive kittens were documented sitting under a bush in the Moroccan Sahara last April
Massive Green Squash Smashes Record for World's Largest
Joe Jutras' 2118-pound squash makes him the first person to earn the record for largest pumpkin, longest gourd and heaviest squash
World's Largest Radio Telescope Spies Its First Pulsars
Still in its trial run, the China's FAST radio telescope has already identified two new pulsars and perhaps a dozen more
Researchers Sniff Out the Genes Behind the Smell of the World's Stinkiest Fruit
The DNA of the durian, it turns out, is very complex and optimized for producing a wretched stench
Virtually Explore a World War II Shipwreck in 360 Degrees
High-resolution video and 3D scanning brings the SS <i>Thistlegorm</i> to armchair archaeologists everywhere
Sooty Bird Feathers Reveal a Century of Coal Emissions History
A story of pollution hides in the grime of museums' birds specimens
Canoe Churned up by Irma May Date to the 1600s
Radiocarbon dating shows the dugout canoe found in Cocoa, Florida, has a 50 percent chance of being from 1640 to 1680
New Species of Fly Found Breeding on Central Park Duck Droppings
The creatures are likely drawn to the area by the high concentrations of duck poop
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The grassroots coalition spearheaded a U.N. treaty to outlaw nuclear arms and hopes to make them taboo, like chemical weapons
An October Harvest Moon Rises Tonight
The full moon closest to the equinox rises soon after sunset, casting a glow early evening that helps farmers bring in their crops
What to Know About Literature's Newest Nobel Winner British Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro
The author of <i>The Remains of the Day</i> and seven other books explores themes of memory, time and self-deception
The Founder of Primal Scream Therapy Has Died. What Exactly Is Primal Scream Therapy?
Arthur Janov believed encountering trauma from childhood could help free people from adult neuroses
Turkey Claims It's Found Saint Nicholas' Crypt
Archaeologists say the body was not stolen by crusaders in the 11th century and is still located below a church in Demre
Hemingway's Earliest Piece of Fiction Discovered
The phony travelogue describes a trip from his home in Illinois across the Atlantic to Ireland and Scotland
Could a Magnetic Shield Protect Earth From Space Weather?
A bad geomagnetic storm would fry the electric grid and cripple civilization for years—a space shield is cheap by comparison
Controversial Hawaiian Telescope Gets State Approval
The long-delayed Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea faces opposition from native Hawaiian groups and environmentalists
Three Scientists Behind the Detection of Gravitational Waves Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
The trio is the leading force behind the massive pair of detectors that can measures ripples in the fabric of space-time smaller than the width of a proton
In a First, Archival-Quality Performances Are Preserved in DNA
Songs by Miles Davis and Deep Purple at the Montreux Jazz Festival will live on in the ultra-compact, long-lasting format
Scientists Discover One Last Image From the Rosetta Mission
The probe sent partial data for the photo before it crash landed on a comet September 30, 2016
Da Vinci Had a Hand in the "Naked Mona Lisa"
A preliminary study suggests the master painter worked on the drawing called the "Mona Vanna"
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