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Real Planet Discovered Where Vulcan Home World in “Star Trek” Is Set
“Fascinating, Captain”
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Elon Musk Is Sending a Japanese Billionaire to the Moon, and He’s Taking a Group of Artists With Him
Yusaku Maezawa hopes to recruit six to eight artists for the week-long mission, which is expected to launch as early as 2023
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How DNA Testing Could Bring Down Ivory Trade’s Biggest Criminals
Genetic testing exposes three major cartels illegally trafficking ivory out of several African countries
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This Pulsar is Giving Off Weird Infrared Light and We’re Not Sure Why
Researchers believe a disk of dust from a supernova or a pulsar wind nebula could explain the strange energy signal
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Five Baby Squirrels Saved From Truly Knotty Predicament
Five gray tree squirrels in Wisconsin were found with their tails hopelessly knotted together, requiring some help from a wildlife rehab
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Human Gene Mutation May Have Paved the Way for Long-Distance Running
Mice with engineered versions of the CMAH gene exhibited 30 percent better endurance than those without
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Gold Miners Unearth 50,000-Year-Old Caribou Calf, Wolf Pup From Canadian Permafrost
Both animals’ fur, skin and muscle are almost perfectly preserved
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Group of Belugas May Have Adopted Young Narwhal
The narwhal was seen frolicking with its beluga buddies some 600 miles south of its normal range
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‘It Wasn’t Aliens’: Solar Observatory That Was Mysteriously Evacuated Will Reopen Tomorrow
The Sunspot Observatory in New Mexico was closed for ten days due to a ‘security threat,’ though aliens and solar flares have been ruled out
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Kidnapper Crustaceans Use Tiny Mollusks as Unwitting Shields
Amphipods wear the so-called sea angels, which secrete chemicals that keep certain predators at bay, like backpacks
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Cannibalism, Roller Coasters and Self-Colonoscopies in the News? It’s Ig Nobel Season
The satirical awards celebrate some of the strangest scientific research
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Her 3,000-Year-Old Bones Showed Unusual Signs of Wear. It Turns Out, She Was a Master Ceramicist
After analyzing the woman’s skeleton, researchers unlocked her past as an ancient Greek artisan
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How Much Plastic Does It Take To Kill a Sea Turtle?
A new study suggests one piece of plastic has a 22 percent chance of killing a turtle that eats it, and 14 pieces will kill half
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Before There Was Streaming, the Victorians Had “Magic Lanterns”
New research finds these early image projectors, which brought world landmarks, fairytale favorites to life, were a regular part of middle-class life
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World Hunger Is on the Rise for the Third Year in a Row
A new report warns that war and increased natural disasters from climate change are beginning to reverse gains made in recent decades
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Five Ways Cultural Institutions, Landmarks and Zoos Are Prepping for Hurricane Florence
Many museums are closing their doors, while zoos and aquariums are moving their animals indoors
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Here’s How Hundreds of Baby Penguins Became Mummified in Antarctica
A new study posits that ‘extreme climatic anomalies’ caused the penguins to become mummified in two mass die-offs hundred of years ago
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FDA Cracks Down on Underage Use of E-Cigarettes
FDA’s largest enforcement action to date gave warnings and fines to 1,300 retailers and requested plans to prevent teen vaping from five manufacturers
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Fungi Call Oil Paintings, Cockroach Guts Home Sweet Home
Scientists say they have identified a fungus species that could aid the fight against plastic pollution
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What to Know About California’s Commitment to 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2045
The bold legislation was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown earlier this week
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