Category : science

A 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' Eclipse Is Coming in January 2019. Here’s How to Watch

It'll be the last total lunar eclipse until 2021

Explore a Supernova With Virtual Reality

A group of researchers developed a way to experience a distant supernova from the comfort of your own home.

Trash Is Piling Up at National Parks Due to the Government Shutdown

Campers and the environment are suffering.

Report: Scientists in China Are Losing Track of Gene-Edited CRISPR Patients

Gene therapies are very much at their preliminary stages of development, so it would make sense to keep tabs on patients whose DNA has been modified via the innovative CRISPR technique. For some scientists in China, however, this is apparently not a...

Nigeria ruling party launches President Buhari's re-election campaign

A presidential election is scheduled to take place on Feb. 16 to determine who will lead Africa's biggest crude oil producer and the continent's most populous country. At the launch of the campaign, Buhari told an audience in the southern city - cap...

Photos: Snowstorm blankets New Mexico

A 24-hour stretch of snowfall helped turn the desert state white as the conditions caused major travel disruptions.

Sudanese security forces use tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at anti-government protesters in Khartoum and other cities on Friday, the tenth day of demonstrations sparked by an economic crisis. Residents say police have used tear gas and sometimes live...

U.S. limits on coal plant mercury emissions too costly: Trump's EPA

The Trump administration on Friday said limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants were unnecessary as they were too costly, sparking an outcry from environmentalists who feared the next step would be looser rules favoring the coal indu...

Snowstorm, strong winds to create treacherous travel over New Mexico into Friday night

As cold air plunges southward, heavy snow and treacherous travel will continue to threaten the Four Corners region into Friday night.

NASA's New Horizons Ready for Historic Flyby of Ultima Thule in the Kuiper Belt

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will ring in the new year with an epic flyby at the edge of the solar system, and the stage is set for a truly historic encounter. On New Year's Day (Jan. 1), New Horizons will fly by the distant object Ultima Thule i...

Galapagos bans fireworks to protect unique wildlife

Fireworks have been banned on the Galapagos Islands to protect the archipelago's unique fauna, the local government said on Friday. The islands are home to thousands of residents as well as being a tourist destination, and the measure comes just day...

Devastating Tsunami Threatens Endangered Rhinos

As Indonesia takes stock, further seismic activity could wipe out a species.

Democrats form special ‘Climate Crisis’ House Committee

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has announced the creation of a new special committee to examine climate change when her party takes back control of the US House of Representatives next month. Florida Democratic Representative Kathy Castor will...

Pelosi Names Castor Chair of New Committee to Address Climate Crisis

How Hawaii's Volcanoes Could Help Us Find Life on Saturn's Icy Moon

Kilauea’s historically huge 2018 eruption didn’t just transform the southeastern corner of Hawaii’s Big Island. Most of the lava wound up spilling into the ocean, creating an enormous new undersea delta that hardy ocean microbes are already colonizin...

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