AI-powered robots helping clean Europe’s ocean floor

AI-powered robots are helping researchers locate and remove waste from Europe’s seafloor, making underwater cleanup safer and more efficient.

Archaeologists recreate Pompeii victim using AI technology

Archaeologists have used AI technology to recreate a Pompeii victim. The man fled the volcano while trying to protect his head with a terracotta bowl.

Happy May Day! Today is an astronomy holiday

Happy May Day! This annual celebration has its roots in astronomy as 1 of 4 cross-quarter days. Dancing around a maypole is a traditional May Day celebration.

May birthstone: The magnificent green emerald

Happy birthday, May babies! The May birthstone is the emerald, a stone once worn by royalty in ancient Babylon and Egypt.

Could paranormal experiences be due to low-frequency sound?

Research shows people can't hear sounds at very low frequencies, yet they still respond to them. Could these sounds explain paranormal experiences?

Save the Frogs Day is today, Tuesday, April 28

Save the Frogs Day - a global amphibian conservation effort - is today, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Amphibian health is an important marker of ecosystem quality.

Join the worldwide 2026 City Nature Challenge this weekend!

This weekend, April 24-27, 2026, join the global City Nature Challenge and record the biosphere in your neighborhood to help track real-time change.

See the Atlantic hurricanes name list for 2026

Get the list of names for the 2026 season for Atlantic tropical cyclones and hurricanes. Read more about how the naming system came to be.

Happy Earth Day! Why do we celebrate it on April 22?

April 22 is the date of Earth Day in part because of Arbor Day, an earlier observance. The focus for 2026 is "Our Power, Our Planet."

International Dark Sky Week is April 13 to 20

Celebrate dark night skies and limit light pollution by raising awareness with International Dark Sky Week, April 13 to 20, 2026. Find links here.