Sign Up for Our Amazing Newsletter!
A daily update by email. Science news, great photos, sky alerts.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Arctic air blast to drop temps for millions in U.S.
An Arctic air blast is sweeping through parts of the U.S. Sunday and Monday, even dropping temperatures in southern states.
November 9, 2025
How to see Earth’s shadow at sunrise and sunset
Just before sunrise and after sunset, you can spot Earth's shadow. Look west at sunrise and east at sunset. Learn more about Earth's shadow here.
November 8, 2025
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam, with 188 dead in Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi has just reached Vietnam, having left a trail of devastation and at least 188 dead in the Philippines earlier this week.
November 6, 2025
Nanotyrannus, a T. rex mini-me, coexisted with the big guys
One of the Dueling Dinosaurs fossils of Montana, which scientists thought was a juvenile T. rex, is actually a new Nanotyrannus species.
November 5, 2025
The quiet tapir: Rainforest’s unsung hero
The tapir might look weird, with the body of a pig and the trunk of an elephant, but this gentle giant helps grow the forest.
November 3, 2025
Could Taurid fireballs – aka Halloween fireballs – bring a risk to Earth?
Researchers from the University of New Mexico said that the Taurid meteor shower - aka Halloween fireballs - could bring a risk of an airburst in 2032 and 2036.
October 30, 2025
Transient flashes in ’50s sky plates still puzzle scientists
Scientists see mysterious transient flashes of light in 1950s sky images from the Palomar Observatory. It was before the 1st satellites. What were they?
October 29, 2025
Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica and Cuba, heads toward Bermuda
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica just after 1:00 p.m. EDT on October 28, 2025. Some 70% of the country is still without power.
October 29, 2025
Rare fossils show how duck-billed dinosaurs appeared in life
Scientists have reconstructed the outer body features of two 66-million-year-old duck-billed dinosaurs, uncovering exquisite details such as scales and hooves.
October 29, 2025
Why were prehistoric insects so enormous?
Hundreds of millions of years ago, giant insects were common on Earth. In fact, prehistoric insects were here before the dinosaurs!
October 29, 2025
