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Astronomers respond to President’s FY 2026 budget request
Astronomers respond to the 2026 president's budget request. The cuts would damage a broad range of research that will not be supported by the private sector.
May 3, 2025
Gladiator bones show first-ever evidence of lion mauling
Scientists have found, for the first time, physical evidence of bite marks from a big cat, likely a lion, on the skeleton of a gladiator.
May 2, 2025
Monday forecast: Tornado outbreak possible in upper Midwest
In a Monday forecast, severe weather with large hail, damaging wind gusts and intense tornadoes across the upper Midwest are expected.
April 27, 2025
Massive wildfire in New Jersey still burning. Images here.
The massive wildfire in New Jersey - which began burning in Ocean County yesterday - has burned thousands of acres, forced evacuations and closed roads.
April 23, 2025
Spotlight on severe weather forecast for central U.S. Easter weekend
There's a severe weather forecast for parts of the central U.S. this Easter weekend. Stay weather aware and know where to go to stay safe.
April 18, 2025
Dire wolves are still extinct. So what happened in the lab?
The biotech company Colossal has genetically engineered the DNA of 3 pups born to a gray wolf with some of the genetic code of extinct dire wolves.
April 11, 2025
Dark skies of Paranal Observatory in Chile are under threat
ESO's Paranal Observatory, in Chile's Atacama Desert, has some of the world's clearest and darkest skies. But a new construction project now threatens them.
April 9, 2025
Widespread severe weather expected in east-central US today
Millions of Americans are under the threat for severe weather Sunday and Monday. Damaging wind gusts, large hail and significant tornadoes are all possible.
March 30, 2025
Massive Myanmar earthquake. Hundreds feared dead.
The 7.7-magnitude Myanmar earthquake caused the collapse of an unfinished high-rise in Bangkok, with 81 construction workers inside.
March 28, 2025
Human evolution complexity revealed in astonishing new study
A new study on human evolution says that our ancestors split into 2 groups 1.5 million years ago, then merged to form modern humans, 300,000 years ago.
March 25, 2025
