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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
2024’s Hurricane Helene was deadliest in US since Katrina
The National Hurricane Center's new report on Hurricane Helene reveals a death total of nearly 250, making it the deadliest hurricane since Katrina in 2005.
March 25, 2025
New evidence: humans and Neanderthals interacted in Israel
Artifacts and human remains from Tinshemet Cave in central Israel indicate that modern humans and Neanderthals in the Levant interacted with each other.
March 19, 2025
Look for equinox shadows in a direct line from west to east
Equinox shadows are unique. On this day - and only this day - the tip of an upright stick's shadow follows a straight path, west to east, all day long.
March 18, 2025
Woolly mice are cute, but won’t save endangered species
A company has genetically engineered woolly mice as a step towards "de-extincting" the woolly mammoth. But is this an effective form of conservation?
March 9, 2025
Critical fire weather forecast Friday in Texas, New Mexico
There is a critical fire weather risk today in parts of New Mexico and western Texas due to low humidity, strong winds and a lack of rain.
March 7, 2025
US science funding cuts could hurt economy and more
The current administration is eyeing cuts to science funding, which is barely 1% of federal spending. What kind of impact will these cuts have?
February 23, 2025
