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Conclave: What’s in that black or white smoke?
At the papal conclave this week, white smoke indicated that a gathering of cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church had elected a new pope.
May 9, 2025
Our constant human presence in space nears 25 years
In 2025, we celebrate the 25 year anniversary of our constant human presence in space. The first crew arrived at the space station in 2000.
May 9, 2025
Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr: Media we love
Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr shows our planet is teeming with life. Jabr explores life in rock, water and air and shows how life has transformed Earth.
May 8, 2025
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
