Harry Baker
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190 years after Darwin, 2-year expedition launches to retrace his voyage around the world
The team of researchers and conservationists will collect scientific data, while also training the next generation of environmentalists. → Read More
Extremely rare white killer whale spotted off California coast
The mostly white orca calf was spotted by a whale-watching vessel. It most likely has a pigment-related condition called leucism, experts say. → Read More
Photographers capture the exact moment a gargantuan storm blasts out of the sun during a total solar eclipse
A stunning composite image of the sun during a recent 'hybrid eclipse' in Australia is further proof that solar activity is ramping up. → Read More
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid as tall as the Eiffel Tower will zoom by Earth today
The hefty space rock, known as 2006 HV5, is around 1,000 feet wide and will hurtle past our planet at around 39,000 mph. → Read More
Critically endangered hammerhead shark found dead on US beach was pregnant with 40 pups
The 14-foot great hammerhead washed ashore on a beach in Alabama. Researchers have since dissected the expectant mother but are unsure exactly what killed her. → Read More
Twin polar bear sisters reunited years after mother rejected one of them
The sisters were separated at birth due to medical complications, and they remained apart for more than two years after one was rejected by the mother. → Read More
NASA's Perseverance rover loses its hitchhiking 'pet rock' after more than a year together on Mars
The rover has finally lost a pesky rock that had become lodged in its front left wheel "like a pebble in its shoe." The stone had accompanied the rover for more than half its time on the Red Planet. → Read More
Never-before-seen 'crystal-like matter' hidden in a chunk of fossilized lightning is probably a brand new mineral
The potential new mineral was discovered in a chunk of "fossilized lightning," or fulgurite, that was left behind when a tree in Florida was struck by lightning. → Read More
Black widows are being slaughtered by their brown widow cousins, and we don't know why
Brown widow spiders, which are invasive to North America, are wiping out black widow populations in the U.S. by aggressively attacking them for no clear reason, a new study shows. → Read More
See the first clear images of 'sun rays' on Mars in eerie new NASA photos
The rays appear when sunlight shines through gaps in the cloud during sunrise or sunset and have never been seen this clearly on the Red Planet before. → Read More
Antarctica's sea ice reaches its lowest level since records began, for the 2nd year in a row
Antarctica's sea ice recently shrank to its lowest extent since satellite records began more than 40 years ago. → Read More
Renowned astronomer who discovered Saturn’s largest moon was probably nearsighted, his telescopes show
A new study has revealed that famous Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens was probably nearsighted, which explains why his telescopes weren't quite as good as his rivals'. → Read More
Missing man's remains found in shark's belly, but it's 'very very unlikely' the shark killed him
The remains of a missing person from Argentina were recently found inside the belly of a dead school shark. But experts say it is improbable that the shark killed him. → Read More
Watch footage of 1,000 baleen whales in record-breaking feeding frenzy in Antarctica
Cruise ship passengers near Antarctica witnessed the massive group, which mainly consisted of fin whales, feeding on an overabundance of krill in 2022. → Read More
Puzzle of the sun's mysterious 'heartbeat' signals finally solved
After studying an unusual solar eruption from 2017, researchers think they've pinpointed the likely origin of mysterious heartbeat-like signals emitted by the sun during solar flares. → Read More
Haunting 'mermaid' mummy discovered in Japan is even weirder than scientists expected
A new analysis of a mummified "mermaid" found in a Japanese temple has revealed exactly what it is made from, and it's not what scientists thought. → Read More
Fragment of 1,000-pound meteor that exploded over Texas could reveal new insights about our solar system
A chunk from the fireball meteor that exploded on Feb. 15 has been recovered. Other fragments of the hefty space rock were likely showered across the nearby area. → Read More
Powerful X-class flare spat out a rare 'solar tsunami,' and you can hear it smashing into Earth
The sun recently spat out an X-class solar flare, one of the most powerful it can emit, which triggered a rare shockwave across the sun's surface and caused radio blackouts on Earth. → Read More
GPS-tagged possums and raccoons could be sacrificed to capture Florida's invasive pythons
Researchers accidentally discovered that GPS-tagged mammals can help locate Florida's invasive Burmese pythons, which are destroying local ecosystems. → Read More
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid that recently zipped past Earth is an elongated weirdo with an odd rotation
An asteroid that flew precariously close to Earth in early February has an extremely unusual shape and rotation for an object of its kind, new NASA research has shown. → Read More