Aylin Woodward
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The Titanic is slowly but surely disappearing — here's what the wreck looks like now
On June 18, 2023, a submersible vessel carrying five tourists bound for the Titanic shipwreck, went missing less than two hours into its trip. → Read More
NASA is launching a probe to smash into an asteroid. It's practice for pushing city-killing space rocks away from Earth.
NASA may one day need to save Earth from an incoming asteroid. The plan: launching a spacecraft to nudge away space rocks. → Read More
Ghostly subatomic particles help scientists peer inside the guts of dangerous volcanoes
Muons are tiny particles that penetrate matter. By measuring how well muons pass through certain parts of a volcano, experts can map the magma inside. → Read More
A child's skull found deep inside a South African cave offers new clues about a group of mysterious human ancestors
Scientists have uncovered the first fossil of a Homo naledi child. This ancestor lived about 250,000 years ago, likely alongside modern humans. → Read More
The longest lunar eclipse this century will happen in 2 weeks. Here's how to see it.
All but 3% of the moon will be obscured by Earth's shadow in the early morning of November 19. It's the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century. → Read More
The adorable head tilt some dogs do is a sign they're concentrating and recalling information, a study found
Experts asked dogs to remember and retrieve toys with certain names. The most successful canines tilted their heads after hearing a command. → Read More
After reevaluating humanity's fossil record, a group of experts designated a new species of human ancestor
Experts reevaluated the human fossil record from the era between 129,000 and 774,000 years ago. That yielded a new species of human ancestor. → Read More
Archaeologists used lasers to find nearly 500 Mesoamerican monuments hidden in the Mexican jungle
Data collected from the air with lasers led to the discovery of hundreds of ancient sites in Mexico, dating back to the Olmec and Maya civilizations. → Read More
A 193-million-year old nesting ground with more than 100 dinosaur eggs offers evidence they lived in herds
Paleontologists found 100 eggs and 80 skeletons from a dinosaur called Mussaurus at a site in Patagonia, suggesting the animals lived in groups. → Read More
An amateur diver found a 3-foot sword off the Israeli coast — and filmed his discovery. It dates back to the Crusades.
Just 650 feet off Israel's Carmel coast, scuba diver Shlomi Katzin discovered a 900-year-old iron sword that likely belonged to a crusading knight. → Read More
The Orionid meteor shower peaks this week, but a Hunter's Moon will make shooting stars harder to spot
The Orionids appear when Earth travels through debris from Halley's Comet. But the full moon will likely scuttle skywatchers this year. → Read More
The human life span is theoretically limitless, a study suggests — adding fuel to a longstanding debate about our mortality
Recent research suggests that our chance of death plateaus after we reach a certain age. But that doesn't mean humans can live forever. → Read More
A Russian spacecraft pushed the space station out of position and sent astronauts into emergency mode — again
A Russian actress and director are on the station filming a movie in space. They're supposed to return on the glitching spaceship. → Read More
The WHO approved the world's first malaria vaccine and said it could save tens of thousands of lives each year
The WHO's recommendation is based on results from a campaign in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi that reached over 800,000 children in the last two years. → Read More
The jet stream has started an unprecedented shift north, which could wreak havoc on weather in the US and Europe
Research shows the northern hemisphere's jet stream is migrating toward the Arctic, which may cause more droughts in Europe and warming in the US. → Read More
Insects use stinky secretions to deter predators. Scientists converted those smells into sounds that humans hate — take a listen.
Sawflies emit a smelly chemical cocktail to deter ants that want to eat them. If you turn that smell into sound, it's very unpleasant to people. → Read More
The aurora could be visible as far south as New York, Wisconsin, and Washington state on Monday, thanks to a geomagnetic storm
When solar winds interact with Earth's magnetic field, they can create auroras. Strong geomagnetic storms send the lights farther south. → Read More
A Danish man found buried treasure from the Iron Age using a metal detector, just hours after turning it on for the first time
A metal detectorist has uncovered one of the largest gold hoards ever found in Denmark. An Iron Age chieftain buried the treasure 1,500 years ago. → Read More
The world's biggest carbon-removal plant just opened. In a year, it'll negate just 3 seconds' worth of global emissions.
Companies are developing technology that sucks carbon dioxide out of the air. But scientists say it can't be scaled up fast enough. → Read More
Newly discovered fossil footprints show humans were in North America thousands of years earlier than we thought
Researchers once thought humans couldn't have migrated down from Siberia into North America during the last ice age. New findings suggest otherwise. → Read More