Rubin Observatory poised to eclipse a century of sky-watching in its first year
Rubin Observatory poised to eclipse a century of sky-watching in its first year The U.S.–funded Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, scheduled…
Arizona Pneumonic Plague Fatality Spurs Fresh Look at Rare but Lethal Bacteria
Arizona Pneumonic Plague Fatality Spurs Fresh Look at Rare but Lethal Bacteria U.S. health officials have confirmed the first pneumonic plague…
UK’s First Cohort of ‘Three-Parent’ IVF Babies Appears Healthy, Study Finds
UK’s First Cohort of ‘Three-Parent’ IVF Babies Appears Healthy, Study Finds British scientists have confirmed the birth of eight children…
Webb Telescope Reveals Earliest Evidence of Rocky Planets Forming Around Infant Sun-Like Star
Webb Telescope Reveals Earliest Evidence of Rocky Planets Forming Around Infant Sun-Like Star Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space…
Powerful quake jolts Alaska coast, brief tsunami scare ends without major damage
Powerful quake jolts Alaska coast, brief tsunami scare ends without major damage A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck just south of Sand Point on…
Sniff test: Trained dogs spot Parkinson’s years before doctors do, study finds
Sniff test: Trained dogs spot Parkinson’s years before doctors do, study finds Two specially trained retrievers have demonstrated that they…
Record-breaking Martian meteorite fetches $5.3 million in New York sale
Record-breaking Martian meteorite fetches $5.3 million in New York sale An anonymous bidder has paid $5.3 million, including fees, for a…
UK breakthrough: Eight babies born free of mitochondrial disease through three-DNA IVF
UK breakthrough: Eight babies born free of mitochondrial disease through three-DNA IVF British clinicians have reported the first cohort of…
Alaska’s 7.3-magnitude quake spurs brief tsunami alert, then an all-clear
Alaska’s 7.3-magnitude quake spurs brief tsunami alert, then an all-clear A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck 55 miles south of Sand…
Iceland’s Reykjanes Volcano Sends Tourists Fleeing as New Fissures Spew Lava and Toxic Gas
Iceland’s Reykjanes Volcano Sends Tourists Fleeing as New Fissures Spew Lava and Toxic Gas A pre-dawn volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes…