- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 1st, 2015
Watch: Lightning Strikes Illuminate Volcanic Ash Cloud
The oddly mesmerizing video was shot in Patagonia
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 29th, 2015
Scientists Can Guess Your Ancestry from Your Fingerprints
Apparently, our fingerprints reveal if we're black or white
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 29th, 2015
NASA Observatory Sees the Sun Let Out a Mighty Flare
The flare peaked on Sunday, September 28, at 10:58 EDT
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 28th, 2015
NASA Reveals Gorgeous Views of Sunday's Lunar Eclipse
Here's what the rare eclipse looked like
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 28th, 2015
NASA: Liquid Water Flows on Mars Today
It flows intermittently, but it flows alright
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 28th, 2015
NASA Teases Major Mars Finding
Some say it's found liquid water on the Red Planet
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 24th, 2015
Listen: Giraffes Humming Under the Cover of Darkness
Giraffes talk too, it's just that we don't hear them
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 24th, 2015
Hubble Space Telescope Sees Shrapnel from Exploded Star
The star exploded millennia ago, NASA astronomers say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2015
First Humans in Australia Were Greeted by Giant Killer Lizards
Fossil evidence sheds new light on life in ancient Australia
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2015
Astronomers See Stellar Nursery 5,500 Light-Years Away
This nebula measures about 15 light-years across
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 21st, 2015
Not Going to the Loo When You Have to Makes You a Better Liar
Investigation reveals it's easier to lie with a full bladder
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 21st, 2015
Watch: Ping Pong Ball Meets Liquid Propane
The ping pong ball begins to spin like crazy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 20th, 2015
Distant Merging Galaxies Imaged by Hubble
The pair is known to astronomers as NGC 3921
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 20th, 2015
Birth Control Pills Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
Some women should be discouraged from taking such pills
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 20th, 2015
Watch: Some of the Best Views of Pluto Yet
Video will take you on a tour of the dwarf planet
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 18th, 2015
Gorgeous Photo Shows the US Seen from Aboard the ISS
The photo was taken by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 18th, 2015
Smoking Linked to Increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Here's yet another reason to kick the habit