The Taal volcano eruption in the Philippines this week sent ash plumes 9 miles (14 kilometers) into the air, new satellite imagery shows. Located on Luzon Island, the Taal volcano began to erupt around 5:30 p.m. local time on…
A mysterious silk structure in the Amazon known as a “silkhenge” has just been captured in a remarkable, high-resolution new video. These strange and tiny structures, each small enough to fit on a fingertip, have captivated and perplexed scientists since…
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The Worldview tool from NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) shows this scene on Jan. 2, 2020, as wildfires continue in their intensity along the southeastern coast of Australia. Satellites in space can spot changes to Earth’s…
Man finds giant spider dragging his pet goldfish out of pond pic.twitter.com/XzIDZWovVkJanuary 2, 2020 A tour guide in Barberton, South Africa, wanted to show his date his pet goldfish, Cleo, which he kept in the pond by his house.…
A trio of divers off the western coast of Norway had a close encounter with a drifting gelatinous blob — a squid’s egg sac as big as an adult human. A video captured and shared on YouTube on Oct. 6…
T. rex teenagers were more lightly built and faster than the much larger, lumbering, bone-crushing adults they would grow into. Two 6-foot-tall dinosaurs, nicknamed “Jane” and “Petey,” have been confirmed as Tyrannosaurus rex teenagers with years of growth ahead of…
A night of revelry can mean an uncomfortable day after. Debaucherous evening last night? You’re probably dealing with veisalgia right now. More commonly known as a hangover, this unpleasant phenomenon has been dogging humanity since our ancestors first happened upon…
We live on a strange planet. In a solar system of fiery, poisonous hellscapes, icy slush balls and ballooning orbs of gas, Earth is the only planet teeming with sentient, oxygen-breathing life-forms. It is also the only world in the…
Black holes are dark spots in the fabric of space-time, incredibly dense singularities with such strong gravity that nothing can escape their clutches. They spend their time doing one thing: gobbling up matter. Get close enough to a black hole,…
NASA captures first-ever photo of two supersonic shockwaves interacting. Two U.S. Air Force craft were traveling so fast — quicker than the speed of sound — and so close together that the shock waves emanating from the craft began to…
When you rip open presents this Christmas, you’re taking part in traditions, some pagan, that stretch back thousands of years. When you gather around the Christmas tree or stuff goodies into a stocking, you’re taking part in traditions that stretch…