AN ALIEN UFO has been sighted lurking near the International Space Station (ISS) before the video feed was dramatically cut by NASA, an alien life conspiracy theorist has claimed. The International Space Station is the $150 billion space laboratory in…
Enceladus has strange, parallel “tiger stipes” at its south pole. New research solves some of the mysteries of the “tiger stripes” on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The moon has been of particular interest to scientists ever since it was observed in…
An illustration shows a small neutrons star surround by a disk of loose material. A twisted little neutron star devoured chunks of its stellar twin, revealing a never-before-seen phenomenon to scientists watching on Earth. Unlike most objects in space (including…
A NASA illustration shows what a system containing a black hole and a star might look like. Two weeks ago (Nov. 27), astronomers published a paper in the journal Nature claiming they’d found an impossibly gigantic black hole not too…
When turkeys were reintroduced about 50 years ago, no one dreamed the birds would thrive in the suburbs. And now, they’ve become a nuisance. AMHERST, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Wild turkeys are a familiar sight throughout New Hampshire, where flocks strut…
Brain MRI images showing the hypothalamus, in red. A new study finds that this brain region is smaller in women who use birth control pills, compared with women not taking the pill. Birth control pills may slightly alter the structure…
“The pill” is a popular form of birth control, but it needs to be taken every day, and even one forgetful moment can increase the chances of becoming pregnant. To combat this problem, a group of researchers has developed a…
A group of people opposed to vaccinations has requested that media stop referring to them as “anti-vax.” Instead, they would prefer to be called “vaccine risk aware.” On Dec. 1, an anti-vaccine group called the Crazymothers raised its plea on…
The Bloodhound set a top speed of 501 mph in tests in South Africa. An arrow-shaped car designed to reach supersonic speeds — it’s outfitted with a jet engine and its own parachute braking system — just reached 501 mph (806 km/h)…
No, you haven’t been sucked into a low-res video game — the new Tesla Cybertruck just looks like an animated armored vehicle whose pixels are taking a while to render. In September, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk teased that…