Cancer and pregnancy may be more similar than you think, at the cellular level, anyway. Early in human pregnancy, cells from the placenta infiltrate a major artery in the uterus and overtake the cells there, according to the National Institutes…
A close-up view of the wingtip ESM sensors, or electronic support measures, on a U.S. Navy E-6A Mercury aircraft. To create the E-6B, Boeing modified the E-6A, adding various specialized equipment. A U.S. Navy “doomsday” aircraft, meant to survive a…
First place went to this colorful, fluorescent image of a tiny turtle embryo. Technicolor photos of delicate embryos, feathery mosquito headgear, a spider’s facial “hair” and an explosion of light in a frozen water droplet were just a few of…
Using data from sonar, researchers created the first map of an underwater nuclear “battlefield” in Bikini Atoll. SAN FRANCISCO — Today, all seems quiet in the remote Bikini Atoll, a chain of coral reef islands in the central Pacific. But…
Five people have been confirmed dead, 31 remain in hospital with injuries and eight are still missing after sudden volcanic eruptions on Whakaari/White Island off the east coast of New Zealand. The island is a tourist destination and 47 people…
An eruption on White Island in New Zealand has left 5 dead and many injured. A volcano erupted violently on a New Zealand island today local time, sending ash up to 12,000 feet (3,700 meters) into the air, leaving five…
Famous painters da Vinci and Rembrandt, though from different centuries, had one oddity in common: The way the artists saw themselves in the mirror was likely a bit different than how others saw them, according to new findings. The Renaissance…
This horned “rook” may be the world’s oldest-known chess piece. In the game of chess, a rook can move as many spaces as it can in one direction. Or, it can sit stone-still and guard the pieces around it, potentially…
The reptile’s long tail is visible, but most of the crocodile’s body is hidden under the bulk of the elephant that crushed it to death. A recent confrontation between an elephant and a crocodile ended in a surprising twist that…
On Sept. 15, a group of journalists visited the control room of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s reactor 4. Tourists can now visit the control room of Chernobyl’s Reactor 4, the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. But the…