A Breakthrough That Redefined Science In April 1982, Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman peered through an electron microscope at a rapidly cooled alloy of aluminum and manganese, expecting to see the familiar orderly patterns of a traditional crystal. Instead, he observed…
A deep partial solar eclipse approaches the western Northern Hemisphere. (Image credit: Getty Images) On Saturday, March 29, two weeks after a total lunar eclipse became visible across North America, skywatchers will be able to witness a spectacular event not…
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the ISS in August 20
Fiji is home to four species of iguana, including this crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis), but all are thought to have descended from ancient iguanas that made the long journey across the ocean. (Photo by Nicholas Hess) About 34 million years…
Volunteers and local residents clear debris after a devastating tornado struck a mobile home on March 16, 20
In a unique discovery, a poisonous snake was found with three extremely sharp fangs, instead of the usual two. “This is something we’ve never seen before,” Billy Collett, manager of the Australian Reptile Park, where the snake lives, told Live…