People have long placed a special significance on jewelry. Since time immemorial, it has served as amulets: the brighter the jewelry, the more effectively it neutralizes the negative energy of an unkind person. Rings serve not only as amulets: they…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Wednesday that it may have discovered signs of ancient life on Mars. A NASA press release said that last year, the Perseverance rover collected a sample from a long-dried Martian riverbed that “contains…
This image of Pluto was taken after the New Horizons spacecraft flew past the dwarf planet on July 14, 2015, from a distance of 80,000 kilometers (50,000
Yes, friends, a moray eel is not your ordinary eel. This underwater introvert is not as simple as it seems. This monster lives among the rocks, only occasionally sticking out its gloomy muzzle to chase away cheerful colorful fish from…
On Wednesday, Google will celebrate the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA-themed doodle. This Back to School Doodle celebrates deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA, “the molecular polymer that carries the genetic instructions for the growth, reproduction,…
A Burmese python was forced to vomit a white-tailed deer when temperatures in Florida dropped to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. (Photo: Travis Mangione, U.S. National Park Service) A Burmese python in Florida's Big Cypress National Wildlife Refuge regurgitated an entire white-tailed…