Savonoski Crater in Alaska has long been without a scientific explanation because evidence of its formation was destroyed. (Photo by NPS, photograph by Kaiti Critz) Savonoski Crater is a circular depression in southwest Alaska that scientists have long struggled to…
Bathynomus vaderi was discovered after researchers noticed differences between it and other giant isopod species. (Photo credit: Nguyen Thanh Son) Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of giant sea bug after studying specimens acquired from fishermen in Vietnam. Bathynomus…
At the time of writing, the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are 1 in 360. (Image credit: Dottedhippo via Getty Images) NASA has downgraded the threat level of potential city-killer asteroid 2024 YR4, with the latest data showing…
Scientists have created a variety of miniature organs on the International Space Station. Next up: the liver. (Image courtesy of NASA via Getty Images) Miniature livers will be sent aboard the International Space Station as part of an upcoming experiment…
(Image credit: Arthur Debat/Getty Images) Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an innovative type of solid-state battery that could double the energy density of electric vehicles. The range of electric vehicles (EVs), the distance they can travel…
The first atomic bomb was tested early in the morning of July 16, 1945, at the Trinity Test Site in New Mexico. (Photo credit: Image on display at the Bradbury Science Museum, copy by Joe Radle) In honor of the…