Endangered rhino born in Czech zoo, named Kyiv Posted April 10, 2022 A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine's capital Kyiv in honor of that country's resistance
Octopus ancestors lived before era of dinosaurs, study shows Posted April 2, 2022 Scientists have found the oldest known ancestor of octopuses – an approximately 330 million-year-old fossil unearthed in Montana. The researchers concluded the ancien…
Croc freed from tire stuck on neck for 6 years Posted March 30, 2022 A wild crocodile with a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher in a tireless effort that wildlif…
News Mash-up: Animals Posted March 25, 2022 Biden family welcomes Willow, a Pennsylvanian farm cat, to White House The Biden family finally has a cat. First lady …
News Mash-up: Amazing Animals Posted March 9, 2022 Magawa, Cambodia's landmine-sniffing 'hero' rat, dies in retirement, age 8 He found more than 100 landmines and explosiv…
New NASA Telescope Promises a New Era for Astronomy Part 2 Posted March 6, 2022 Continued from Part 1… Scientists plan to use the telescope to learn about all phases of the universe’s history dating back to just after the Big Bang event about 13.8…
New NASA Telescope Promises a New Era for Astronomy Part 1 Posted March 5, 2022 It was finished years late at a cost far higher than planned, but NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which launched Dec. 25, may usher in a new era in astronomy a…
What is Space Debris, and How Dangerous is it? Part 2 Posted February 13, 2022 Continued from Part 1… The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates the total mass of all space objects in Earth orbit is more than 9,600 tons. In a few …
What is Space Debris, and How Dangerous is it? Part 1 Posted February 12, 2022 Russia’s test Nov. 15 to blow up one of its own satellites in space has drawn criticism for endangering the crew of the International Space Stati…
Python sails from Florida Keys to mainland Posted January 31, 2022 A python looking for a joyride snuck aboard a sailboat in the Florida Keys and ended up staying until the boat finished its nearly 160-kilometer voyage, police sa…