Meghan Bartels

The recent clashes over fake news and climate change denial bear a startling resemblance to the clash on display in the UFO archives.

Mackinac Bridge usually sees a little blue ice each year, but nothing like this.

"These fossils and this science is about our shared human heritage."

The technology is part of a plan to explore the Apollo 17 landing site again.

Fungal spores eventually make their abdomen fall off entirely.

Each fungus targets a different species of ant, and it never ends well for the insects.

Physicists will now try to figure out when the clash happened.

Although the flare lasted just 10 seconds, it made the star appear about 1,000 times brighter than usual.

"This is the first time an ecosystem has been found to survive directly on the basis of nuclear energy."

The numbers contradict everything we know about how moons form.

The experiment was part of Musk's ongoing attempt to reuse as much rocket equipment as possible.

As a warning system, it won't work everywhere, but at certain volcanoes, sounds we can't even hear could be a crucial eruption clue.

A compound called luciferin lets these critters glow.

"Yellowstone is just a very swarmy place."

An intriguing feature of its orbit ties this telescope's destiny to a lunar schedule.

Unlike normal northern lights, these aurora dim and brighten, hence their name.

Supersonic jets can ferry passengers between New York and London in just three hours—but the sonic booms that accompany them are a major turn-off.

Rubber ducks aren't just for bath time any more—they're now the subject of an ecological study.

NASA's 2019 budget proposal calls for the telescope to be canceled "due to its significant cost and higher priorities within NASA."

"No one is talking about turning off the lights and dumping the thing in the Pacific Ocean."

They're a strong medal contender, but will they be able to pull off the performance of a lifetime and earn a spot on the podium?

The force of the impact may have triggered a surge in volcanic activity.

"There's currently no way to get a message quickly enough from our system to the public because none of our systems were built for speed."

Bon appetit!

"We are now able to understand much more of their everyday toolkit."

The astronauts were replacing a 60-pound electronics box.

The internet's favorite flat-Earther is having trouble getting his rocket up—again.

Cheetahs keep their eyes on the prize with the help of a strong sense of balance.

A magic trick turns the universe into a giant magnifying glass.

There could be thousands of rocks from distant solar systems just killing time in our neighborhood.