NASA’s Perseverance Rover Accidentally Draws Gigantic Penis on Mars
Things can get lonely on Mars. NASA’s four-wheeled robot has been roaming the Red Planet for more than three years, trekking across the harsh terrain on its own after losing…
A New Health Nightmare Emerges for 9/11 First Responders
New research appears to highlight another tragic aftereffect of the 9/11 terror attacks. Scientists have found evidence that responders exposed to dust and debris from the collapse of the World…
How the Recycling Symbol Became Meaningless
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Sonos First Ever Headphones Are Too Expensive For What They Offer Off English It’s Earth Day…
Disturbing ‘Light Paintings’ Show All That Crap We’re Breathing In
The ugly truth is that, if you could see the quality of the air you breathe in many places, you wouldn’t go outside. But it’s important to highlight the insidious…
Recent Solar Outbursts Trigger Dramatic Auroras on Mars
A recent outburst from the Sun sent a strong blast of charged particles and radiation towards Mars, allowing scientists to get a rare glimpse at how these events unfold on…
America’s Notorious ‘Cancer Alley’ Is Even More Toxic Than We Thought
Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact…
Discoveries Shed Light on How Pompeii Survivors Resumed Life After the Volcanic Eruption
On August 24 in 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over three cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in the air. As the ash and rock fell…
Astronomers Spot Cataclysmic Collision of Giant Asteroids in Nearby Star System
Nearly 20 years ago, astronomers observed a massive cloud of fine dust particles around a young star located just 63 light-years away from Earth. In recent observations from the Webb…
Interstellar Space Clouds Triggered the Ice Ages, Research Suggests
The Pleistocene Epoch—with its glaciers, woolly mammoths, and Neanderthals—still looms large in Earth’s rearview mirror, having ended a mere 12,000 years ago. Now, a team of researchers posit that those…
A Bird Flu Virus Has Killed Its First Human
A particular type of bird flu has now killed its first human. On Wednesday, Mexican health officials and the World Health Organization announced a confirmed case of H5N2 avian influenza…