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Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby church and toilet were vital clues.
7 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles' 'lost years'
Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives. “We’ve had massive data gaps about the early baby to toddler life stages of sea turtles,” said Kate Mansfield, a marine scientist at the University of Central Florida. For over a decade, Mansfield and colleagues attached GPS tags to the fast-growing shells of young wild turtles.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
Hubble Space Telescope spots a spectacular Bullseye in deep space (image)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.
3 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
Making climate-friendly lifestyle choices isn't always easy. India learned the hard way
For nearly four years, India's government pushed an initiative to get people to think about how to make lifestyle choices that pollute less, like cycling instead of driving or using less plastic. The Lifestyle for Environment Initiative — or Mission Life as it's more commonly known — was once championed by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior ministers as a major step toward the country's climate goals.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe 'Lunar Trailblazer' on Feb. 26
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe has made it to Florida's Cape Canaveral to prep for its launch to the moon, which could occur as soon as Feb. 26.
6 min read - ScienceSpace
SpaceX launches 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit (video, photos)
SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.
2 min read - USAssociated Press
Hawaii volcano produces tall lava fountaining in latest episode of Kilauea eruption
A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano Tuesday in the latest episode of an eruption that has paused and resumed. Fountains from a vent of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island grew to more than 250 feet (76.2 meters) high Monday night, according to the latest status report from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. On Tuesday morning, a webcam showed vigorous streams of red lava.
1 min read - ScienceSpace
VIPER back from the dead? NASA asks US companies to partner on ice-hunting moon rover
NASA is asking U.S. companies for proposals to move forward with the ice-hunting VIPER moon rover, a $450 million project the agency canceled last summer.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard research rocket launch (video)
Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin simulated lunar gravity conditions today (Feb. 4) during the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle.
4 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity Tuesday, without straying too far from home. Blue Origin launched the 29 lunar technology experiments to the edge of space from West Texas. The company later confirmed that roughly two minutes of artificial lunar gravity were achieved by spinning the capsule 11 times a minute.
1 min read - ScienceReuters
Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes
The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power of the Colorado River. Close to the moon's south pole are two canyons each comparable in size to the Grand Canyon that were born in a much different process. New research indicates that these canyons, in an area called the Schrödinger impact basin on the side of the moon perpetually facing away from Earth, were dug out in a matter of less than 10 minutes by rocky debris
4 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side. U.S. and British scientists used photos and data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to map the area and calculate the path of debris that produced these canyons about 3.8 billion years ago.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon
The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were carved by bullet-fast moon rocks.
4 min read - ScienceSpace
Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: 'You’re essentially looking at its fossil record'
A new form of black hole archeology, linking spin to gas and dust, has revealed that these cosmic titans spin faster than expected.
5 min read - USAssociated Press
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
Hunters were once the greatest human threat to the country’s only unique wolf species. “We were hoping the mother would return and resume care, but she never did,” Joe Madison, head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's red wolf recovery program, said during a recent visit to the site. For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – one of just two pl
6 min read - EntertainmentSpace
The moon will cover the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades this week. Here's how to see it
On the night of Feb. 5, a waxing gibbous moon will once again cover up the "Seven Sisters" of the famous Pleiades star cluster.
6 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Even though emeralds and rubies are very different colors, they both have the same secret ingredient in their atomic structure.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves
The hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled Greek islands on the Aegean Sea are a “seismic swarm" and could continue for weeks before eventually diminishing, the Santorini mayor told The Associated Press on Tuesday — pausing to chuckle as new tremors shook items on his desk. “This phenomenon may play out with small quakes or a single, slightly stronger one, followed by gradual subsidence," said Mayor Nikos Zorzos, adding he was cautiously optimistic after speaking to seismologists who describ
2 min read - ScienceCNN
China plans to send a flying robot to search for water on the moon’s far side
China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the key to future lunar exploration, as the country pushes forward with its ambitious space program.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
New record coming? 5 rockets scheduled to launch in next 24 hours
If all five of today's (Feb. 4) planned space missions get off the ground on time, it will break the record for most rockets launched in a 24-hour period.
4 min read - WorldReuters
Israel asks public to put solar panels on roofs to produce electricity
Israel is turning to its citizens to help produce electricity and profit from it as demand grows rapidly by putting solar panels on their roofs to take advantage of the sun as a key natural resource. About 15% of Israel's electricity production is generated by renewable energy, with about 70% coming from natural gas, and the Energy Ministry has set a target of 30% by 2030 that will rise sharply by 2050 when it aims to have net zero emissions. "This is what the energy transition is all about -
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Blue Origin to launch New Shepard moon-gravity mission on Feb. 4 after glitch
Blue Origin is targeting Feb. 4 for the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket, which was postponed from Jan. 28 due to weather and technical issues.
2 min read - USAssociated Press
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator. Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across North America. Monarchs in the eastern United States spend their winters in Mexico and are counted by the World Wildlife Fund, which has yet to release data for this
3 min read - ScienceSpace
Newly-launched Indian satellite left stranded by propulsion problem
An Indian navigation satellite has suffered a problem with its propulsion systems just four days after launch, preventing it from reaching its intended orbit.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
'Roasting marshmallow' exoplanet is so hot, it rains metal. How did it form?
WASP-121b is like nothing in the solar system, raining liquid metal and being puffy like a marshmallow. The origins of these "toasted marshmallow" planets could be more complicated than thought.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Is the moon still geologically active? Evidence says it's possible
Wrinkle ridges that formed in the past 160 million years suggest recent geological activity on the moon.
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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the most.
9 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. Here's what we know
Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands. Last week, scientists said they noticed increased volcanic activity in Santorini's caldera, or flooded crater, but say the current earthquakes are unrelated. Greece lies in a highly seismically active part of the world, and earthquakes are frequent.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Surreal prices for COP30 in Brazil's Amazon leave attendees scrambling for a place to stay
Nine months ahead of this year's annual U.N. climate summit, known as COP30, lodging prices in the Brazilian host city of Belem are turning heads—and may soon turn off would-be attendees from the first such meeting in the Amazon rainforest. On Booking.com, one of the last available hotel rooms listed, a flat apartment, is going $15,266 for one person, up from $158 for the same category currently—a 9,562% increase. A 15-day stay during the conference in November would total $228,992, enough to
5 min read - ScienceSpace
A red moon: Will the next 'Sputnik Moment' be made in China?
The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, the top contenders are the U.S. and China.
12 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Scientists hope these tiny froglets can save their species
It was quite the journey for such tiny froglets: traveling thousands of miles from the forests of southern Chile to London, carried and brooded inside their fathers' vocal sacs for safety. London Zoo said Monday that 33 endangered Darwin's frogs, named after scientist Charles Darwin who discovered the species, were born in their new home as part of a rescue mission to save the species from extinction. Known populations of Darwin's frogs have suffered a 90% decline within a year since a deadly
2 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
Fossil shark teeth are abundant and can date the past in a unique way
Sharks have ruled the Earth’s oceans for 400 million years. Recent research on fossil shark teeth has discovered an innovative method for dating ancient sediments.
4 min read - ScienceSpace
Rocket Lab delays launch due to space collision concern
Rocket Lab will launch five "Internet of Things" satellites for the French company Kinéis this week after a delay due to orbital traffic.
2 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains
Black doesn’t appear in the visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. So why do we still see it?
5 min read - HealthThe Conversation
Your environment affects how well your medications work − identifying exactly how could make medicine better
Your physical environment, social life and lifestyle have as much an influence on your biology − and hence, how you process drugs − as your genes.
6 min read - ScienceSpace
Falling space debris is a growing worry for aircraft, new research suggests
Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern for air traffic, as SpaceX's recent Starship Flight 7 showed.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
Trump wants the US to land astronauts on Mars soon. Could it happen by 2029?
There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and closed-loop systems and the hazards of space radiation.
10 min read - ScienceCNN
Baby shark mysteriously born in aquarium tank housing only females
The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has caused a wave of excitement, after the egg hatched despite the fact that no male sharks appear to have been involved.
2 min read - PoliticsYahoo Sports
Super Bowl 2025: Trump expected to become first sitting president to attend game, White House confirms visit
The president is also expected to sit for an interview with Fox News to be aired before the game.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Microsoft's Bill Gates issues this key reminder to Nvidia bulls
Delivering on high expectations won't be getting any easier for market darling Nvidia, Bill Gates warns.
3 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Lakers' Luka Dončić wants to 'take the high road,' says playing with LeBron James is a 'dream come true' after Mavs trade
Dončić indicated he knew he would leave Dallas someday and had no response to remarks made about him following the trade.
3 min read - CelebrityYahoo Sports
Kultida Woods, mother of Tiger Woods, dies at 80
Tiger said his mother "was a force of nature, all her own."
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Cooper Kupp & Myles Garrett landing spots, early Super Bowl takes & Kellen Moore to the Saints? | Inside Coverage
Your favorite NFL insiders—Jason Fitz, Jori Epstein, Charles Robinson, and Frank Schwab—join forces live from Radio Row in New Orleans to go behind the scenes on the latest headlines, trade talks, and coaching moves that are shaping the future of the NFL.
2 min read - USYahoo News
Ice storm takes aim at Midwest and Northeast. Here’s the forecast.
A winter storm is expected to bring sleet and freezing rain to the Midwest and Northeast, potentially causing treacherous travel conditions and power outages for millions of Americans from Minnesota to Maine.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Nvidia sell-off hasn't rocked this bull looking for a nearly 60% pop in the AI darling
Why one of Wall Street's biggest Nvidia bulls isn't budging on his call despite fresh fears.
3 min read - EntertainmentYahoo Movies
Michael J. Fox is writing a book about his ‘Back to the Future’ days, screenwriter reveals: 'I don't know if I'm supposed to say that'
"Back to the Future" screenwriter Bob Gale joined two of its stars, Lea Thompson and Christopher Lloyd, at the Saturn Awards in Los Angeles.
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
European AI startups have raised $8 billion in 2024
In just a few days, France will host the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, with heads of state flocking to Paris to meet global tech leaders. Ahead of the summit, early-stage VC firm Galion.exe, growth investment firm Revaia, and advisory firm Chausson Partners have teamed up to create the French AI Report, which looks at the current trends in the tech ecosystem. While all eyes are currently on the U.S. and China with OpenAI looking to raise tens of billions of dollars and DeepSeek captur
4 min read - USYahoo Sports
Marcus Jordan, Michael Jordan's son, arrested on DUI, cocaine possession charges
Marcus Jordan, Michael Jordan's son, was arrested in Florida.
1 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
T'Wolves' Anthony Edwards on shocking Luka Dončić trade: 'You don't just trade him at 25'
The basketball world is still reeling from the blockbuster deal pulled off by the Mavericks and Lakers.
2 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
As De'Aaron Fox trade illustrates, the Bulls still don't know what they are doing
Poor trades? Holding on to assets too long? Not valuing draft capital? The Bulls do all that and still don't appear to have a real plan moving forward. Yet they have a chance to change all that.
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