Becky Ferreira
Contributor
Nuclear Weapons Turned Wild Boars Into an Irradiated Menace, Study Finds
German wild boars, which are overpopulated, are so irradiated that they're not safe to eat. Now, we know why: nuke tests.
Tiny Metal Spheres Recovered from Ocean Floor Likely Interstellar, Alien-Hunting Harvard Astronomer Says
Possible meteor remnants found below the waves are likely interstellar, Avi Loeb's team says, but other scientists think the conclusion is premature.
Scientists Discovered Something We've Never Seen on the Sun, and It Could Explain a Lot
Newly-discovered "picoflares" could solve longstanding mysteries about solar winds.
Thousands of Octopuses Gather at This Mysterious Spot. Now, We Know Why.
The "Octopus Garden" is the location of the largest gathering of octopuses anywhere on Earth, and new research has an explanation.
It's Getting Too Hot for Tropical Trees to Photosynthesize, Scientists Warn
A small fraction of tropical tree leaves already pass the threshold, scientists estimate, and that number could grow under worst-case climate models.
India Has Landed a Rover on the Moon in Historic Milestone
India is now the fourth nation ever to land on the moon, and Chandrayaan-3 is the first mission to explore the surface of the Moon’s South Pole.
Watch Live: India to Make Robot Moon Landing After Its Last One Crashed
The Chandrayaan-3 mission will attempt to land on the lunar surface on Wednesday morning, and would be the country's first successful moon landing.
Russia's First Lunar Mission in 47 Years Has Crashed Into the Moon
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft "ceased its existence" after colliding with the lunar surface, the Roscosmos space agency announced.
Russia Will Launch Its First Mission to the Moon in Decades Tomorrow
Russia hasn't landed anything on the moon in nearly 50 years, and will make an attempt on Friday.
Curiosity Rover Finds ‘Striking’ Evidence of Habitable Seasons on Mars
Evidence of the process "that leads to life is available on Mars, somewhere. Now, with this discovery, we are closing in on that."
'Unbelievable': Astronomer Claims 'Direct Evidence' of Gravity Breaking Down
“I was feeling like I was dreaming. It seemed so unreal. This is because my results did not match any previous results," said astronomer Kyu-Hyun Chae.
To Change Our Human Perspective, We Need to See What Lurks In the Deep Ocean
"The descent into the underworld is going to test you, but it is also where the treasures are," says author Susan Casey.