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Google's 'moonshot factory' creates new internet with fingernail-sized chip that fires data around the world using light beams
Google X has introduced the Taara chip, a fingernail-sized invention that taps the "virtually limitless" potential of light-based internet connectivity.
Scientists find evidence of 'supernova graveyard' at the bottom of the sea — and possibly on the surface of the moon
After finding the debris of two colliding stars swimming in the ocean, researchers are after more evidence from the lunar soil.
Scientists create new map showing ice-free Antarctica in more detail than ever before
Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.
Diagnostic dilemma: After surgery, a 17-year-old could speak only a foreign language
While waking up from knee surgery, a 17-year-old boy temporarily lost his ability to speak in his native language.
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were carried away on stretchers after return from space. Here's why that's normal.
When astronauts return from a prolonged visit to space, they are often carried out of their capsules and placed on stretchers. The 'stranded' astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were no exception. Here's why.
'Welcome home!': NASA astronauts who spent 9 months in orbit finally back on Earth
After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have splash-landed off the coast of Florida.
Solar eclipse glasses: Where to buy a safe, certified pair before the March 29 eclipse
You MUST wear protective eyewear to view a partial solar eclipse like the one coming to North American on March 29. Here's how to find a pair of certified solar eclipse glasses from an approved vendor.
'Not enough survives to read the king's name': Tomb discovered of unknown ancient Egyptian pharaoh
A king's tomb dating back around 3,600 years has been discovered at Abydos, Egypt.
Alaskan volcano Mount Spurr showing activity that will 'most likely end in an explosive eruption,' scientist says
Mount Spurr near Anchorage has been showing signs of unrest for a year. Now scientists think it's creeping closer to an eruption.
2,200-year-old shackles discovered at ancient Egyptian gold mine
The discovery of two sets of iron ankle shackles at an ancient Egyptian gold mine reveals forced labor.
NASA captures stunning new image of shock waves from next-gen supersonic plane as it flies across the sun
New photograph captures breathtaking sight of history-making Boom Supersonic's XB-1 passenger plane as it hits supersonic speeds while flying across the sun
1st glacier declared dead from climate change seen in before and after images
Earth from space Satellite images taken more than three decades apart show the disappearance of Iceland's Okjökull, the first glacier to be officially declared dead as a result of human-caused climate change.
Vernal equinox: How to see spring begin, just by looking at the stars
You can tell spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere just by looking at the stars. Here's how to easily spot the Spring Triangle without a telescope.
'Mystery population' of human ancestors gave us 20% of our genes and may have boosted our brain function
A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history.
European hunter-gatherers boated to North Africa during Stone Age, ancient DNA suggests
DNA recovered from archaeological remains of ancient humans who lived in what is now Tunisia and northeastern Algeria reveals that European hunter-gatherers may have visited North Africa by boat around 8,500 years ago.
Iguanas sailed one-fifth of the way around the world on rafts 34 million years ago
Ancient iguanas sailed around 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji by clinging to floating vegetation, new research suggests.
'More people are in harm's way': Tornadoes are shifting east of Tornado Alley, forecasters warn
Venomous snake with 3 fangs may be the 'most dangerous death adder in the world'
A death adder at an Australian wildlife park found to have three fangs that all produce deadly neurotoxic venom.
When will the 'stranded' NASA astronauts return to Earth?
After spending more than nine months in space, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally coming home. NASA is targeting a Tuesday evening (March 18) splashdown for the returning astronauts, if weather conditions remain favorable.
