NASA Cancels Spacewalk Over Spacesuit Water Leak
It was the second scheduled spacewalk by NASA astronauts aboard the space station that faced an interruption this month.NASA canceled…
Unlikely Wild Animals Are Being Smuggled Into U.S. Ports: Corals
With the sea creatures making up a growing share of illegal animal seizures around the world, U.S. officials are working…
At Animal Hospitals, Social Workers Offer Care for the Humans
Amy Conroy sat alone in a veterinary exam room, hands clutching a water bottle, eyes blinking back tears. Her 16-year-old…
An Odd Rock in a Box Gets Linked to a Shooting Star That Fell 54 Years Ago
An Austrian forest ranger picked up the rock in 1976. Decades later, scientists discovered the object’s origin story while digging…
How Pet Care Became a Big Business
People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal…
Piping Up at the Gates of Dawn
Since the James Webb Space Telescope began operating two years ago, astronomers have been using it to leapfrog one another…
Gilead Shot Provides Total Protection From HIV in Trial of Young African Women
An injection given just twice a year could herald a breakthrough in protecting the population that has the highest infection…
A Chemical-Sniffing Van Shows How Heat Amps Up Pollution
Two vans loaded with precision instruments trundled along the streets of New York and New Jersey in the heat earlier…
‘Tiny Crime Fighters With Wings’: Bees Go to Work on a Virginia ‘Body Farm’
By studying bees and their honey near decomposing human tissue, researchers at George Mason University hope to give crime scene…
Well Beyond the U.S., Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billions
People all over the world are facing severe heat, floods and fire, aggravated by the use of fossil fuels. The…