Meteor Shower From Halley's Comet Set to Peak in Night Sky This Week
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be hitting the night skies this week, here, at the beginning of May 2021.
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See Rare Sunrise Spectacular As Solar Eclipse Hits Parts of U.S. and Canada This Week
On June 10, prepare to see the 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse—if you're in the right place, such as north east Canada.
The Planets are Prepping for An Epic Alignment - Here's How to Watch it Shape Up
From April to June this year, a rare conjunction will see Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and Mars all join each other in the pre-dawn sky.
Brightest Jupiter in 70 Years Appears in the East Two Hours After Sundown Thanks to Near-Perfect "Opposition"
Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is now the brightest light in the eastern night sky by a country mile.
Stargazing in December: Check Out the 'Mars Ballet', a Meteor Shower, and The 'Cold Moon'
This month is the brightest time to see Mars, the longest night of the year, and will also feature the Geminid Meteor Shower.
Astounding Fossil Discovery in California After Man Looks Closely at Petrified Tree And Finds Bones of Great Beasts
The remains of a petrified forest, an intact mastodon skull, and more were found on the banks of the Mokelumne River watershed in California.
Giant Rhinoceros Skeleton Found in China - One of the Largest Land Mammals Ever (Look)
The skeleton of a new species of paraceratherium, or giant rhinoceros, is one of the largest land mammals ever recorded.
'Once-in-a generation' Fossil Discovery Reveals New Species in 16-Million-Year-old Amber
A tardigrade fossil has been discovered in a once in a lifetime find. It shows a new species in 16-million-year-old amber.
Exquisitely Preserved Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Egg
A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between bird and dinosaur behavior.
Whales Once Walked Along the Coasts of North America … Wait, What?
A tooth found in North Carolina was identified recently as perhaps coming from a 4-legged whale that swam all the way from Pakistan.
Neanderthals May Hold Clues as to Why Modern Humans Suffer Lower Back Pain
A new NYU analysis considers backbone differences between humans and Neandertals — and the possible impact of industrialization.
Paleontologists Discover Fossil Shows That Dinosaurs Had 'Belly Buttons'
Thanks to an 'incredible' fossil, paleontologists have confirmed that dinosaurs indeed had belly buttons-and set a world record.
Canada Schoolteacher Finds Fossil that May Be 300 Million Years Old and Could Re-Write Fossil Record
Taking pictures and sending them to her mother sent off a chain reaction that had paleontologists racing to the cape.
Scientists Unearth Africa's Oldest Known Dinosaur, Filling a Critical Gap in the Fossil Record
A sauropod, the animal found in northern Zimbabwe is estimated to have been 6 feet long with a long tail, weighing 20-65 pounds.
This 120-Million Year Old Bird/Dinosaur Hybrid Is Teaching Us How Birds Came to Be
A bizarre cross between a bird and a dinosaur had blue, brown and grey feathers, and a brain that could both smell well and see well.
The 'T. Rex of its Day' Lived 340 million Years Ago with Razor Sharp Teeth and Strange Connection to Us
Named Whatcheeria deltae, it had huge razor sharp teeth, and was also one of the first creatures ever to hunt on land.
A Fossil Found in Museum's Storeroom Cupboard Has Shifted the Origin of Modern Lizards Back 35 Million Years
An English fossil found in a museum's storeroom has shifted the origin of modern lizards back 35 million years, according to new research.
Ginkgo Trees Were Going Extinct on Their Own; Then Humans Saved These 'Living Fossils' So Now They're Everywhere
The Ginkgo tree, while beautiful on city streets, has a sad evolutionary history in which it was only saved by extinction by meeting humans.
Spectacular Fossils Discovered from Prehistoric Rainforest Reveal Intimate Details From 11 Million Years Ago
Australia was once covered in rainforest, and hundreds of picture perfect fossils have turned up in NSW detailing that ancient ecosystem.
First Ever Perfectly-Preserved Extinct Ice Age Cave Bear Discovered by Reindeer Herders in the Russian Arctic
Herders in Siberia discoverd the remains of a mummified cave bear encased in permafrost with its nose and soft organs perfectly intact.