NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed the InSight lander, as well as the hardware that helped the stationary robot ace its Nov. 26 touchdown on the equatorial plain known as Elysium Planitia.
Time Travel Is Possible — But Only If You Have an Object With Infinite Mass
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Who wouldn't want to travel in time, glimpsing the dinosaurs or peeking at humans 2,000 years from now? Now physicists have designed a time machine that seems deceptively simple.
Scientists Try to Save Woolly Monkeys from Extinction … by Training Them to Be Wild Again
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Colombian researchers hope to revive an endangered species by rehabilitating monkeys confiscated from smugglers. The captive animals' struggles show that survival is not guaranteed.
Leo DiCaprio's Rumored Plan to Buy a Dinosaur Duo Has Paleontologists Upset
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Leonardo DiCaprio is rumored to be in the market for a $2.5 million dinosaur duo: a meat-eating Allosaurus mother and babe, according to Page Six in the New York Post.
What Lies Beneath the Transylvanian Castle That Imprisoned 'Dracula'?
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A castle where the bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler was once imprisoned is slowly revealing its secrets, thanks to new radar scans of the ground below the structure.
Where DOES Space Begin? Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Flies Right into the Debate
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«SpaceShipTwo, welcome to space,» reads a triumphant tweet from Virgin Galactic posted during today's successful test flight after the company's vehicle reached 51.4 miles (82.7 kilometers) in altitude.
Huge Marsupial Lion Terrorized Ancient Australia, Sat Adorably on Its Tail
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The marsupial lion has long mystified scientists. But the recent discovery of more of its fossils, including a nearly complete skeleton of the extinct beast, has revealed some of its secrets.
Some Kotex Tampons Recalled After Reports of 'Pieces Left in the Body'
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Certain Kotex tampons are being recalled after some users reported that the product unraveled or came apart, and in some cases, resulted in «pieces left in the body.»
8,300-Year-Old Stone Snake Heads Reveal Stone Age Ritual Ceremonies
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What might be passed over as two oddly shaped rocks are the work of Stone Age artisans who sculpted the rocks into beady-eyed snake heads, archaeologists have found.
Cannibalism? Nope, This 8,000-Year-Old Man Was Likely Burned in a Ritual
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The shattered skull of a hunter who lived about 8,000 years ago isn’t evidence of cannibalism, as scientists previously thought. Rather, the hunter died in a grisly murder, new research suggests.
'Miracle' Excavation of 'Little Foot' Skeleton Reveals Mysterious Human Relative
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Following an epic 20-year-long excavation in South Africa, researchers have finally recovered and cleaned the nearly-complete skeleton of an ancient human relative.
Asteroid Bennu Had Water! NASA Probe Makes Tantalizing Find
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe, which just arrived at the asteroid Bennu last week, has already found lots of hydrated minerals on the space rock, mission team members announced today (Dec. 10).
