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Photo: SCIEPRO / Getty Images Earth Is Getting a Front-Row Seat to One of the Rarest Asteroid Flybys Ever
NASA says the asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth, but its ultra-close flyby could be visible to billions of people.
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Most Outdoor Cats Can Adjust to Indoor Life Pretty Quickly, Study Finds
Researchers found many former outdoor cats adjusted within days or weeks, though owners often struggled with guilt.
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Photo: MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images Scientists May Have Finally Found Where Antarctica’s Blood Falls Comes From
Researchers found marine-like microbes in the red brine, suggesting it may come from ancient seawater under the ice.
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4 Lemurs Died From Human Herpes After a Bizarre Yoga Class Exposure
Researchers say that one of the infected lemurs had been used in public yoga sessions with close human contact.
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The Weird Evolutionary Reason Men and Women Have Different Pelvises
Researchers say that modern men’s hip sockets shifted forward, while women kept a more ancient pelvic shape.
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Some Humans May Still Be Carrying Neanderthal Strength in Their DNA, Study Finds
Researchers say the inherited neanderthal growth hormone receptor variant is linked to slightly more lean muscle mass.
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Photo: Andrew_Howe / Getty Images Male Songbirds Are Really Bad at Cheating on Their Mates. They Still Try, Though.
These male songbirds have a dead giveaway that females use to figure out whether a prospective mate is already taken and trying to cheat.
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Photo: VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images Sperm Whales Make One of the Loudest Sounds of Any Mammal, and Scientists Still Don’t Fully Know Why
Researchers say male sperm whales’ slow clicks can travel up to 70 kilometers and may advertise their size.
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Photo: DBenitostock / Getty Images How a 540-Million-Year-Old Poop Explosion May Have Changed Life on Earth
Researchers say early animal waste may have recycled nutrients through ancient oceans during the Cambrian explosion.
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Photo: NASA; Dr Pixel / Getty Images Why NASA Wants to Send a Laser-Powered Drone Into Caves Beneath the Moon
The LUX concept would use a fiber-optic tether to explore lunar caves that could shelter future moon bases.
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A much, much older Chilean mummy than those in question. Photo: MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images Scientists Found Smallpox DNA Hidden in 500-Year-Old Chilean Mummies
Researchers accidentally recovered variola DNA from two Indigenous adults buried during the early colonial era.
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A SpaceX Rocket Crashed Into the Moon. Here’s What the Impact Site Looks Like Now.
The impact was hard to see from Earth, but a telescope detected sodium and lithium gas above the crash site.
