How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy ‘kiss’
Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.
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What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025
Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.
Secrets of Alexander the Great mosaic revealed after 1st-of-its-kind analysis
There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?
There’s life beneath the snow — but it’s at risk of melting away
A soft, thick coat of snow makes a lot of the world seem to slow down or even stop — at least temporarily. The fluffy piles absorb sound and make the world quiet and still. But deep underneath, in pockets…
Argyria: The rare disease that turns people blue
Argyria is caused by a buildup of silver in the body, which discolors the skin.
Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?
Are UFO sightings a 20th-century phenomena, or did people report seeing them earlier in history?
Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year
In case you forgot it was still up there.
Ancient, engraved stones may have been buried to summon the sun
Members of a Stone Age culture in Denmark may have ritually buried stones to counter the effects of a volcanic eruption.
Stone Age people made sun stone ‘sacrifice’ to banish ‘darkened sun’ after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists say
Hundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis.
Why the FDA banned the common food dye Red No. 3
Evidence that the synthetic dye Red No. 3 is harmful comes from studies in rats, not people. Food companies now have two years to remove it from products.
