China claims success as lunar probe unfurls flag, collects rock samples
China hails its lunar probe mission as a success after unfurling a Chinese flag on the far side of the moon and collecting rock and soil samples.
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Book excerpt: "Challenger" by Adam Higginbotham
The British journalist and author of "Midnight in Chernobyl" returns with his exhaustively-researched new book about the 1986 space shuttle disaster.
Tiny fern breaks world record for largest genome on Earth
The New Caledonian fern, Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has more than 50 times more DNA packed into the nucleus of its cells than humans do.
The bird flu vaccine is made with eggs. That has scientists worried.
The spread of an avian flu virus in cattle has again brought public health attention to the potential for a global pandemic. Fighting it would depend, for now, on 1940s technology that makes vaccines from hens' eggs.
Here's the full list of hurricane names for the 2024 season
The full list of hurricane names for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season include Beryl, Joyce and Kirk.
Euclid telescope captures dazzling new images of cosmos
Shining galaxies, a purple and orange star nursery and a spiral galaxy are among the new images.
Solar storm forecasts could improve after new discovery about sun
New research indicates the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict extreme solar storms.
Eye on America: Protecting the environment
In California, we learn how the site of past environmental disasters could be a key to America's clean energy future. Then in Florida, we explore restoration efforts to reverse years of devastation in the Everglades. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.
Discovery of long-lost river may solve ancient pyramid mystery
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
New study may solve mystery about warm-blooded dinosaurs
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
