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Flight of the Pongsats JP Aerospace flights rely primarily on volunteers and helium. A team will take a tray of PongSat experiments out to the desert, attach it to a helium balloon, and launch it ...

Known for their distinctive black-and-white fur, giant pandas are one of the most recognizable and beloved creatures in the world. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our Partners ...

The solitary fish named Mambo stopped eating and seemed to be missing its human visitors—so aquarists attached photos of human faces and uniforms to the side of its enclosure Sarah Kuta Daily ...

Read about the volcano that some believe almost wiped humans off the planet Donald R. Prothero Our story begins on a very bad day about 74,000 years ago. The planet was starting to move out of one ...

After discovering the ancient artwork in a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, the man surrendered it to the police. Authorities are analyzing the statue and investigating why it was abandoned Sonja ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3 years old, are the latest black-and-white bears to call the nation’s capital home Male giant panda Bao Li plays on a wooden climbing structure. Beginning on January ...

The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release under habeas corpus The solitary fish named Mambo stopped eating and ...

In places like Colorado and Minnesota, international teams of talented snow artists are creating larger-than-life masterpieces from fluffy white powder Whispers in the Breeze by Team Taiwan won ...

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation systems Ella Jeffries Staff Contributor The magnetic north pole, distinct ...

While the planets are technically always “aligned” along the same plane in our sky, seeing so many at once is a special opportunity Sara Hashemi Correspondent The next several weeks will give ...