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You're Eating About a Credit Card's Worth of Plastic Every Week Oh, Yuck!

By Staff Reporter - Jun 14, 2019 11:20 AM EDT

From the top of Mount Everest to the deepest oceans, we know that plastic trash is everywhere on Earth. Now we know it's in us, too.

In 'Billion to One' Tragedy Lightning Kills 2 Giraffes at Same Florida Wildlife Park

By Staff Reporter - Jun 17, 2019 04:36 PM EDT

In what park officials called a "billion to one" tragedy, two giraffes were killed by lightning at a Florida safari park. Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, Florida, said Tuesday that recent medical reports confirmed that the giraffes died instantly last month when they were struck by lightning.

Everything You Know About Energy in the US might be Wrong, On World Environment Day

By Staff Reporter - Jun 05, 2019 02:58 PM EDT

The energy landscape changes so fast, even experts have trouble keeping up. Prices for renewable power are plummeting, technologies for storage are becoming more cost-effective and what's competitive today isn't what was competitive five years ago -shifts that will only increase in the coming years.

Study: Chemists finds how blue light speeds blindness

By Staff Reporter - Aug 08, 2018 06:51 PM EDT

Study: Chemists finds how blue light speeds blindness

Hunting squid slowed by rising carbon levels

By Staff Reporter - Mar 21, 2018 06:57 PM EDT

Hunting squid slowed by rising carbon levels

Team discovers that wind moves microinvertebrates across desert

By Staff Reporter - Mar 14, 2018 02:35 PM EDT

Team discovers that wind moves microinvertebrates across desert

Japan launches the world's lowest orbiting satellite

By Staff Reporter - Jan 03, 2018 03:10 PM EST

Japan launches the world's lowest orbiting satellite

SpaceX Completes Launch Of Used Rocket And Lands Successfully; What Is Elon Musk's Next Goal?

By Jeff Thompson - Mar 31, 2017 12:49 PM EDT

The relaunch of the used rocket and its return is a big milestone for the future missions of SpaceX.

Blue Origin Comes Up With Space Tourism Capsule; Newest Space Travel Passenger Capsule Comes With Great Interior And Large Windows

By Jeff Thompson - Mar 30, 2017 06:54 PM EDT

The space capsule from Blue Origin is found to be more spacious and sleeky with large windows.

SpaceX Prepares For Unique Feat Of Re-launching Used Rocket; Will They Make It This Time?

By Jeff Thompson - Mar 29, 2017 01:53 PM EDT

SpaceX uses the first stage of the Falcon 9 to launch again by refueling it.

Climate Change Becomes More Evident: Irregular Jet Streams Causing Extreme Weather Conditions

By Jeff Thompson - Mar 28, 2017 05:03 PM EDT

The increased reporting of the flood, heavy rain, drought, and heat winds in recent years are due to the extended period of patterns.

Largest Dinosaur Footprint Found In Western Australia; Aussie Jurassic Park Wealth Of Information For Researchers

By Carrie Winters - Mar 28, 2017 05:38 AM EDT

The largest dinosaur footprint had been discovered by scientists in Western Australia. The track is known to be from a sauropod or long-necked dinosaur.

Orca Whales Exhale Bad Breath, Human Waste Can Be Cause For Bacteria In The System, Study Finds

By Carrie Winters - Mar 27, 2017 09:47 PM EDT

Orca whales have bad breath when they exhale. These bacteria that can cause infection may come from human waste.

Supermassive Black Hole Being Pushed Away By Gravitational Waves From Its Galaxy, Observers Say

By Jeff Thompson - Mar 27, 2017 06:55 PM EDT

A supermassive black hole is really large by its weight, and it is a billion-solar-mass object.

Astronauts Conduct A Spacewalk At International Space Station To Prepare It For Commercial Spacecraft Docking

By Jeff Thompson - Mar 25, 2017 06:23 PM EDT

Astronauts will conduct two more spacewalks in the next two weeks to make a secondary dock port.

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