Watching the Eclipse? Why Sunglasses Won't Cut It
Even though both look like tinted shades, eclipse viewers are very different from ordinary sunglasses, because they filter out far more light.
Even though both look like tinted shades, eclipse viewers are very different from ordinary sunglasses, because they filter out far more light.
Scientists are hoping to develop better treatments for nerve-gas poisoning by sending their experiments into space. Here's how this helps.
Space archaeologists want to understand the "microsociety" of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
The evidence could tell archaeologists where to look for an influential monastery.
Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass and his team say they've found evidence of a tomb that could belong to King Tut's wife.
Space watchers have seen footballs, mini-soccer balls and water balls float through the International Space Station — but never a drone ball. New footage of a Japanese robot on YouTube shows it hovering and skittering around the Destiny laboratory.
A Facebook user in Malaysia captured images of a worm with a head like a mustache.
On the two-year anniversary of the New Horizons probe's flyby of Pluto, mission scientists unveiled two detailed global maps of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon.
People with Alzheimer's disease may have higher levels of bacteria in their brains compared to people without the condition, a small new study suggests.
Throughout history, the bones of extinct giant animals were mistaken for the bones of giant humans.
Turns out, George R.R. Martin isn't far off.
A 21-year-old woman who was shot in the face as a teenager has become the youngest person in the United States to receive a face transplant.
In case you were wondering, there's no evidence that Mars hosted an alien civilization thousands of years ago, or at any time, for that matter.
The moon will pass directly between the sun and the Earth on Monday, Aug. 21, causing a total solar eclipse. If you want to see it happen, learn how to build a simple eclipse viewer out of a shoe box.
Watch the upcoming solar eclipse indirectly with this home-made viewer.
The world's first laser weapon — one that can "kill" threatening, airborne drones — is ready for action, according to news sources.
A new scientific expedition to the world's eighth continent, Zealandia, could reveal secrets about the submerged continents formation.
Researchers who study sleep now have a few theories about why we spend one-third of our lives in dreamland.