April 20, 2021

The first meteor shower of the year is starting! Here’s how you can see it

The first meteor shower of spring is peaking Thursday morning. The Lyrid meteor shower, which happens in late April each

Major earthquake fault study reveals how Earth controls the magnitude of ruptures

There’s more than 32 times as much energy in a magnitude 8 earthquake as there is in a magnitude 7

We finally know how the biggest nuts always rise to the top

The problem starts with Brazil nuts. The large edible seeds are a common fixture in mixed nut bags, but they’re

Ancient bear DNA sequenced from old cave dirt in historic first for science

The dirt scattered across the floor of an ancient, remote cave in Mexico has yielded a new source of viable