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The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will bring thousands of photographers to a narrow path of totality through…

QUICK FACTSName: Relief fragment with vanquished enemiesWhat it is: Painted sandstoneWhere it is from: Luxor, EgyptWhen it was made: Circa…

Science word of the day: PandoPronunciation: PAN’-dohWhat it means: In Latin, “Pando” means “I spread.” And boy, does it. Pando…

Two meteor showers will peak together overnight on Thursday, July 30, into Friday, July 31 — but skywatchers should expect…

Great white sharks can launch themselves clear out of the ocean, but why they breach so dramatically remains one of…

About 40 minutes after it landed on Mars on July 20, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 lander sent this first photo…

Redheads are a rare breed, with people who sport ginger locks making up less than 2% of the global population.…

Science word of the day: CenozoicPronunciation: See-noh-ZOH’-ihkWhat it means: The ascendency of mammals, the birth of the Himalayas, the diversification…

Archaeologists in El Salvador have uncovered the unusual burial of a face-down human skeleton that was interred along with a…

Shark Week 2026 is here! This year’s highlights include experiments testing great white intelligence, Molly Carlson’s death-defying freefall dive into…