Mysterious glowing orbs over Mitchell Flat in far West Texas have drawn tourists, scientists and decades of competing theories but no definitive explanation
Yale-trained Robert Schoch argues erosion patterns on the Giza monument point to heavy precipitation and a possible age far older than the conventional c. 2500 BCE dating; mainstream Egyptologists dispute the interpretation.
Laura Marie will train as one of two alternates for NASA's second CHAPEA mission, spending 378 days inside the Mars Dune Alpha habitat if needed
Ruth, a 43-year-old African savanna elephant, recovered after slipping during a tussle and is being closely monitored by veterinary staff
Food chemists explain that raising pH accelerates the Maillard reaction but can also weaken onion structure; a separate study finds a sharp, slow cut reduces tearing.
Kent Police reunited the marsupial with its owner after it was found on Trolling Down Hill in Dartford; researchers say wallabies can survive in the UK climate.
USGS reports quake centered about 111.7 km east of Petropavlovsk‑Kamchatsky at a depth of 39 km; region has seen multiple large quakes this year
Saturn opposition, Orionid meteors and two supermoons are among the highlights after the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22
Researchers at the University of St. Andrews report ions in solar flares could reach temperatures more than 6.5 times earlier estimates, a finding that may affect space weather forecasting