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Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo at the Mojave Air and Space Port, California. (Photo credit: Land Rover MENA)

First Commercial Spaceflight by Virgin Galactic Planned for This Year

Richard Branson playing catch-up to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in billionaire space race.

Jean-Jacques Savin crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel at the age of 72.

A 72-Year-Old Just Crossed the Atlantic in an Unpowered Wooden Barrel

Beluga Whale

Is a Beluga Whale Working for the Russian Navy?

Researchers at UCLA developed Snow TENG to harvest electricity from snow.

Researchers Figured Out How to Harvest Electricity From Snow

Vietnam Literally Just Had Its Hottest Day Ever

Vietnam Literally Just Had Its Hottest Day Ever

First image of a black hole (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

How Global Teamwork Helped Create the First Black Hole Image

Lyrid meteor shower lights the sky. (GettyImages)

When to Look for the Lyrid Meteor Shower

This Hypercarnivore Ruled the African Food Chain 22 Million Years Ago

This Hypercarnivore Ruled the African Food Chain 22 Million Years Ago

A new Consumer Reports investigation finds unsafe levels of arsenic in six bottled water brands.

Report: Dr Pepper, Whole Foods Bottled Water Has Unsafe Levels of Arsenic

Ocean Plastic Pollution

There’s Even More Plastic in the Ocean Than We Thought

A newfangled cereal comes from a perennial grain. (Getty)

How a Different Kind of Cereal Could Help Save the Planet

Scott Kelly in space

How a Year in Space Impacted Scott Kelly and His Twin Brother

human cousin bones found

Bones Found in Philippines Cave Reveal Evidence of New Human Cousin

black hole

The World Just Got its First Look Inside a Black Hole

Jane Goodall birthday

Jane Goodall’s 7 Most Thought-Provoking Quotes on Her 85th Birthday

salt cave

Israel Is Now Home to the World’s Longest Salt Cave

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Princeton, New Jersey: Physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), seated in book-filled office. (Getty Images)

How Einstein Found the Formula for Failure

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral with its Crew Dragon capsule aboard on March 2, 2019. This SpaceX mission was an unmanned test run for the next launch, where the Crew Dragon capsule will take astronauts to the International Space Station. (Photo credit: Diana Crandall, RealClearLife)

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Docks With ISS as New Era of Manned Space Exploration Debuts

Hurrican Harvey

Endangered Animals From Each of the 50 States

Solar eruptions can pose a far-off but catastrophic threat to electrical grids. (Getty Images)

What Are GMDs and Why Is the US Government Worried About Them?

Grey Reef Shark during feeding frenzy, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, Australia (Photo by Reinhard Dirscherlullstein bild via Getty Images)

Report: Number of Shark Attacks Increasing in US and Australia

Detail of a portrait of Charles Darwin with selective focus on the eyes. (Getty)

How Charles Darwin Spawned So Much Pseudo-Scientific Racism

NASA

These Tiny NASA Mistakes Had Huge Consequences

volcanic lightning

How Scientists Use Volcanic Lightning

underwater wonders

Underwater Wonders That Will Blow Your Mind

Ice fishing hole, fishing rods and trout. Stock photo. (Getty)

World’s 10 Best Ice Fishing Spots—and What to Catch There

(Photo by Dana Berry)

Meet the Man Behind The Stunning Space Visuals You Love

Goliath Tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath) caught in Congo on the Congo river. (Getty)

The 7 Most Hard-to-Catch Fish in the World — And Where to Find Them

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