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Here’s How You Can Own Your Very Own Stegosaurus
February 18, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
A nearly complete stegosaurus fossil, unearthed in Colorado, goes up for auction next month. But some experts say it belongs in a museum, not a private collection.
Study Offers New Clue On How Pyramids Were Built
February 14, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
How did ancient Egyptians move those giant stone blocks to build the pyramids? Researchers think they may have figured it out.
Mosquitoes Use Infrared To Hunt Humans, Study Finds
January 29, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
We already knew mosquitoes were fierce hunters. Now, new research sheds light on how they target humans, even when wind and other factors get in the way of their senses. The study’s authors hope the findings will help develop new ways to combat mosquitoes and diseases they carry, including west nile virus, encephalitis and malaria. They say this is especially important as the range of mosquitoes spreads in a warming world.
Treasure Hunter Uses Mad Weather Skills To Find Prize
November 4, 2024, 12:00 pm EST
Meteorologist Dan Leonard had a leg up on everyone else competing in a treasure hunt game called Project Skydrop, where a prize was hidden in a patch of Northeast woods. Leonard, a senior meteorologist at The Weather Company, the parent company of weather.com, looked to the sky, space and temperature data for clues. Here’s how he ultimately won the prize.
Meteorologist Turned Treasure Hunter Finds 'Needle In A Haystack'
October 25, 2024, 5:24 pm EDT
Meteorologist Dan Leonard claimed a hefty prize by using weather skills to win a treasure hunt in the Massachusetts woods.
Earth’s Core Slowed Down So Much It’s In Reverse, Study Says
October 5, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT
Despite what you’ve seen in the movies, no one’s made the journey to the center of the Earth, but new research is adding to hotly debated theories of what’s happening at the planet’s core. Watch the video to see what the new study has revealed.
Look Inside The Planet’s Deepest Underwater Sinkhole
August 16, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT
As featured in <a href='https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1387235/full'>Frontiers,</a> a seemingly bottomless sinkhole called Taam Ja' Blue Hole, has been crowned the new titan of the deep.
Geologist: We Know Where The Mona Lisa Was Painted
May 31, 2024, 6:07 am EDT
One of the enduring mysteries of the famous Mona Lisa painting may finally be solved. One scientist believes she knows the exact location depicted in the painting’s background. See if you agree.
Darwin200 Project Sets Sail To Retrace Charles Darwin's Legendary Expedition
May 29, 2024, 6:05 am EDT
A group of experts is reviving Charles Darwin's acclaimed voyage around the globe, training the next generation of scientists and sharing their findings through real-time updates along the way.
Paintings Of Trojan War Figures Found In Pompeii
May 18, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered a banquet hall decorated with frescoes of Trojan War figures like Helen of Troy.