Marvel fans and movie enthusiasts worldwide are
mourning the sudden death of Hollywood star
Chadwick Boseman. The 43-year-old actor, best
known for his portrayal of T'Challa — the king
and protector of the fictional African nation of
Wakanda in Black Panther — passed away on
August 28, 2020, after a four year battle with c......
Read news articleScientists from the University of Texas at Austin
have finally solved the mystery of a massive
fossil that has been sitting unlabeled and
unidentified at a Chilean museum for almost a
decade. The relic, which resembles a deflated
football, is the largest-known soft-shelled egg
from a marine reptile that inhabited Earth over ......
Read news articleNorth America's relatively calm summer weather
ended last week when a powerful derecho swept
across the Midwest — from South Dakota to Ohio
— on August 10, 2020, and a rare firenado
struck Northern California on August 15, 2020. If
you are like most people, you have probably
never heard of either of the rare natural pheno......
Read news articleOver the years, researchers have made
numerous attempts to make Harry Potter's
invisibility cloak a reality. While each version has
been slightly better, none have come close to
the one donned by the young wizard. Now,
scientists may be able to get some tips from an
unlikely source — ultra-black deep-sea fish that......
Read news articleSpaceX's first-ever passenger flight to the
International Space Station (ISS) ended
successfully on August 2, 2020, when Crew
Dragon Endeavour splashed into the Gulf of
Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. After a
series of safety checks, the recovery teams
unlocked the capsule's hatch and quickly whisk......
Read news articleMale birds typically sing the same tunes as the
rest of their species because an unrecognizable
song defeats the two primary reasons for their
crooning — to establish and defend their territory
and to attract mates. While the songs, which are
passed down from generation to generation, may
vary slightly by region, any new compositions ......
Read news articleScattered across the ocean bed, and often
hidden from the human eye, are hundreds, or
perhaps even thousands, of "blue holes." The
massive underwater sinkholes, which host a
diverse biological community — ranging from
coral to sponges to sharks to sea turtles — were
formed thousands of years ago when groundw......
Read news articleEven those not normally interested in astronomy
will find it hard to resist NEOWISE, the brightest
comet to grace our skies since the 1997
appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp. The spectacular
cosmic snowball of frozen gas, rock, and dust
has been visible to those willing to wake up
before dawn since early July. However, it has no......
Read news articleFormer US President Ronald Reagan's love for
jelly beans, which were a staple offering during
his 8-year-term in office, is well-documented.
However, the country's 40th head of state also
had another guilty pleasure — ice cream, which
he described as "[a] nutritious and wholesome
food." To give the delicious treat the respect it ......
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