A stargazer standing next to a telescope and looking up at the sky as a meteor shoots overhead
A stargazer standing next to a telescope and looking up at the sky as a meteor shoots overhead

Meteor Shower Will Make "Fireballs" in the Sky

Here's how to see it, starting this Friday.
A father and daughter stargazing at dusk while using a telescope
A father and daughter stargazing at dusk while using a telescope

6 Stargazing Secrets From Astronomy Experts

Get the most out of this nighttime activity.
Scientist holds and examine samples
Scientist holds and examine samples

32 Greatest Recent Scientific Discoveries

Wild discoveries from the recent past.
A person standing outside their tent looking up at shooting starts during a meteor shower
A person standing outside their tent looking up at shooting starts during a meteor shower

Meteor Shower Will Look Like the "Sky Raining Blood"

The event peaks Saturday. Here's how to see it.
A person watching a meteor shower in the night sky standing next to their tent
A person watching a meteor shower in the night sky standing next to their tent

Meteor Shower Will Make "Fireballs" in the Sky

Here's how to see the spectacle, starting Saturday.
Redheaded woman with glasses looking at the camera with surprise
Redheaded woman with glasses looking at the camera with surprise

65 Wild Science Trivia Questions and Answers

How much can you remember from high school?
Female brown widow spider
Female brown widow spider

Venomous Brown Widow Spiders Are on the Rise

The species is especially aggressive.
The silhouette of someone standing by the ocean and looking up at the moon and planets in the night sky at dusk
The silhouette of someone standing by the ocean and looking up at the moon and planets in the night sky at dusk

5 Planets Are Aligned and Visible This Week

Here's how to spot the "noteworthy" celestial event.
5 Ways to Appear More Attractive Instantly
5 Ways to Appear More Attractive Instantly

5 Ways to Appear More Attractive Instantly

Help yourself with these science-backed tips.

A person holding a thermometer in freezing weather while bundled from head to toe and covered in frost
A person holding a thermometer in freezing weather while bundled from head to toe and covered in frost

U.S. Just Recorded Its Coldest-Ever Temperature

Could you survive this New Hampshire record?
Characters from "The Last of US" HBO TV show.
Characters from "The Last of US" HBO TV show.

​​The Zombie Fungus From “The Last of Us” Is Real, Scientists Say—Here’s What We Know 

HBO’s new hit drama series The Last of Us has become a water-cooler show on...
A family camping in a tent while looking up at the Milky Way and night sky
A family camping in a tent while looking up at the Milky Way and night sky

Rare Green Comet Passing Earth Now Visible

You won't even need a telescope to spot it.
A woman using special glasses to watch a solar eclipse
A woman using special glasses to watch a solar eclipse

Next Total Solar Eclipse Will Be Last Until 2044

NASA says you'll have to wait for the next one.
A couple using binoculars and a telescope to stargaze
A couple using binoculars and a telescope to stargaze

Rare Green Comet Appears in the Sky Tonight

It's the first time we can see it in 50,000 years.
A woman taking a photo of the crater rim of a volcano
A woman taking a photo of the crater rim of a volcano

This National Park Is Closing Areas to Visitors

The changes come amid "elevated seismic activity."
An entrance sign for Yellowstone National Park
An entrance sign for Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park's Roads Are "Melting"

Here's what that means for visitors.
sequoia tree
sequoia tree

Yosemite Trees Are Being Cut Down

Park officials say it's for a very good reason.
Man looking at moon with telescope
Man looking at moon with telescope

30 Moon Facts That Are Out of This World

Did you know it's actually lemon-shaped?
what women are looking for in casual sex
what women are looking for in casual sex

The Shocking Sign a Woman Finds You Attractive

Turns out men and women experience this differently.
Main with pain in his arm
Main with pain in his arm

This Is the Most Painful Insect Sting in the World

A scientist got repeatedly stung in the name of science.