Andy Weir says his sci-fi audio drama 'Exoplanet' is a way to 'revive the old art of radio plays' (interview)
"Earlier on in my life, even before 'The Martian,' I wanted to bring back audio-only entertainment."
Blue Origin announces 3rd stage for its powerful New Glenn rocket —and a new engine
Blue Origin has developed a third stage for its New Glenn rocket, which it says will make the launcher even more flexibl...
Over 1,000 tonnes of sewage seen at landfill site
Image caption, Waste dumped at the landfill site on the outskirts of FinningleyByDanny HalpinYorkshirePublished32 minute...
2,800-year-old tomb in Siberia has evidence of the earliest use of cannabis — possibly as a way to calm human sacrifice victims
Seeds found in an ancient grave and chemical compounds discovered in mummy hair have revealed people got high on marijua...
Cryptic padlock from a 400-year-old shipwreck finally opened — but it leaves a mystery
Researchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the An...
Were These Ancient Siberian Nomads the First Stoners?
Scientists ran a drug test on hair found in a 2,800-year-old burial mound. It came back positive for pot, the earliest k...
Earth has captured a new mini moon — but it won't stick around for long
Earth has caught itself a new mini-moon, and QQ8 is sticking around for Christmas.
On this day in space! Nov. 5, 2002: NASA's Galileo spacecraft flies by Jupiter moon Almathea only to find it's a 'pile of icy rubble less dense than water'
On Nov. 5, 2002, NASA's old Galileo spacecraft flew by a small moon called Amalthea and made a surprising find. Here's w...
You don't have to go to the moon to see Earth differently: Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover on what really matters
After a record-breaking journey around the moon, Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover explains why you don't need to travel...
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1,600-year-old burial holds remains of man infected with a 'very rare' strain of leprosy in Germany
A high-status burial surprised archaeologists when they discovered leprosy in a man's bones from the fifth century.
'We’re looking at how a bear sees the world': From forest trails to 'Sims for Bears,' researchers are learning how grizzlies navigate a fragmented wilderness
Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are decoding grizzly bears' behavior to learn how they navigate a human-dominated worl...