Scientists may have pinpointed the true origin of the Hope Diamond and other pristine...
Researchers may have found the true origin of the Hope Diamond, the Koh-i-noor and other famous, flawless gemstones. These diamonds, known collectively as the...
NASA reveals ‘glass-smooth lake of cooling lava’ on surface of Jupiter’s moon Io
A new animation reveals an enormous lava lake on the surface of Jupiter's moon Io. The close-up view comes from NASA's Juno spacecraft, which...
Space photo of the week: Bizarre ‘Helix Galaxy’ is unlike any other in the...
What it is: NGC 2685, a lenticular and "polar ring" galaxy Where it is: 40 million light-years away, in the constellation Ursa Major When it...
Why do cats’ claws retract but dogs’ claws don’t?
Imagine the sound of a dog walking across a tile floor, the "click, click, click" of its claws tapping against the ground. Now,...
Invasive species sound off about impending ecosystem changes
Anticipating changes to ecosystems is often at best an educated guess, but what if there was a way to better tune into possible...
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Archegos’ Bill Hwang deserves 21 years in prison, US says By Reuters
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Hwang, the founder of Archegos Capital Management, should spend 21 years in prison for...
Mushroom houses for Gaza? Arab designers offer home-grown innovations
As winter descends on Gaza's tent cities, emergency housing made from mushrooms could keep out the cold -- just one of several sustainable,...
