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Why are rainbows shaped in a perfect arc?
If it weren't for the ground, we'd have colorful rain circles. -
James Bond has all those gadgets but no hand sanitizer. Avoid these 007 travel habits
Though his latest exploits involve outwitting a villain armed with a deadly virus in No Time To Die, James Bond is hardly known for promoting public… -
In a first test of its planetary defense efforts, NASA's going to shove an asteroid
NASA is about to launch an unprecedented mission to knock an asteroid slightly off-course.In the first real-world test of a technique that could someday… -
Why people with mental illness are at higher risk of COVID
Even before the federal government's recent decision last week to authorize COVID boosters all adults, it had already recommended them in October for… -
Man who went to space with William Shatner weeks ago dies in a plane crash
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when the small plane they were… -
Do birds have a sense of smell?
Local bird lover John Goldthwait has wondered for years. -
A food lover faces an unimaginable choice: Give up her stomach or risk a fatal cancer
"The recommended treatment is stomach removal."The genetic counselor pushed a brochure across the desk titled: No Stomach For Cancer. She had long brown… -
The biggest whales can eat the equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs in one day
The biggest animals to have ever lived on Earth gobble up much more food than scientists thought, according to a new study of filter-feeding whales that… -
Astronauts grew green chile on the space station and made themselves space tacos
Outer space just got a little more delicious. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station had the pleasure of dining on space tacos last weekend:… -
Here's why you might see the northern lights this Halloween weekend
If you're looking for a good Halloween lights display this weekend, you may only need to look up at the sky. The northern lights, or aurora borealis,…