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  • When And Where To See Four Bright Planets

    When And Where To See Four Bright Planets

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    Sky-watchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on Tuesday, Aug. 12, will have glimpsed the first act of the six-planet “planet parade” that’s building in the eastern sky before sunrise. Best seen about an hour before sunrise,…

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  • Fossils reveal thriving life before Earth’s greatest mass extinction

    Fossils reveal thriving life before Earth’s greatest mass extinction

    After years of digging across Africa, scientists have built a clearer picture of life just before Earth’s worst die-off. New fossils reveal bustling ecosystems in southern Pangea, from burrowers to tusked plant-eaters to saber-toothed hunters….

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  • Fossil teeth lead to discovery of human species that lived alongside our oldest ancestors

    Fossil teeth lead to discovery of human species that lived alongside our oldest ancestors

    Fossil teeth unearthed in Ethiopia suggest two distinct human ancestor species lived…

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  • The Kryptos Key Is Going Up for Sale

    The Kryptos Key Is Going Up for Sale

    Ever since artist James Sanborn unveiled Kryptos, an outdoor sculpture that sits at CIA headquarters, amateur and professional cryptanalysts have been feverishly attempting to crack the code hidden in its nearly 1800-character message. While they…

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