Science Sep 01 New satellite photos reveal extent of Harvey flooding in Houston As Harvey’s rains push northwards into Kentucky and the nation's northeast corridor, new photos reveal the extent of flooding the record-breaking storm left behind in the Houston region.
Arts Aug 29 360-video: An up-close view of a miniature world’s tiny tourist destinations Gulliver’s Gate -- an elaborate, miniature world just two blocks from New York City’s Times Square -- features 300 scenes from around the world scaled down to one-87th their real life proportions.
Science Aug 21 These photographs capture the eclipse as it crosses the continental U.S. For the first time in nearly a century, a total solar eclipse is casting a shadow from coast to coast and plunging millions of eager onlookers into temporary darkness. From the “first kiss” in Lincoln Beach, Oregon, to the final…
Science Aug 17 5 things you should remember as you prepare for the great solar eclipse If you plan to join the 5,000-year-old tradition of eclipse watching next Monday, here are five things you need to remember.
Science Jun 21 6 things you may not know about jellyfish Jennie Janssen, assistant curator of the Blue Wonders exhibit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, offers six little-known facts she wants people to know about jellies.
Science Jun 06 How Mother Nature and a Pentagon mathematician created the world’s largest instrument Deep inside the Luray Caverns, a song rises above the steady drip-drip-drip of water echoing upon limestone. The Great Stalacpipe Organ, a three-and-a-half-acre percussion instrument, is its source.
Science May 24 Brace yourself: This prosthetic engineer is giving animals a leg up Derrick Campana made the jump to animal prosthetics and orthotics 12 years ago -- when few, if anyone, created artificial limbs for dogs and other pets.
Science May 22 Cicadas strike back four years early. But why? University of Maryland entomologist Mike Raupp explores why cicadas have emerged ahead of schedule and whether climate change is a factor.
World May 18 ‘Hide no more,’ Pope Francis tells those with Huntington’s disease “May none of you ever feel you are alone; may none of you feel you are a burden; may no one feel the need to run away,” he said.
Science Apr 21 Why these people are joining — or skipping — the March for Science We asked people across the country what they thought about the March for Science. Here’s what you told us.