One of Jupiter's moons, Io, has a unique relationship with the planet. When the moon passes behind Jupiter's shadow, the atmosphere collapses. This means that the sulfer-dioxide gas that makes up the atmosphere is frozen solid and drops down to…
Ninety-nine years ago, the German submarine UC-30 disappeared in the North Sea. Nobody laid eyes on it until a Danish expedition made a surprise discovery of the wreckage off the west coast of Denmark. The submarine was thought to have…
In 1587, English settlers landed on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina. But by 1590, no trace of the settlers could be found. Archaeologists digging at and near the site in 2016 made an important discovery. They discovered pottery and…
Archaeologists uncovered a cemetery in Israel that is providing clues about ancient burial practices. The human bones they discovered in the area are more than 3,000 years old. The discovery is helping scientists answer some of the questions they had…
Paleontologists from Colorado have discovered a new species of dinosaur. The skeleton was discovered during a dig in central Montana. Paleontologists from the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Research Center uncovered about 200 bones from a dinosaur they nicknamed "Ava." Initially, researchers thought…
Scientists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier recently made a huge scientific breakthrough — by accident. The women discovered the most powerful DNA editing tool that we know of. It’s called CRISPR/Cas-9, and it has the ability to edit any section…