Astronomers from the University of Arizona believe an asteroid that orbits the sun may have come from the moon, but they are unsure how.
Author: Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY
Rare ‘cotton candy’ color lobster caught off the coast of Maine: ‘1 in a 100 million’ chance
Different colored lobsters are rare, but one with a cotton candy color is among the rarest, according to Get Maine Lobster.
Long before hermit crabs, the ancient penis worm used shells to defend itself, new study says
Fossils suggest priapulan worms, or penis worms, were using old shells as a means of self-defense millions of years before the hermit crab existed.
What can help fight climate change? More whale poop, study suggests
Whales are actually eating a lot more than previously thought, meaning they are also pooping more. But that’s a good thing for the ocean.
Climate change expected to impact the world’s wheat and corn crops by 2030, NASA says
NASA says crops like corn, soybeans and rice will see drops in their production by the end of the century, while wheat may thrive for a few decades.
Water has been detected in a galaxy roughly 12.8 billion light years away, researchers say
The galaxy, SPT0311-58, had evidence of water when the universe was just 780 million years old, perplexing scientists.
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting so fast, it’s raising sea levels and creating global flood risk
The second-largest ice sheet in the world has lost 3.5 trillion tons of ice in the past decade, and more could be in store by the end of the century.
You look like a seal – at least to a baby great white shark, study suggests
The great white shark is the most feared shark in the world. But new research suggests attacks on humans are mostly accidental.
Maryland man faces 20 years in prison for scheme involving fake Moderna COVID-19 website
Federal investigators say Odunayo Oluwalade and two other men created a website telling people they could buy a COVID-19 vaccine back in January.
Critically endangered California condor can reproduce asexually, new research suggests
In what is believed to be the first recorded case of the endangered species, two California condor chicks were born without a father.