In these waning days of December, last January seems very far away. Our family calendar for that month still speaks of what was then...
Scientists think they’ve detected radio emissions from an alien world
Scientists may have detected radio emissions from a planet orbiting a star beyond our sun for the first time.
Newly discovered fungi turn flies into zombies and devour them from the inside out
Two newly discovered fungi eat flies from the inside out while dropping new spores out of holes dissolved in the living flies’ abdomens.
Invisible ‘arches of chaos’ span the solar system
Scientists have mapped the “arches of chaos:” a vast network of arching structures filling the solar system that could one day aid space travel.
Angel, devil and blood-red heart appear at Martian south pole
It’s summer in Mars’ southern hemisphere, and strange structures are crawling out of the ice.
What will life be like after the coronavirus pandemic ends?
As 2020 blessedly clangs to a close, it’s tempting to wonder where we’re headed once the pandemic is history. In the spirit of year-end...
The exiles and the inmates: The heart-wrenching hand dealt to Hong Kong’s democracy activists
In the dark small hours, two recurring nightmares terrorize the sleep of Eddie Chu. In the first, he is lost overseas and cannot get...
Nigerian government: Military has rescued all kidnapped schoolboys
More than 300 schoolboys who were abducted last week in northwestern Nigeria have been freed, according to the Nigerian government. CNN’s Arwa Damon reports.
Russia’s doping ban reduced to two years, Court of Arbitration for Sport rules
Russia’s ban from major international sporting events has been halved by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the country will still not...
How Europe will vaccinate 448 million people
In the name of “science and solidarity,” the European Commission has secured over 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for the bloc since June.
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now