How to watch the annual Draconid meteor shower

It might be hard to watch the celestial event however because the full Hunter's Moon, which peaks on the same nights is expected to outshine the shooting stars.

Wildlife agencies finding elevated 'forever chemicals' in deer, fish

The discovery is prompting health advisories in parts of the country where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy.

SpaceX launches NASA, Japanese, Russian astronaut crew from Florida

Four astronauts from three countries launched on Wednesday with SpaceX on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. 

Wild turkey causes chaos after breaking into Ohio home

The turkey caused quite the chaos in this Ohio home, smashing (twice!) through a window while escaping police.

Fat Bear Week 2022: Meet this year's chunky challengers competing for the top spot

Bears are preparing for hibernation, and the public gets to judge a chosen sleuth of bears who have been packing on the pounds for this year's Fat Bear Week competition.

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to trio for 'snapping molecules together'

Americans Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless and Danish scientist Morten Meldal were cited for developing a way of attaching molecules that can be used to design better medicines.

Worsening climate change could mean more stink bugs, study says

Researchers at Washington State University found that worsening climate change could lead to more stink bugs thriving in the environment.

Asteroid slammed by NASA spacecraft has debris trail over 6,000 miles long

Astronomers captured the scene millions of miles away with a telescope in Chile, showing an expanding, comet-like tail after the asteroid impact.

Snake shows off mesmerizing climbing skills

Despite snakes giving most people the heebie jeebies, the video is somehow still mesmerizing to watch.

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists for work on quantum information

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger were cited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for "pioneering quantum information science.”

Moose freed from fence in Connecticut

Cops and firefighters helped free a massive moose that got stuck on a fence in Connecticut. This is breeding season, so you're much more likely to spot a moose.

Nobel prize in medicine awarded to Svante Paabo for research on evolution

Swedish scientist Svante Paabo and his team found that gene flow occurred from Neanderthals to Homo sapiens, "demonstrating that they had children together during periods of co-existence."

Kurt, world's 1st clone of rare horse, learning 'wild language' from female companion

A rare wild horse that was cloned in 2020 recently made his debut to visitors at the San Diego Zoo and is learning from Holly, a young female of his own species.