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Space & Innovation

A supersecret sonic weapon being used to attack diplomats in a foreign country may sound like the start of a sci-fi novel, but that's exactly what several US diplomats in Cuba may have been exposed to, the US State Department recently announced.

Weaponizing Sound: How a ‘Silent’ Sonic Weapon Might Work

Planets

Earth could turn into a hothouse planet like Venus, with boiling oceans and acid rain, if humans don't curb irreversible climate change, physicist Stephen Hawking claimed in a recent interview.

Stephen Hawking Says Earth Could Become a Hothouse Planet Like Venus

Animals

Earth & Conservation

The mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs paved the way for a totally different type of creature to take over — frogs.

Frogs Ruled the World After the Dinosaurs Perished

A host of hardy microbes may be living miles beneath the ocean floor, new research suggests.

Microbes Lying Beneath the Ocean Floor May Be the Deepest Life on Earth

History

A 1,700-year-old untouched tomb bearing the bones of a dozen male adults, as well as pre-Columbian figurines and statues, has been unearthed in Mexico.

Feathered Headdress Figurine Found in Untouched 1,700-Year-Old Tomb

The mystery of a bizarre crab that is always found clutching two sea anemones in its claws may have been solved: The crabs clone their poufy accessories, new research suggests.

'Cheerleader' Crab Clones Its Living Anemone Pom Poms

The stream of lava is currently pouring into the ocean from a sea cliff near Kamokuna, according to the U.S.

Hawaii's Explosive Lava Show Ends With Sudden Collapse

For one tiny heartbeat at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, a minute will be 61 seconds long.

'Leap Second' Will Make New Year's Eve Just a Little Bit Longer

Fossils from giant, ice age-beasts were uncovered while workers were digging an extension to the Los Angeles subway system.

Mammoth Fossils Found at Site of LA Subway Dig

A mysterious sea blob that looks like a psychedelic Slinky has finally been spotted, more than a century after it was first described.

'Mythical' Sea Blob Finally Spotted a Century After Its Discovery

A large, unidentified metal object fell from the sky Thursday (Nov. 10) in the remote mountainous region of Myanmar.

A Mysterious Unidentified Object Crashes in Myanmar

The candidates have been chosen, you've filled in the circles and dropped the envelope in the mailbox or ballot box, and you are now one of the millions of Americans who have cast a vote for president.

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Weaponizing Sound: How a ‘Silent’ Sonic Weapon Might Work

How might a secret acoustic weapon cause hearing loss without any of the people involved noticing a painful audible sound?

Stephen Hawking Says Earth Could Become a Hothouse Planet Like Venus

Experts say the British physicist's suggestion is implausible, although runaway climate change could make Earth largely uninhabitable for human civilization.

Frogs Ruled the World After the Dinosaurs Perished

New research suggests that frog species flourished in the ecological niches that were left unoccupied 65 million years ago, when a massive asteroid impact wiped out most of the dinosaurs.

Microbes Lying Beneath the Ocean Floor May Be the Deepest Life on Earth

A team of researchers is searching for possible life signs thousands of feet beneath the seafloor.

Feathered Headdress Figurine Found in Untouched 1,700-Year-Old Tomb

The figurine was found among a pile of 12 skulls and other human bones in a hole that had been sealed up with stones.

'Cheerleader' Crab Clones Its Living Anemone Pom Poms

Pom pom, or boxer, crabs will fight each other over their live, protective claw-wear and then split what's left over into new anemones.

Hawaii's Explosive Lava Show Ends With Sudden Collapse

A powerful "lava hose" that dramatically streamed into the ocean was shut off when a steep sea cliff tumbled into the ocean.

'Leap Second' Will Make New Year's Eve Just a Little Bit Longer

At the stroke of midnight, Coordinated Universal Time will add a leap second to keep the world's rotational time and atomic clock time in sync.

Mammoth Fossils Found at Site of LA Subway Dig

Tusks and a skull turn up during work on an extension to the Los Angeles rail system.

'Mythical' Sea Blob Finally Spotted a Century After Its Discovery

The translucent, sea-dwelling invertebrate, first reported in 1899, was spotted by scientists using a remotely operated vehicle off the coast of Monterey, Calif.

A Mysterious Unidentified Object Crashes in Myanmar

A large, unidentified metal object fell from the sky Thursday (Nov. 10) in the remote mountainous region of Myanmar.

Election Day 2016: How Are Votes Counted?

The process of counting votes in a presidential election will require a million people and meticulous, involved procedures.