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A view of Pompeii, a buried and ruined Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979.

DNA rewrites story of people in Pompeii

A view of Pompeii, a buried and ruined Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979.

November 12, 2024, 6:08am Life

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Read story

NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space

November 10, 2024, 2:26pm Nation & World

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick. Read story

Isabel Lohan, 3, looks into the replacement makeshift goldfish aquarium in a tree bed, adjacent to the one filled in with concrete by the city, Friday in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

NYC ‘aquarium’ earns global buzz

Isabel Lohan, 3, looks into the replacement makeshift goldfish aquarium in a tree bed, adjacent to the one filled in with concrete by the city, Friday in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

November 5, 2024, 6:30am Life

An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new makeshift aquarium, days after the city unceremoniously paved over the old one due to safety concerns. Read story

A ǃúsimulationǃù of what the fossil will look like after it is reconstructed, the college said. The unshaded bones represent those the Westminster team has recovered since 2019.

66 million-year-old dinosaur takes shape in South Dakota

A ǃúsimulationǃù of what the fossil will look like after it is reconstructed, the college said. The unshaded bones represent those the Westminster team has recovered since 2019.

November 5, 2024, 6:02am Life

The groundbreaking discovery of a 66 million-year-old dinosaur continues to reveal itself years after a piece of it was first spotted, Missouri researchers said. Read story

Paleontologist Matías Motta at the fossil site “Estancia La Matilde” in Patagonia, Argentina shows an adult specimen of the fossil frog Notobatrachus degiustoi.

Tadpole fossil is oldest ever discovered

Paleontologist Matías Motta at the fossil site “Estancia La Matilde” in Patagonia, Argentina shows an adult specimen of the fossil frog Notobatrachus degiustoi.

November 5, 2024, 6:00am Life

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ago. Read story

Meteor showers to peak one week apart

November 4, 2024, 8:09am Life

Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies. They will peak a week apart. Read story

The Apple iPhone 16 is displayed at the Apple Fifth Avenue store on Sept. 20, 2024, in New York.

Apple launches the iPhone into the AI era with free software update

The Apple iPhone 16 is displayed at the Apple Fifth Avenue store on Sept. 20, 2024, in New York.

October 28, 2024, 9:42am Business

Apple is releasing a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 lineup as the trendsetting company tries to catch up with technology’s latest craze. Read story

Beginning operation in 1906, the Burrows Island Lighthouse on Rosario Strait in Washington State is undergoing restoration under federal legislation.

A look inside Puget Sound’s declining bull kelp beds

Beginning operation in 1906, the Burrows Island Lighthouse on Rosario Strait in Washington State is undergoing restoration under federal legislation.

October 27, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

ABOARD THE CHINOOK, northwest of Burrows Island — A pair of kayakers paddle mostly silent in the water not far from Anacortes, shouting back to their lead boat every so often and tracking their position around the bull kelp bed with a satellite monitor. Read story

The SpaceX crew of the Dragon spacecraft, from left, cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick and mission specialist Jeanette Epps gather for a photo after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024.

4 astronauts, including Camas’ Michael Barratt, return to Earth after nearly 8 months

The SpaceX crew of the Dragon spacecraft, from left, cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick and mission specialist Jeanette Epps gather for a photo after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024.

October 25, 2024, 8:07am Latest News

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. Read story

Experiments code-named “Mesh Box Staining Gadgets” are sealed to the seafloor at the Tica Vent, a site on the East Pacific Rise 2,500 meters deep.

Creatures found under seafloor

Experiments code-named “Mesh Box Staining Gadgets” are sealed to the seafloor at the Tica Vent, a site on the East Pacific Rise 2,500 meters deep.

October 22, 2024, 6:04am Life

Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor. Read story