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Russia’s Luna-25 Mission Launches to the Moon

For the first time in nearly half a century, Russia has launched a spacecraft that is headed to the moon.On Friday morning at a...

Alice K. Ladas, Author of Landmark Book on Female Sexuality, Dies at 102

Alice Kahn Ladas, a psychologist and psychotherapist whose best-selling 1982 book, “The G Spot: And Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality,” created a tipping...

As Weather Threats Loom, Even Chimps Learn to Shelter in Place

When Michelle Reininger went to bed on Thursday, June 15, she wasn’t worried about the weather. The last time she checked, the forecast had...

Under Hydrothermal Vents, Animal Life Is Discovered for First Time

Off the western shores of Central and South America, there is a Lovecraftian, lava-licked realm thousands of feet beneath the ocean. There, on the...

These Clever Fish Have Mastered the Fakeout

Trumpetfish like to snack on damselfish and shrimp in coral reefs and sea grass beds around the world....

Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise

NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft. The spacecraft carrying...

Torrent of Water From Alaska Glacier Floods Juneau

Residents in Alaska’s capital, Juneau, were urged on Monday to stay away from the Mendenhall River after flooding from a glacier destroyed two buildings...

Shuttle Endeavour lands at California air base

(CNN) -- Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a...

Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until...

You Hear a Baby Crying, a Crocodile May Be Hearing Lunch

Some things need no translation. No matter what language you speak, you can probably recognize a fellow human...

Shark Bites Woman at NYC’s Rockaway Beach, a First in Recent Years

A 65-year-old woman was attacked by a shark on Monday afternoon at Rockaway Beach in New York City. The incident is believed to be...