Owen Gingerich, Astronomer Who Saw God in the Cosmos, Dies at 93
Owen Gingerich, a noted astronomer who was particularly interested in the history of his field — so much so that he spent years trying...
A “supervolcano” in Italy last erupted in 1538. Experts warn it’s “nearly to the breaking point” again.
A long-dormant "supervolcano" in southern Italy is inching closer to a possible eruption — nearly six centuries after it last...
Our Local Black Hole Serves Up an ‘Awe Moment’
Astronomers have detected a new set of whiskers on the black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy: filaments of radio energy...
Video and Photos Show a Tiny, Critically Endangered Porpoise Still Hanging On
The world’s most endangered marine mammal, a small porpoise called the vaquita, is hanging onto existence and appears to be benefiting from new conservation...
Birds With a Taste for Flesh Threaten Whale Calves
Thousands of colossal southern right whales travel to the calm waters of Península Valdés off the coast of Argentina each year to breed and...