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Smiley faces Haida style: totem carver rolls out emojis for the digital age
A renowned Indigenous carver designs Haida emojis he hopes will flourish in the digital age.
NFL playoffs: Minnesota Vikings stun New Orleans Saints in overtime
The Minnesota Vikings handed New Orleans another disappointing playoff loss, stunning the Saints 26-20 in overtime during Sunday's NFC wild-card matchup.
Early modern humans cooked starchy food in South Africa, 170,000 years ago
The inhabitants of the Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains on the Kwazulu-Natal/eSwatini border were cooking starchy plants 170,000 years ago. This discovery is much older than earlier reports for...
'Skywalker' tops North American box office for 3rd weekend
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a third weekend, earning an additional $33.7 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
The 2020 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' Kicks Off in Hawaii
The American Astronomical Society's biggest annual gathering, a conference dubbed the "Super Bowl of astronomy," kicks off in Hawaii today (Jan. 6) and it's the largest one in history.
These tiny aquatic 'bachelors' haven't changed their pickup strategy in 100 million years
Each night, huge swarms of male comma shrimp swim up from the depths of the ocean, looking for love. It’s a tried-and-true romantic strategy — one the males have been...
On This Day, Jan. 5: President Calvin Coolidge dies at 60
On Jan. 5, 1933, former President Calvin Coolidge died of coronary thrombosis at his Northampton, Mass., home at the age of 60.
Dry January? Seven places to go and things to do
Sober curious: 7 reasons why L.A. is the best place to give up alcohol
Here's how Iran could seek revenge with cyberattacks on the U.S.
As the U.S. braces for blowback following its killing of a key Iranian commander, experts are warning of the possibility of cyberattacks targeting American institutions. Tehran and its proxies are...
On This Day, Jan. 4: Johnson gives 'Great Society' speech
On Jan. 4, 1965, the "Great Society" is proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address.
Researchers learn more about teen-age T.Rex
A team studied two mid-sized tyrannosaur skeletons and concluded they were in fact teenage T.Rex and not a new pygmy species. They also studied the interior of the leg bones...
Foundation seeks $6.6M to restore historic Army helicopter
The Celebrate Freedom Foundation is raising money to restore a Vietnam-era Army helicopter damaged by an alleged drunk driver at Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina last month.
Tests begin on bones that may be Revolutionary War soldiers
A university laboratory began tests Friday on skeletal remains found beneath an 18th century home in the hopes of identifying the three people believed to be soldiers killed during the...
GenDyn contracted for modernization, repairs on USS Harpers Ferry
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. was awarded a $98 million contract for a docking phased maintenance availability on the USS Harpers Ferry, according to the Pentagon.
Hotel guest finds snake occupying their room
Animal rescuers were called to a British hotel where a shocked guest went into their room and discovered it was already occupied by a snake.
The 2020 Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Soon. Here's What to Expect,
Early Saturday morning (Jan. 4), a strong display of Quadrantid meteors is likely for Europe and North America.
BAE awarded $175M contract for modernization of USS Vicksburg
BAE Systems has been awarded a $175 million contract for modernization work on the USS Vicksburg, the Department of Defense announced.
Look: Stranded cat rescued from 25-foot prison fence in Britain
Animal rescuers in Britain came to the assistance of a cat that ended up stranded on a 25-foot fence covered in razor wire outside of a prison.
'Headless man' found in Idaho cave identified as murderer who escaped jail in 1916
A torso that was discovered in a remote Idaho cave 40 years ago has finally been identified — and it belongs to a jail-breaking outlaw who killed his wife.
Israeli archaeologists find 'Hanukkah gelt": rare, centuries-old gold coins
Israeli archaeologists say they received rare and valuable "Hanukkah gelt" last week in the form of a newly discovered trove of 1,200-year-old, rare gold coins.
How the extinction of Ice Age mammals may have forced humans to invent civilization
Why did we take so long to invent civilization? Modern Homo sapiens first evolved roughly 250,000 to 350,000 years ago. But initial steps towards civilization—harvesting, then domestication of crop plants—began...
43 die in Jakarta flooding
At least 43 died in the Greater Jakarta region of Indonesia this week after heavy rain caused severe flooding in the area, forcing thousands to flee their homes.
Look: Dylan Dreyer gives birth to son Oliver George
"Today" meteorologist Dylan Dreyer welcomed her second child, son Oliver George, with husband Brian Fichera.
Ashes to ashes, dust to ... compost? An ecofriendly burial in just 4 weeks
In Australia, interment in a cemetery or a churchyard has been the most common choices for in-ground burial. Over the past 20 years, though, burial has become a less accessible...
Evidence suggests ancient impact crater buried under Bolaven volcanic field
A team of researchers with members from Singapore, the U.S., Thailand and Laos has concluded that the impact point of a meteorite that struck the Earth approximately 790,000 years ago...
Alien life is out there, but our theories are probably steering us away from it
If we discovered evidence of alien life, would we even realize it? Life on other planets could be so different from what we're used to that we might not recognize...
Climate change: Three ways to market the science to reach the skeptics
Climate change skeptics may be a minority, but they are a sizable one. One in five Americans think that climate change is a myth, or that humans aren't responsible for...
Biggest bloom: 'world's largest' flower spotted in Indonesia
Indonesian conservationists say they've spotted the biggest specimen ever of what's already been billed as one of the world's largest flowers.