December 12, 2019 New Zealand volcano dead include 2 teen brothers from Chicago area; parents still missing: reports A family with ties to the Chicago area has been confirmed to be among the victims of Monday’s devastating volcanic eruption in New Zealand, according to reports.
October 28, 2019 Ancestral home of modern humans is in Botswana, scientists find Scientists believe they have traced humans' ancestral home to a wetland that existed in modern-day Botswana.
October 16, 2019 California woman reunited with son she thought died at birth 30 years ago After taking a DNA test, a California woman learned her child, who she’d been told had died as an infant, was actually alive and well-- and now thirty years old.
October 8, 2019 3 win Nobel Prize in Physics for work to understand cosmos STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved from the Big Bang and the blockbuster discovery of the first known planet outside our solar system.
October 3, 2019 Ancient DNA puts Black Death's origin in Russian region The Black Death, which killed about 60 percent of Europe's population in the fourteenth century, advanced quickly throughout the continent.
September 26, 2019 What's the best way to find a parking space? Math has the answer Bring a calculator.
September 13, 2019 Nightmare creature had egg-shaped eyes, Swiss Army knife head and a butt shield A spiky, armor-plated "walking tank" with bulging eyes, a shield on its butt and a head like a Swiss army knife scuttled along the seafloor more than 500 million years ago, snapping up prey with a deadly pair of mouth pincers called chelicerae.
September 6, 2019 China creates first cloned kitten: 'Meets the emotional needs of young generations' A company in China has created the first cloned cat in the country after the original cat died suddenly in January.
September 4, 2019 Scientists make new discovery using 19th-century physicist’s theories Scientists have discovered a previously unknown type of light wave using the theories of a 19th-century mathematician and physicist.
August 28, 2019 Tens of thousands of palm trees dying from bacterial disease An icon deep rooted in the landscape and heart’s of Florida’s community is in trouble. Florida’s official state trees are dying from a fatal disease. Scientists call it “lethal bronzing”, and it is turning tens of thousands of majestic palms into crisp, naked plants. It’s not just Florida that is being impacted. Researchers say the disease is also found in parts of Texas and throughout the Caribbean. There is also concern it will spread to Arizona and California. Scientists are currently working on developing a cure.