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We visited Tamil Nadu, India, to see how polyester, one of the world's most popular fabrics, is made using recycled PET water bottles.
A new study offers compelling evidence that Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing down.
Tourists in a submersible witnessed a rarely seen giant phantom jellyfish during a Viking cruise to Antarctica. The ships marry luxury and science.
Locals found this first-of-a-kind Pleistocene wolf in Siberia. It's so mummified that scientists hope to find remnants of its last meal in its belly.
Tianbing Aerospace Technology said it was testing its rocket engine when the Tianlong-3 left the launchpad due to a "structural failure."
Raw milk is a hazard to cows, workers, and consumers, a new study suggests. There a few things dairy farms can do about that.
Heat stroke can become serious quickly, so EMTs are treating patients by putting them in body bags filled with icy water to cool them down.
NASA gathered about 100 experts to practice a hypothetical discovery of an asteroid with a 72% chance of impacting Earth. They had a politics problem.
Authorities say the Russian RESURS-P1 broke into over 100 trackable pieces, with US firm LeoLabs saying it was tracking nearly 200 debris fragments.
After surveying 5 million stars throughout our galaxy, researchers identified seven that may host Dyson spheres: super-advanced alien megastructures.
After completing chemotherapy treatment for cancer, ultrarunner Ray Zahab will run through Death Valley. He told us what keeps him motivated.
To maximize revenue, restaurant industry businesses should consider a holistic, company-wide approach to advancing a higher level of cleanliness.
Recent discoveries in Pompeii include an eerie painting of a child, spectacular dining room, and more insights into the ancient city's everyday life.
On Thursday and Saturday, two different asteroids will hurtle past Earth at close range. You can watch them both live.
Elon Musk gave YouTuber Tim Dodd a tour of SpaceX's Starfactory rocket production center.
Researchers unveiled a smiling humanoid robot with lab-grown, living skin, created by bonding skin tissue to perforated 3D facial models.
Offshore drilling could help fight climate change in the future. Instead of extracting oil from the sea floor, scientists want to trap carbon there.
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions isn't enough. We have to start sucking CO2 from the atmosphere and companies like Equatic are leading the charge.
Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, filed concerns to the FAA about SpaceX's Starship rocket launches.
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully returned to Earth carrying the first-ever samples from the moon's far side.
Noland Arbaugh said if he's connected to his computer, a hacker could control his cursor and access personal files.
Maria Estrada didn't want her kids to be too online, but she didn't want them to hate her either. So her husband set an automated midnight cutoff.
NASA and Boeing announced on Tuesday that Starliner's return from orbit had been delayed again to June 26.
Mountaineer and Everest guide Garrett Madison just earned his second "triple crown," a rare climbing achievement. Here's how he stays in shape.
Financial incentives like baby allowances and cash schemes being rolled out by some countries won't solve the fertility crisis, experts told BI.
Heat waves are no joke. A HeatRisk map from the CDC and National Weather Service can help keep you informed.
Mountaineer Garrett Madison has summited Mt. Everest 14 times and seen tons of trash accumulate over the years. So he decided to do something about it.
NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we know it.
A new study warned that internet satellites like Starlink's could send damaging chemicals into the ozone layer when they burn up on reentry.
Maria Estrada worried her son was playing too many video games, but soon he was also flying drones, building rovers, designing AI, and winning awards.
Giraffes have the longest necks of any living animal today, but scientists debated why for over a century. A new study may finally have the answer.
Jeff Bezos dreams of a future where a trillion humans live in the solar system. But experts are skeptical.
Countries are trying everything to combat declining fertility rates, with some eye-popping approaches, but experts say no one has solved the issue.
The H5N1 bird flu virus is changing and getting more opportunities to adapt to humans. Experts are worried that it could soon become transmissible.
Researchers used AI to determine that wild African elephants likely have names for each other, suggesting a capacity for abstract thought.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged a hole on Mars in 2022 that recently resurfaced, reigniting the conversation about these mysterious features.
Two successive shark attacks in Walton County, Florida, left three injured on Friday, with two in a critical condition.
Researchers studied different cat breeds to find which live the longest. Burmese and Birmans live about 14 years, two years longer than the average.
This summer, the Northeast US could face an invasion of colorful Joro spiders, whose legs can reach up to 3 inches, as they spread from the southeast.
Scientists just released the first comprehensive survey of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the most dangerous earthquake-producing fault in the US.
Scientists studied ancient humans and learned humans and Neanderthals started interbreeding 47,000 years ago, which still impacts our DNA today.
New York researchers say they have studied the first reported case of TMVII, which is found to often affect men who engage in sex with other men.
"Super puff" WASP 107b confused scientists for years. Now, two independent teams of astronomers think they finally understand its mysterious origins.
Starship started falling apart as it plummeted into the ocean. But Elon Musk and SpaceX still consider the flight a huge success.
Research found signs of ancient viruses in Neanderthal DNA that they may have gotten from ancient humans and could have contributed to their extinction.
Starship already proved it could fly into space. Now it's shown the world it can come back in mostly one piece. The next step involves giant chopsticks.
Space elevators are just theoretical at this point, but a Japanese company hopes to build one in the next 25 years for $100 billion.