Mar 26th, 2026 - Sharks in the Bahamas are consuming substances including caffeine, painkillers and even cocaine, according to a new study by marine scientists who say it could potentially impact the animals' health and behavior. The research team, made up of marine biologists and scientists from a variety of international programs, analyzed blood samples from 85 sharks of five different species. The sharks were captured about four miles off the coast of a remote island and their blood levels were tested for 24 legal and illegal drugs.  Twenty-eight of the sharks had detectable levels of caffeine, two ... [Read More]

Mar 26th, 2026 - Scientifically speaking, there is no such thing as 'touching' something. When objects with mass – any objects with mass – touch each other, they aren't physically in contact at all. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, atoms consist of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons. The protons, often with electrically neutral neutrons, are within the central nucleus of the atom. The electrons are 'orbiting' around the nucleus. Opposite charges attract while like charges repel – this is known as an electromagnetic force. So, if two atoms approach, they'll ... [Read More]

Mar 25th, 2026 - Highly Mutated New COVID Variant 'Cicada' Detected in 25 U.S. States The BA.3.2 strain, nicknamed Cicada, is still at low levels in the U.S. but could be especially contagious. This coronavirus variant, called BA.3.2, has been detected in half the United States and 22 other countries, according to a recently published report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The variant has as many as 70 to 75 mutations, which is at least twice as many as the JN.1 lineage viruses that have predominated in the United States over the last two years. At the end of last year, the ... [Read More]

Mar 25th, 2026 - Italy has reported the first known human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) in the European Union, involving a traveler who returned from a non-European country where the virus has previously been found in birds. The case was reported in the Lombardy region, where the patient is in hospital isolation and receiving treatment, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ( ECDC Health Ministry Italian authorities said contacts of the patient were identified as part of routine prevention and surveillance measures. The Health Ministry said it also activated coordination with ... [Read More]

Mar 25th, 2026 - NEW YORK — Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years. Scientists think dogs descended from an ancient population of gray wolves somewhere in Europe or Asia. Tens of thousands of years ago, those wolves got used to living with people and became less aggressive. As they became domesticated, their genes shifted along with their behavior, giving rise to the pups we know today. But exactly when and where this happened remains a mystery. Scientists are studying bits of DNA found in ... [Read More]

Mar 25th, 2026 - Follow Earth on Google When people think of epic animal migrations, they picture wildebeest thundering across the Serengeti or birds crossing oceans.  But some of the longest, most important migrations on Earth are happening underwater, in rivers – and a big new UN-backed assessment says they're collapsing fast. The report, called the Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes, is being launched by the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) at COP15 in Brazil.  The report is basically a loud wake-up call about a crisis that's been easy to ignore ... [Read More]

Mar 25th, 2026 - Only one US-built nuclear reactor has ever flown in space, and that was more than 60 years ago. NASA's announcement Tuesday that it will "pause" work on a lunar space station and focus on building a surface base on the Moon was no big surprise to anyone paying attention to the Trump administration's space policy. But what should NASA do with hardware already built for the Gateway outpost? NASA spent close to $4.5 billion on developing a human-tended complex in orbit around the Moon since the Gateway program's official start in 2019. There are pieces of the station undergoing construction and ... [Read More]

Mar 25th, 2026 - You can now listen to Fox News articles! A new variant of COVID-19 is spreading across the U.S., health officials say. At least 23 countries have reported the SARS-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant as of Feb. 11, according to a study published last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The BA.3.2 variant, which the CDC has been tracking through its Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance program, has about 70 to 75 changes in the gene sequence of its spike protein, which is a structure on the surface of the COVID-19 virus that helps it enter human cells. This strain has now been ... [Read More]