Months after their 13-year-old dog Champ died, the Bidens welcomed a new puppy, Commander, to the White House.
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Archeologists unearth ‘mammoth graveyard’ alongside Neanderthal tools in Britain
Fossils of five mammoths, beetles, bison, bears and freshwater snails were discovered in a town over 100 miles west of London.
Orbiter discovers ‘significant amounts of water’ in Grand Canyon-like area of Mars
An orbiter from the European Space Agency detected an area of water about the size of the Netherlands underneath Mars’ surface.
Collapse of Florida-sized glacier may happen soon, raising sea levels and threatening coastal cities
A team of international scientists say the Thwaites Glacier can rapidly raise sea levels if the ice shelf holding it in place breaks.
A huge asteroid is about to fly past Earth. If you caught it, you’d be $4.7 billion richer
Bigger than the Eiffel Tower, 4660 Nereus is worth billions of dollars because of its abundance of iron, cobalt and nickel.
China’s moon rover spots a mysterious cube-shaped object, and the internet is intrigued
China’s Yutu 2 rover spotted the mysterious object on its 36th lunar day on the moon, and it will now go investigate what it is.
Navy suspends use of military tank farm above Hawaii aquifer after petroleum leak
Following calls from government officials, the Navy has suspended use of a World War II-era tank farm after petroleum was found in a water sample.
San Francisco restaurant apologizes for denying police officers service, resulting in negative online reviews
Hilda and Jesse received negative reviews for asking uniformed police officers to leave because their weapons made some staff uncomfortable.
These footprints suggest coexistence of more than one type of early humans, new study says
Prints located in the African country of Tanzania belonged to an early human species, different than one previously discovered.
The brightest comet of the year, Leonard, is visible until Christmas. Here’s how to see it.
The Christmas Comet hasn’t been near Earth in over 70,000 years but will be visible this year until Christmas. Here’s how to see comet Leonard.