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Earth's orbit is getting a new moon. Here's what that means
A new moon will be pulled into Earth’s orbit by the end of September, but it won’t stay there forever. Here’s why.
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13,600-year-old mastodon skull discovered in Iowa
Archaeologists in Iowa unearthed parts of a mastodon fossil, including its skull, that they believe dates back to when the first humans lived on Earth.
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Perseid meteor shower, one of the most dramatic of the year, is underway
One of the best meteor showers of the year is underway, offering a chance to see shooting stars in the summer night sky.
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The world's oldest wine has been discovered with an unexpected extra ingredient — a man's ashes
Although the liquid has a reddish hue, chemical analysis established that “the wine contained in the urn was white,” according to new analysis published this week.
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New research explores how a short trip to space affects the human body
NASA and others have long studied the toll of space travel on astronauts, including yearlong residents of the International Space Station, but there’s been less attention on space tourists.
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NASA picks 2 Scripps women scientists as finalists for climate change mission
NASA has selected local female scientists Helen Fricker and Sara Gille to put their unique satellite missions into concept studies with the goal they’ll better track the impacts of climate change across the globe.
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Scripps scientists chosen as finalists by NASA in climate change mission
Two local female scientists were selected to put their satellite missions into action with the goal of telling more about our planet. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell reports.
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Northern lights put on a show during geomagnetic storm
A severe solar storm led to beautiful views of the northern lights Friday.
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Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed by scientists
The reconstructed face is closer than expected to that of modern-day humans, meaning it’s “perhaps easier to see how interbreeding occurred,” experts said.
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Jawbone found by rock-collecting child identified as U.S. Marine who died in 1951 training accident
A jawbone discovered two decades ago in Arizona by a boy with a rock collection was positively identified as belonging to a U.S. Marine who died in a 1951 training accident decades later.
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More than a sphere: Why people still buy globes in the age of technology
In the age of Google Earth, watches that triangulate and cars with built-in GPS, there’s something about a globe — a spherical representation of the world in miniature — that somehow endures
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Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle' has died at 94
The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94.
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Newly discovered nocturnal marine worm has eyes as sharp as mammals
A tiny nocturnal worm native to the Mediterranean Sea has eyes as sharp as mammals, according to neuro and marine biologist Anders Garm from the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Biology.
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Cal State San Marcos student receives prestigious Rising Black Scientist Award
Kevin Brown is a senior at Cal State San Marcos and is now being recognized as one of only four recipients of the Rising Black Scientist Award.
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Cal State San Marcos student wins prestigious science award
NBC 7’s Ashley Matthews introduces us to a Cal State San Marcos rising senior used inspiration from a formative experience as a teen.
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San Diego scientists studying if wearable devices can reduce long COVID symptoms
Scientists at the Scripps Research have teamed up with a health technology company to study whether or not wrist-worn devices, such as activity trackers and smartwatches, can help people with long COVID through a technique called “pacing yourself.”
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Scripps researchers studying wearable devices to reduce long COVID symptoms
The devices tell wearers when to slow down and pace yourself, helping manage long COVID symptoms.
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Why do clouds disappear during a solar eclipse?
Shallow cumulus clouds tend to disappear early on in a solar eclipse. Scientists think they now know why.
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‘Rocket science applied to baseball:' A trip inside San Diego Padres and PLNU's new biomechanics lab
This San Diego-based laboratory marries science with baseball, NBC 7’s Derek Togerson reports.
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Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it's confusion, not fatal attraction
Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights. But a new study suggests that’s not exactly what’s going on. Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects’ innate navigational systems. This cause them to flutter in confusion around porch lamps, street...