Jun 29 2011
Twenty-five-foot-long Giant Squid Found off Florida’s Coast
Recreational fishermen on Monday found a rare 25-foot-long giant squid floating off the Florida coast, according to a University of Florida press release.
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Jun 29 2011
100 Years Ago, a Chunk of Mars Hit Egypt (and a Dog)
On June 28, 1911, an explosion shook the Nakhla region of Alexandria in Egypt at 9 a.m. According to an eyewitness account, a dog perished in the resulting meteorite fall.
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Jun 27 2011
New, Untouched Tribe Discovered in Amazon
The newly observed people live in four large thatch-roofed buildings and grow corn, bananas, and peanuts.
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Jun 27 2011
First Photos of Incoming Asteroid 2011 MD
As asteroid 2011 MD approaches, astronomers have been hard at work photographing the incoming space rock.
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Jun 24 2011
When Asteroid ’2011 MD’ Zips Past Earth : Animation
As these visualizations show, asteroid 2011 MD does battle with the Earth's gravitational field... and loses.
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Jun 24 2011
55-Foot Beached Chinese ‘Sea Monster’ Identified
According to multiple media reports, a 55-foot-long marine animal recently washed up dead on a beach at Guangdong, China. What's this species that beach goers are calling a "sea monster"?
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Jun 24 2011
The Case of NASA’s Contraband Sticky Tape
Sticky tape turned up in a Missouri auction house. NASA pounced to claim ownership. Either the agency is taking sticky tape pilfering very seriously, or something important is stuck to it.
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Jun 24 2011
SETI Needs YOUR Help to Catch an Alien
SETI has shut down its most powerful telescope through lack of funds. It's time for us to step up. What's the search for extraterrestrial intelligence worth to YOU?
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Jun 24 2011
Why Cigarette Warning Labels Make You Angry
This week Discovery News readers weigh in on the government's gruesome new cigarette labels.
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Jun 21 2011
What Happens at the Summer Solstice?
You just lived through a beautifully subtle celestial event: the moment of summer solstice.
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