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Shark attacks boat off North Carolina's Outer Banks

April 30, 2021

Shark attacks boat off North Carolina's Outer Banks

Video captured earlier this month shows the moment a mako shark attacks a boat full of marine researchers off the North Carolina coastline.

Reward increased to help find suspect who scraped ‘Trump’ on manatee: report

April 22, 2021

Reward increased to help find suspect who scraped ‘Trump’ on manatee: report

Authorities in Florida still searching for the person responsible for scrawling "Trump" on a manatee's back earlier this year are now offering an additional $5,000 for information.

Coast Guard recovers 2 more bodies off Louisiana coast following Seacor Power disaster

April 17, 2021

Coast Guard recovers 2 more bodies off Louisiana coast following Seacor Power disaster

The U.S. Coast Guard announced the recovery of two more bodies from a boat disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

NASA's Orion capsule begins new water drop tests

March 27, 2021

NASA's Orion capsule begins new water drop tests

NASA engineers at the Virginia-based Langley Research Center have begun a new series of four water-impact drop tests using a test version of the agency's Orion spacecraft capsule.

Scientists discover Antarctic marine life trapped under ice for half a century

March 20, 2021

Scientists discover Antarctic marine life trapped under ice for half a century

German researchers have uncovered marine life along the Antarctic seafloor for the first time in decades after a massive iceberg calved from the Antarctic Ice Sheet last month.

Mars is first inner planet after Earth to have core measured

March 18, 2021

Mars is first inner planet after Earth to have core measured

NASA's InSight spacecraft has measured the size of Mars's core for the first time.

Scientists in US, Canada gear up for battle against murder hornets

March 18, 2021

Scientists in US, Canada gear up for battle against murder hornets

Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are opening new fronts in the war against so-called murder hornets as the giant insects begin establishing nests this spring.

Greenland rocks have traces of ancient magma ocean, scientists discover

March 13, 2021

Greenland rocks have traces of ancient magma ocean, scientists discover

Scientists have found evidence in ancient rocks from southern Greenland that indicates much of the Earth was once entirely molten.

10 years after Fukushima disaster, cleaning damaged reactors could still take another 3 decades

March 11, 2021

10 years after Fukushima disaster, cleaning damaged reactors could still take another 3 decades

10 years to the day after Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, experts say cleaning up the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant reactors will still take another 30 years.

SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully lifts off with 60 new Starlink satellites

March 4, 2021

SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully lifts off with 60 new Starlink satellites

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 60 new Starlink satellites early Thursday morning.