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Satellite images show dozens of Iranian missiles struck near Israeli air base

Around 30 missiles appear to have landed around Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, although damage was limited.

A white-browed sparrow weaver inspects a roost under construction, after just receiving some grass brought by another member of its group.

When birds build nests, they're also building a culture

Nest-building isn't just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.

A downed power line and other damage from a tornado caused by Hurricane Milton is seen in Port St Lucie, Fla., on Thursday. The storm triggered some 126 tornado warnings in a short period of time, raising alarms about the impending large hurricane.

There were 38 eyewitness-reported tornadoes in Florida: Why did Milton cause so many?

“We ended up with 126 tornado warnings” in Florida, Matthew Elliott, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, told NPR.

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs

The National Institutes of Health, the crown jewel of biomedical research in the U.S., could face big changes under the new Trump administration, some fueled by pandemic-era criticisms of the agency.

Looking down into the First Aqueduct water transmission pipeline in Poway on March 4, 2024.

The high-tech ways San Diego's water transmission pipelines are maintained

One device was invented and patented by a San Diego County Water Authority engineer.

People watch a hologram called "Studio di uomo barbuto" (study of bearded man) during a Leonardo da Vinci multimedia installation in Milan in 2019.

Artist, scientist, polymath — a new documentary uncovers the real Leonardo da Vinci

We have a lot of labels for Leonardo da Vinci but a new documentary seeks to understand him as a person.

Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim, married for more than 40 years, are respected around the world for their research on HIV. In September they were named winners of the Lasker Award for public service in recognition for their groundbreaking medical research.

'America's Nobel' goes to a power couple who made a startling discovery about HIV

This year's Lasker Prize for public service goes to South African researchers Salim and Quarraisha Abdool-Karim. The married couple made a startling discovery about HIV — and did something about it.

'Silent Hill 2' is a hit. That's good news for Konami as it returns to the classics

The success of Silent Hill 2, and the announcement of several other projects, begs the question: How serious is Konami about revitalizing its most beloved franchises?

In some areas of the world, people may not be living quite as long as researchers once thought, according to new research.

Alive on paper but dead in reality — why fewer people may be reaching advanced age

Research into some areas of the world that have a lot of centenarians shows that some of those people are no longer alive. Sometimes the fault is bad record-keeping and sometimes it's outright fraud.

An artist impression of <em>Fona herzogae.</em>

A newly discovered dinosaur may have spent part of its life underground

A new dinosaur has been discovered in Utah by North Carolina researchers and paleontologists. They believe it was a burrowing species.

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