What you can see on fee-free days at U.S. national parks this year
January 14, 2020, 12:31 p.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick
Plus, the fee-free days for wildlife refuges, national forests and more protected wilderness areas.
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Listen to this pug and you'll understand why the makers of 'Halo' hired him for voice-overs
January 14, 2020, 9:11 a.m. by Ben Bolton
Gyoza the pug was hired by 343 Industries to make alien sounds for the company's new Halo video game, "Halo Infinite."
What you need to know about that mysterious Chinese virus
January 14, 2020, 8:25 a.m. by Mary Jo DiLonardo
How worried should you be?
Our moon is more colorful than you think
January 14, 2020, 8:19 a.m. by Michael d'Estries
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy created this gorgeous color composite picture of the moon from more than 100,000 photographs.
Mysterious blind 'ghost fish' reveals Congo to be the deepest river in the world
January 13, 2020, 6:16 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
It's so deep there could be species lurking in its depths that we've never seen before.
What lies beneath the Antarctic ice sheet?
January 13, 2020, 5:17 p.m. by Michael d'Estries
New map will help scientists predict climate change vulnerability on the continent.
Do black holes have friends?
January 13, 2020, 3:25 p.m. by Christian Cotroneo
Scientists say there may be a second black hole lurking at the heart of our galaxy.
Diego the giant tortoise has dedicated himself to the survival of his species
January 13, 2020, 2:16 p.m. by Mary Jo DiLonardo
And by that we mean this tortoise has had a lot of sex, fathering an estimated 800 offspring.
Teen interning at NASA discovers new planet
January 13, 2020, 12:34 p.m. by Ben Bolton
The planet is 6.9 times larger than Earth and orbits 2 stars.
Australian wildlife officials air-drop carrots, sweet potatoes to help struggling wallabies
January 13, 2020, 11:58 a.m. by Ben Bolton
Operation Rock Wallaby is just of several efforts to help animals.
What does 'Medicare for All' actually look like?
January 13, 2020, 11:09 a.m. by Lloyd Alter
A Canadian writer living in the U.S. has lived with both. She clears the air about 'death panels' and other myths.
What is moral grandstanding and are you guilty of it?
January 11, 2020, 9:14 a.m. by Lindsey Reynolds
When it comes to political or personal conversations, it's always good to avoid this type of superiority posturing.
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