Melting ice is likely causing Earth to spin faster; Here’s why that’s a problem for timekeepers

The retired Naval Observatory director of time explains why timekeepers around the world are still trying to figure out how to incorporate the increasing speed recorded over the past five years.

Sturgeon full moon: Last supermoon of 2022 rises Thursday

The last supermoon of the year, also known as the Sturgeon Moon, happens Thursday night and coincides with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. 

What is NASA's Artemis 1 mission going to do?

NASA is in the final stretch before it launches the first rocket in 50 years designed to carry humans back to the moon. Liftoff is scheduled for late August from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Perseid meteor shower peak: When and where you can see it

The Perseid meteor shower returns every year between July and August, offering sky-gazers a chance to enjoy the last weeks of the sweltering season outside, looking up at the night sky.

Snake hunters in Florida find massive 104-pound Burmese python near Big Cypress National Preserve

Imagine this: You're driving along the outskirts of a nature preserve, and suddenly you spot something slithering across the ground. But, it's not something small that's slithering, it's actually an 18-foot, 104-pound snake.

Video: Drone captures shark stealthily swimming near people in Florida

As people were hanging out and playing in the water at a beach in Florida last week, a shark was captured in drone footage swimming not far from them, who may have been completely unaware.

Sea turtle gender imbalance alarms biologists
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The future of Florida sea turtles may be in jeopardy. Scientists have observed a trend in recent years demonstrating a gender imbalance. Nearly every turtle born has been female and that's causing alarm.

SpaceX preparing for next crewed mission
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Four astronauts from three countries are scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station this fall, and for the first time since NASA began launching from U.S. soil again, a Russian cosmonaut will be joining the crew.

American, Japanese and Russian astronaut crew prepare to launch with SpaceX

Astronauts from three countries are scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the space station this fall, and for the first time since NASA began launching from U.S. soil again, a Russian cosmonaut will be joining the crew.

VIDEO: Florida deputies rescue 6-foot shark caught in crab trap

New video shows some deputies in Florida coming to the rescue of a 6-foot shark that got caught in a crab trap recently. 

Pig organs partially revived an hour after death in 'stunning' research

The Yale researchers said that the findings may help extend the health of human organs during surgery and expand the availability of donor organs.