What to Know About Orphines, a New Class of Deadly Opioids
The drugs are 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. They are showing up in street drugs in the South and the Midwest, a...
A Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer
Unusual opioids are infiltrating street drugs. Knoxville’s top forensic doctor is on the front lines, pressing to quickl...
Pine marten kit receives round-the-clock care after siblings died
The kit was rescued from a bin in Wales and is now being looked after at Vale Wildlife Hospital.
'It was quite a light show!' NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)
Click for next article NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed this fireball — likely caused by reentering orb...
New this month, this Lego Star Wars Yoda bust would terrify Darth Vader and I have to have it
Click for next article This massive Lego Star Wars UCS Venator set needs its own table. (Image credit: Lego) Copy lin...
Spaceflight is hard on the heart, yet artificial ones grow better in space than on Earth
Click for next article Mini-hearts seeded with human stem cells grow better in space than they do on Earth, a new study...
'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defects
An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone, one of the key minerals needed for technological devices. (Image credit: Miche...
7 things nobody tells you about stargazing (that make a huge difference)
Click for next article Owachomo Bridge and the Milky Way. (Image credit: Jamie Carter) Jump to: 1. Always check with...
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see 'shooting stars' dropped by Halley's Comet
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak overnight on May 5-6, 2026. (Image credit: Kevin Key / Slworking via Getty Ima...
Why do some stars become 'supernova impostors'? Astronomers still don't quite know
Click for next article Historical records do show that about 170 years ago, the star Eta Carinae underwent an unusual o...
Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week
An extended halo around the Sombrero Galaxy (M104). (Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURAImage Processing: T.A. Rect...
A Long, Strange Trip: How the G.O.P. Came to Embrace Psychedelic Drugs
For decades, conservatives were adamantly opposed to the use of drugs like psilocybin and LSD. Now, the Trump administra...