Pompeo blames China for lives lost to COVID-19

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed China for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide from the coronavirus on Wednesday and renewed demands for the Asian nation...

'Masked Singer:' Jackie Evancho eliminated; show renewed for Season 4

Jackie Evancho became the latest disguised celebrity to be eliminated from Season 3 of Fox's "The Masked Singer" competition series Wednesday night.

They're not really called 'murder hornets.' And they're probably not as bad as you think

Asian giant hornets in Pacific Northwest are unlikely to attack humans

Unlike Jurassic Park, real raptors may not have hunted in packs

While the coordinated attacks of Velociraptor dinosaurs depicted in the 1993 blockbuster made for compelling movie viewing, a study published this week claims raptors most likely hunted solo, not in...

The movie 'Jurassic Park' got it wrong: Raptors don't hunt in packs

A new analysis of raptor teeth shows that raptorial dinosaurs likely did not hunt in big, coordinated packs like dogs. Though widely accepted, evidence for this behavior is relatively weak....

Lottery winner's prankster past made wife skeptical of $250,000 jackpot

A South Carolina man had extra trouble convincing his wife that his $250,000 lottery win was legitimate due to her memories of a past prank.

Fossil reveals evidence of 200-million-year-old 'squid' attack

Researchers say a fossil found on the Jurassic coast of southern England in the 19th century demonstrates the world's oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey.

California pays $3.30 per coronavirus mask under quiet deal with Chinese company

Documents obtained from state Treasurer Fiona Ma's office through a records request include an invoice from a BYD subsidiary for 'N95 face masks.'

Bat 'super immunity' may explain how bats carry coronaviruses, study finds

Researchers have uncovered how bats can carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus without getting sick -- research that could shed light on how coronaviruses make the jump to...

Arctic Edmontosaurus lives again: A new look at the 'caribou of the Cretaceous'

A new study by an international team from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas and Hokkaido University and Okayama University of Science in Japan further explores the...

Brewing beer may be an older craft than we realized in some places

Microscopic signatures of malting could help reveal which prehistoric people had a taste for beer. Ancient beer is difficult to trace, because many of beer’s chemical ingredients, like alcohol, don’t preserve well (SN:...

Drive throughs and drive-ins were fading. Coronavirus made them a lifeline

The drive-through is derided; the drive-in, nearly extinct. But the coronavirus outbreak has made them essential for food, tests, a movie and church.

Bat 'super immunity' may explain how bats carry coronaviruses

A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has uncovered how bats can carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus without getting sick—research that could shed light on how coronaviruses...

Jurrassic Park got it wrong: Research indicates raptors didn't hunt in packs

A new University of Wisconsin Oshkosh analysis of raptor teeth published in the peer-reviewed journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology shows that Velociraptors and their kin likely did not hunt in big,...

'Charm City Kings' with Meek Mill acquired by HBO Max

HBO Max as acquired the worldwide rights to 2020 Sundance award winner "Charm City Kings" starring Jahi Di'Allo Winston and rapper Meek Mill.

Fossil reveals evidence of 200-million-year-old 'squid' attack

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey, in a fossil dating back almost 200 million years.

Patrick Ewing says Olympic gold medals, Georgetown title ring had been stolen

NBA legend Patrick Ewing says someone once stole his two Olympic gold medals and Georgetown national championship ring.

'Murder hornets' land in the US for the first time

The "shockingly large" hornets can kill humans with their sting and are known to destroy beehives.

Will three billion people really live in temperatures as hot as the Sahara by 2070?

Humans are amazing creatures, in that they have show they can live in almost any climate. Think of the Inuit who live in the Arctic or the Bedouins in the...

Why self-determination is vital for Indigenous communities to beat coronavirus

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people know very well the challenges of dealing with infectious diseases introduced from overseas to which the people have no immunity.

James Earl Jones as King Lear: Your free quarantine must-watch of the day

A 1974 "King Lear" will be streamed for free. The amazing cast led by James Earl Jones also includes Raul Julia, Rosalind Cash and Paul Sorvino.

Will humans go extinct? For all the existential threats, we'll likely be here for a very long time

Will our species go extinct? The short answer is yes. The fossil record shows everything goes extinct, eventually. Almost all species that ever lived, over 99.9%, are extinct.

From war elephants to cheap electronics: Modern globalization has its roots in ancient trade networks

Many think of globalization as a modern and corporate phenomenon, and it has been readily linked to the spread of coronavirus.

Watch: Stephen King talks being quarantined with his characters on 'Late Show'

Stephen King picked which characters he would least want to be quarantined with during the COVID-19 pandemic while appearing on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

ESPN moves up broadcast dates for Lance Armstrong, McGwire and Sosa documentaries

ESPN has moved up the air dates for several documentaries, a slate that details Lance Armstrong, Bruce Lee and Mark McGwire's 1998 home run race against Sammy Sosa.

Dozens of birds dead after landing in Kearl oilsands site tailings ponds in Alberta

Imperial Oil has confirmed that dozens of birds have died after landing in tailings areas at the Kearl oilsands site near Fort McMurray.

North America's largest single coronavirus outbreak started at this slaughterhouse. Take a look inside.

Niecy Nash: Except for the pandemic, 'I'm always working.'

Niecy Nash talks about her current roles in "Never Have I Ever," "Reno 911!," "Mrs. America" and "Uncorked" and how she's coping with not being able to work due to...