Gold miners discovered the mummified Steppe Bison now called "Blue Babe." Researchers believe it is more than 55,000 years old. Unfortunately, radiocarbon dating tools can't measure any further back that. University of Alaska Museum of the North In 1979, researchers unearthed the mummified body of a 55,000-year-old Steppe bison in ...

The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. It consumes more water than any other coal plant in the West, according to the federal government. Julia Simon for NPR Driving through the Wyoming sagebrush west of Cheyenne, the ...

The manchineel tree is the most dangerous tree on the planet. A single bite of the fruit can lead to death, and touching the bark, sap or leaves results in painful blisters. Westend61 | Getty Images A tree is trending on Reddit — because it's no ordinary tree. The most ...

Karolina Attspodina, a Ukrainian-born tech entrepreneur who launched the startup We Do Solar in Berlin, with one of her company's solar panels. Attspodina's work is part of nationwide push to get Germans to use less energy and lessen dependence on Russian oil. Marlena Waldthausen for NPR There is no major ...

A new image of Jupiter taken from NASA's Webb Telescope and released on Monday is shown. NASA | NASA NASA has captured new telescopic images of Jupiter that show auroras, altitude levels and cloud covers. The latest photos, captured with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, show bands of blue and ...

A recent study found jumping spiders exhibit REM sleep-like activity while resting. Daniela Roessler If you've ever seen a close-up photo of a jumping spider, you'll know they're the cute ones. Many fit on the tip of a finger and sport fuzzy, colorful bodies and big eyes. They're quite amazing, ...

Correspondent Richard Engel attends The 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on May 31, 2015 in New York City. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, announced on Thursday that his 6-year-old son Henry, diagnosed with Rett syndrome as an infant, ...

The sun shines near the Space Needle, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Seattle. Ted S. Warren | AP Seattle had one of it warmest nights on record, with Wednesday night into Thursday morning being 14 degrees hotter than average, according to the National Weather Service. The nightly temperature reached 71 ...

Students carrying umbrellas stand on the dry riverbed of the Jialing River in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Mark Schiefelbein | AP CHONGQING, China — Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after China's driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest ...

A vehicle drives by an almond orchard in Firebaugh, Calif., last year. City manager Ben Gallegos told NPR he doesn't want small cities like his to be overlooked as California prepares for a potential megastorm, a weather event made more likely by climate change. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Updated ...