It’s Official: NASA’s Sending a Mission to Titan, a Top Candidate For Alien Life

For its newest planetary science mission, NASA aims to land a flying robot on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan, a top target in the search for alien life. Dragonfly will be the first endeavor of its kind. NASA's car-sized quadcopter, equipped with instruments capable of identifying large organic molecules, is slated to launch in 2026, arrive at its destination in 2034 and then fly to multiple

Pygmy Hedgehog Packs His Tiny Bags and Goes Camping in Adorable Photo Shoot

You may or may not know Azuki: the Insta-famous, Japanese pygmy hedgehog. If you don’t, allow us to introduce you. Azuki is a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. He likes apples, massages, and hot baths, and up until recently, led a cozy life indoors with his human. All of the naps on soft blankets, the daily photoshoots, or time spent with his sister Uni (@uni_desu) just weren’t the same any more. Ev

Paralyzed Dog Gets Deserted On A Street With Its Broken Wheelchair And A Bag Of Diapers

Unfortunately, dogs who are residing in shelters and struggling with disabilities do not always get chosen to live in a forever home. Many adopters are looking for younger dogs without medical issues. As a result, disabled dogs are usually passed over. Lunita the dog thought she had found a loving family that was willing to take care of her. One day, all of that changed. She was left on the s

Meteorologists Warn of Potentially Devastating European Heatwave: ‘Hell Is Coming’

An intense heat wave is set to bake Europe in coming days, and it could be historic, potentially shattering records across a large portion of the continent. The heat wave is expected to peak between Wednesday and Friday, when a swath from Spain to Poland is expected to see temperatures at least 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit (11 to 17 degrees Celsius) above normal. Actual temperatures should surge

Antarctica is melting faster than anyone thought, and we’re not ready for the sea level rise that’s coming

Ice melting rates in Antarctica tripled between 2012 and 2017, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The biggest increase has been ice melt in West Antarctica, where glaciers and ice sheets are vulnerable to warmer ocean temperatures. Experts think that if we don't get climate change under control quickly, ice sheets in West Antarctica could collapse, leading to rapid sea lev

This Flower’s Petals Look Like Hummingbirds

The Internet is full of wonders, from memes to stunning photographs, an endless ocean of tweets to political manifestos. People are free to share pretty much anything, and while some use it to share things that they should probably keep to themselves, others sometimes drop a thing or two that absolutely mesmerizes the online public. One Reddit user by the name of OctopusPrime recently shared a

Temperatures leap 40 degrees above normal as the Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet see record June melting

Ice is melting in unprecedented ways as summer approaches in the Arctic. In recent days, observations have revealed a record-challenging melt event over the Greenland ice sheet, while the extent of ice over the Arctic Ocean has never been this low in mid-June during the age of weather satellites. Greenland saw temperatures soar up to 40 degrees Fahrenheit above normal Wednesday, while open wa

Greenland Lost More Than 2 Billion Tons Of Ice In Just ONE DAY Last Week

Greenland is experiencing extreme melting, with experts predicting another record year as far as ice loss is concerned. The country lost more than 2 gigatons – or 2 billion tons – of ice in a single day last week. To put that into some kind of perspective, it is the weight equivalent to 340 Giza pyramids, 80,000 Statues of Liberty or 12 million blue whales. The Arctic's melt season is a

Rare Wave-Like Clouds Roll Over Virginia in Viral Photo: ‘Mother Nature Was Putting on a Show!’

A rare cloud formation has amazed onlookers and captured the Internet’s attention after appearing over a Virginia lake on Tuesday. Amy Christie Hunter says she was relaxing on her deck at Smith Mountain Lake around 8:30 p.m. when she spotted what’s called Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves making their way through the evening sky. She says a storm front had been moving through the area. “I noticed

12-Year-Old Kid Makes Shelter Cats And Dogs Stylish Bow Ties To Help Them Find A Home

We are all familiar with the challenges shelter animals face when finding a forever home. For some of them, the wait is unbearably long while others never get to share their life with a loving family. And even though it breaks our hearts, we can witness heroic and in many cases, very creative attempts to help abandoned animals get noticed and eventually adopted. Not all heroes wear capes, some