Oregon firefighters battling wildfires across the state have a new "force" on their team:  a plush Baby Yoda doll.  The adorable alien tyke, from Disney's popular Star Wars seri...

Sports fans around the world are struggling to reconcile with the sudden loss of American basketball icon Kobe Bryant. The 41-year-old died on January 26, 2020, when his private...

Researchers have long been aware of the presence of rust, or hematite, on Mars caused by the chemical reaction between the iron ore on the planet's surface and water and oxygen ...

Faced with a declining population and shrinking workforce, Japan has been increasingly turning to robots for help. Over the years, the androids have been deployed to perform a l...

A rat may seem like an unlikely candidate to receive a gold medal for bravery and devotion to duty.  However, six-year-old African giant pouched rat Magawa, who was honored with...

In a normal world, boarding an airplane that circles in the air for a few hours before returning to the same airport would have been considered laughable. However, in the COVID-...

On August 11, 2020, presumptive  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made history by announcing California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the upcoming elect...

Supreme Court Justice and feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at her home in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2020, from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. The 87...

Scientists scrambling to find a cure for COVID-19 may have some help from an unexpected source —  14-year-old  Anika Chebrolu.  The youngster from Frisco, Texas, was named the w...