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This illustration provided by Caltech shows a supermassive black hole shredding a large star to pieces, leading to a bright flare. (Robert Hurt, Caltech (IPAC) via AP)

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole

4:00 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a black hole

FILE - Surgeons at NYU Langone Health prepare to transplant a pig's kidney into a brain-dead man in New York on July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum, File)

First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway

2:24 PM on Monday, November 3

The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives

This photo provided by the Harvard University Police Department shows a person of interest in an explosion at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Harvard University Police Department via AP)

Harvard Medical School building reopens as police investigate explosion

10:46 AM on Monday, November 3

The investigation continues into a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School that authorities say was an intentional act

Lambert, a 33-year-old one-eyed African penguin, receives eye drop medication at the New England Aquarium in Boston, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Much like a nursing home, penguins at a Boston aquarium can age with dignity

7:10 AM on Monday, November 3

Lambert, a critically endangered African penguin, has moved to a special geriatric island at the New England Aquarium in Boston

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7:00 AM on Monday, November 3

This photo provided by Scotty Ray Boyd shows an overturned truck which had been transporting several monkeys, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Heidelberg, Miss. (Scotty Ray Boyd via AP)

Mississippi mother kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety

4:23 PM on Sunday, November 2

A mother in Mississippi has shot and killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck accident last week

A monkey that escaped in Mississippi is shot and killed by a homeowner who says she feared for her children's safety

4:22 PM on Sunday, November 2

A monkey that escaped in Mississippi is shot and killed by a homeowner who says she feared for her children's safety

A bird flies in front of the Harvest Supermoon in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

How to spot November's supermoon, the closest of the year

8:23 AM on Saturday, November 1

The closest supermoon of the year is approaching in November

FILE - A marker signifying the burial place of Paul Revere appears on the fence at the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston on Dec. 31, 2003. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File)

Nature walks are good for you, but can a city stroll be just as good?

11:04 PM on Friday, October 31

Nature walks are good for you, but can a city stroll be just as good

People wearing protective clothing search along a highway in Heidelberg, Miss., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, near the site of a truck which overturned Tuesday, that was carrying research monkeys. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

1:05 PM on Friday, October 31

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

A black vulture, top right, flies Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Black vultures attack and kill cattle. Climate change is one reason they're spreading north

8:29 AM on Friday, October 31

Black vultures have killed and eaten several calves on Tom Karr’s cattle ranch in southeastern Ohio, a loss he says didn't happen two decades ago

This image provided by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences shows the skull of a tyrannosaur that may be a new species. (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences via AP)

Young T. rex or a new dinosaur? New bones add to the debate

11:01 AM on Thursday, October 30

Scientists say there’s new evidence that settles the origins of a mysterious dinosaur excavated in the 1940s

FILE - In this undated photo provided by NASA on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, astronaut Scott Kelly looks out the cupola of the International Space Station. (NASA via AP, File)

The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

8:13 AM on Thursday, October 30

The International Space Station is marking 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions

7:03 AM on Thursday, October 30

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing tiny drones inspired by bats for search and rescue missions

This photo provided by Richard Arden Knecht shows various tools, utensils and other artifacts that were recovered after the Typhoon Halong scattered them from a significant Yup'ik archaeological site, known as the Nunalleq site, in Quinhagak, Alaska, Oct. 2025. (Richard Arden Knecht via AP)

Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong

11:07 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A Yup'ik community near the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska was spared the widespread devastation other communities experienced from the remnants of Typhoon Halong earlier this month

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