Sun erupts with 3 solar flares, raising chances of northern lights for U.S.

by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Science

Three solar flares burst from the sun toward Earth this week, scientists said, and the enormous beams of energy, light and high-speed particles may increase the odds of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States as they travel closer to our...

Rare type of Lyme disease found for the first time in New York

by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Science

There’s a new type of Lyme disease in New York state.Almost all cases of the tick-borne illness in the United States are caused by corkscrew-shaped bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. But B. burgdorferi is actually one of two Lyme disease-causing species in the U.S....

NASA’s dead Mars orbiter MAVEN will crash into the Red Planet in the next 100 years. It’s not the only probe in the Mars morgue

by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This artist’s concept shows NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft in orbit around Mars, with a fanciful image of her home planet in the background. . | Credit:...

A rainbow patchwork quilt shows agriculture from space | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2026

by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This composite image uses NISAR data to show vegetation in the area around South Africa. | Credit: Image by Paul Siqueira (UMass Amherst) of the NISAR science team...

Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine history

by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Science

When an asteroid struck Earth about 66 million years ago, it ended the age of dinosaurs and transformed life across the planet. The effects of that catastrophe are visible in the fossil record on land, but scientists know far less about what happened to fishes in the...

Genome study shows what made the extinct Ice Age cave lion unique

by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Science

By Will DunhamJune 4 (Reuters) – The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory from Western Europe across Siberia and into North America and hunting large prey – and perhaps even people – before going...