From blubber to bone: How a whale decomposes on land The story of the Lobby Whale at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Paige Browning Teo Popescu Brandi Fullwood
A rare 'parade' of all 7 planets will move across the night sky this week This phenomenon known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all present at the same time along a line in the night sky on Friday, NASA says. Chandelis Duster
Study predicts Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon could be first woman to run 4 minute mile A new study estimates that the Kenyan world record holder can break 4 minutes in the mile with perfect pacing and drafting. Jonathan Lambert Play AudioListen 4 mins
Meet the beetles! These rice-sized workers clean up specimens at Seattle’s Burke Museum Very few Burke Museum visitors realize that thousands of secret workers are helping make the museum's animal specimen collection. No, it’s not a secret organization of janitors. But this team also cleans up expertly. Paige Browning Brandi Fullwood
'We're on the moon': The private Blue Ghost spacecraft makes a historic lunar landing A commercial spacecraft carrying NASA experiments successfully touched down on the moon's surface early Sunday morning, ushering in a new phase of private space exploration. Joe Hernandez
Chappy the baby seal has died, weeks after being rescued in a Connecticut city The aquarium helping Chappy — a nod to the New Haven, Conn., neighborhood where he was rescued last month — said he died of gastrointestinal issues and "was surrounded by love until the very end." Rachel Treisman
Hoping to revive mammoths, scientists create 'woolly mice' Hoping to bring the giant, ancient animal back from extinction, scientists have created a far smaller woolly creature. Woolly mice have some of the key traits of mammoths, including their thick, hairy coat. Rob Stein
An Algerian scientist splits his gaze between microbes and Mars Searching for small fossils in big rocks requires specialized tools --tools that scientists could also use to look for evidence of life on Mars in rocks that may be similar on both planets. Ari Daniel Play AudioListen 5 mins
In Key West, testing shows cruise ships stir up as much sediment as a hurricane Tests in Key West show sediment stirred up by cruise ships, which can harm marine life, routinely exceed federal standards. Key West has responded by suspending the tests. Greg Allen Play AudioListen 4 mins
Intuitive Machines probe is on the moon but its status is uncertain Commercial company Intuitive Machines has put its second probe on the moon, but it was not immediately clear if the vehicle was upright and fully functioning. Scott Neuman Geoff Brumfiel
