When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

Astronomers have discovered the first radio signals from a unique category of dying stars, called Type Ibn supernovae, and these signals offer new insights into how massive stars meet their demise.

China's EAST reactor achieved plasma densities 1.65x beyond theoretical limits, solving fusion's 70-year puzzle and bringing ...

Astronomers are finally catching a star in the act of dying, not as a static before-and-after snapshot but as a live, ...

As temperatures drop in Iowa this weekend, curiosity and concern about trees exploding from the cold have grown. Here's what ...

Meteorologists are warning that an incoming subzero cold snap comes with an increased risk of "exploding trees." Arborists ...

Can you use a passport instead of a REAL ID? Yes. Can you use a REAL ID instead of a passport? No. Starting Feb. 1, airline passengers without an acceptable form of ID can verify their ID using TSA ...

A new study led by a Georgia State University astronomy graduate student is a major step forward in the search for stars that could host Earth-like planets that may prove to be good havens for life to ...

With over 45 million travelers screened by the Transportation Security Administration this holiday season, many may have learned firsthand what a REAL ID is and isn't. Passed by Congress in 2005 and ...

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California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is scrambling to fix a legacy software flaw that could leave hundreds of thousands of residents unable to fly or enter federal facilities. The DMV confirmed ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles said this week that about 325,000 people must take steps to maintain valid Real IDs, due to a software issue the agency identified in a review of its ...