Chile Pulls Plug On $10bn Mega-Plant That Threatened The World’s Clearest Skies
A $10bn industrial complex planned for Chile’s Atacama Desert has been scrapped, ending a confrontation that pitted global…
We Don’t Need Any More Renewables
The claim is ubiquitous: if we’re to meet our climate goals, we need a mass buildout of renewable…
NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shed the building blocks of life as it flew past Earth last year, according…
Squirrel With Head Like A ‘Bike Helmet’ Has No Idea He’s A Little Different
A woman in Boise, Idaho, recently noticed a group of squirrels in her backyard bullying one of their…
Oak trees rely on microbes to survive drought and disease
Oak trees can live for hundreds of years, yet climate change brings drought, poor soil, and disease at…
Maugean skate’s endangered status not changing, Environment Minister Murray Watt says
Environment Minister Murray Watt has chosen not to change the endangered status of a rare Tasmanian skate species.…
Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha.
“Join xAI if the idea of mass drivers on the Moon appeals to you,” CEO Elon Musk proclaimed…
Elephant Calf Update: Building Bonds Among the National Zoo’s Herd
Nhi Linh appears to be recovering well post-partum. She is with Trong Nhi and Bozie, and they are…
Astronomers Witness Star’s Dramatic Black Hole Birth
Astronomers have watched a dying star fail to explode as a supernova, instead collapsing into a black hole.…
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’ | Trump administration
The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination that gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating…
Axiom Space Secures $350M in Financing to Accelerate Space Station, Spacesuit Development
HOUSTON, Feb. 12, 2026 – Axiom Space, the leader in commercial human space exploration, announced today $350-million in…
Good news: It’s kākāpō fuck season
The world is going to hell in a handbasket but at least the kākāpō are going hog wild.…