A Billion Tons of Ice Are Hiding Under Utah, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
When we picture glaciers, it’s easy to imagine vast expanses of white ice gleaming under the sky. But…
Two men rescued from flood-stricken Nepali power plant where scores trapped
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High-energy fuel passes first rotating detonation rocket engine test
CycloKinetics is testing its alternative rocket fuel with Venus Aerospace in a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE). The…
46 years ago, Carl Sagan beautifully explained the fourth dimension using a sliced apple
How do you explain the concept of a fourth dimension to humans who are only able to see…
Authorities confirm fox death from bird flu in Victoria, suspected case in dolphin
H5 bird flu has been detected in a fox in Victoria’s south-west, in the state’s first recorded case…
How brainless sea sponges use sunset as a cue to prepare for metamorphosis
Well before I start collecting coats, keys or shoes, my dog always knows when we’re about to leave.…
‘Everyone seems to have forgotten’: In Tibet, flood-hit families search for the missing and grapple with China’s silence | Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
Fan Hong last heard from her husband on the morning of the Nepal-Tibet disaster. More than a week…
Deep beneath Mars, scientists find a vast hidden magma system
Researchers at the University of Oxford have found evidence that Mars may once have contained enormous Earth-like magmatic…
In 1972, physicists proposed hunting for gravitational waves with giant laser interferometers, and it took until 2015, after four decades of null results, for twin facilities in Louisiana and Washington to catch the ripple from two black holes colliding a billion light years away.
Picture handing your working life to an experiment that has a real chance of finding nothing at all.…
Scientists use satellite tags and time-depth recorders to track female northern elephant seals diving 1,735 metres into the Pacific Ocean |
A female northern elephant seal disappeared beneath the Pacific surface carrying a small electronic recorder that would reveal…
What 107 professional MMA fighters actually ate before and after weigh-in
A detailed look at what professional fighters eat and drink across the critical hours from their final weight…
As global heating heads to 1.8C, is it time to consider the ‘Voldemort’ of climate policy?
The world is set to miss the 1.5°C global warming target, and plans are underway for UN climate…