Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship
The first time I saw it, I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking at. A northern white-cheeked…
For the first-time ever, scientists image the 3D wavefunction of an organic molecule
Scientists reconstructed a molecule’s full three-dimensional electron wavefunction using a laboratory system instead of a large synchrotron facility.A…
It spans 6000 km of the coasts of Portugal, Spain, France and Italy and houses billions of individuals – the animal that builds cities
Ant hills made by the yellow meadow ant, and the heaped leaf-litter nests of, always look impressive but…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon
Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA’s Perseverance…
Sun’s swirling surface captured in spectacular detail by world’s largest solar telescope
The Sun’s surface is constantly churning with hot, glowing plasma. Those swirling eddies play a huge role in…
The next Toronto? Reports of urban raccoons on the rise in Calgary
Sean Halvorsen never thought he would be sharing his house with a raccoon. That changed about a month…
Electric Field Reverses Phonon Chirality in Crystal
In a new study, researchers used an electric field to switch the chirality of phonons within a ferroelectric…
Global Warming Has Kicked Into Overdrive, Scientists Warn
It’s been a particularly apocalyptic summer. Relentless, record-shattering heatwaves, untamable wildfires, and deadly floods are just some of…
On this day in space! NASA’s Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet…
The Indian scientist who bent light — and changed the internet forever: Why Dr Narinder Singh Kapany is called the ‘Father of Fiber Optics’
Meet Dr Narinder Singh Kapany, the Indian scientist whose work powers today’s digital worldHow Dr Narinder Singh Kapany’s…
‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug | Invertebrates
A neon green punk sheep that lives underwater. A solar-powered slug that can perform photosynthesis. If you are…
School-Bus-Sized Terror Croc That Ate Dinosaurs Returns
A 31-foot predator that once hunted dinosaurs across what is now the eastern United States has been reconstructed…