SScience Read More Europa takes a trek across JupiterFebruary 8, 2026 Back to Article List The icy moon Europa transits Jupiter tonight, followed by its shadow. Now past opposition,…
EEnvironment Read More Why walking in a national park in the dark prompts people to turn off lights at homeFebruary 8, 2026 As soon as you drive over the top of the Peak District and down into Sheffield you can…
SSpace Read More Russian Starlink terminals deactivated in major battlefield blowFebruary 8, 2026 President Donald Trump indicated he planned to reach out to Elon Musk to speak about providing Starlink internet…
SScience Read More ‘Maybe they’re waiting for something that only happens thousands of years later’: The hidden life ‘sleeping’ deep beneath Earth for millions of yearsFebruary 8, 2026 Beneath Earth’s surface lies a kingdom of undiscovered microscopic life. These “intraterrestrials” survive in some of the harshest…
EEnvironment Read More Daly River flooding expected to reach 14m peak on Monday, as first damage to homes reportedFebruary 8, 2026 Flooding has damaged several homes in the Daly River community, with authorities saying the river is now expected…
SSpace Read More Scientists Discover Epic Volcanic Show on Jupiter’s Io, Could the Moon’s Core Be a Spongy Lava Factory?February 8, 2026 Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted simultaneously, releasing an enormous amount of lava and offering new clues…
WWildlife Read More Orca spotted at Pāpāmoa Beach while New Zealand swimmer Jono Ridler attempts world recordFebruary 8, 2026 Ridler is attempting to swim the entire eastern coastline of the North Island in a collaboration with Live…
SScience Read More Scientists warn climate models are missing a key ocean playerFebruary 8, 2026 Some of the most important players in Earth’s climate system are nearly invisible. Calcifying plankton, microscopic organisms that…
SSpace Read More When Does NASA Think We’ll Go To Mars? It’s Sooner Than You ThinkFebruary 8, 2026 Eyeem Mobile Gmbh/Getty Images NASA has been working…
WWildlife Read More ‘They are way more common than you think’February 8, 2026 A TikToker shared a scene befitting the opening credits of “The Lion King,” with a cougar playing the…
SScience Read More Science history: ‘Father of modern genetics’ describes his experiments with pea plants — and proves that heredity is transmitted in discrete units — Feb. 8, 1865February 8, 2026 Milestone: Principles of inheritance discovered Date: Feb. 8 and March 8, 1865 Where: Brno, in what is now…
SSpace Read More Boreal Forests Are Shifting NorthFebruary 8, 2026 The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. To understand the changing…