NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits
NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through…
The World’s Highest-Living Mammal Is Rewriting the Limits of Life
The Andean leaf-eared mouse has the same kind of muscle tissue as a marathon runner, one of multiple…
385-Million-Year-Old Amber Found in China
Paleontologists in China have discovered what they say is the earliest confirmed pieces of amber ever found, a…
India debuts hydrogen-powered train as part of sustainability drive | Energy News
India joins a handful of countries that have successfully deployed the zero-emission technology in their rail networks. By…
The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here’s why you should look up now
People keep asking me about the total solar eclipse on August 12. That’s understandable. For anyone in the…
Neil the seal and the problems of popularity
There is a particular sound a wooden fence makes when a creature the size of a small car…
Chang’e-6 samples reveal how Earth’s magnetosphere changed the solar wind reaching the Moon
The Moon’s two hemispheres have spent billions of years facing very different surroundings. Its far side looks away…
Europe’s most effective tool to cut greenhouse gas emissions ‘risks being weakened’ | Emissions trading
Europe’s most effective method of cutting dangerous planet-heating gases risks being weakened after the European Commission proposed an…
These ‘metallic’ dunes on Mars look like sci-fi. What are they really?
If you still picture Mars as a monotonous red desert, it may be time for an update. The…
Rescuers Race To Save A Young Coyote With Something Green Stuck On Her Head
This week, volunteers from WILD Florida Rescue (WFR) received a concerning report from a Good Samaritan about an…
Chandra, IXPE Probe Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula
Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) directly measured the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar…
Carbon capture is a fig leaf for fossil fuel expansion | Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Prof Myles Allen and colleagues, in their letter (12 July) on carbon capture and storage (CCS), propose licensing…