US-Russian crew blast off for 8-month stint on the International Space Station
MOSCOW — A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off successfully Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station.…
Review Maps Roadmap for Excitons in Magnetic Quantum Materials
Insider Brief A Nature Materials review outlines how atomically thin magnetic semiconductors can tightly couple light, electric charge…
Are These Photographers Too Close to This Wild Puma?
An incredible video of a well-known puma moving through a crowd of photographers as she stalked her prey…
In 2023, seismologists at the Australian National University, reading the echoes of earthquakes ringing back and forth through the whole planet, confirmed Earth hides an innermost core inside its inner core, a distinct iron ball roughly 1,300 kilometres across whose crystals line up along a different axis than the shell around it
In 2023, seismologists at the Australian National University published evidence that Earth carries a hidden sphere inside its…
Underground homes safe from tornadoes and wildfires
Some parts of the world face natural disasters more frequently than others. Wildfires and tornadoes are among the…
The first sunlight reflecting space mirror has been cleared for launch
Reflect Orbital has been given the green light to launch its first space mirror that aims to redirect…
Sea Lions: The islands where animals rule: Why humans give up beach chairs for sea lions
Can you imagine reaching a beach and finding all the beach chairs occupied not by visitors but by…
Data Tool Hunts Mineral Biosignatures on Other Worlds
A technique for judging whether a common mineral was formed through biological activity could aid the search for…
The Richest 10% Cause up to $5.7 Trillion in Environmental Damage Each Year
A new analysis estimates that the world’s highest-consuming 10% generate trillions of dollars in environmental damage each year…
Astronomers have spent decades searching nearby stars for another Earth, and now they may have found one just 25 light-years away |
Scientists have discovered a planet that could have the good conditions to support life, and it is one…
Argentina lost jaguars from its Iberá wetlands nearly 70 years ago, but conservationists have now brought the country’s largest wild cat back through an ambitious rewilding project | World News
For much of the 20th century, the jaguar disappeared from large parts of Argentina’s landscape. Hunting pressure and…
Webb Telescope Unveils Supermassive Black Hole Feeding
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has captured a clear view of…