The Next Solar Eclipse Is Delivering a Rare Sight: Totality at Sunset
It’s been two years since the last total solar eclipse, but another one is coming next month —…
Trump administration weakens protections for threatened animal species
The Trump administration finalized a major change on Friday to how threatened species are considered in agency actions,…
Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation
Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation For anyone who has…
Rubin Observatory begins its 10-year sky survey
A telescope on a mountaintop in Chile has begun recording the most detailed time-lapse of the night sky…
Numbat conservation efforts pull native species from brink of extinction
Numbats, Western Australia’s animal emblem, have been pulled from the brink of extinction after research found the population…
Can scientists build life from scratch?
For centuries, people have argued about what separates something that’s alive from something that’s simply chemistry. Every living…
Waxing Gibbous Moon – NASA
The waxing gibbous moon is nestled in the darkness of space in this June 26, 2026, image from…
WATCH: Jellyfish bloom transforms Irish Sea into a living mosaic
Two kayakers were shocked after rowing into a jellyfish bloom off the coast of County Waterford on July…
Bacteriophages to Fuel Next-Gen Pathogen Sensors
Pathogenic bacteria remain a persistent threat to public health, food supplies, and water systems, particularly as antimicrobial resistance…
Nearly a millennium ago sky-watchers recorded a new star so bright it was visible in daylight for weeks, and Hubble has now traced how far its remnant, the Crab Nebula, has expanded since — a thousand-year-old explosion still visibly unfolding
In July 1054, court astronomers in China recorded a new “guest star” near Tianguan, the star we now…
Two humpback whales were tracked crossing more than 14,000 kilometres between breeding grounds in Australia and Brazil — one of them shattering every migration record ever recorded for the species
Two humpback whales have done something the species was not supposed to do often: they turned up on…
Heat and fire generate overlapping problems for much of southern Europe
Nearly 20 people are still unaccounted for after a wildfire ripped through a tinder-dry area close to Spain’s…