Elephant Seal Scolds Penguins in Superb Photo Shortlisted for Wildlife Award
‘Right of Way’ by John Harrison. A group of royal penguins draw the ire of an elephant seal…
Earth may not be swallowed by our dying sun after all, study finds
For a long time, Earth’s ending seemed settled. In about five billion years, the sun will swell into…
More than 150 slow, ancient desert dwellers were carried away to clear room for a giant solar project, and what biologists noticed years later about where these animals now do best turns the whole worry on its head
Picture a flat, sun blasted basin in the California desert, the kind of place most people would call empty.…
James Webb Space Telescope captures the star-forming clouds of Orion A
The James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month shows the giant molecular cloud Orion A, an area…
Sea lion pulls off brazen tuna heist as fisherman tries and fails to hold onto his first big catch
Everyone remembers the kid who stole other people’s lunches in school. As it turns out, sea lions never…
NASA uses the DAPHNE Mission to improve space weather forecasting
image: ©AleksandarGeorgiev | iStock NASA has selected a new mission concept called DAPHNE (Dynamic Atmosphere-Ionosphere Explorer) to improve…
Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why
A deadly strain of bird flu sweeping through remote islands near Antarctica has devastated the native wildlife population,…
Astroscale raises funding to support growth strategy
WASHINGTON — Satellite servicing company Astroscale is working to transition from technology demonstrations to a regular series of…
Twisting Quantum Potential Into Reality
Insider Brief UTS researchers and collaborators developed a twist-based method for controlling quantum light sources in hexagonal boron…
‘Emotional and horrific’: volunteers ‘live’ as Somerset animals to study wildlife risks | Wildlife
What does a kestrel make of the dog sniffing in the long grass below? Why does an exhausted…
Future astronauts could walk across rocks from deep inside the Moon
Scientists have gained new insight into the dramatic event that created the Moon’s largest and oldest known impact…
France on ‘red alert’ as temperatures hit 40C in Europe heatwave
Half of France is set to be placed on “red alert” for Monday as temperatures climb beyond 40…