Science

Whale-SETI: Groundbreaking Encounter with Humpback Whales Reveals Potential for Non-Human Intelligence Communication

August 1, 2026

“Because of current limitations on technology, an important assumption of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is that extraterrestrials…

SScience

The avocado’s sex life has run on the same schedule for 42 million years

August 1, 2026

Avocado flowers perform the duty of both female and male flowers. The gene that controls them has been…

EEnvironment

No species left behind: how Spain saved its animals from wildfire

August 1, 2026

While scores of people were fleeing Spain’s raging wildfires, the staff at Safari Madrid had others to think…

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Saturn's moon Titan has rivers of liquid methane longer than the Nile's tributaries, but a 2025 Brown University study found that only 1.3% of those rivers form deltas — on Earth, nearly every river does, and nobody yet knows why Titan's don't

August 1, 2026

There is a 400-kilometre river system near the north pole of Titan that drains into a sea larger…

WWildlife

Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?

August 1, 2026

In late June, whale watchers in southwest Western Australia sounded the alarm. They had seen far fewer humpback…

SScience

NASA documents impact of wildfires on sunlight: the sun turns red due to smoke and ashes

August 1, 2026

A surprising optical phenomenon transformed the sky into a spectacle of crimson tones due to the interaction of…

SSpace

See A Solar Eclipse, The Perseids And A 96% ‘Blood Moon:’ August’s Sky

August 1, 2026

Topline August 2026 is the biggest month of the year for skywatchers, bringing a rare total solar eclipse…

WWildlife

Scientists Tracked Penguin Poop From Space and Noticed a Troubling Antarctic Shift

August 1, 2026

The pinkish color of these guano-covered Adélie penguins on Coronation Island in Antarctica is thanks to their diet.…

SScience

Network analysis highlights socio-demographic patterns of stone tool-using primates

August 1, 2026

Huber, L. Tool use. In The Rational Animal (ed. Huber, L.) 43–89 (Springer, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60803-2_3. Chapter Google Scholar …

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August 1, 2026

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with…

WWildlife

Rescued elephant Mon goes for one of her first free swims in Laos, and she's loving it

August 1, 2026

Footage from Laos is capturing a hopeful new chapter for rescued elephant Mon, showing her enjoying time in…

SScience

APOD: 2026 August 1 - Buck Moon And Belt Of Venus

August 1, 2026

APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our…

Whale-SETI: Groundbreaking Encounter with Humpback Whales Reveals Potential for Non-Human Intelligence Communication

The avocado’s sex life has run on the same schedule for 42 million years

No species left behind: how Spain saved its animals from wildfire

Saturn’s moon Titan has rivers of liquid methane longer than the Nile’s tributaries, but a 2025 Brown University study found that only 1.3% of those rivers form deltas — on Earth, nearly every river does, and nobody yet knows why Titan’s don’t

Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?

NASA documents impact of wildfires on sunlight: the sun turns red due to smoke and ashes

See A Solar Eclipse, The Perseids And A 96% ‘Blood Moon:’ August’s Sky

Scientists Tracked Penguin Poop From Space and Noticed a Troubling Antarctic Shift

APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus

Rescued elephant Mon goes for one of her first free swims in Laos, and she’s loving it

APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon And Belt Of Venus