“She’s seen something….” A cheetah mum must distract a prowling big cat away from her cubs. Will her risk pay off?
In the Okavango Delta, Botswana, leopards, cheetahs and lions clash over territory and food. And these sagas are…
Photoacoustic Microscopy Hits Super-Resolution Milestone
By Beth Miller The brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads…
Roscosmos Finishes Repairs to Damaged Baikonur Launchpad
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday that it completed repairs to its launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
Cameroon’s decade of conflict leaves apes and conservationists in peril
Dozens of protected areas in Cameroon’s anglophone regions, including parks that are home to great apes and…
Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with sideways teeth and a twisted jaw was already a ‘living fossil’ 275 million years ago
Paleontologists have revealed a bizarre prehistoric creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth, and the water-dwelling weirdo…
NASA is overhauling its Artemis program. What does that mean for humanity’s return to the moon?
NASA has revealed a huge shakeup to its Artemis program of crewed moon exploration. The announcement came last…
World’s smallest possum may live beyond its known range in Australia
New evidence of the world’s smallest possum has emerged hundreds of kilometers from where it’s known…
NASA, OPM Unveil NASA Force To Recruit Top Talent
Credit: NASA The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and NASA announced NASA Force on Wednesday, a dedicated…
This record-breaking quadruple star system is so jam-packed it could fit between Jupiter and our sun
Using NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) astronomers have discovered an extraordinary quadruple star. The system…
It glows like a fire, looks like an autumn leaf and has just awoken from its winter slumber. Now it’s on the hunt for food
The first butterfly of the year always lifts the spirits – and it’s often a comma. This butterfly…
Permafrost Crucial for Carbon, Wildfires Heighten Risk
The devastating wildfires in northern Canada in recent years have climate consequences that go far beyond smoke and…
Barclays Warns Grid Constraints Could Strand Renewables Assets
Investors may be underestimating the risk that renewables could become stranded assets, as grid constraints and congestion and…