‘Cosmic Glitch’ could explain why gravity acts differently across the Universe
Einstein’s theory of gravity may behave slightly differently across distances of billions of light-years, with gravity appearing about…
Japanese Carrion crows have found a clever way to crack hard walnuts, turning passing cars into their own nutcrackers |
Carrion crows were observed using roads as a tool for opening walnuts. Instead of cracking every shell themselves,…
New Species of Armored Dinosaur Identified in Japan
Cranial fossils of a nodosaurid ankylosaur unearthed more than two decades ago on the Japanese island of Hokkaido…
Groote Eylandt rangers drive reef mapping research after technology failed to predict coral bleaching
Reef research off the coast of the Northern Territory’s Groote Eylandt has revealed the latest technology may not…
NIST Researchers Supersize Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons
In this illustration, photons hit a strip of superconducting wire, disrupting the electric current and registering an electric…
H5 bird flu: Coral Sea islands get $1m seabird habitat rescue
A small island in the Coral Sea is getting into a million-dollar fight against weeds to help protect…
Research Unveils True Nature of Universe’s Little Red Dots
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope revealed something strange: the distant reaches of the universe are filled…
Most humpback whale populations have rebounded from near-extinction over the past sixty years, but the Arabian Sea population — isolated for an estimated 70,000 years and the only humpbacks that never migrate — has not recovered at all and remains endangered
Most humpback whales have made a comeback. In 2016, after decades of counting, NOAA Fisheries decided that 9…
‘Ghosts of Mars’ at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts
In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said “Boo!” and unleashed “Ghosts of Mars” on the world. While not…
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Best Evidence for Dark Matter Yet
Dark matter, the elusive, invisible stuff that astronomers say constitutes roughly 85% of the universe’s mass, doesn’t interact…
Rare muskox with fur like a ‘magical grass skirt’ spotted in Labrador West
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
Meteorite Dust Reveals Early Solar Magnetism Clues
Magnetic fields are generated by matter that is electrically charged and moving around. In the very early solar…