Oldest Fossilized Butthole Found in 290-Million-Year-Old Reptile : ScienceAlert
Once, long ago, a little reptile going about its business plopped itself down in the mud before getting…
‘You should rethink what you’re doing’
In January, a historic snowstorm spanning several states blanketed millions of Americans in inches of powder and ice,…
Researchers find planet that defies how worlds are supposed to form
Astronomers have long believed that planetary systems follow a familiar blueprint. Small rocky planets stay close to their…
Genome Science Revolutionizes Wheat Stem Rust Battle
Key points Genome sequencing of several wheat stem rust strains shows some outbreaks arose independently, overturning assumptions and…
Webb Just Spent 17 Hours Staring at Uranus—and Found Its Auroras Are Even Weirder Than We Thought
On January 19, the Webb space telescope stared deep into the chaotic world of Uranus for 17 hours,…
New simulations reveal the hidden forces shaping ‘snowman’ worlds beyond Neptune
On a frigid orbit beyond Neptune, some of the solar system’s smallest worlds project a strange silhouette. Two…
Starlink, China and the governance of low Earth orbit
China’s massive satellite filings highlight how low Earth orbit has already been transformed by industrial-scale deployment – and…
One of the Most Powerful Cosmic Rays Ever Detected May Have Come from This Nearby Starburst Galaxy
Detected in 2021, the Amaterasu particle ranks among the most energetic cosmic rays ever observed, carrying an estimated…
Scientists reveal how the body senses cold and menthol
When you step outside on a winter morning or pop a mint into your mouth, a tiny molecular…
Satellite imaging is now vital for disaster management. But there are dangerous gaps in our systems
The extreme weather events and resulting destruction that have hit New Zealand this summer are not only signs…
Believed impossible, scientists manage to transform lead into gold
The 17-mile Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located beneath the French-Swiss border, regularly slams heavy ions together at near…
250 million-year-old amphibian fossils from Australia reveal global spread of ‘sea-salamanders’
The Kimberley region in the north-west corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and…