14 bears captured and killed at Montana home, amid rise in human-bear encounters
Wildlife officials found and killed 14 black bears last week on a property in Montana. A cub was…
How feasting black holes time their burps, and more…
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A New Space Mission Just Captured The Northern Lights Like Never Before
A European-Chinese spacecraft has captured the full ring of the northern lights around the North Pole in ultraviolet…
HyImpulse secures launch license as Orbex assets are sold
WASHINGTON — A German company has secured a license to launch from a Scottish spaceport while another company…
On a 60-acre campus in Massachusetts, 18 superconducting magnets chilled to 8 kelvin are being assembled around a chamber that will bottle plasma 6 times hotter than the sun’s core, and the cryogenic plant hit its first commissioning target
A cryogenic plant beneath a converted industrial building in Devens, Massachusetts, hit minus 445 degrees Fahrenheit on September…
Scientists put a floating ‘scarecrow’ beside fishing nets; the device cut seabird bycatch by 59%, while a kite cut it by 71% |
Floating scarecrow. Image Credit: University of Exeter News Fishing nets can pose a serious danger to diving seabirds,…
Underwater umbrellas could protect coral reefs from heat damage | National
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Australia began turning waste plastic into railway sleepers in 2015, saving timber; the recycled material could last up to 50 years | World News
Australia began experimenting with railway sleepers made from recycled plastic in 2015, turning material that might otherwise have…
New center boosts nuclear isotope output for deep-space missions
Canada is moving to expand its role in supplying nuclear isotopes that could power spacecraft on long-duration missions.…
Scientists just pushed superconductors beyond their usual current limit
Superconductors are among the most remarkable materials in quantum physics. When certain materials are cooled below a specific…
Whopping 844-pound alligator named Snaggletooth finally caught after hunter’s 4-year quest
He tipped the ‘scales’! A humongous alligator pulled from a South Carolina lake after a years-long pursuit shattered…
Animals may have evolved 200 million years earlier than previously thought, new study suggests
The first animals may have appeared on Earth hundreds of millions years earlier than their fossils suggest, a…