Sugar gliders not a major risk to swift parrots in Tasmania, new research finds
A new study has called into question the extent to which introduced sugar gliders prey on critically endangered…
Fossilized plants offer a new route to analyze Earth’s past atmosphere
By decoding carbon trapped in ancient plant matter, scientists track carbon fluxes back beyond ocean records. Researchers have…
Wind farms join bottom trawlers and oil rigs in a protected North Sea sandbank
Dogger Bank is a vast, shallow sandbank in the North Sea that was once among the most…
Giant waves are sweeping Mars’ atmosphere into space
The Sun continuously sends a fast stream of charged particles through space, a phenomenon known as the solar…
Lake sturgeon latest addition at Toronto Zoo
The latest addition to the Toronto Zoo is being described by the attraction as “ancient” freshwater species. Lake…
Shaping light like never before – with photonic time crystals
An international team of researchers from École polytechnique, Collège de France, and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has achieved a…
Meet the binturong, a rare species worth saving
With the distinct appearance of a “maskless raccoon,” or a puppet from Jim Henson’s “The Dark Crystal,” the…
Watch: Astronaut Shows What A Workout In Space Looks Like
Astronaut Jessica Meir has given people a glimpse of what working out in space looks like by sharing…
Florida park finds 19 albino alligator eggs, the first known successful batch laid in captivity
A Florida-based alligator park has discovered the first-ever recorded successful batch of albino alligator eggs laid in captivity.…
AI reveals a massive algae boom across the world’s oceans
Artificial intelligence has helped scientists produce the first comprehensive global assessment of floating algae, revealing that blooms are…
Trump’s EPA found a sneaky new way to make our air more polluted.
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds temperatures surging just below Io’s volcanic surface
NASA’s Juno spacecraft measured heat beneath Io’s surface for the first time, finding temperatures rise sharply within just…