Animals May Have Evolved 200 Million Years Earlier Than We Thought
A diorama of some of the earliest animals on Earth. Image via Wiki Commons. An ancient fossil bed…
There’s another water crisis in the Southwest and this one’s invisible
The United States’ two largest reservoirs have dropped to unprecedented lows this year as drought grips the Southwest,…
Monarch Quantum Supplies Photonics Hardware for NASA Gravity Sensor Mission
Insider Brief Monarch Quantum is supplying integrated photonics hardware to support Infleqtion‘s work on NASA’s Quantum Gravity Gradiometer…
The Spec Sheet Was Written for Younger Eyes
October 20, 2026 Older participants distinguished colors better under light with lower rendering scores On a senior…
Southern resident orca population inches up, but still low
The latest census of the critically endangered orcas found 76 as of July 1, up from 74 during…
Arctic Sea Ice Loss Could Be Far Worse Than Models Predict
The Arctic’s future is already looking bleak, with rising temperatures driving a steady decline in sea ice. But…
Nor’easter lashes coast from Carolinas to Northeast
An October nor’easter is meandering off the Atlantic coast, where it will bring high surf, rip currents, coastal…
Astronomers uncover new secrets of the Universe’s first five minutes
Scientists have measured the amount of helium produced during the Universe’s first five minutes with unprecedented precision, offering…
The Physics Behind Tesla’s Flying Roadster
The upside-down Roadster 2 makes for a compelling sales pitch, but the suction actually has a strong use…
Famous Siberian cave yields remains of yak-like Ice Age mammal
Oct 19 : A Siberian cave already famous for yielding the first remains of an extinct human lineage…
Your aging brain may be trading memory for something more valuable
Growing older is often associated with memory loss and declining mental abilities. However, scientists are questioning whether these…
‘For Panama, it is life or death’: how drought is choking the canal that feeds a nation | Panama
The cattle should be ambling, grazing contentedly, through Robert Delgado’s fields. Instead, the animals slump in the shade,…