Haunting Hubble telescope image captures cosmic cycle of destruction and creation — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: The nebula LHA 120-N44 Where it is: 160,000 light-years away, in the constellation…
Physicists discover a hidden “curveball” in quantum light
Table tennis players can make a ball suddenly curve by giving it just the right spin. That motion…
Hope remains for owl species despite no known wild population left in B.C., conservationist says
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
The Moon may have formed almost intact within hours of Theia smashing into Earth
New simulations of the Moon-forming giant impact show that treating the early Earth and Theia as realistic geological…
The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more | Ecuador
I have to confess that I rarely enjoy birding in montane cloud forests. The birds that live in…
James Webb Space Telescope discovers the rings of tiny solar system body Chariklo are changing
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that the ring system of a tiny solar…
Physicists can’t agree on how the Universe works
The largest global survey of physicists ever conducted has revealed just how unsettled some of the biggest questions…
Scientists collected 49 spider webs in Australia; their DNA revealed 85 vertebrate species hiding nearby |
Spider webs may hold a surprising record of the animals living nearby. A study found that genetic traces…
Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
A new study suggests that the climate connection between the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans can be disrupted…
Priced out of Melbourne, an Australian couple bought 1.5 hectares in Tasmania for $330,000; in 2022 they began a recycled bottle Earthship and completed the home nearly three years later for $880,000
For Matt Ellis and Kate Tucker, buying a home in Melbourne became a familiar cycle of hope, bidding…
Don’t miss Venus shine beside the crescent moon at sunset tonight
Look west at sunset on Sept. 13 to see brilliant Venus shining close to the delicate arc of…
How Chennai’s mridangam makers solved a physics puzzle centuries before CV Raman
The lane in Mylapore announced itself before I saw it: the smell of wet leather and wood shavings…