Scientists Document Sharks Scraping Against Manta Rays. But What Does It Mean?
It’s been seen again: Galapagos sharks rubbing themselves against giant manta rays, possibly to scrape off parasites! The…
New theory on how six-tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago – on a glacier
Built from stones weighing between 2 and 25 tonnes, the structure of Stonehenge demonstrates a scale of construction…
Live updates: Japan earthquake; Many people trapped in collapsed shopping mall
Many people are trapped inside a shopping mall that partially collapsed in an explosion after a large 7.1-magnitude…
SpaceX plan to launch 1 million data center satellites could turn atmosphere into a ‘fire pit,’ scientists say – NBC News
SpaceX plan to launch 1 million data center satellites could turn atmosphere into a ‘fire pit,’ scientists say NBC…
Twisted laser light can tell mirror-image molecules apart
Many molecules come in two forms that are mirror images of one another, much like left and right…
Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Big Backyard BioBlitz Running This Week
(via the Nature Conservancy) The Nature Conservancy of Canada is reaching out to residents to become citizen…
‘Eclipse season’: Europe to see two eclipses in two weeks as Earth, Moon and Sun line up
A 35-day “eclipse season” is underway as the Sun, Earth and Moon line up in space, bringing two…
Wind energy to power 660,000 homes lost in six months
Enough wind energy to power 667,000 homes, or roughly every household in Dublin, Westmeath and Wicklow combined, was…
Scientists create an “electron lighthouse” with laser light
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a semiconductor device that uses laser light to direct the…
Collared peccaries vanished from Uruguay after the 1800s; a 17-year breeding effort returned them to forests where a new generation has now been born
For more than 100 years, Uruguay’s grasslands and river forests were missing a native mammal that once moved…
2 ‘Forgetful’ Habits That Mean You’re Intelligent, By A Psychologist
The mind that blanks on a name and misplaces its keys may be running a more efficient operation…
Live updates: France issues heat warnings in wildfire-hit areas, as at least 63,000 evacuated near Madrid
Hundreds of thousands of people across France and Spain have been evacuated from their homes in recent days,…