Student makes cosmic dust in a lab, shining a light on the origin of life
Re-creating a piece of the universe in a bottle might sound like science fiction, but it’s exactly what…
Scientists create the first global map of rare, deep-mantle earthquakes
Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines.…
Call for tougher animal welfare laws after invasive turtle found in Hong Kong
Hong Kong animal rights activists have called on the government to create a list of approved pets after…
An $88 Million Satellite Died Early—and Still Blew the Lid Off Industry Emissions
MethaneSat, an $88 million satellite designed to track methane emissions at an unprecedented scale and resolution, suddenly went…
Photographer captures startling image of elephant in unexpected situation: ‘Tragically getting stuck’
In a photograph that captures the plight of the largest living land animals, a lone Sri Lankan elephant…
Most groundwater microbes live on rocks, not in the water
Groundwater often gets treated like a simple thing, even though microbes fill it and shape how it behaves.…
A family’s solitary fight to save endangered plants in the Amazon
ALTO ILA, Ecuador — On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realized he was…
Space hamburgers and jellyfish galaxies: AI identifies a thousand anomalies yet unexplained by science
Something in Hubble’s attic won’t fit in the boxes we made for the universe. When an algorithm says…
This Giant Python in Indonesia Is Officially the Longest Snake Ever Recorded
Guinness World Records confirmed that a massive female reticulated python found in Indonesia is the longest wild snake…
Earth’s Magnetic Field Slow Flip Uncovered
Earth’s magnetic field is generated by the churn of its liquid nickel-iron outer core, but it is not…
Environment Canada issues yellow cold warning for Windsor-Essex
Windsor-Essex can expect another frigid weekend. Environment Canada has issued a yellow cold warning for the area. Meteorologist…
Elon Musk on his ‘hiring problem’ at SpaceX: Hard to get engineers with families to …
SpaceX faces a significant hurdle in attracting engineers and technicians to its Starbase facility in South Texas due…