Something doesn’t add up in the Chandelier Cluster, Hubble telescope finds — Space photo of the week
NGC 6723 is a globular cluster, an ancient inhabitant of the Milky Way galaxy. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble &…
In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range
In 1990, a small bird became an unlikely symbol of one of America’s fiercest environmental battles. The northern…
Seven new frog species were hiding beneath Madagascar’s forest floor
An international research team has identified seven previously undescribed species of Madagascar’s elusive diamond frogs (Rhombophryne), adding new…
Colorado River plan brings temporary relief but not long-term water security
PHOENIX (AP) — On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado…
Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: LIFTOFF! SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches Roman Space Telescope
2026-08-30T11:38:48.575Z Roman Space Telescope reaches initial orbit on SpaceX Falcon Heavy SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket has successfully reached…
How many cosmic particles are passing through your body at any moment?
Every second of every day, Earth is bombarded by particles from outer space. Some of these particles are…
In 1978, Richard Branson bought a bare 74-acre Caribbean island for $180,000; it now shelters more than 140 animal species, including breeding lemurs and giant tortoises | World News
An aerial view of Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, a private island in the Caribbean. Credits…
Scientists Built Prosthetic ‘Skin’ That Mimics One Crucial Feature of Pain : ScienceAlert
A prosthetic limb can help people to stand, walk, or run again. But it cannot always warn them…
The push to turn Canada’s shuttered churches into housing
About one-third of Canada’s 27,000 places of worship will likely shut down by 2035. They won’t be empty…
How many neighbours did planet Earth lose? We may have lost planet 9 and trillions of comets from our Solar System
The Solar System didn’t always exist as we know it today. It’s about 4.5 billion years old and…
Spiders are barely noticed underfoot, but a peer-reviewed 2017 estimate put their annual global prey kill at 400–800 million tonnes — a range whose upper end is about twice the roughly 400 million tonnes of meat and fish humans consume each year
Most of us file spiders under one of two headings. Either they are pests to squash or usher…
Research reveals bone loss after shoulder replacement surgery • healthcare-in-europe.com
These findings suggest that assessing osteoporosis before surgery, monitoring bone density after surgery, and optimizing osteoporosis treatment may…