How Canada’s boycott of U.S. alcohol is impacting California
It’s been over a year since the ‘booze ban’ on American alcohol took effect, and U.S. lawmakers are…
Orbital datacenter gold rush needs an environmental review, FCC told
On-Prem Green groups want licenses frozen before a million satellites litter the exosphere Environmental groups want the FCC…
Watch Asian swamp eels emerge from the mud for feeding time
The Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) is an unusual freshwater fish with a snake-like body and no scales.…
A 2026 study found that Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa may have a geologically quiet seafloor with little active faulting — meaning the vast hidden ocean long treated as our best bet for alien life may lack the very energy that life would need to survive
Europa has earned its place in astrobiology for a simple reason: beneath its fractured ice shell, Jupiter’s moon…
Support for climate and biodiversity policies differs across cultural worldviews in Japan
Hoegh-Guldberg, O. et al. The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5 C. Science 365, eaaw6974…
Advancing the search for technosignatures
Schwieterman, E. W. et al. Astrobiology 18, 663–708 (2018). Article ADS Google Scholar Wright, J. T. et al.…
WATCH: Jellyfish bloom transforms Irish Sea into a living mosaic
Two kayakers were shocked after rowing into a jellyfish bloom off the coast of County Waterford on July…
CLARREO Pathfinder Captures First Light: NASA’s Flying Climate Calibration Standard Is Live
A NASA instrument mounted to the outside of the International Space Station has captured its first scientific measurements…
Enough heat entered the ocean in 2024 to outpace the world’s total electricity generation 140 times over, and a separate study just put a $2 trillion price tag on ocean-related climate damages every year
Picture the entire world’s electricity generation running at full tilt for a year. Now picture that same amount…
NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications
The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an…
Nearly a millennium ago sky-watchers recorded a new star so bright it was visible in daylight for weeks, and Hubble has now traced how far its remnant, the Crab Nebula, has expanded since — a thousand-year-old explosion still visibly unfolding
In July 1054, court astronomers in China recorded a new “guest star” near Tianguan, the star we now…
‘We just have to be thankful we’re still here’: Village of Speers deals with tornado aftermath
Richard Zipchen, who works for the village as its water and sewer operator and maintenance worker, watched the…