We checked 2000 museum specimens and discovered a tiny new ‘ferocious’ Australian mammal
Australia is home to unusual mammals not found anywhere else – consider the platypus, Tasmanian devil or the…
In November 2011, NASA launched a car-sized rover called Curiosity toward Mars on a planned two-year mission to look for evidence of ancient lakes and rivers — and almost 15 years later, the rover is still moving across the Martian surface, still drilling into rocks, and still transmitting data back to Earth
The Curiosity rover was given its name by a 12-year-old girl from Kansas named Clara Ma, who in…
Mom and daughter transform backyard into native plant paradise
Have you ever spent time in a backyard that felt like a natural oasis? An outdoor space that…
NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found
Data from NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so…
Inland Taipan vs Eastern Brown snake: Which is more commonly seen in the wild and how can you identify them?
The Eastern Brown Snake is a different story entirely. It’s found along the entire east coast of Australia,…
Scientists Finally Solve a 100-Year Mystery About France’s Famous Ice Age Cave Paintings
Cave paintings at Font-de-Gaume, Dordogne. Credit: Centre des monuments nationaux/Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de…
World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Thursday, Jun 25, 2026 00:24 | 6 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during…
NASA’s Lucy finds a wobbling peanut-shaped asteroid with signs of ancient water
Even relatively small asteroids can have surprisingly eventful histories. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft recently revealed that asteroid Donaldjohanson is…
Scientists Recreate a Quantum Mystery in a Water Tank – and Discover Something Completely New
OIST PhD student Aditya Singh generates and observes surface waves that act as a classical analogue to quantum…
Awards expand research on melanin-producing fungi, microbial communities
A newly discovered black fungus that thrives in some of Earth’s harshest environments is helping engineering researchers at…
What happens when environmental change outpaces life’s ability to adapt? | MIT News
When an animal’s environment changes faster than the animal can adapt, its chances of survival can flat-line. The…
A Turquoise Tint for the Black Sea
The Black Sea sits at the boundary between Europe and Asia and connects to the Mediterranean Sea via…