SSpace Read More These cities could be wiped out: he modeled what would happen if asteroid 2024 YR4 struck Earth!February 18, 2026 These cities could be wiped out: he modeled what would happen if asteroid 2024 YR4 struck Earth! –…
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SScience Read More Theoretical particle physicist Yonatan Kahn brings his quantum search for dark matter to U of TFebruary 18, 2026 When Assistant Professor Yonatan Kahn joined the Faculty of Arts & Science’s Department of Physics in 2024, U…
EEnvironment Read More Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can doFebruary 18, 2026 During Australia’s unprecedented heatwave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia. Days of sustained…
SSpace Read More Occupy Mars? Or the Moon? Get a Reality Check on Elon Musk’s PlansFebruary 18, 2026 It’s an age-old debate in space circles: Should humanity’s first city on another world be built on the…
PPhysics Read More Rather Than Expanding Forever, The Universe May Be Doomed to “Crunch” in 20 Billion YearsFebruary 18, 2026 Illustration by ZME Science. We’ve been told by science that the universe is expanding relentlessly, driven by a…
SScience Read More Buried for 30,000 Years, One Ice Age Traveler’s Toolkit Is Altering Human HistoryFebruary 18, 2026 The hills of South Moravia have yielded thousands of Stone Age artifacts over decades of excavation, most of…
EEnvironment Read More Montreal General tops list of Quebec hospitals in dire need of repairFebruary 18, 2026 Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
SSpace Read More Lasers beam ‘artificial stars’ above Chile photo of the day for Feb. 17, 2026February 18, 2026 The Milky Way shines over the Very Large Telescope in Chile. (Image credit: A. Trigo/ESO) The European Southern…
PPhysics Read More Ultra-fast pulsar found near the Milky Way’s supermassive black holeFebruary 18, 2026 Scientists at Columbia University working with Breakthrough Listen, a research initiative focused on searching for signs of civilizations…
WWildlife Read More This haunting sound was captured near Bermuda in 1949. It’s the oldest known whale song recordingFebruary 18, 2026 Scientists have discovered recordings of humpback whales taken nearly 80 years ago. The haunting song was captured on 7 March…