10 epic photos of the most monumental trees on Earth
The world is home to some truly extraordinary trees. Some grow almost entirely beneath the ground, others are…
Addressing context-specific energy modelling risks and dynamics in low- and middle-income countries
Fuso Nerini, F. et al. Mapping synergies and trade-offs between energy and the Sustainable Development Goals. Nat. Energy…
Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes
Welcome to Edition 8.28 of the Rocket Report! The big news in rocketry this week was that NASA…
“Never seen before.” Scientists make astounding discovery on Australian island
Imagine adding several rings of pointed teeth to a vacuum hose and you’ve probably got a fairly good…
New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse
“He puts forward logical alternative hypotheses,” said Cahill of Novoplansky’s critique. “The original work should have tested among…
Satellites Capture Towering 35-Meter Ocean Waves, Exposing the Pacific at Its Most Violent
Early 2026 has brought renewed scrutiny to how Earth-observing satellites register extreme ocean events. Widely circulated reports have…
NASA put forward a “far-fetched” hypothesis in 2004 about an icy moon, and confirmation has finally arrived that fits all the pieces together
Two decades ago, scientists at NASA looked at the small, icy moon Enceladus and made a bold claim.…
A huge ancient predator is lurking in Japan’s rivers – and it’s eating frogs and crabs
New research examining the diet of Japanese giant salamanders has revealed that these enormous river-dwelling amphibians experience a…
Orion Bar Study Maps How Starlight Transforms Dust Grains Into Charged Particles
Scientists are elucidating the complex behaviour of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) within the Orion Bar, a prominent photodissociation…
China takes big step towards developing ‘Starlink killer’ weapon with compact high-power microwave
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
This wolf in Ethiopia survived where it seemed impossible — but the real impact came after its release
This wolf in Ethiopia survived where it seemed impossible — but the real impact came after its release…
4 upper-stage issues in 19 months: When will SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket return to flight?
SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket hit a bit of a snag this week. On Monday (Feb. 2), a…