A strange ripple in spacetime could be the first fingerprint of dark matter
Dark matter is believed to make up most of the matter in the universe, yet scientists still cannot…
A Dimpled Koala Fossil Found in a Cave in Western Australia Revealed Why This Previously Unknown Species Went Extinct
The new study found that they lost their arboreal habitat due to a drying climate, a dire warning…
The Opportunity rover survived on Mars for 14 years — roughly 55 times longer than its 90-day design mission — before a 2018 global dust storm so vast it turned “day into night” across the entire planet buried its solar panels, and despite NASA sending more than 1,000 recovery commands afterward, the rover never woke up
In January 2004, a golf-cart-sized robot bounced down through the atmosphere of Mars on a cluster of airbags,…
Satellites and computer models join forces to reveal how plants and leaves actually experience rising temperatures
Scientists measure climate warming using thermometers positioned a few feet above the ground and protected from direct sunlight.…
Scientists discover the strange way CO2 cools part of Earth’s atmosphere
As the Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere continue to warm, another part of the planet’s atmosphere is doing…
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Delivers Tons Of Science And Supplies To Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon capsule has successfully docked at the International Space Station, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of critical…
DNA-guided CRISPR system targets RNA and expands Cas12 beyond gene editing
A DNA-guided CRISPR platform could make RNA detection and control more stable, scalable, and precise, opening new routes…
US miner under further investigation after destroying WA habitat of black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats | Western Australia
US mining company Alcoa’s strip-mining of Western Australia’s jarrah forest is under further investigation after its “deliberate repeat…
Astronomers Find New Circumbinary “Tatooine-like” Planet Candidates
There’s a distinct category of exoworlds out there that orbit two stars. They’re called “circumbinary” planets and up…
WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms : ScienceAlert
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft is set to blast off Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and…
Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling…
NASA’s powerful Roman Space Telescope is about to transform astronomy
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could head into space sooner than expected, with NASA now targeting a…