The future of ocean conservation is in community leadership
30% of the ocean should be protected by 2030.But, will this translate into effective and lasting ecological and…
Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space photo of the day for May 15, 2026
The aurora australis shone brilliantly over Earth as astronauts watched from above. In a new image captured by…
Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size Asteroids, Failed Supernovas, and Interstellar Visitors
Once the full survey begins this summer, Rubin is expected to produce 7 million alerts and 20 terabytes…
The climate crisis and its heat is coming for your groceries
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe’s largest structure in unprecedented detail
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the “cosmic web” of galaxies — the largest structure…
Controllable hydro-thermoelastic heat transport in ultrathin semiconductors at room temperature
Experimental details MoSe2 and MoS2 flakes of varying thicknesses were mechanically exfoliated from bulk crystals onto a viscoelastic…
New CRISPR breakthrough promises more affordable disease diagnostics
A team of engineers at the University of Florida has developed a new form of CRISPR technology that…
Can you make a difference on climate change?
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Sky Show: Watch the Moon Dance With the Planets at Dusk Next Week
The Moon joins a complex sky scene at dusk next week. The Moon has a busy week ahead…
Cavity quantum electrodynamics control of quantum Hall stripes
The prospect of optically inducing correlated electronic phases of matter on demand in solid-state systems has materialized in…
Listen: How pine martens helped the red squirrel make a comeback
Red squirrel! To borrow a catchphrase from Dug the dog in the movie Up!, we are really excited…
Don Juan Pond: Antarctica’s salty, syrupy lake that never freezes, even when it’s minus 58 F
QUICK FACTS Name: Don Juan Pond Location: McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica Coordinates: -77.5625, 161.1915 Why it’s incredible: The…