Cameras on whale shark fins caught them feeding as deep as 68.8 metres
A whale shark tips nose down, holds its tail almost still, and sinks. The camera watching this is…
Thought of the day from Greek philosopher Epicurus: “For the end of all our actions is to be free from pain and fear”
Let’s start with what the sentence does not say. It does not say the goal of life is…
Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote sustainable transport, campaigners say | Public transport
Dozens of civil society groups have demanded the UK government do more to promote cycling, walking and shared…
NASA has demonstrated a satellite that can determine its own orbit without GPS by photographing other spacecraft and debris, matching them against a catalogue of 20,000 objects, and using them as moving landmarks—a first-of-its-kind system that could eventually help spacecraft navigate near the Moon and Mars.
NASA says a spacecraft in its Starling CubeSat swarm has determined its own orbit without GPS by observing…
Random walks get pushy | Santa Fe Institute
When physicists study a “random walk,” they’re investigating the path followed when you’re allowed to take each step…
Macaw Tries To Break a Branch While Standing on the Wrong Side of It
Andrea (@andreac2350) is an animal lover with a houseful of pets, including several birds. She recently brought home…
Measuring the Mass of the Universe Isn’t As Simple as Astronomers Thought
How do scientists know the mass of the Universe? Measuring it has traditionally relied on knowing how many…
Rising seas, rising stakes: What increasing sea-levels mean to humanity
Land is being inundated, homes are flooding, livelihoods are being lost, driving significant hardships on people in search…
Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: Roman and Falcon Heavy delivered to launch pad
2026-08-29T12:47:32.093Z Roman and Falcon Heavy standing on the launch pad A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stands at lc-39a…
A wood frog in North America can freeze through winter — its heart stops, it does not breathe and as much as 65% of its body water turns to ice — then thaw in spring and hop away, a feat scientists are studying for clues to preserving human organs
Pick up a wood frog in the middle of a Canadian January and it feels like a rock.…
One Tiny Chemical Difference in RNA Could Help Explain the Origins of Life
Researchers found that RNA droplets can shift from fluid structures into more rigid, gel-like networks. That behavior could…
Australia’s red soil may be hiding a massive clean energy source
Researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) have identified a potentially important source of low-emission energy beneath Western Australia,…