China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done
How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space programme will soon embark on…
3x larger crystal could power laser systems for fusion research
A North Carolina-based company has grown and harvested a ytterbium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Yb:YLF) crystal boule. Laser crystals,…
Feds Issue Official Warning After Monkeys Suffer Amputations, Burst Organ, Death at Biomere: PETA Statement
ShareShare on Facebook PostShare on X ShareShare on LinkedIn For Immediate Release:August 20, 2026 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Worcester,…
Scientists unlock the ‘ancient DNA’ of a long-lost Lānaʻi bird species
Birds like the nēnē, ʻiʻiwi and manu-o-Kū are already familiar across the Hawaiian islands — but have you…
About 30 years ago, an Australian farmer began restoring land he had once cleared after his children told him to protect nature; today 24 bird species live on his farm year-round
Fred Perry decided to make changes to his farming practices to conserve environment (Picture: ABC news) King Island…
SmallSat 2026 – NASA Science
SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by…
Want to muck around with a real quantum computer? Now you can
Quantum computers are expected to transform many facets of science and industry over the next decade or so…
We tend to think complex planning is a primate specialty, but a 2017 study found ravens outplanned chimpanzees, orangutans and bonobos at a trading task.
There is a quiet assumption most of us carry about intelligence: that planning for a future that hasn’t…
“One-in-a-million” sea creature fossil preserves soft tissue for 450 million years
More than 450 million years ago, long before dinosaurs appeared and before animals or plants had spread widely…
Narwhals Sport Iconic Straight, Spiraled Tusks. Scientists Just Uncovered Some of the Eye-Catching Feature’s Structural Secrets
The Arctic whales are the only known animals with straight tusks, and ones that consistently twist to the…
Musk: SpaceX may try to intercept the Ship with a tower in a few months
SpaceX will likely attempt to recover the Ship’s upper stage using a launch tower for the first time…
For generations, Indonesia’s Huaulu community hunted endangered cockatoos for a sacred ritual; now they use naturally shed feathers | World News
Representative Image of salmon-crested cockatoos in a lush forest on Seram Island (AI-generated image) On Indonesia’s Seram Island,…