Physicists discover a hidden gluon structure inside protons that could rewrite textbooks
New findings from the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) are challenging a familiar picture…
‘Awed by nature’: fans mourn California’s beloved Jackie the bald eagle, whose legacy soars on | California
The bald eagle Jackie made her home on the shore of southern California’s Big Bear Lake for most…
“It’s likened to being shot or walking over hot coals with a rusty nail driven into your foot…” World’s 10 most agonisingly painful stings from creepy-crawlies
Pain is subjective, and although most stings are a real nuisance, there are very few that can stop…
Florida sets record for sea turtle nests but Trump move could stall recovery | Marine life
Wildlife groups in Florida are celebrating record numbers of sea turtle nests this season, but experts warn Donald…
On this day in space! Aug. 16, 1963: Wingless M2-F1 completes 1st glide flight
On Aug. 16, 1963, NASA’s M2-F1 aircraft prototype made its first glide flight. This wingless aircraft kind of…
The history student who changed physics forever: The PhD thesis Albert Einstein said had ‘lifted a corner of the great veil’
The history student who changed physics forever: The PhD thesis Albert Einstein said had ‘lifted a corner of…
What animal has the biggest brain? Clue – it’s 5 times bigger than a human’s
That award for the animal has the biggest brain goes to the sperm whale. The average weight of…
Inside the Experimental Traps Scientists Set for Ghostly Neutrinos
Seventy years ago, the physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines took a custom-built 10-ton detector, surrounded it with…
Six dead, including 4-year-old boy, as hundreds rescued in ‘once-in-a-lifetime floods’ in Indiana as raging waters engulf homes and threaten to swallow towns
Six people have been found dead and more are missing as torrential rain sends devastating floods sweeping across…
Astronomers find water in the harsh environment near the Milky Way’s black hole — Space photo of the week
A view of the Milky Way galaxy. (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, F. Peißker, J. Lu, F.…
How China’s record-breaking hypergravity centrifuge speeds up Earth physics
How China’s record-breaking hypergravity centrifuge speeds up Earth physics – Futura-Sciences August 16, 2026 3 min A giant…
Divers rescue sharks trapped in crab pot
A wildlife charity has said its encouraging people to report lost fishing gear they come across while at…