Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship
The first time I saw it, I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking at. A northern white-cheeked…
Inherited Neandertal gene variant increases muscle mass in modern humans
Neandertals were generally more strongly built than most people living today. Their bones show signs of large muscles,…
After Japan’s devastating 2011 tsunami, volunteers have planted more than 680,000 trees to protect the coast from future tsunamis | World News
When a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the devastating tsunami that followed struck Japan’s north-eastern coast in March 2011,…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon
Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA’s Perseverance…
Researchers make air-stable, ultrathin superconductors, for more scalable quantum devices | MIT News
The researchers further integrated this air-stable superconductor into a superconducting microwave circuit. When tested, the material maintained its superconducting properties and exhibited high kinetic…
The next Toronto? Reports of urban raccoons on the rise in Calgary
Sean Halvorsen never thought he would be sharing his house with a raccoon. That changed about a month…
Corals Spin Tiny Vortices to Get Oxygen, but Not if It’s Too Hot
The cilia on each polyp, they found, are arranged in hexagonal units that keep ciliary movement streamlined, which…
Across America’s three coasts, 84% of wetlands are slowly submerging; only 16% are rising fast enough to keep pace with the sea
As sea levels continue to rise at an alarming rate, coastal wetlands are facing unprecedented inundation. A staggering…
On this day in space! NASA’s Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet…
Quantum X-Labs Advances Quantum Computing for Nuclear Particle Transport Prediction
Quantum X Labs [acquired by Viewbix] CompanyIsrael · 11-50 FTEs Quantum X Labs specializes in quantum technologies, focusing…
From Corbett’s Paro to Tadoba’s Maya: Meet the celebrity tigers and tigresses that turned India’s wildlife sanctuaries into global safari destinations
India has the most wild tigers in the world than any other country on Earth. As per latest…
Curiosity rover spots mysterious honeycombs on Mars photo of the day for Aug. 5, 2026
A close-up of the polygon fractures discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover highlights their honeycomb-like textures. (Image credit:…