Country diary: A beetle with a prehensile anus? Thanks to local wildlife recorders, I know one lives here | Insects
Even before we start a Wildwatch recording morning, Carys May of the West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre has…
Voyager 2 passed Neptune’s moon Triton in 1989 and photographed it erupting, a discovery scientists called the flyby’s biggest surprise — dark plumes rising nearly eight kilometres and then drifting 150 kilometres downwind, on the coldest surface known
When Voyager 2 flew past Neptune’s largest moon in the summer of 1989, its active, geyser-like plumes became…
The Paradox of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
The coastal dune system in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in northeastern Brazil is among the most surreal landscapes…
Humpback whale songs are choreographed to match deep dives, study finds
A new study reveals a direct link between the structure of a male humpback whale’s song and its…
Did T. rex leave these 66-million-year-old bite marks?
Fossilized dinosaur bones uncovered in Wyoming contain tooth marks that were likely made by Tyrannosaurus rex, according to…
Elon Musk says SpaceX data centers will crush competitors because its rocket scientists are like the Yankees ‘playing a little league team’
After spending nearly $16 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure in the second quarter, Elon Musk used SpaceX’s first…
Extreme drought leads to significant spike in bear activity in some northwest Colorado communities
Across Colorado, dire drought conditions are giving rise to reports of bear activity and conflict. Colorado Parks and…
Venus Isn’t Dead After All
When it comes to literary allegories, Venus is about as close to Dante’s description of hell as one…
Europe’s wildfire crisis eases in west as danger shifts east to Greece
Europe’s wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday but its most dangerous front shifted to…
SpaceX beats forecasts as revenue and spending rise
SpaceX has released its first quarterly earnings report, showing revenue growth of around 90% and a drop in…
Phoenix Species Project launches global effort to bring 100 of the world’s most threatened species back from the brink – News
Nature is full of comeback stories. Species once feared lost have returned. Populations reduced to just a handful…
The Moon is not airless: its exosphere holds helium, neon and argon at roughly one quadrillionth of Earth’s molecular density, and a single lander can briefly dominate the gas nearby
The Moon looks like the definition of an airless world. Its sky remains black in daylight, flags do…