Some coastal cities are sinking faster than the ocean is rising
Coastal communities around the world face a growing flood threat from two directions. Ocean levels are increasing, while…
Sir Brian May and New Order join Jodrell Bank Observatory campaign – BBC
Sir Brian May and New Order join Jodrell Bank Observatory campaign BBCArtists, writers and scientists urge UK government to…
Some Dolphins Use Tools, And It Does Something Unique to Their Genes : ScienceAlert
A small population of dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, do something very unique: They use a marine sponge…
Scientists may have found aging’s hidden trigger for brain disease
Aging is the strongest known risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, yet researchers still do not fully understand which…
We travelled to Antarctica with one main goal: to bring the Irish language there – The Irish Times
Connection and transcendence are the feelings that surround me in this moment on this frozen, desolate, beautiful continent,…
Young raccoons reunited after storm drain rescue in Fulton
FULTON, N.Y. — Two young raccoons are safe after a rescue involving a quick-thinking teen and members of…
MIT scientists solve a decades-old mystery behind life’s nitrogen engine
Nitrogen gas (𝑁2) is everywhere; it makes up nearly 80% of Earth’s atmosphere, but its triple bond is…
‘The apparent chaos of the Anthropocene is turbocharging evolution itself’: Plants are finding ways to survive and thrive in the climate crisis — if we let them
Biodiversity loss has been recognized as a threat to global stability for decades. The decline in overall diversity…
AI is ready to run spacecraft. Is the space industry ready for it? (op-ed)
Martin Halliwell is a Partner at NewSpace Capital, one of the world’s first private equity firms devoted exclusively…
Rock crystal scraper: 45,000-year-old Neanderthal tool that shows they had an ‘eye for beauty of form and color’
QUICK FACTS Name: Rock crystal scraper What it is: A stone tool made from microcrystalline quartz Where it…
NASA unveils first new wind tunnel in over 80 years
HAMPTON, Virginia – NASA opened its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years Friday, marking…
In 2026 NASA flew astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years, and in almost the same weeks the White House proposed some of the deepest budget cuts in the agency’s history, most of them aimed at its science programmes
There were two NASAs on display in 2026, and they were hard to reconcile. In April the agency…