Scientists left water inside a battery and nearly doubled its power
Sodium ion batteries could offer a more sustainable way to store large amounts of energy, and new research…
Sweeping cyberattack on water systems in multiple states has US officials on edge
Hackers have targeted water systems in several US states in a coordinated cyberattack that has caused some utilities…
Curiosity rover finds field of honeycomb-textured “polygons”
Picture a vast field of honeycombed polygonal rocks stretching to the horizon in an otherworldly valley. NASA’s Curiosity…
China hopes to banish blackouts as quantum tech puts power grid in superposition
China plans to expand the application of quantum technologies – including precision sensors and computer simulations – across…
Science news this week: Secret lives of whale sharks revealed, Earth’s coldest temperature registered, and Amazonian geoglyphs show clues to lost civilization
Happy Shark Week, science fans! To mark the occasion, we had a flurry of fishy features this week,…
Betelgeuse is a star close to Earth that could explode any time soon. And astronomers just found another one orbiting it
A team of astronomers say they’ve uncovered the strongest evidence yet that star Betelgeuse has a companion star…
A 132-ton turbine has been lying on a Canadian riverbed since the only factory meant to build 39 more went bankrupt, and the man who put it there is asking to drop nine on the same spot and hundreds across North America
KeysQuestions4Vehicle1 A 132-ton hydrokinetic turbine has been rotting on the bottom of the St. Lawrence River for over…
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)
SpaceX has sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying…
[Science Video] Giant iceberg blocks route, slashes emperor penguin chicks in Ross Sea Antarctica by 69%
Provided by the Korea Polar Research Institute The number of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica has plummeted after…
The Strange Origin of The Human Eye May Trace Back to a 600-Million-Year-Old ‘Cyclops’ : ScienceAlert
The human eye is one of nature’s most complex visual systems. Yet its origins may trace back to…
Building for 131°F: How Europe is preparing for extreme heat
On the Eurostar platform at St Pancras International station in London, Great Britain, on 1 November 2025. Stephane…
APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus
Explanation: The Buck Moon is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic…