Underwater drones find Benin coral reef long presumed dead, and it’s teeming with life
A coral reef off the coast of Benin that scientists had long assumed was dead has been found…
GSTP Element 1 ‘Develop’ Compendia 2026-2028: Publication and OSIP Campaign
Enabling & Support 13/10/2025 4907 views 7 likes The General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) is pleased to announce…
This gorgeous photo of a polar bear bounding across the ice offers a masterclass in deciding whether to shoot in color or black-and-white
A polar bear is caught mid-leap between ice floes, its legs still tucked beneath it, doubled perfectly in…
The James Webb Space Telescope is parked a million miles from Earth and runs on less power than a household kettle — and its deployment sequence had 344 single points of failure, any one of which could have ended the mission
The James Webb Space Telescope is often described by what it can see: galaxies forming near the dawn…
This Week In Space LIVE — The Viking Mars landings 50 years later
This Week in Space 220 – YouTube Watch On Hey, Space Fans! Every weekend here at Space.com, you…
Japan’s monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 on Sunday
ICHIKAWA, Japan — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people’s hearts by clinging…
Rare Martian meteorite reveals new chapter in the volcanic history of Mars
A rare meteorite discovered in the Arizona desert is giving scientists one of their clearest windows yet into…
Connected under the Milky Way: new exhibition shares Indigenous astronomical knowledge from Australia to South Africa | Indigenous Australians
Carlleen Dingo’s earliest memories are of looking up at the inky black skies above Australia’s north-west coastline, awash…
Ugandan wildlife authority relocates 12 endangered Nubian giraffes
Rangers in Uganda’s largest national park have begun the relocation of 12 endangered Nubian giraffes. The project is…
Rare, well-preserved snake fossil offers new insight into millions of years of evolution
As the West continues to feel the heat, some animals are pushing into human residences for resources. Dr.…
Former newsreader and big cat conservationist Gillian van Houten dies
Gillian van Houten, one of South Africa’s most recognisable news presenters and a former SABC newsreader during the…
A female shark can reproduce with no male at all: a process called parthenogenesis, first confirmed when a captive female housed for years without males produced a pup carrying only its mother’s DNA
Three female bonnethead sharks shared a tank at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, with no male…