How black holes wield the firepower of 10,000 suns
Black holes are famous for using their gravity to trap matter and light within their dark hearts. But…
Birds in Hawaii are stealing nest materials from each other
Forest life often appears balanced and quiet. Birds build, feed, and raise their young in the same spaces…
German rescuers plan to use air cushions in bid to save Timmy the stranded whale
Rescuers in Germany abandoned an elaborate operation on Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that has been…
‘That was a wonderful toilet’: Artemis 2 commander defends mission’s lunar loo
Artemis 2’s space toilet doesn’t deserve the bad press it’s gotten over the past two weeks, according to…
NIST Weighs In on the Mystery of the Gravitational Constant
NIST scientists Stephan Schlamminger (left) and Vincent Lee examine the torsion balance they used to measure the gravitational…
Rare pygmy hippo arrives in Israel to launch breeding program
A female pygmy hippopotamus arrived on Wednesday at a zoo in northern Israel as part of an international…
How much do you know about sharks? · TheJournal.ie
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this new robot knows which trees need water and which don’t
California’s farmers are being asked to do something that sounds almost impossible. Grow the same food with less…
Blue Origin fires up huge New Glenn rocket ahead of its 3rd-ever launch (photo)
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket just took a big step toward its first-ever reflight. Blue Origin conducted a…
US tests spin fuel in 180-million-degree Fahrenheit plasma for reactors
Scientists in the US have been testing spin-polarized nuclear fuel inside tokamaks operating at around 100 million degrees…
Iceland Just Got its First Mosquitoes. Scientists Aren’t Ready for What Comes Next
Until recently, Iceland was considered the last Arctic nation without mosquitoes. That changed in October 2025, when insect…
Are we heading for ‘super El Niño’ – and what could we expect? | Climate crisis
There is a high likelihood that the phenomenon known as “El Niño” will emerge this summer – and…