Pima County sees record bat exposures in July
TUCSON, Ariz. — It’s the time of year when bats are seen throughout Pima County, and it is…
What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter’s moon Io? NASA’s Juno probe just took a peek
Scientists have measured temperatures beneath the surface of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io, offering the first-ever glimpse of the…
This is the world’s most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about
DARPA partnered with the Naval Research Laboratory to develop the RSGS robotics payload. More than 20 years in…
David Gross, Nobel Prize winner in physics: Humanity has a “very small” chance of surviving another 50 years
Some lines make you pause. Others demand a second reading. David Gross’s words belong firmly in that latter…
Arctic ground squirrels drop their body temperature to nearly three degrees below freezing during hibernation — the coldest ever recorded in a mammal — a state that should crystallise their blood and kill them, but through a phenomenon called supercooling, their body fluids remain liquid, and they wake in spring unharmed
The Arctic ground squirrel holds the lowest core body temperature ever measured in a mammal. During hibernation its…
What Happens if You Cut a Photon in Half? The Answer Is Trippy
Physicists tend to think of light in terms of photons: massless, elementary particles “carrying” the forces of nature.…
Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral – NASA Science
The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a spiral galaxy struggling against titanic forces that…
SKKU-led Team Identifies ‘Zinc Oxide Spin Qubit’ — A Semiconductor-Based Quantum Technology
Insider Brief Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the University of Washington identified a molybdenum–oxygen-vacancy…
Differences in human and great ape laughter reveal clues to the origin of speech
Humans are not the only animals that communicate. Birds sing to attract mates, dolphins use signature whistles that…
Planet hunter gets the silent treatment photo of the day for July 24, 2026
ESA’s Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight. (Image credit: ESA – R. Moorkens O’Reilly) A…
Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck
Robotic servicing mission launches from Cape Canaveral. A spacecraft fitted with two flexible robotic arms is on the…
In 1904, Newfoundland released four moose to attract hunters; their population later reached 200,000 and began reshaping the island’s forests
Moose occur naturally in Labrador but not on the island of Newfoundland. More than a century ago, Newfoundland,…