A strange quantum effect dramatically boosts energy transfer
Electron and proton motion often work together in both living systems and engineered materials. The most familiar example…
Astronomers find the first atmosphere on a rocky world in the habitable zone
Astronomers have reached a major turning point in the search for life beyond Earth by detecting an atmosphere…
Great apes were using touch to reassure and keep the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research
During an eight-month-long research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, we studied consolation: the…
New timelapse video shows NASA’s Psyche spacecraft zooming by Mars
Swelling from a razor-thin crescent into a cratered world before fading back into the darkness, Mars gave NASA’s…
In cities, summer nights reveal the one thing running air conditioners at full blast can never fix, and it has nothing to do with the unit itself
Step outside at midnight in Phoenix or Houston on a July night and something feels wrong. It is…
NASA debriefs and crew psychologists hear it often enough to treat it as normal readjustment: astronauts back from long missions describe observing their own lives rather than fully taking part in them
Victor Glover, pilot of Artemis II, floated in the Orion capsule during the mission’s flyby of the Moon…
Feral cats erased 11 native species from this Australian island. Scientists are bringing back two truffle-eating marsupials to rebuild it |
Two threatened marsupials are being reintroduced to the Shark Bay World Heritage area in order to advance species…
The Milky Way May Have Flipped More Than 90 Degrees During Its Violent Youth
Artistic illustration of how the Milky Way’s disc may have shifted by more than 90 degrees. The faint…
The Aral Sea’s disappearance became one of the world’s greatest environmental disasters, but one corner refused to die |
In 1960, the Aral Sea ranked among the largest lakes on the planet, spreading across the border of…
Astronomers warn millions of satellites could permanently brighten Earth’s night sky |
The night sky has inspired people for thousands of years, but scientists now say it could look very…
How a YouTube video proved the existence of Libya’s sand cats
It’s not every day that a YouTube video triggers a major wildlife discovery, yet that’s exactly what Mohammed…
Someone Scratched Homer’s Odyssey Into a Brick 1,800 Years Ago
Picture released by the Greek Culture Ministry depicting 13 verses from the Odyssey. Nearly 1,800 years ago, someone…