This Strange Martian Rock Contains a Mineral Scientists Never Expected To Find
Mars, the red planet. Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown Martian rock containing a…
Overcrowded and underfunded: Trump’s cuts to national parks threaten the US’s ‘best idea’ | National parks
On a crisp, sunny morning at the end of June, dappled light filtered through the canopy of an…
Cosmic fireworks as infant stars celebrate their independence in stunning James Webb Space Telescope photo photo of the day for July 3, 2026
The protostars of the star system FS Tau as seen by the JWST (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA,…
James Webb Uncovers the Atmosphere of a Hellish Lava World 41 Light-Years Away
Artist’s illustration of lava exoplanet CoRoT-7 b. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada JWST data suggest 55 Cancri e may be…
A popular climate fix could accidentally trigger massive changes to global weather
As carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to climb, interest in geoengineering is growing as governments, researchers, and environmental…
NASA’s Webb telescope takes a new look at the Cigar Galaxy and captures over 16 million stars
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured one of the clearest views yet of Messier 82 (M82), better…
Baby kangaroo swats at a swooping magpie in Australia
This cute video from Australia shows a baby kangaroo reacting to a persistent magpie that keeps swooping and…
Hubble has spotted ‘impossible’ light in deep space, and scientists are trying to explain where it came from
Astronomers have detected light from a tiny but powerful galaxy that existed when the universe was still emerging…
European societies are not built for the climate reality we now inhabit – The Irish Times
Last week in London as part of Climate Action Week, an event entitled Extreme Heat: Improving Governance and…
Where NASA Posts Its Best Space Photos, and How to Find Them
The recent mission to the moon by Artemis II astronauts was memorable, inspiring, and scientifically important for so…
11-foot king cobra strikes back as rescuers spend 4 hours removing it from truck bumper
An 11-foot king cobra turned a parked truck into the center of a four-hour rescue scene in Thailand,…
Humans and apes show similar rhythmic pattern in laughter
An animal keeper interacts with a female chimpanzee Dec. 7, 2007, in the Royev Ruchey zoo in the…