Snoozing sloths and dazzling bees: Close-up Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist revealed
The shortlist for Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) 2025 has been announced – and there are some truly…
Seasonal Depression May Have ‘Overlooked’ Cause
As the days become shorter and nights get longer, many brace for the winter blues. But what actually causes them?  For decades,…
The Ocean Is Holding In a ‘Burp’ of Devastating Proportions
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The ocean is doing its best to soak up…
The Milky Way arcs over the Very Large Telescope photo of the day for Nov. 5, 2025
High atop the arid plateaus of Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of humanity’s most powerful astronomical instruments peers into…
Why Don’t We Ride Zebras?
Every now and then on the Internet, people will ask the question, “If we ride around on horses,…
Sabotage, betrayal, secrecy… and recycling
Phil SimScotland political correspondent Getty Images It could have been a dry legal debate about drinks container recycling,…
See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades early on Nov. 6
Look to the western sky in the hours preceding dawn on Nov. 6 to see the moon shine…
Newborn Orca Missing From Killer Whale Pod, Presumed Dead
Photo: Unsplash In September, a ray of hope shone upon the southern resident killer whale population, when researchers…
Incredible supermoon to illuminate Irish skies
Also known as the Beaver Moon, this full moon has been dubbed the “brightest and biggest” full moon…
New Study Reveals Source of Rain is Major Factor Behind Drought Risks for Farmers
Yan Jiang, lead author of the Nature Sustainability study and postdoctoral scholar at UC San Diego with a…
James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet’s atmosphere — and finds water being ripped apart
Scientists have created a three dimensional map of a distant planet’s atmosphere for the first time. Using data…
Orcas caught on camera hunting great white sharks off Mexico in the first recorded attack
While similar orca predation events have been observed off South Africa, Australia, and California, this is the first…