El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August | Environment
The planet’s atmosphere held more water vapour in August than any other month on record, further increasing the…
Bright centres of galaxies powered by black holes devouring space – and they’re the nearly as old as the Universe itself
Scientists have found 31 of the most ancient quasars ever recorded, including two dating back to when the…
Weirdest interstellar comets to visit our solar system and the alien theories they fuelled
In a 2021 paper, Loeb had stated that ‘Oumuamua had “half a dozen anomalies relative to comets or…
The Independent Climate 100 List 2026
When record breaking weather becomes our new normal, the detrimental effect the climate crisis is having on the…
Starwatch: Autumnal equinox in northern hemisphere, spring in the south | Astronomy
The September or autumnal equinox takes place this week. It marks the astronomical beginning of autumn in the…
Scientists tracked 21 oilbirds in Venezuela, and five disappeared from their cave for up to 73 days to stay closer to food |
PC: Alastair Rae/ Wikipedia Oilbirds spend their nights flying through tropical forests in search of fruit, but some…
Why the fight against pollution depends on better data
Faulty environmental data is not merely an academic problem. It can lead to flawed policies, wasted resources and…
China just launched four different rockets in 45 hours from three launch sites
China’s rapidly expanding space sector demonstrated its growing launch capacity last week, with four different orbital rockets lifting…
Tiny wild cat newly identified as a species draws curious visitors in Bolivia – The Washington Post
Tiny wild cat newly identified as a species draws curious visitors in Bolivia The Washington PostMeet the First New…
XRISM measured gas plunging toward pulsar GX 301−2 at 540,000 km/h as it crossed Wray 977’s stellar wind—and found evidence that its turbulent disk breaks apart before rebuilding in the opposite direction.
XRISM recorded plasma falling towards the X-ray pulsar GX 301−2 at least 540,000 kilometres per hour while the…
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports | Fossil fuels
On her first day as an expert author on the world’s most important climate reports, Prof Julia Steinberger…
Assam to get Isro’s advanced radar centre under Project Netra: What is it?
Assam is set to become home to a major space surveillance facility as the Indian Space Research Organisation…