Six portable telescopes to beat light pollution
Light pollution is the astronomer’s biggest enemy, especially if you’re gazing into deep space. And while some of…
‘I found the biggest ever haul of organics on Mars.’ Meet the scientist at the centre of the search for life on the Red Planet
Organic matter, the basis of life as we know it, is made of carbon-based compounds. Uncovering its presence…
Dog that hunts invasive ‘sea vomit’ honoured as animal of the year
A working dog from the Scottish Highlands has been named animal of the year by a charity for…
Turning up the heat on chickpea yield
A University of Queensland study has outlined a practical pathway for accelerating the development of heat adapted…
Restoring nature is key to a more resilient future | Environment
Nature is humanity’s life-support system, but it is being depleted at an alarming rate, leaving our world increasingly…
This is a real image of a huge ‘super Jupiter’ exoplanet close to Earth, and it’s one of the coldest ever seen
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a direct imaged of a distant planet orbiting another star just…
Cyril Hilsum obituary | Physics
Cyril Hilsum’s research into stable liquid crystals and the devices in which they could be used paved the…
I saw ‘Whalefall’ with a man who really got trapped in a whale
Michael Packard wants you to know he wasn’t swallowed by a whale — he was inside one. Yes,…
Russian researchers map out water hotspots on Mars
A team of Russian scientists has charted water-rich deposits on Mars in unprecedented detail, uncovering around 30 “water…
The hidden costs of fracking: boom in Argentina linked to trail of sickness | Global development
In Allen, a small town in Argentine Patagonia, many people living on the same street ended up falling…
SpaceX wants to launch Starship more than 450 times per year from South Texas
SpaceX wants to start flying its Starship megarocket a lot more often. The company has requested permission to…
There’s a rare and very strange animal in the Pyrenees that looks like a tiny, hairy elephant
Elusive, aquatic and wonderfully odd, the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is one of Europe’s most mysterious mammals. Found…