Panda-monium: When diplomacy goes to the dogs, horses, and elephants
The panda relationship subsequently became more sophisticated – and more expensive. China stopped giving pandas away in the…
Towering ‘sponge’ dome in Brazil is the secret source of nearby hot springs — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil [-17.788739460, -48.70589106] What’s in the photo? A giant, sponge-like…
Tokyo sets a new record with 34 straight days of rain
Central Tokyo set a new record for most consecutive rainy days with 34 on Tuesday, according to data…
The ice blasting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus is stranger than scientists realized
Saturn’s moon Enceladus is covered in ice, but beneath that frozen shell lies a global ocean. Near the…
Supermassive Black Holes May Enhance Star Formation
The black holes at the hearts of galaxies get the credit and/or blame for a lot of things…
Big shark caught on drum line as expert warns whale scent could draw predators to City Beach for weeks
Updated September 29, 2026 — 3:42pm,first published 1:47pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.…
Why do some chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants for months?
In 2003, in the deep forests of Bossou in Guinea, a chimpanzee mother did something that reshaped how…
More plastic, less glow? Pollution threatens deep sea’s bioluminescent life, experts warn
Plastic pollution could disrupt the bioluminescent light produced by deep-sea organisms, researchers warn in a letter…
Prototype to test world’s first wireless power transfer in space
Star Catcher Industries is preparing its Protostar spacecraft for a power-beaming test that could reshape how satellites receive…
C12 and Thales Develop QuantumTrack for Real-Time Radar Tracking
Insider Brief C12 and Thales have developed QuantumTrack, a hybrid quantum-classical approach for real-time multi-target radar tracking that…
Scientists in Thailand hid fruits in an opaque box; 16 Asian elephants learned to navigate it for rewards and followed it along
Asian elephants can abandon a familiar way of reaching food when it stops working, as per a new…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, September 29: Ganymede transits Jupiter
Back to Article List The gas giant’s largest moon spends more than three hours crossing the jovian disk,…