Melting Arctic glaciers are creating a climate ‘doom loop’ by flushing methane from rocks beneath the ice, study warns
Melting Arctic glaciers are creating a ‘doom loop’ by flushing ancient methane out from the rocks beneath the…
Do Black Holes Grow Along With the Universe? A New Study Says Yes
We know the universe is constantly expanding. We also know that gravitationally bound objects, such as solar systems…
The rise of ‘quantum gravity?’ Einstein’s theory seen in the quantum realm for 1st time
Scientists have spotted the first hints that Albert Einstein’s formulation of gravity operates in the quantum realm. The…
Crocodile head found in luggage at Italian airport | Illegal wildlife trade
An Italian man is facing a hefty fine or possible prison term after the dried head of a…
Scientists Monitor Atlantic Ocean Changes
The year is 2060. London shudders through months of Nordic winter freezes. Across northern Europe, oak and beech…
‘Limit overshoot, peak, decline’: A new global goal for climate change? | Climate Crisis
The signing of the Paris Agreement by 200 countries in 2015 was a rare moment of global unity,…
Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets
The fuel for a fully reusable rocket that can unlock truly low-cost access to space isn’t methane or…
46 years ago, Carl Sagan beautifully explained the fourth dimension using a sliced apple
How do you explain the concept of a fourth dimension to humans who are only able to see…
A fossil pincer more than 159 millimetres long has been identified as a scorpion’s, after a century in which the animal was most often filed among the crustaceans, and the scorpion reading was still being rejected in 2024
A fossil pincer held at the Natural History Museum in London is more than 159 millimetres long. One…
A meteorite that punched through a New Jersey roof carried amino acids and evidence of ancient salty water — clues to the chemistry that may have helped supply early Earth with the ingredients for life
A hole in the bedroom ceiling, black grit spread across the bed, and a smell like struck matches.…
A Mexican forest haven to a Florida dream home: 10 stunning buildings ‘blended’ with nature
This 40,000-sq ft resort occupies a sloped terrain, and one of its aims is to minimise its impact…
As of September 2026, humanity has two continuously crewed space stations: China’s Tiangong, occupied without interruption since 2022, and the International Space Station. If the ISS retires around 2030 before replacement stations are ready, Tiangong could become the only permanently inhabited outpost in Earth orbit.
Two space stations currently sustain uninterrupted human occupation in Earth orbit. The International Space Station has the longer…