Betelgeuse’s northeast hotspot held its spot from 2015 to 2023, outliving the large convective structures current models predict
A bright patch on the northeastern limb of Betelgeuse sat in nearly the same place, at nearly the…
The collapse of a mountainside triggered Nepal’s devastating floods. As the region’s mountains heat up, it won’t be the last
On the morning of August 26, a section of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal suddenly collapsed.…
APOD: 2026 September 6 – Pluto in Enhanced Color
Explanation: Pluto is more colorful than we can see. Color data and high-resolution images of our Solar System’s…
What a Nile crocodile case means for Trump’s DC building projects
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision backing President Donald Trump’s massive ballroom at the White House is already playing…
Just metres beneath Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul, archaeologists found a medieval necropolis and the ruins of a Silk Road city swallowed by an earthquake 600 years ago — a disaster researchers compare to Pompeii
Wade out from the north-western shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, keep walking until the water reaches your chest, and…
That Arctic research station in the BBC thriller Vigil? It’s really a Kia car showroom on the edge of Glasgow
By CLAUDIA JOSEPH Published: 17:31 EDT, 5 September 2026 | Updated: 18:58 EDT, 5 September 2026 The new…
‘The Roman telescope will bring us the biggest images of space yet — and explain dark energy’ – The Times of India
‘The Roman telescope will bring us the biggest images of space yet — and explain dark energy’ The Times…
A 10-year-old started a wildlife project after finding a US park covered in trash; years later, he rescues turtles, pelicans and fish | World News
JOHN CARL TILGHMAN AND HIS BROTHER EMPTY MONOFILAMENT COLLECTION BINS THEY INSTALLED TOGETHER/ Image: Points of Light/ JOHN…
Mars has been called the Red Planet for centuries, but a 2025 study suggests its colour comes largely from ferrihydrite—an iron mineral that typically forms rapidly in cool liquid water. If the identification is correct, Mars did not rust only after becoming a desert: much of its famous red dust formed while the ancient planet was still wet.
From Earth, Mars looks red because a veil of extraordinarily fine dust sits on its surface and hangs…
On September 11, 2018, a Dutch city opened a 30-meter bike path built from hollow prefabricated modules containing the recycled equivalent of 218,000 plastic cups, with sensors installed inside to measure temperature, loading and the number of bicycles crossing it
Roughly 218,000 plastic cups, in recycled-plastic terms, is what went into a single 30-meter stretch of bike path…
The Sky Today on Saturday, September 5: Titan near Saturn
Back to Article List Saturn’s biggest, brightest moon is once again near the ringed planet today and tomorrow…
Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan
Daskin, J. H. & Pringle, R. M. Warfare and wildlife declines in Africa’s protected areas. Nature 553, 328–332…