The hidden economy beneath our feet: Plants share energy through fungal networks
Beneath forests, grasslands and agricultural fields lies one of nature’s most complex communication and resource-distribution systems. Often described…
The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis | Colorado river crisis
It’s official: after years of tense negotiations and missed deadlines, there is finally a plan to govern the…
NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope
The Swift space observatory has been in operation since 2004. It specializes in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most…
Phoenix is flying again | Coeur d’Alene Press
SANDPOINT — After an eagle attack, a young osprey has risen like the mythical bird for which he…
This Star Whips Around the Milky Way’s Black Hole Faster and Closer Than Any Other Known Star
The universe is full of cool and interesting things, like black hole stars and nightmare planets that get…
A Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Just Broke Off Greenland
Petermann Glacier has shed a rare, Manhattan-sized Arctic ice island that researchers had watched develop for years. Credit:…
Skylab completists, clear some shelf space for 26 DVDs
offbeat Decades of archive hunting recover downlinks, silent reels, and footage once thought lost The team behind the…
Leftover coffee grounds could help curb ants without traps, bait, or chemicals
If ants keep showing up around your home, a morning cup of coffee could already have a surprisingly…
A black fungus that thrives in damp bathrooms and has been found aboard the ISS was the toughest organism in NASA’s new Moon-survival study — even outperforming a bacterium famous for being one of the most radiation-resistant lifeforms on Earth.
A bathroom mould is not going to spread across the Moon. There is no rain, no breathable air…
After The Lion King, Jon Favreau Wanted to Film the Real Thing
We covered 50 lions at first. I mean, that’s how it works. You start by covering many, many…
Researchers have documented mugger crocodiles and American alligators positioning sticks and twigs on or around their snouts during birds’ nesting season — apparently using the sought-after nesting material as bait to lure birds within striking distance.
A crocodile lies still in shallow water near a colony of nesting birds, most of its body underwater,…
JWST finds early galaxies may be 4 times more massive than thought
Astronomers have found that some of the largest galaxies in the early universe contained many more small stars…