AI Model Unveils Global Glacier Volume Data
VENICE – How much ice is stored in the world’s glaciers? And where exactly is it located? A…
AI analysis reveals dramatic rise in global ocean algae blooms
An analysis of 1.2 million satellite images powered by artificial intelligence has uncovered a massive expansion of floating…
The world’s biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun’s surface
For the observer hovering above one of these boundaries, Kuridze says, the view would depend on the time…
Neutrinos From Deep Inside Earth Provide a New Picture of the Mantle
In counting geoneutrinos, physicists can get a direct measure of Earth’s vital heat-producing elements. “It’s the one thing…
The monstrous, snake-like huge 8m long serpent fish that are known as “harbingers of doom”
The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) is the longest known bony fish on the planet. A record-breaking 7.6 metre…
Chinese company Landspace targets Aug. 10 for historic rocket launch and landing attempt
The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for a second attempt at catching an orbital booster. The…
Strong Mag. 5.4 Earthquake – North Pacific Ocean, 214 km East of Morioka, Iwate, Japan, on Friday, Aug 7, 2026, at 02:43 am (GMT +9)
Date and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 4, 12:54 am (GMT +9) 4.5 35 km26 km (16 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean,…
On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA’s Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a 90-day mission
On Aug. 7, 1980, NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft ended its epic and historic mission on the Red Planet.…
Researchers Show Sunlight Can Generate Quantum Entanglement
Insider Brief Researchers demonstrated for the first time that concentrated sunlight can generate quantum-entangled photon pairs with high…
Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 15 elephants
Last month, the Kenya Wildlife Service announced that 15 elephants had died in the Amboseli ecosystem in a…
China builds planetary protection laboratory ahead of planned Mars sample return mission
China is developing a specialised planetary protection laboratory to receive and analyse Martian samples expected to return…
Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat
At the top and bottom of the planet, the seasons arrive on a schedule all their own. Satellite…