On this day in space! NASA’s Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet…
Wormholes could be the key to time travel
This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that’s delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon.…
From Corbett’s Paro to Tadoba’s Maya: Meet the celebrity tigers and tigresses that turned India’s wildlife sanctuaries into global safari destinations
India has the most wild tigers in the world than any other country on Earth. As per latest…
Curiosity rover spots mysterious honeycombs on Mars photo of the day for Aug. 5, 2026
A close-up of the polygon fractures discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover highlights their honeycomb-like textures. (Image credit:…
It spans 6000 km of the coasts of Portugal, Spain, France and Italy and houses billions of individuals – the animal that builds cities
Ant hills made by the yellow meadow ant, and the heaped leaf-litter nests of, always look impressive but…
Scientists warn about space debris after huge SpaceX rocket part thought to have hit Moon
The Moon’s growing junkyard – and the threat it could pose to future missionspublished at 08:33 BST 08:33…
Researchers Improve Superconducting Qubit Coherence Using Tantalum and Silicon
Insider Brief Researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory’s C2QA center developed superconducting transmon qubits with coherence times reaching 1.68…
Experts used ‘Judas goats’ to hunt down their own kind, eliminating over 140,000 invasive goats in a $10.5 million mission to save the Galapagos’ native wildlife
In a remarkable ecological initiative, over 140,000 invasive goats have been eradicated from three areas of the Galapagos…
80-million-year-old snake brain reveals a surprising evolutionary secret
More than 4,000 snake species live today, all descended from heavily modified lizard ancestors. Yet scientists still do…
Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert | Italy
Italy is to place all of its 27 major cities, from Trieste in the north to Palermo in…
Mars is back! The Red Planet returns to the morning sky this month. Here’s how to see it
Mars is a morning planet in August 2026, slowly pulling away from the Sun to become a favourable…
The Indian scientist who bent light — and changed the internet forever: Why Dr Narinder Singh Kapany is called the ‘Father of Fiber Optics’
Meet Dr Narinder Singh Kapany, the Indian scientist whose work powers today’s digital worldHow Dr Narinder Singh Kapany’s…