What 319 Lanternsharks Tell Us About A Changing Ocean
The velvet belly lanternshark does not offer easy answers. It never did. Andy Murch The first time the…
Rubin Gets a Closer Look at the COSMOS Field, Revealing More Than 650,000 Galaxies in One Image
A new image from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captures a well-documented patch of the universe in exceptional…
Americans discard around 50,000 mattresses every day; one recycling programme has recovered 650 million pounds from 17 million beds
Only a few US states have built systems to collect and recycle mattresses. (Representational photo- Getty images) A…
MaiaSpace Losses Required ArianeGroup to Decide on Company’s Future
Credit: MaiaSpace ArianeGroup has decided against dissolving MaiaSpace after the company posted a €37.5 million loss for 2025,…
Costa Rica scientists placed an AI touchscreen in a wild forest; 16 capuchin monkeys used it for banana rewards and some learned to kiss the screen
It is a known fact that humans have evolved from their ape ancestors. From crawling to walking we…
Plants use precise location and timing to produce leaves and flowers
A tomato plant builds each leaf in a set order. It first marks where a new leaflet will…
APOD: 2026 August 3 – Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula
Explanation: What’s happening to this meteor? This bright meteor streak appeared and disappeared quickly during a long exposure of the Great…
Sea cucumber tissue survived for years after being cut off
Cut a small piece off an animal and it should rot within days. Instead, bits of tissue snipped…
Butterflies reveal hidden signs of ecosystem health and habitat change
Fig 1: Butterfly communities in western Qinling Mountains show specialist/generalist responses to the environment. Groups: 1 univoltine specialists;…
The horrifying truth behind Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’: Scientists discover the striking red waterfall is teeming with ancient sea creatures trapped beneath the ice
Scientists have uncovered the gruesome secret behind Antarctica’s infamous Blood Falls – it’s alive with the descendants of…
A Bare Summer for Barnes Ice Cap
Image of the Day for August 3, 2026 The expanse of glacial ice on Canada’s Baffin Island lost…
It requires chilly temperatures of 0 ̊C to survive. If exposed to the balmy warmth of 4.4 ̊C, their membranes dissolve and they will melt into goo
Did you now there are some worms that can live in ice? Ice worms can be found living…