Why Trump’s move to gut the Endangered Species Act likely won’t hold up in court
The Trump administration has decided that destroying the habitat of endangered species is not harmful. Think about that.…
Camper Accidentaly Discovers Ancient Meteor Crater on Google Maps
When Joël Lapointe was planning an epic camping trip through the Côte-Nord region of Quebec on Google Maps,…
Rocket Report: India’s Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?
How many launches to build a data center megaconstellation? In a new feature, Ars looks into the technical…
Braided, Exotic Particles Could Build Reliable, Universal Quantum Computers
Insider Brief Researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard, Stony Brook University and Quantinuum demonstrated the first universal…
Meet the Black Mambas: In one of South Africa’s regions hardest hit by poaching, 36 unarmed women patrol the frontline and protect endangered rhinos | World News
Across South Africa’s Greater Kruger landscape, a pioneering group of women is challenging conventional ideas about how endangered…
‘Superworms’ help scientists with a vexing task: Cleaning animal specimens
Superworms, the larvae of Zophobas morio, are often used as animal feed. But researchers have discovered they also…
What Is the AQI? Air Quality Index Scale, What It Is, How to Read It
As more than 800 wildfires burn across Canada, including dozens of out-of-control fires in western Ontario, the resulting…
The Perseid Meteor Shower Begins Today: When To Watch
Topline The annual Perseid meteor shower — one of 2026’s celestial highlights — officially begins today, kicking off…
Newborn kangaroos are born tiny, blind and embryo-like, but scientists say their arms develop early so they can crawl to the mother’s pouch and survive
Animals and their stories of existence have always surprised humans. From the way they are born to their…
Infectious microbes on Mars could become even more deadly
View larger. | An astronaut examines rocks on Mars in this artist’s concept. A new thesis has explored…
European Service Module team meets Artemis II crew
From left to right, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut…
What animals do before going to war
image: A group of meerkats standing together in the face of an outside threat. view more Credit: Andy…