Parent body of asteroid Ryugu formed early in solar system history, study finds
A research team from Hokkaido University and other institutions said Friday that the parent celestial body of the…
Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters | Iceland
Iceland will submit a bill in February 2027 which could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a move…
After more than 50 years, a solar telescope in New Mexico is being pulled down, after liquid mercury from the bearing that let its 250-ton optical system turn was found inside the tower. Crews found the metal on January 5.
A solar telescope in New Mexico is being torn down, and the reason is a pool of liquid…
India launches trafficking investigation after five baby orangutans found abandoned in forest
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Tailor-made nanopores: Vienna team shapes “white graphene” at the atomic scale
A research team at the University of Vienna led by physicist Jani Kotakoski demonstrates how the shape of…
Crews searched 3 square miles of sea ice in Greenland by walking shoulder to shoulder in a line and scraping up everything black, but the second stage of one weapon has never been accounted for
A nuclear weapon torn apart by fire and impact does not go off. That sounds like luck. It…
The Moon may have formed intact just hours after a giant collision
Earth has an unusually large moon compared with other rocky planets in the solar system, but scientists still…
In 1974, an Australian ranger proposed turning a service bridge into a wildlife corridor; 52 years later, it opened over a motorway carrying 40,000 vehicles a day, reconnecting two national parks
The upgraded bridge reconnects habitat between Heathcote National Park, Garrawarra State Conservation Area and Royal National Park (Image…
Mercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers, Japanese team finds
Since its birth around 4.6 billion years ago, Mercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers as the…
Indonesian wildfires cause respiratory infections to double in a week, Health Ministry says
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Respiratory infections caused by hazardous wildfire pollution in Indonesia have more than doubled in just…
Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of…
Researchers Send Twin Photons 7 Kilometers Across Brazil’s Guanabara Bay
Insider Brief Brazilian researchers sent one photon from each twin pair 7 kilometers across Guanabara Bay while detecting…