Elephant Trunks Even More Complex Than Previously Thought
The writers and editors over at Popular Science are confused. In an article highlighting new research on elephant…
See Uranus spin in a brand new video. Scientists get 3D view and unlock secrets of the planet’s atmosphere
Astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’s upper atmosphere for the first time ever, and have produced…
Lunar New Year fireworks seen from orbit photo of the day for Feb. 19, 2026
NASA astronaut Chris Williams has shared an enchanting view of fireworks exploding in the sky over Beijing from…
Federal proposal limiting foreign scientists at Boulder lab disrupts Colorado’s quantum industry
Spun out of a federal lab in Boulder four years ago, Icarus Quantum is doing exactly what the…
Baby Elephant Plays With a Giant Tire With the Same Joy as a Puppy and a Stuffie
Baby elephants don’t do anything halfway. From the moment their feet hit the ground in the morning, they…
Low oxygen turns red blood cells into powerful glucose sinks
Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates…
Saturn’s largest moon may actually be 2 moons in 1 — and helped birth the planet’s iconic rings
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may be made of two different moons that smashed together hundreds of millions of…
Hubble and Euclid Team Up To Identify A Dark Matter Galaxy
Everybody knows that galaxies are large structures made of stars. That’s a simple definition, and ignores the fact…
Campers Find A Mystery Baby The Size Of A Fingernail Struggling In The Dirt
The other day, a young couple camping in Victoria, Australia, noticed a tiny, fuzzy baby on the ground…
Mamils rejoice! Cycling boosts testosterone in middle-aged men
When it comes to health and longevity, those middle-aged men who spend every moment they can on their…
No Supernova Needed. This Star Collapsed Directly Into A Black Hole
Theory shows that stars can collapse directly into black holes without first exploding as supernovae. In fact, this…
This Tiny Glass Square Could Store 2 Million Books of Data For 10,000 Years : ScienceAlert
Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading…