Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets
The fuel for a fully reusable rocket that can unlock truly low-cost access to space isn’t methane or…
46 years ago, Carl Sagan beautifully explained the fourth dimension using a sliced apple
How do you explain the concept of a fourth dimension to humans who are only able to see…
A fossil pincer more than 159 millimetres long has been identified as a scorpion’s, after a century in which the animal was most often filed among the crustaceans, and the scorpion reading was still being rejected in 2024
A fossil pincer held at the Natural History Museum in London is more than 159 millimetres long. One…
A meteorite that punched through a New Jersey roof carried amino acids and evidence of ancient salty water — clues to the chemistry that may have helped supply early Earth with the ingredients for life
A hole in the bedroom ceiling, black grit spread across the bed, and a smell like struck matches.…
A Mexican forest haven to a Florida dream home: 10 stunning buildings ‘blended’ with nature
This 40,000-sq ft resort occupies a sloped terrain, and one of its aims is to minimise its impact…
As of September 2026, humanity has two continuously crewed space stations: China’s Tiangong, occupied without interruption since 2022, and the International Space Station. If the ISS retires around 2030 before replacement stations are ready, Tiangong could become the only permanently inhabited outpost in Earth orbit.
Two space stations currently sustain uninterrupted human occupation in Earth orbit. The International Space Station has the longer…
Astronomers confirm Einstein’s gravity by viewing light from behind a supermassive black hole
Astronomers detected delayed X-ray flashes consistent with light reflected from the far side of an accretion disk and…
“I’ve never seen anything like it”: photographer captures haunting contrast between life and death as Northern Gannet hangs from fishing line beneath nesting cliffs – the image now wins prestigious conservation award
“I was on a boat passing under cliffs where Northern Gannets nest and spotted this dead bird hanging…
The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979?
It began with an unusual flash detected off the coast of South Africa by an aging American satellite…
Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed | Extreme heat
Portsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol and Nottingham will be among the cities that warm the most by the end…
Does Pagan Cosmogony follow from General Relativity?
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More than 100 eagle rays gathered around a tuna farm off Malta; scientists say it is the largest aggregation of the species ever recorded |
Picture of Myliobatis aquila. Image Credit: Wikipedia More than 100 ‘eagle rays’ were recorded gathering around a tuna…