This Arctic predator rivals the polar bear, and it lives on the seafloor
The hunting strategy that makes Pterasteridae starfish apex predators mirrors the polar bear’s survival playbook almost exactly, and…
2 Ways Elon Musk Can Make SpaceX Win the New Space Race
Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), known as SpaceX, is ready to explore the cosmos. At least that’s what CEO…
Cornish charity backs push for legal protection of resting seals – BBC
Cornish charity backs push for legal protection of resting seals BBCPlea to give Thames seals space for everyone’s safety BBCUK…
Georgia Tech graduate, cancer survivor gets chance to test robotic surgery system that saved his life
ATLANTA — Jonathan Sculley was blown away when he got to get up close and personal with the…
When an experiment ‘fails’, science may actually win — Manorenjitha Malar Sivanathan
SEPTEMBER 7 — Imagine spending months, perhaps even years, testing an idea. The experiment is carefully designed, samples…
At Denmark’s Port of Aalborg, designers cut a retired wind-turbine blade into a curved roof that now shelters bicycles — a second life for the composite piece turbines can’t easily recycle
At the Port of Aalborg in northern Denmark, a section of decommissioned wind-turbine blade sits on steel supports…
One of the world’s darkest paints makes everything look like a black hole – and it could save our night sky
A new study of one of the world’s darkest coatings suggests it could dramatically reduce the impact of…
Chimpanzees once used in hep B experiments receive care in Liberia
A group of chimpanzees once used in laboratory experiments for hepatitis B vaccines are receiving medical care at…
“That’s amazing!” Marine biologists film rare ‘headless chicken monster’ deep in the Pacific Ocean
Far out at sea, a group of marine biologists are gathered around a screen. A pinky-purple blob swims…
Air conditioners are our best bet in the fight against extreme heat – whether we like it or not | Eduardo Porter
The greenest campaigners against climate change have long suffered from a crippling shortcoming: they too often frame the…
Imminent Earth Impactor: CERNQ52
Image credit: European Space Agency’s Planetary Defense Office/Near-Earth Objects Coordination Center The European Space Agency’s Planetary Defense Office/Near-Earth…
Could a whale really swallow a human? We asked a biologist.
Imagine this: A giant sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) has just swallowed you whole. It might seem like a…