Have we got our Galaxy completely wrong? Scientists just worked out it’s much wider than they thought
The Milky Ways’s most distant spiral arms may extend significantly farther into space than previously believed, meaning fundamental…
In 2002, Lundy began its rat-eradication project; puffins later rose from 13 in 2000 to 1,335, and more than 40,000 seabirds now nest on the island
Off the coast of southwest England, the small island of Lundy was once a textbook case of how…
What do you do after the moon? Artemis II astronaut gives clues on Jeopardy!
September 5, 2026 — Christina Koch was never in jeopardy while traveling farther into space than any person…
Food garden or swimming pool? South Africa’s water crisis isn’t just about a shortage. It’s about equality
South Africa is one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. South Africans know what water shortages look like:…
SpaceX Dragon Leak Delays NASA’s Next Astronaut Launch
The Milky Way appears in the vastness of space behind the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the…
Woster: When a high school physics story sticks for life – Mitchell Republic
Back in high school, probably in a physics class although I can’t be certain, Howard Elrod told us…
Possums in the roof, koalas in bed: study shows how animals resort to Australian homes after habitat loss | Animal welfare
Possums in the roof, bats in the curtains and ducks on the balcony: new research has revealed how…
Mercury Isn’t What Scientists Thought: New Study Reveals a Surprisingly Different Surface
Mercury may preserve evidence of a hotter, more extreme interior than scientists once expected. Credit: Shutterstock From tiny…
In What Ways Are We Not Prepared for the Big One?
The West Coast of the United States lies on the Pacific ring of fire, the most seismically active…
Cassini logged 67 crossings of the funnel where the solar wind reaches Saturn, and after the count was divided by how long the spacecraft spent looking, the peak sat in the afternoon instead of at noon where Earth’s cusp sits — three crossings turned up past dusk
Archived Cassini magnetometer and plasma-spectrometer data from 2004 to 2010 hold 67 crossings of Saturn’s magnetospheric cusp, and…
AI predicts two new superconducting materials—and moves us closer to zero-loss energy
AI predicts two new superconducting materials—and moves us closer to zero-loss energy – Futura-Sciences September 5, 2026 3…
Whale Sharks Seen In New York For The 1st Time Since 1935
Whale watchers in New York got a whole lot more than they bargained for this week. Two endangered…