A satellite illusion hid the true scale of Arctic snow loss
For decades, assessments from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have tracked how Earth’s climate…
Too many satellites? Earth’s orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it
On January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of…
Rather Than Expanding Forever, The Universe May Be Doomed to “Crunch” in 20 Billion Years
Illustration by ZME Science. We’ve been told by science that the universe is expanding relentlessly, driven by a…
Shoebill bird reveals hunting prowess in battle with monitor lizard
Feb. 16, 2026Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 4:23 p.m. ET Since last November, when a prehistoric-looking shoebill landed on a…
Huge Web of Hidden Electromagnetic Waves Discovered Around Tiny Ice World : ScienceAlert
At just 500 kilometers across, Saturn‘s sixth-largest moon would fit comfortably inside the United Kingdom, with room to…
Minister defends bottom trawling, despite poll showing majority of NZers want it banned
Greenpeace Aotearoa activists confront the Talley’s bottom trawler Amatal Atlantis on the Chatham Rise, painting “ocean killer” on…
China’s Space Epoch raises new funding, targets 2026 launch and recovery attempt
HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Space Epoch has secured B-round funding as the company moves towards a first…
Ultra-fast pulsar found near the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Scientists at Columbia University working with Breakthrough Listen, a research initiative focused on searching for signs of civilizations…
Moment officers rescue injured bald eagle from icy Hudson River
Body camera footage shows NYPD Harbor Unit officers rescuing an injured bald eagle stranded on ice in the…
NASA Restarts Countdown After Fixing Hydrogen Leaks on Its Moon Rocket : ScienceAlert
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA began another practice launch countdown Tuesday for its first moonshot with astronauts…
Stormy, Snowy Winter for Hokkaido
On February 5, 2026, the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of snow-covered landscapes across Hokkaido.…
A New Complexity Theory for the Quantum Age
Computer science, at its most fundamental, is all about inputs and outputs. Consider the simple case of multiplying…