General Fusion hits world-first 1 keV milestone with plasma squeeze
Scientists have superheated a trapped plasma to more than 12 million degrees Celsius (21.6 million degrees Fahrenheit). This…
‘A moose’ seen in skies above Fiordland
While moose have long been fabled to be living in Fiordland National Park, there was great surprise when…
Deep-sea scientists astonished to find two ‘giant’ creatures lighting up the deep, dark ocean – with their legs
Sea spiders have been on the planet for at least 425 million years and deep-sea researchers just observed…
How a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find | Plants
A chance social media encounter has led to the race-against-time discovery of a new species of giant waterlily…
Trump awards SpaceX founder Elon Musk National Medal of Science
The world’s richest man just got some more hardware for his trophy room. During a ceremony at the…
Quantum X Labs Seeks Patent for Structured-Beam Atom Cooling System
Insider Brief Quantum X Labs has filed a USPTO patent application for a structured-beam Zeeman slower and atomic…
World’s largest penguin colony suffers enormous population crash
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…
Rare nitrogen molecule could be key to better water quality testing
New study ‘opens the door to a much more complete picture of the sources and fate of nitrogen…
After the strongest storm in a generation, Hawai’i residents take recovery into their own hands – in pictures | Hawaii
It was a few hours after the sun rose over the verdant valleys and clear waters of Hā‘ena…
Mars passes in front of a beautiful star cluster this weekend. Here’s how to see it
Mars and Jupiter are currently the planets of the moment, shining like two beautiful bright ‘stars’ in the…
Country diary: A passing osprey needs to eat – but the local terns won’t let it | Birds
The autumnal sunlight gilded the sea as our boat drifted off Fowley Island, a small, uninhabited tidal saltmarsh…
Watch private Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft leave the International Space Station today
NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 Departure – YouTube Watch On A private cargo spacecraft will leave…