Tropical trees built homes for ants. Wasps are taking them over
Scientists studying the tropical forests of Malaysian Borneo have discovered an unexpected shift in one of the region’s…
First-ever evidence of a second-generation planet detected around dead star
In a cosmic first, scientists say they have detected a planet that may have formed from the burnt…
Partnership to advance Australia’s quantum capability
Australia’s quantum capability will be boosted by a agreement between The University of Western Australia and quantum computing…
A squid’s entire body may work like one giant ear
Squid have sensory hair cells across their bodies that detect water movement, revealing surprising similarities to how the…
New Species of Freshwater Mosasaur Identified in France
Fossils from southeastern France reveal a previously unknown, roughly 2.5-m (8-foot) long tethysaurine mosasaur that appears to have…
An Unmapped Region of Antarctica Could Be Harboring a Major Threat
A vast region of East Antarctica contains enough ice to cause a dramatic rise in global sea levels…
NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of…
Whale carcass at City Beach removed after delays, sent for landfill burial
A huge humpback whale that washed up at Perth’s City Beach on Monday has finally been removed from…
Next Artemis Mission on Track for 2027, but Anything Can Happen, Astronaut Says
One sweltering day in Tokyo, Kaoru Morimoto told friends she wasn’t sure she could endure another summer in…
Stable mass transfer from a substellar object onto an M dwarf
Bellm, E. C. et al. The Zwicky Transient Facility: system overview, performance, and first results. Publ. Astron. Soc.…
Protecting endangered species must include supporting habitats and nearby human settlements
One of the hardest challenges in wildlife conservation arises when the habitat of a species in need of…
Reka AI’s omni-model Rho-1 handles text, images, video, and robot control in a single model
Reka AI has released a research preview of Rho-1. The 19-billion-parameter omni-model processes and generates text, images, video,…