Cracking orca dialects: New tool catalogues killer whale calls
A new open-access catalogue of whale calls will allow researchers and orca enthusiasts to identify distinct killer whale…
Suns set on hunt for giant planets in nearby binary system
New research led by the University of Michigan is helping set the stage for future observatories to characterize…
In 2002, New Mexico mixed discarded toothbrush fragments and plastic tubing into a 2-mile interstate; it projected 25% longer life and 27% less waste | World News
AI REPRESENTATION: Discarded toothbrushes and plastic waste are shown alongside asphalt, illustrating the use of recycled plastic in…
Boeing’s Calamity Capsule gets another shot at the ISS taxi business
offbeat Starliner-1 could fly by January, with astronauts to follow by 2028 if all goes well SpaceX might…
Pompeii Is Helping Scientists Sharpen the Clocks Used to Date Earth’s History
The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum (c. 1821) by John Martin. Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger watched Mount Vesuvius…
Super El Niño: Fears for six-figure death toll, droughts around the world
Daily transits through the Panama Canal have been cut because of drought, but other parts of the country…
Astronomers discover a cold lava planet that may resemble early Earth
Scientists have discovered a new planet that defies all expectations. It’s a lava world, but it’s also cold.…
Rick Wakeman Performs For 150 Rescued Moon Bears
Things are generally quite difficult for the Asiatic black bear, sometimes known as the moon bear. The moon…
NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers
For two decades, largely in service to the International Space Station, NASA has sought to foster an “economy”…
More plastic, less glow? Pollution threatens deep sea’s bioluminescent life, experts warn
Plastic pollution could disrupt the bioluminescent light produced by deep-sea organisms, researchers warn in a letter…
On this day in space! Sept. 29, 1977: The Soviet Union’s Salyut 6 space station launches into orbit for long-duration spaceflights
On Sept. 29, 1977, the Soviet Union launched its Salyut 6 space station into orbit. This was the…
Rare Lion Cubs Explore Outside for First Time at Zoo, and They’re Already Getting Curious
Five rare lion cubs have ventured outdoors for the first time at England’s Whipsnade Zoo. They may have…