Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045 | Greenhouse gas emissions
Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, has committed to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045, despite fierce debate about its…
Astronomers just named an asteroid after ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
It may not be a slime creature from outer space, but you can finally find “Weird Al” Yankovic’s…
The free-to-read Physics World Big Science Briefing 2026 is out now – Physics World
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Scientists tracked 925 pet cats across six countries; most stayed within small home ranges but had a large local impact on wildlife |
Pet cats may spend much of their time close to home, but their hunting can have a large…
Meet the hairy-legged, red-eyed sea spiders new to science
Sea spiders breathe through their skin, and it is the males, not the females, who rear the young.…
Opinion | Protecting nature is possible through innovative financing
Henry M. Paulson Jr., chairman of the Paulson Institute, was U.S. treasury secretary from 2006 to 2009. The…
Asteroid-mining company AstroForge to launch world’s 1st totally autonomous spacecraft in 2027
AstroForge plans to make spaceflight history next year. The California-based asteroid-mining company has booked its Autonomy-1 mission on…
Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
Two decades ago, scientists seemed on the verge of understanding biology in a new, quantum way. Life unfolds…
Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study reveals | Mammals
In the northern forests of the Congo-Brazzaville, as the sun slips away, a distinctive honking fills the dusky…
ASL Acoustic Profiler Reveals Vertical Migration Of
Left to right: 1) UBC Zoology and Malawi Department of Fisheries researchers after successful AZFP deployment in Lake…
At a Spanish wind farm with 20 turbines above the Strait of Gibraltar, painting one blade black cut bird collisions by 74 percent, with songbirds and large waterbirds benefiting most
The three blades of a spinning wind turbine look almost like nothing at all from the front. They…
James Webb Space Telescope finds water near our nearest supermassive black hole photo of the day for Sept. 23, 2026
(Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, F. Peißker, J. Lu, F. Yusef-Zadeh, N. B. Sabha, C. Chan) New…