These ‘Crunchy’ Seabirds Are Crunchier Than Ever Before—for a Very Grim Reason
Seabirds in Australia are breaking records again. Last year, researchers on Australia’s Lord Howe Island found birds so…
Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis
Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by around 0.5% in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz…
‘Footprints’ Photographed on the Surface of Mars by Curiosity Rover
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Curiosity Rover, which has been exploring the surface of Mars for the past 14 years, continues…
Einstein’s theory of gravity could be shaken by a cold beam of atoms
Researchers at the Swiss institutes of ETH Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen have produced an…
Britain released two beavers into a 10-hectare forest; 5 years later, peak water flow fell 46.6% and baseflow rose by 417% |
Eurasian beaver and kit by the River Tay in Scotland. Image Credit: Wikipedia In 2019, two Eurasian beavers…
The universe’s most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs — and scientists finally know how
When stars the size of our sun die, they leave behind powerful stellar remnants called white dwarfs —…
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted…
Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World
Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using…
‘Chronic and worsening’ shortage of physics teachers revealed
At the same time, “Retaining, Recruiting, and Retraining Physics Teachers for Scotland’s Future” reports that recruitment to Initial…
In 1983, Britain reintroduced a butterfly declared extinct just four years earlier; the large blue has since surged 1,866% and now survives at 33 sites
A butterfly once declared extinct in Britain is now at the centre of one of the country’s most…
'It is extremely rare to witness': Scientists record humpback whale mom grieving her stillborn calf in first-of-its-kind footage – Live Science
‘It is extremely rare to witness’: Scientists record humpback whale mom grieving her stillborn calf in first-of-its-kind footage Live…
Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins | Plastics
Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through the soil, a five-year multinational research…