Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It.
The driving force behind our universe’s accelerated expansion remains one of the greatest mysteries in astronomy. While this…
Woolly mammoth vs elephant:They look like giant, hairy elephants… but how different were woolly mammoths really?
Woolly mammoths hold a special place in the part of the human brain that thinks about extinct species,…
Traversing the Galactic Centre in space and time
The organizers of the Galactic Center workshop 2026 (IAU Symposium 405) thank the Grant Agency of the Czech…
How a South African town cleaned up its polluted river using stones, wood and sand | Global development
All it took to turn the murky, heavily polluted waters of South Africa’s Stiebeuel River into a resource…
Cheaper than Prime Day, this super-portable telescope is my number one choice for skywatching
I’ve got three telescopes in my home, but the Celestron FirstScope is my first stop when it comes…
Chinese, German scientists build room temperature magnetic sensor
Chinese and German researchers have developed a magnetic sensor to spot magnetic signals much more faint than Earth’s…
In the 1980s, fewer than 400 mountain gorillas remained in Central Africa. By 2018, conservation efforts had helped their population cross 1,000 |
The mountain gorilla once appeared to be heading towards a future where seeing one in the wild could…
Scientists Identify a Nose-to-Brain Circuit That Links Anxiety And Breathing : ScienceAlert
Anxiety disorders are humanity’s most common mental disorders, affecting some 359 million people globally. Controlled breathing can help…
Antarctica gained a record 695 billion tons of ice. Scientists found the surprising reason
A persistent patch of unusually warm tropical ocean helped intensify snowfall over East Antarctica, contributing to a temporary…
Labor Day in space: NASA astronauts get the holiday off
Like most of their compatriots here on terra firma, the three Americans living off Earth will get to…
Sparrow Quantum Sets Record With 500 Million Usable Photons Per Second
Insider Brief Sparrow Quantum and Ruhr University Bochum developed a deterministic source that delivers more than 500 million…
How do animals survive life on the equator? The astonishing tricks rainforest creatures use to survive the world’s hottest, wettest forests
Living successfully in the tropics is no mean feat. Stuart Blackman looks at the living conditions at the…