Bats are protecting one of the world’s most expensive nuts
Bats and nearby natural habitats may help macadamia farms reduce insect damage while supporting stronger yields and wildlife.…
The same scientists who reported water erupting from Europa in 2014 have now reanalysed 14 years of Hubble data and cut their confidence from 99.9% to below 90%. The signal may have been statistical noise, leaving Europa’s famous geysers physically plausible—but never conclusively observed, and never proven to connect with the ocean below.
Europa’s water plumes became one of planetary science’s most memorable images without ever becoming a secure photograph. Illustrations…
On September 11, 2018, a Dutch city opened a 30-meter bike path built from hollow prefabricated modules containing the recycled equivalent of 218,000 plastic cups, with sensors installed inside to measure temperature, loading and the number of bicycles crossing it
Roughly 218,000 plastic cups, in recycled-plastic terms, is what went into a single 30-meter stretch of bike path…
BlackSky develops automated orbital imaging for Gen-3 satellites, targeting emerging space surveillance and awareness missions
BlackSky Technology is advancing automated non-Earth imaging for its Gen-3 satellites, extending the company’s intelligence business into orbital…
Big nest egg for little spotted kiwi
More than $240,000 was raised in Queenstown on Saturday night, to support the translocation of kiwi pukupuku (little spotted…
This “new” frog was hiding in plain sight for 100 years
Scientists at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador have formally described Pristimantis milpe, a common and widespread frog…
Hawaii Built Road Using Recycled Plastic Equal To 195,000 Bottles In 2022, Here’s Why
Hawaii transportation officials began a road project in 2022 by mixing recycled plastic into asphalt, a type of…
In 2002, Lundy began its rat-eradication project; puffins later rose from 13 in 2000 to 1,335, and more than 40,000 seabirds now nest on the island
Off the coast of southwest England, the small island of Lundy was once a textbook case of how…
What do you do after the moon? Artemis II astronaut gives clues on Jeopardy!
September 5, 2026 — Christina Koch was never in jeopardy while traveling farther into space than any person…
Possums in the roof, koalas in bed: study shows how animals resort to Australian homes after habitat loss | Animal welfare
Possums in the roof, bats in the curtains and ducks on the balcony: new research has revealed how…
Chinese reconnaissance satellite breaks up in rare retrograde orbit
HELSINKI — A Chinese satellite launched into an unusual orbit early this year has suffered an apparent fragmentation…
Woster: When a high school physics story sticks for life – Mitchell Republic
Back in high school, probably in a physics class although I can’t be certain, Howard Elrod told us…