Mercury Isn’t What Scientists Thought: New Study Reveals a Surprisingly Different Surface
Mercury may preserve evidence of a hotter, more extreme interior than scientists once expected. Credit: Shutterstock From tiny…
In What Ways Are We Not Prepared for the Big One?
The West Coast of the United States lies on the Pacific ring of fire, the most seismically active…
Lunar Occultation of Venus – NASA
On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers across the United States—and parts of Canada—enjoyed a rare event: a daytime lunar…
AI predicts two new superconducting materials—and moves us closer to zero-loss energy
AI predicts two new superconducting materials—and moves us closer to zero-loss energy – Futura-Sciences September 5, 2026 3…
Ganymede may hold more liquid water than all of Earth’s oceans combined, yet this immense reservoir is buried beneath roughly 150 kilometres of ice—and scientists still do not know whether any of it has ever reached the surface.
Ganymede may contain more liquid water than all of Earth’s surface oceans combined. The scale is difficult to…
A Brazilian couple took over a badly degraded former cattle farm and in 1998 founded an organisation to restore its Atlantic Forest; the first survey, in 2006, found 172 bird species had already returned to the recovering forest.
When Sebastião Salgado inherited his family’s cattle ranch near Aimorés, in Brazil’s Rio Doce Valley, the land was…
Uncovered: Mars’ Hidden Moon Reveals Signs of an Ancient Catastrophe
Uncovered: Mars’ Hidden Moon Reveals Signs of an Ancient Catastrophe – Futura-Sciences September 5, 2026 3 min Mars’s…
Ultra-fast microscope design captures zebrafish brain seizures
Scientists have captured the rapid spread of seizures across a living zebrafish brain in three dimensions, thanks to…
Fix emissions trading scheme instead of banning carbon forestry
Comment: For practical purposes, not emitting a tonne of carbon dioxide is equivalent to pulling a tonne of…
No telescope needed: September’s night sky is about to put on a show
September brings brilliant Venus, the Harvest Moon, an equinox, and several easy-to-spot celestial sights in the night sky.…
Breakthrough Quantum Test Resolves a Major Cosmic Mystery
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that transcended realms, switched sexes, went south,…
Venus disappears from the evening sky in September
Throughout September 2026, Venus will sink lower above the southwestern horizon each evening after sunset, and by the…