Quote of the day by Richard Feynman: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.”
Image: Princetoniana Museum Two people can read the same explanation of something and walk away with completely different…
In 2001, scientists tested 4 beluga whales at a New York aquarium; 98 sessions later, it was found the Arctic whales may recognise themselves
In the quiet pools of the New York Aquarium, a groundbreaking experiment was unfolding. It was 2001, and…
SpaceX rocket’s moon crash highlights ‘a tangible operational risk’ of lunar settlement
The moon dust has settled after a 4.5-ton SpaceX rocket body slammed into terrain near Einstein Crater on…
Climate Change Has Unleashed an Entirely New Type of Heatwave: The ‘Snow Eater’
In mid-March, a record-shattering heat dome engulfed the western United States, sending summer-like temperatures high into the mountains.…
Elon Musk’s Starbase to get two new monuments with very different messages
Elon Musk‘s Starbase in Texas is getting two very different monuments. While one group is building a 50-foot…
Rice Researchers Improve Trapped-Ion Quantum Simulation with New Temperature Controls
Insider Brief Rice University researchers developed new controls for a trapped-ion quantum simulator that allow independent tuning of…
‘My heart beats from there’: Robert Irwin breaks silence on US move and Hollywood success as he prepares to host Logies
Robert Irwin has ruled out a permanent move to the United States despite his rapidly expanding international career,…
Chinese researchers uncover ‘ripple’ structures in Milky Way
The Milky Way galaxy is seen in this long-exposure photograph from the Al Quaa Desert outside of Abu…
From toxic blooms to dead zones, how wildfires transform oceans and lakes | Biology
Wildfires are an increasing problem in Europe and elsewhere. While their immediate effect on air quality is obvious,…
The Moon’s south pole can spend days in darkness, temperatures can plunge below −200°C, and unprotected electronics may not survive — Northrop Grumman is repurposing hardware built for NASA’s shelved Gateway station to test how lunar systems cope before astronauts are targeted to land in 2028.
The Moon’s south pole compresses very different environments into a small area. A high ridge may receive long…
BBC Audio | Witness History
When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck the coast of Kenya, a baby hippo named Owen was swept…
See A Crescent Venus Dominate The Evening Sky: Stargazing This Weekend
Topline If you missed the peak of the Perseid meteor shower and the rare total solar eclipse on…