Venus clouds may contain 60% water, challenging decades-old theories about the planet’s sulfuric acid aerosols |
Cloud aerosols on Venus contain far more water than scientists have assumed for decades, alongside comparable amounts of…
Researchers Map the Hidden 3D Geometry of a Quantum Wavefunction
An illustration of how researchers used state-of-the-art photoelectron spectroscopy (left-hand side) with a lab-based soft-X-ray light source that…
Tiny creatures are spreading seeds beneath the forest floor
A seed doesn’t need wings to travel, just something willing to eat it. Most people picture a bird…
China’s lunar research station could be guarded by robot watchdogs, space scientists say
Robot dogs could one day lead the way across the moon, patrolling research stations, scouting hazards and helping…
The AMOC stayed strong even as a major ocean “lifeline” nearly shut down
Scientists have long believed that warm, salty water flowing from the Indian Ocean around the southern tip of…
How cleaning up space debris could grow to become a big business
This depicts the satellite-filled sky that is now a reality and getting more crowded every week. (Photo by:…
From blue whales to prehistoric giants, these are 10 of the largest marine animals to ever exist
The ocean covers about 70% of Earth, and beneath the surface have lived some of the largest and…
One night in 1986, a peaceful lake in Cameroon released an invisible cloud of carbon dioxide that swept through nearby villages — killing people and animals in their sleep and revealing one of the rarest natural disasters on Earth.
Imagine going to sleep in a quiet farming village, windows open to a warm August night, a lake…
Morocco now gets almost a quarter of its electricity from renewables, but still relies heavily on coal
Many cities across East Asia and Latin America have grown quickly over the last few decades. Since 1950,…
I have photographed seven solar eclipses, and it was the internet that changed everything for the last three – and not in a good way!
I have been photographing solar eclipses for the last 47 years, and in the first two parts of…
Whole prey feeding helps zoo lions follow their natural rhythms
Zoo lions often receive food on regular schedules, but wild lions live with a less predictable food supply.…
‘Fearless and quietly astonishing’: the dragonfly that migrates further than any other insect | Environment
All hail the wandering glider, a citizen of the globe, an insect for all of us. Whenever we…