US-Russian space crew lands safely after eight-month stint on the ISS
AP — A US-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint…
The Chinese bahaba, a critically endangered fish nicknamed the ‘Panda of the Sea,’ was missing from Hong Kong for over a decade, until its DNA gave it away
Trace DNA reveals critically endangered Chinese bahaba in Hong Kong after decade without records Traces of genetic material…
Is It True That NASA Strapped A 41-Foot Rocket Engine To An SR-71’s Back & Flew It To Mach 1.8?
In 1997, NASA needed an aircraft that could perform an incredibly unique experiment in order to test a…
Little Red Dots may have a surprisingly familiar origin
Little Red Dots have puzzled astronomers since the James Webb Space Telescope spotted them in the early universe.…
Slash-and-burn farming was blamed for destroying rainforests, but a study of 18,000 forest patches found community rules can limit clearing and allow trees to return
Unwritten social rules, not government oversight, help keep forest land sustainable Slash-and-burn farming was blamed for destroying rainforests,…
The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire
Two devastating wildfires that swept through California’s Sierra Nevada in 2020 and 2021 killed thousands of giant sequoias.…
The Thriving Coral Reef That ‘Defeated Time’ in West Africa
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the…
SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight
SpaceX was more than lucky Friday, sending its 13th full-scale Starship test flight halfway around the world from…
Low-energy nuclear fusion rates boosted inside host metals in US tests
Scientists at UC Davis and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered that surrounding materials can dramatically increase how…
2 meteor showers are about to peak on the same night — what to know about the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids
Two meteor showers will peak together overnight on Thursday, July 30, into Friday, July 31 — but skywatchers…
Physicists Created an ‘Electron Lighthouse’ That Steers Current With Light : ScienceAlert
The flow of electrons powers our modern lives. From household conveniences like the indispensable air fryer to the…
Walking shark discovered in Papua New Guinea
A team of scientists has discovered a new species of walking shark, just in time for Shark Week…