The Red Potato Galaxy and its Stifling Neighbour
Galaxies surrounded by reservoirs of cold gas draw that gas into themselves and convert it into new stars.…
Six fluffy barn owlets were found nesting on a farm near Peterborough, bringing good news after the farm faced six suspected arson attacks this summer
A surprise brood of six barn owlets has brought a welcome lift to a Cambridgeshire farm after a…
One of Astronomy’s Fastest Cameras May Stop Operating Over a $67,000 Funding Gap
“So that’s the end of my talk. But it’s also, unfortunately, the end of the HiPERCAM project.” The…
Colombia planted 880,000 trees across the streets of one city to tackle rising temperatures, and the plantation delivered localised cooling of up to 5°C in shaded areas |
As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, cities around the world are searching for ways to stay cooler…
How to safely watch the August 2026 solar eclipse in Portugal
The Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology is urging anyone planning to watch the eclipse to use only certified solar…
The sex life of treefrogs: how females build better nests by mating with multiple partners
African grey foam-nest treefrogs (Chiromantis xerampelina) are common across the savannahs and dry forests of south-eastern Africa. Despite…
Northern Lights Alert: 20 States May See Aurora On Thursday Night
The aurora borealis glows in shades of green, pink, and purple above farmland during a rare appearance in…
To honor Pakalolo, Friends of Gaia Present News from Antarctica: Thwaites update. The Doomsday Glacier is soon doomed. buynott & NBF (w birches, coolspring & spec. guest :-)
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Chondritic meteorites may be the remains of escaped moons
The chondritic meteorites that land on Earth most often are the shattered remains of tiny moons that once…
Do tourists stress out safari animals? We tested their dung to find out
Every year, thousands of tourists pile into game drive vehicles or don their hiking gear and cross South…
The Grand Canyon looks vast until you set it beside Valles Marineris on Mars, a single rift so long it would stretch clear across the United States and in places plunges up to seven kilometres deep, making it the largest canyon in the solar system
If Valles Marineris were placed on Earth, it could extend from California to New York. It is not…
NASA’s MAVEN Illuminates New Understanding of Auroras at Mars
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain…