Scientists Discover a 5-Million-Year-Old Whale Graveyard Deep Beneath the Indian Ocean
Deep beneath the Indian Ocean, researchers found an ancient whale graveyard filled with fossils and active ecosystems. Credit:…
In 2019, Victor Vescovo made the deepest solo dive in human history, descending nearly 11 kilometres into the Challenger Deep, and at the bottom of the ocean he reported seeing what looked like a plastic bag
In late April 2019, Victor Vescovo took a two-person titanium submersible called the DSV Limiting Factor alone to…
Surviving extreme heat increasingly boils down to this: access to air conditioning | Mark Wolfe
This summer, much of the media’s attention has focused on record temperatures across Europe and the United States.…
Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity
WASHINGTON — The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current…
Measuring the high-energy neutrino sky using the deep-valley neutrino observatory TAMBO
Kotzer, P. (ed.) Proc. 1975 Summer Study on Cosmic Ray Neutrino Interactions in the Ocean Depths and on…
Port Lympne Reserve, near Hythe, names first giraffe calf in eight years after England star Jude Bellingham
A Kent animal park has named its first giraffe calf in eight years after an England football star.…
Scientists and students research plants together
Rachel Penczykowski — or Dr. Rachel, as she is known by these first graders — is an…
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an…
What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance
Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the light will do: travel…
Sounds of the sea reveal hidden dolphins off Japan’s coast
The Sea of Japan is nearly closed off from the wider ocean. The Japanese archipelago wraps around one…
‘Why fantastic swan count in Surrey was a must see on UK trip’
The King’s Swan Marker, David Barber, called the previous growth in population “very positive”, despite there having been…
Best deep-sky photos of June 2026 from the EarthSky community
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Anthony Grober in St. Helens, Oregon, captured this telescopic view of the…