The U.S. Cleared a Giant Space Mirror to Shine Sunlight After Dark and Turn Night into Day
Credit: FCC/Reflect Orbital The night sky may soon acquire a switch. A California startup plans to send an…
A Florida alligator has been filmed eating an invasive Burmese python in the Everglades, a rare glimpse of a native predator turning the tables
LEFT: Florida alligator; RIGHT: Burmese python | Wikimedia Commons A cyclist moving through Shark Valley in Florida’s Everglades…
Scientists finally solved why some frogs survive a deadly fungus
Scientists have uncovered why some amphibian populations rebound after being devastated by a deadly fungal disease that has…
The coastal brownouts quietly suffocating NZ’s marine life
It’s called a brownout event, and it’s pretty bad, but probably not quite in the way you’re thinking.…
Astronomers are Hunting Down the Elusive Population III Stars
It’s hard hunting down the oldest stars in the universe. These behemoths, known as Population (or Pop) III…
Townsville gardener witnesses ‘garbage guts’ tree frog preying on sunbird
Brigitte Szabo was watering her garden at her Townsville home when some movement caught her eye. “A pair…
Why have humans collected crystals for 780,000 years? Chimpanzees may hold the answer
Archaeologists have uncovered crystals at numerous sites containing Homo remains, suggesting that early human relatives deliberately collected these…
Saturn’s Largest Moon May Hold the Resources for a Space Colony
Artist’s rendering of Titan’s interior, with the Cassini spacecraft in orbit and Saturn in the distance. Credit: NASA…
Gold doesn’t ‘rust.’ Physics explains why
atom: The basic unit of a chemical element. Atoms are made up of a dense nucleus that contains…
Scientists discover what kept ancient campfires burning for generations
For early humans living nearly 800,000 years ago, access to fire may have influenced where they chose to…
Astronauts Have Taken The First Human X‑Rays in Space : ScienceAlert
For more than 65 years, humans have been soaring through space. Since the first spaceflight by cosmonaut Yuri…
Rocket Lab Stock Climbs Nearly 3% in Pre-Market Trading After Critical Neutron Engine Test – Rocket Lab (
Vacuum Engine Clears Key Neutron Test The Archimedes Vacuum, or AVac, engine will power Neutron’s second stage. Rocket…