Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply | Whales
Climate change is driving a gray whale “catastrophic mortality event” in the Pacific Ocean as melting sea ice…
The space industry is weighing ambitious hiring against heritage
Space is hard, as the decades-old adage goes. For much of the industry’s history, “rocket science” was as…
Trying to break a photon would create a quantum mess
electron: A negatively charged particle, usually found orbiting the outer regions of an atom; also, the carrier of…
Trees May Not Slow Climate Change as Much as Scientists Thought
Ecologists and climate researchers have sometimes called it “natural geoengineering.” The idea is elegant in its simplicity: A forest…
‘I had an incredible escape’: British woman tells of close encounter with Spanish wildfire | Spain
The speed, scale and ferocity of the wildfire in and around the Bédar municipality of Almería took everyone…
Ever seen the Man in the Moon? You’re not alone! Here’s what really creates a face on the lunar surface
For as long as humans have looked to the night sky, we’ve traced stories among the stars –…
Physicist Explains How to “Bend it Like Beckham”
It contributed to soccer legend David Beckham’s record number of goals on direct free kicks, and entered popular…
NASA’s New Horizons Wakes Up From Hibernation Beyond Pluto, More Than 10 Billion Kilometers from Earth
Artist’s rendering of the New Horizons spacecraft approaching Pluto and its three moons. Credit: NASA. Whomst has awakened…
Space capitalism needs more than a bull market
By most measures, commercial space is thriving. Washington produced a flurry of activity over the past year: two…
Scientists achieve the impossible by creating matter from empty space
Something has been lurking in empty space, and for the first time, physicists may have caught it leaving…
Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit
WASHINGTON — A Florida startup has launched what it says is the first commercial demonstration of a nuclear-powered…
Astronaut reveals the tiny glowing garden inside the International Space Station where scientists are learning how to grow food for future Moon and Mars missions |
The pink light visible in recent timelapse footage from the International Space Station is not a camera effect…