Rare butterfly spotted at Cornwall’s Eden Project
She added: “We’d encourage visitors to keep their eyes peeled next time they’re walking through the gardens.” Although…
A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart
Computer models are helping scientists explain a puzzling pattern of deformation beneath the East African Rift System. The…
These men had a hellish escape from Nepal’s flooded hydro tunnels. They were the lucky ones
Latest on Nepal rescue and recovery As water, concrete and debris stormed through the darkness, almost sweeping him…
Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program
For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new…
A tiny change in temperature could now produce a big electrical signal; scientists surpass century-old limit
Schematic of the electronic band diagram of heavily doped, highly compensated ScN exhibiting thermopower exceeding the Boltzmann limit.…
‘Unicorns of the sea’ help scientists spot danger in the Arctic
Narwhals are known as “unicorns of the sea” for their long spiral tusks — actually teeth — which…
Rome pulls around €1.5 million in coins from the Trevi Fountain every year and gives it to a Catholic charity — workers sweep the coins into long piles and vacuum them through suction hoses as new wishes keep landing in the water
Twice a week the most famous fountain in Rome is switched off, drained and vacuumed like a lounge…
Warning signs visible days before glacier collapse in Nepal, report finds
A rapid hazard assessment of the Nepal-Tibet disaster by a group of international scientists says there were “pre-event…
Ghostly green lakes merge in Australian outback after 2 years of heavy rain — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Barkly Tableland, Australia’s Northern Territory [-18.595019720, 135.2699610] What’s in the photo? A series…
Theatre is bringing physics to new audiences but what is the definitive science play? – Physics World
Theatre is bringing physics to new audiences but what is the definitive science play? – Physics World Skip…
For more than four decades, George Divoky has worked from Cooper Island’s lone cabin; by 1989, the black guillemot colony he tracked had reached 200 breeding pairs
The island is about 35 kilometres southeast of Point Barrow, now known as Utqiaġvik, and has little infrastructure…
Research: Star Formation Decline Not Just Fuel Crisis
The universe has been having fewer and fewer stellar “babies.” Over the past 4.5 billion years, the rate…