Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered at far beyond human range
Hedgehogs may be communicating with more than just snuffles, grunts and snorts, according to scientists who have discovered…
Celebrating NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s 20th Anniversary: Crater Near Sirenum Fossae
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a detailed view of a relatively fresh crater in this image released…
Gravitational waves finally reveal what’s inside neutron stars
Some of the universe’s densest objects can twist, stretch, and resonate in ways that challenge even the most…
Ghost Elephants
Ghost Elephants is a new documentary film directed by Werner Herzog for National Geographic. Here’s the trailer. For…
AI finally tests a century old theory about how cancer begins
The human body depends on carefully organized genetic instructions that guide how cells grow and function. Cancer can…
NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander
The report notes that during every one of the Apollo program’s crewed lunar landings, astronauts engaged the backup…
Newly Discovered Species in South America Stuns Experts with Whale-Like Features
A fascinating new termite species, Cryptotermes mobydicki, has left the scientific community in awe, revealing a level of…
Police warn of crocodiles “absolutely everywhere” after Australia floods
Police in Australia’s Northern Territory warned of crocodiles “absolutely everywhere” on Sunday and said they had moved more…
‘Easter comet’ could be visible in daytime skies this April — if it survives a fiery dive past the sun
A newly discovered comet could put on a dazzling show in the coming weeks and if it survives…
VLT Discovers Third Gas Cloud near Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
The newly-identified gas cloud, dubbed G2t, follows nearly the same orbit as two known clouds, suggesting they were…
Beijing Quietly Recalibrates Decarbonization Targets to 2030
In China’s new five-year plan, released Thursday, the world’s second-largest economy declared its aim to “lead global climate…
Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Has Another Surprise: It’s Full of Alcohol
Comet 3I/Atlas is now heading out of the solar system and into interstellar space, but scientists are still…