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…
Experts confirm incredible recovery of creatures not seen in years: ‘Extremely rewarding’
A small upland wading bird that has quietly disappeared from much of its former range is still breeding…
Scientists discover molecule that stops aggressive breast cancer in its tracks
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a new molecule that may open the door to…
Amazon rainforests are rejuvenating their canopies by producing more photosynthetically efficient young leaves under climate change
Wu, J. et al. Leaf development and demography explain photosynthetic seasonality in Amazon evergreen forests. Science 351, 972–976…
NASA satellite to fall back to Earth, with a small risk of debris
A defunct NASA satellite that launched 14 years ago to study Earth’s radiation belts is expected to crash…
200-Million-Year-Old Two-Legged Reptile Species Found In US
Scientists have discovered a new ancient reptile species that once lived in what is now the United States.…
Antarctic ozone hole shrinks to smallest size in six years
Scientists have confirmed that the Antarctic ozone hole has shrunk to its smallest size in six years and…