NASA Finds Earth Microbes Could Hide in the Moon’s Deep Shadows
Shadows near the Moon’s south pole may create temporary refuges where microbes carried by astronauts can withstand otherwise…
Spiders are barely noticed underfoot, but a peer-reviewed 2017 estimate put their annual global prey kill at 400–800 million tonnes — a range whose upper end is about twice the roughly 400 million tonnes of meat and fish humans consume each year
Most of us file spiders under one of two headings. Either they are pests to squash or usher…
The ocean looks like one vast sunlit body of water, but below about 600 feet there is too little light for photosynthesis, and below 3,300 feet sunlight disappears entirely—leaving much of Earth’s surface in permanent darkness.
Seen from orbit, Earth looks like a blue world wrapped in one connected, sunlit ocean. That horizontal view…
Could consuming sugary drinks increase your risk for stomach cancer?
Having one sugary drink a day probably doesn’t feel like a particularly dangerous habit, but a large new…
Astronomers discover a water-rich exoplanet that will be swallowed by its star
The number of new exoplanets discovered continues to grow, particularly thanks to observations from various space telescopes. But…
Have you seen this squirrel? These Alberta researchers want to know
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
Some signs of quantum gravity may be an illusion
Two remarkably successful theories explain nearly everything we observe in the universe, from tiny atoms and molecules to…
APOD: 2026 August 29 – Eclipse Pair
Explanation: Eclipses tend to come in pairs. Twice a year, during an eclipse season that lasts about 34…
From cello tape to bottles, Bengaluru students put physics in action at planetarium exhibition
BENGALURU: Transparent sticky tape, discarded plastic bottles and lightweight ping-pong balls stepped out of everyday clutter and onto…
A fifth-grader in Kansas City clicked ball-and-stick atoms together in science class and asked her teacher if she’d made a real molecule — he photographed it, sent it to a chemistry professor, and at ten years old she became co-author of a published paper on a structure nobody had ever described
The lesson at Border Star Montessori School in Kansas City, Missouri was as routine as chemistry teaching gets.…
Japan backs fusion, recycling startups in $125m public-private funding
Startups GX Acceleration Agency’s investment in Kyoto Fusioneering, JEPLAN, is part of $2.3tn plan Auxiliary equipment for nuclear…
Package of new laws help clear the way for SpaceX deal in Louisiana
LOUISIANA — A legislative package signed into law ahead of SpaceX’s $100 billion Starship launchpad announcement in Vermilion…