DNA clues track yellow-legged hornets in Auckland waterways
The environmental DNA trial may help scientists find nests or decide where to put traps. Leader of the…
Scientists tracked 4,500 animals and found a surprising human effect
For millennia, people have transformed landscapes, forcing wildlife to adjust to cities, farms, roads, and other human activity.…
Nuclear fallout to flowerbeds: Japan to reuse Fukushima’s nuclear cleanup soil in flowerbeds and public works before 2045 deadline | World News
Workers place treated soil, removed during decontamination efforts around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, into garden beds at…
A Changing World for Emperor Penguins
With their charming waddles, heat-conserving huddles, and tuxedo-like plumage, emperor penguins are among the world’s most recognizable animals.…
How ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ fell off a cliff and somehow survived
Early in November 2023, the night before Warner Bros. Discovery announced its decision to scrap “Coyote vs. Acme,”…
There are an estimated 10 quintillion individual insects alive on Earth at any given moment, according to the Smithsonian Institution — roughly 1.2 billion insects for every person alive today.
Stand still in a field for a minute and picture the insects sharing that patch of ground with…
‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe | Birds
A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for…
Astronaut Jonny Kim leaves NASA, will return to active military duty
Jonny Kim is leaving NASA to continue his military career. The 42-year-old astronaut, who has one of the…
Australia to withdraw staff from Macquarie Island due to ‘psychological risk’ of bird flu
The Australian Antarctic Division will launch a mission to extract personnel from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean…
Scientists find a huge hidden ice reservoir beneath Utah’s mountains
Rock glaciers look very different from conventional glaciers. Instead of exposed ice, they resemble sprawling fields of loose…
Australia to withdraw staff from Macquarie Island due to ‘psychological risk’ of bird flu
The Australian Antarctic Division will launch a mission to extract personnel from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean…
In 2026, astronomer Samantha Lawler and two colleagues modelled SpaceX’s proposal for one million orbital AI data-centre satellites and found that, if they are launched with the assumed sizes and reflectivity, naked-eye satellites could outnumber visible stars for large portions of the night and year almost everywhere on Earth.
A million satellites is difficult to picture as an orbital system. Aaron Boley, Samantha Lawler and Hanno Rein…