Mars passes in front of a beautiful star cluster this weekend. Here’s how to see it
Mars and Jupiter are currently the planets of the moment, shining like two beautiful bright ‘stars’ in the…
‘Camera’ captures shockwaves as quantum bit forms inside a crystal
Scientists have recorded what happens inside a crystal in the split second before a quantum bit forms. A…
Animals crossing: the simple solution to stop roadkill in the Amazon | Conservation
By about 7am, with dense fog blanketing the landscape, Gabriel Falquetto had already come across several road-killed animals…
Knutsford birds of prey centre striving to save ‘nature’s binmen’
Vultures are still one of the most threatened groups of birds on the planet, however, and are in…
APOD: 2026 October 9 – Stickney Crater
Explanation: Stickney Crater, the largest crater on the martian moon Phobos, is named for Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall,…
A quantum prediction from 1931 just came to life
Nearly a century after Nobel laureate Hans Bethe predicted their existence, scientists have created and observed unusual quantum…
Orca found on South Uist ‘one of oldest males ever recorded’
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How California is bracing for a winter of floods, fires and extreme storms all at once | Environment
Before this year, the US National Weather Service had never issued a September coastal flood advisory for the…
Korean origami-inspired rover wheels could explore the moon
With South Korea preparing to send a lander to the moon by 2030, researchers are developing a rover…
New clifftop wildlife viewing gallery planned at RSPB Bempton
Plans for a new wildlife viewing gallery at RSPB Bempton Cliffs have been revealed. The conservation charity said…
This mysterious hole on the Moon may open into a giant cave
NASA has chosen a proposal led by the Planetary Science Institute to determine whether a potentially large cave…
Elon Musk takes aim at Indian billionaire Ambani as Starlink launch stalls
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 13: Head of the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) and CEO of…