Seychelles giant tortoise numbers hit record 180,000 in conservation triumph | Wildlife
A survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed that the once endangered species is…
The ‘Kelvin wave’ hitting California is a potent warning about sea-level rise
A slow-moving surge of water called a Kelvin wave is arriving in southern California and looks to be…
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year
Ars: What about for regular consumers? Weber: On the consumer side, I’d frame it in three areas. One…
MIT Study Reveals Why a Neutrino Laser May Be Impossible
A bold proposal to make a “neutrino laser” has run into a fundamental quantum obstacle. The reason lies…
“Ghostly” ocean giant spotted at intersection of Pacific and Indian oceans
The iconic markings of manta rays are so distinctive that it’s possible to tell individuals apart from the fingerprint-like spots…
Greenland fishers propose $45 bounty per heart to cull 1,000 sharks that can live 400 years; then the plan was halted after the government questioned its legality |
Greenland shark, Image: Saul Goner, SeaPics Greenland became the centre of an unusual dispute over one of the…
On this day in space! Oct. 8, 1992: NASA’s Pioneer Venus probe burns up in Venusian atmosphere after 14 years orbiting the planet
On Oct. 8, 1992, NASA’s Pioneer 12 spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere of Venus. Pioneer 12, also…
Magnetic control of an exciton–polariton condensate in a van der Waals magnet
Deng, H. et al. Exciton–polariton Bose–Einstein condensation. Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 1489–1537 (2010). Article CAS Google Scholar Bloch,…
Beavers destroy sign warning about beavers
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Residents airlifted to safety in central Chile as El Niño blamed for torrential rains
Police in central Chile have airlifted several residents to safety after rising floodwaters left them trapped in their…
Elon Musk Says ‘Bravo!’ to Jeff Bezos for Piling $28B Into Blue Origin
There’s no love lost between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, but the Tesla and SpaceXAI CEO has openly…
New X-ray Technique Helps Scientists Watch Quantum Materials Respond to Laser Pulses
Insider Brief Argonne researchers developed an X-ray imaging technique to track silicon carbide’s response to ultrafast laser pulses,…