Humpback whales are some of the ocean’s loudest creatures – so why do they sometimes ‘whisper’?
Male humpback whales are well-known for their loud, haunting song, but in 2017 researchers discovered that mothers and…
There’s a new form of boron — and it’s really weird
Boron carbide, also known as black diamond, is one of the hardest synthetic substances known. Credit: Science Museum…
Maidstone Borough Council tackles potholes using recycled clothes
Old clothes are being used to repair potholes as part of a new trial. Run by Maidstone Borough…
Satellites spy rare explosion of color in Australian desert photo of the day for Sept. 24, 2026
Landsat-8 imagery captured on Aug. 30, 2026, shows vast swathes of Western Australia’s Murchison region covered in wildflower…
Chattanooga Schools Begin K–12 Quantum Technology Curriculum
Insider Brief TN QuantumWorks has begun a K–12 pilot in 13 Hamilton County, Tennessee schools to introduce quantum…
It looks like a pet husky – but this wild predator is built to survive the coldest conditions on Earth and dives headfirst into the snow to hunt
When we think of Arctic animals, the first animal that springs to mind is usually the polar bear.…
Scientists Find First Direct Radio Signal From Exoplanet
To get from Earth to Pluto in a car (if such a thing were possible), you’d need to…
Food waste caddy packs to start being delivered in Charnwood next week – Latest News – News Updates
Published: Thu 24th September, 2026 Delivery of food waste caddies will get underway for most Charnwood households from…
X-ray spacecraft watches extreme dead star feeding on the wind of a hypergiant (video)
Using the X-ray spacecraft XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), astronomers have observed stellar winds from a hypergiant…
Physicists Tackle a Classic Quantum Problem With a Powerful New Computational Method
An AI-generated illustration depicting the Kondo effect. Conducting electrons in a metal are shown interacting with the spin…
Shark found stranded on Northumberland coast beach
Photos have circulated on social media this morning (September 24) of a stranded shark at Druridge Bay on…
Researchers Reconstruct Face of Oldest Known Homo sapiens
Scientists have created a digital facial approximation of the Jebel Irhoud hominin, whose remains are dated to about…