Scientists Discover a Hidden Supervolcano Buried Beneath England
The phrase “hidden supervolcano” sounds a bit like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Supervolcanoes are notoriously conspicuous, what with…
Google Is Getting Flak for Changing Lake Ontario Name to Lake America
Google Maps changed Lake Ontario’s name for its American users, and the internet is not happy. On Thursday,…
NASA’s doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is back to studying the universe after spending months in a low-drag configuration…
China’s ‘artificial sun’ achieves major breakthrough, bringing nuclear fusion one step closer
For decades, physicists working on nuclear fusion repeatedly hit a wall. Pack more than about 1.6 x 10^20…
They brought back 48 species from the deep Pacific, and most have no name
One creature hauled up from the deep has only a single other known specimen on Earth, and the…
Six healthy men entered a simulated Mars spacecraft in 2010. Within three months they were moving less, and over 520 days the crew slept and rested progressively more—a slide into what researchers called “behavioural torpor,” possibly driven by confinement, monotony and dim artificial light.
Six men sealed inside a simulated Mars spacecraft became progressively less active across 520 days. From the first…
Earth’s natural cooling shield is thinning, driving global temperatures higher
Earth’s natural cooling shield is thinning, driving global temperatures higher – Futura-Sciences August 31, 2026 3 min In…
SpaceX designed an orbital Vera Rubin. Radiation comes next.
SpaceX and Nvidia say they are adapting the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale AI platform for orbital use, with…
From student to scientist – how to build a career with physics – Physics World
From student to scientist – how to build a career with physics – Physics World Skip to main…
Escaped wallaby spotted hopping through Cornwall town
It’s not the first time a wallaby has been spotted in CornwallKatie Timms Regional Head of Content and…
What’s next for Roman Space Telescope? Here’s how NASA’s flagship observatory will open up the universe
NASA’s next big space telescope has left Earth, but it’s not ready to start observing the heavens just…
Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades
HomeForests & DeforestationMost beef production in Brazil is to meet domestic rather than international demand. Since the turn…