Science word of the day: Lithics
Science word of the day: Lithics Pronunciation: LITH’-iks What it means: In archaeology, lithics refers to artifacts made…
Somewhere in the dried bed of an ancient Martian river, the Perseverance rover has been drilling into rocks for more than four years — and last June, NASA scientists announced that two of them contain the same complex carbon-based molecules that form the building blocks of life on Earth
A paper published in Science Advances on 24 June 2026 reports the detection of complex organic carbon in…
The pictures that show the devastating wildfires ravaging France and Spain
Nearly 200,000 people have been forced to flee homes and holiday accommodation in south-west France as wildfires rip…
Connected under the Milky Way: new exhibition shares Indigenous astronomical knowledge from Australia to South Africa | Indigenous Australians
Carlleen Dingo’s earliest memories are of looking up at the inky black skies above Australia’s north-west coastline, awash…
Statue of Liberty Nebula Wins NASA’s Picture of Day
NASA just put a photo of the Statue of Liberty Nebula in front of a global audience, and…
New Zealand hotels sell out two years before historic total solar eclipse
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More than 250,000 evacuated as wildfires rage in France and Spain
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of…
This Week In Space LIVE — The Viking Mars landings 50 years later
This Week in Space 220 – YouTube Watch On Hey, Space Fans! Every weekend here at Space.com, you…
Major ‘category 1’ incident declared on River Exe after mass fish kill
A potential water pollution incident in the River Exe has been declared a Category 1 fish kill by…
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket makes the ‘softest splashdown’ ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)
SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on a critical 13th test flight late Friday, but there was…
World’s First Room-Temperature Quantum Material Sorts Light in an Unprecedented Way
A new Nature study establishes a blueprint for engineering future quantum materials that operate under everyday conditions. Credit:…
Tour de France final stage shortened due to wildfires
Tour de France organisers have announced that they are shortening Sunday’s final stage due to the wildfires ravaging…