Will Bruey on rethinking the role of pharmaceuticals in low Earth orbit
In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with Varda CEO Will Bruey at the Ascend conference. They discuss how…
The sex life of treefrogs: how females build better nests by mating with multiple partners
African grey foam-nest treefrogs (Chiromantis xerampelina) are common across the savannahs and dry forests of south-eastern Africa. Despite…
Worcestershire farm ‘raising eyebrows’ with hemp fields
A farm in Worcestershire has been “raising eyebrows” among local villagers after it planted 30 hectares of hemp.…
Drought, water shortages and crop failures: how does the medieval warm period compare with today?
A heatwave lasting four months, followed by water shortages and crop failures. This is England in the 13th…
Satellite spots a ‘hummingbird’ in Antarctica photo of the day for July 23, 2026
A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)…
Do tourists stress out safari animals? We tested their dung to find out
Every year, thousands of tourists pile into game drive vehicles or don their hiking gear and cross South…
The James Webb Space Telescope’s disappearing ‘Little Red Dots’ may lead to another cosmic puzzle
Paleontologists now know that many of the dinosaurs didn’t disappear but instead evolved into modern birds, and new…
Wildfires, heatwaves and air-con: Europe’s climate reality
From wildfires in Ireland to deadly heatwaves in France and soaring demand for air conditioning in Dublin, experts…
SpaceX Just Placed a Chokehold on AI Infrastructure Beyond the Clouds
Quick Read SpaceX is reportedly in talks with the Pentagon to supply terrestrial data center capacity, securing a…
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics – Physics World
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics – Physics World Skip to main content Discover…
India: Liquor store employee narrowly escapes leopard attack
CCTV footage from 20 July showed the moment a leopard entered a liquor store and attacked a salesman…
Naked Mole-Rat Queens Release a Chemical to Stop Other Females From Reproducing
It’s tough being a female in a naked mole-rat colony; they live a long life of servitude, maintaining…