Why were prehistoric insects so big?
Fossil evidence exists of giant prehistoric insects. Dragonfly-like creatures Meganeura monyi and Meganeuropsis permiana flew on wings 75cm…
Wales hosepipe ban rules explained and the areas affected
A hosepipe ban is set to affect thousands of residents across parts of Wales from Sunday, following a…
Cassini watched bright “islands” appear, disappear and reappear in Titan’s methane seas — and laboratory experiments suggest they may be fields of nitrogen bubbles fizzing out of solution as the alien lakes warm or mix
Cassini’s radar saw bright features appear within Titan’s dark northern seas, vanish on later passes and, in one…
Stanford Scientists Solve a 252-Million-Year-Old Mass Extinction Mystery
Representative samples of the modern fauna (left three samples) and the Paleozoic fauna (right four samples). Credit: Sarah…
U.S. cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Friday canceled a rule meant to protect plants and…
NASA Shares Beautiful Timelapse Of The Psyche Spacecraft’s View Over Mars
The spacecraft made a close approach to the red planet in May on its way to explore the…
When elephants play, they rapidly copy one another’s trunk and head movements — a form of bodily mimicry resembling the contagious smiles and laughter seen in humans
Elephants at play do more than chase, spar and wrestle with their trunks. In a study of African…
A Major Ocean Current Is On The Verge of Collapse. Scientists Say The Effects May Reach California : ScienceAlert
Earth’s climate systems are inexorably and often unexpectedly interconnected. Dust from North Africa’s Sahara Desert drifts thousands of…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Uncovers Evidence of 4 Billion Year Old Impacts
NASA’s Perseverance rover continues to explore the rim of the Jezero Crater, an impact basin in Mars’ northern…
Air quality warnings remain in place across US as wildfire smoke continues to swathe country | Wildfires
Warnings of dangerous conditions are expected to remain in place on Saturday across swathes of the US, amid…
Space launch costs could fall 90% by 2040
Getting something into space has always been incredibly expensive. Every extra pound of equipment has come with a…
Earthquake in Peru leaves at least six dead | Peru
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, authorities said Sunday. More…