X-Ray Eyes Reveal the Magnetic Secrets of the Lighthouse Pulsar’s Cosmic Wake
Occasionally, when a massive star dies in a supernova, it can leave behind a dense, rapidly spinning core…
What’s It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 3: The Limited View
(This is Part 3 of a series on what it’s like to travel near the speed of light.…
Chimpanzees climb hills, mongooses post guards and meerkats close ranks: Scientists reveal what animals do before going to war
Studies have shown that chimpanzee groups often rest on hilltops in places where conflicts with neighbouring groups are…
Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast | Pollution
Southern Water has been fined more than £7m after dumping sewage illegally off the Kent coast between 2019…
‘The Starry Night’ in space: Dark Energy Camera channels a cosmic Van Gogh (video)
Reboots and remakes may be all the rage in Hollywood with mixed degrees of success (we don’t talk…
One of the world’s rarest big cats arrives at Hamerton Zoo
Bulan, a male Malayan tiger, recently joined Hamerton Zoo Park, in Sawtry, from Zoo Ústí nad Labem in…
CRISPR gets a power boost from AI-designed ‘molecular scissors’
An enzyme cuts DNA (artist’s impression). Synthetic protein-cleaving enzymes were designed quickly with the help of artificial intelligence.Credit:…
Why Trump’s move to gut the Endangered Species Act likely won’t hold up in court
The Trump administration has decided that destroying the habitat of endangered species is not harmful. Think about that.…
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid Apophis could be visible to 90% of Earth’s population during ultraclose 2029 flyby, new maps reveal
Up to 90% of Earth’s population may be able to see the enormous “God of Chaos” asteroid Apophis…
RSPB Bempton Cliffs Shorewatch logs thousands of dolphins and whales
More than 2,200 dolphins and around 50 whales have been spotted at Bempton Cliffs since it became England’s…
How a plant-based wound dressing could fight infections
Bacteria can enter a wound and form a protective, slimy layer known as a biofilm within hours, which…
How bad are the Canadian & US wildfires, and what my air quality risk?
IQAir, a company which tracks global air quality, ranked Detroit, Toronto and Minneapolis as the cities currently with…