One Simple Trick Could Help Tardigrades Survive in Martian Dirt : ScienceAlert
Tardigrades are renowned for their exceptional survival skills, but one environment has been found to test them to…
Investigating the 61-pound machine that eats plastic and spits out bricks
As a kid, I went door to door collecting cans to earn some pocket change. Today, I still…
NASA Reveals Astronaut Who Faced First-Ever Medical Evacuation from ISS
Space exploration is an extraordinary feat, but even the best-laid plans can face unexpected challenges. In January 2026,…
Archaeologists Broke Open a 2,600-Year-Old Perfectly Sealed Tomb and Found 4 People Exactly as They Were Left
The stone slab had not moved since the seventh century B.C. It sat flush against the rock-cut face…
Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars
Since the 1970s, planetary geologists have known that volcanic features cover large swaths of Mars. Early Mariner 9…
Excited Porcupines Jump up and Down With Excitement Being Let Back Outside After Snowstorm
With much of the country experiencing record-breaking low temperatures, heavy snowfall, and winter weather that keeps many of…
After Decades of Silence, a Rare Creature Once Thought Extinct Is Found Alive in a Shrinking Habitat
The pond is small, temporary, and easy to miss. It sits inside a patch of forest in eastern…
For Antarctic Penguins, Molting Can Now Be Deadly
Emperor penguins can’t skip their annual wardrobe change, and that may now be killing them. A new…
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust defends timing of Greenham Common gorse clearance work
A wildlife charity has said gorse clearance work on Greenham and Crookham Common is taking into account the…
ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative
TAMPA, Fla. — The European Space Agency announced up to 100 million euros ($118 million) in funding March…
Binman says one recyling mistake means your rubbish may not be collected
One of our most time-consuming recycling habits may be a waste of time, according to one binman, but…
‘I love midges because I know what their hearts look like’: is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out? | Taxonomy
Once Art Borkent starts speaking about biting midges, he rarely pauses for breath. Holding up a picture of…