From toxic blooms to dead zones, how wildfires transform oceans and lakes | Biology
Wildfires are an increasing problem in Europe and elsewhere. While their immediate effect on air quality is obvious,…
SpaceX rocket’s moon crash highlights ‘a tangible operational risk’ of lunar settlement
The moon dust has settled after a 4.5-ton SpaceX rocket body slammed into terrain near Einstein Crater on…
Rice Researchers Improve Trapped-Ion Quantum Simulation with New Temperature Controls
Insider Brief Rice University researchers developed new controls for a trapped-ion quantum simulator that allow independent tuning of…
In 2001, scientists tested 4 beluga whales at a New York aquarium; 98 sessions later, it was found the Arctic whales may recognise themselves
In the quiet pools of the New York Aquarium, a groundbreaking experiment was unfolding. It was 2001, and…
Earth and Venus are almost twins in size, mass and gravity. Earth’s highest mountains are capped with frozen water; Venus’s may be coated in metallic frost containing lead and bismuth sulfides. Somehow, two remarkably similar planets took radically different paths—and scientists still don’t know exactly when or why.
Put Earth and Venus side by side and the family resemblance is unusually close. Venus is about 95…
Wildlife rescue centres ‘inundated’ with owls and hedgehogs due to drought
The RSPCA has seen a huge increase in heat-distressed herring gull chicks being brought into its four wildlife…
The Moon’s south pole can spend days in darkness, temperatures can plunge below −200°C, and unprotected electronics may not survive — Northrop Grumman is repurposing hardware built for NASA’s shelved Gateway station to test how lunar systems cope before astronauts are targeted to land in 2028.
The Moon’s south pole compresses very different environments into a small area. A high ridge may receive long…
Rangers warn visitors to watch out for flying rabid bats at one National Park
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The popular claim that every star you see is already dead is the opposite of true — naked-eye stars are so relatively close and live so extraordinarily long that astronomers estimate only about one dies every 10,000 years, meaning the night sky is almost entirely alive
The idea that most stars in the night sky are already dead begins with a true statement: light…
Households told waste ‘won’t be taken’ if common item is in recycling | UK | News
It can stop your bin being collected (stock image) (Image: Getty) Putting the bins out may seem like…
Debrief: Rocket Lab’s Proliferating Global—And Orbital—Footprint
Debrief: Rocket Lab’s Proliferating Global—And Orbital—Footprint | Aviation Week https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Vivienne Machi August 13,…
Quote of the day by Richard Feynman: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.”
Image: Princetoniana Museum Two people can read the same explanation of something and walk away with completely different…