The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps
The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral…
Watch the sun in H-alpha with the Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76mm
Specifications Aperture: 3 inches / 76mm Focal length: 25-inches / 630mm Focal ratio: f/8.3 Optical design: Achromatic doublet…
A metal long thought nonmagnetic changes character when stretched
For years, ruthenium dioxide (RuO₂) has kept physicists confused. Depending on which experiment they looked at, the metallic…
Why do captive killer whales have drooping dorsal fins?
Orcas, otherwise known as killer whales, are the largest of the dolphins and powerful predators. They’re easy to…
A SpaceX rocket is about to smash into the Moon – this is how you can watch
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Food waste collections to roll out across Bradford district
The weekly service will start in Bradford from autumn 2026 under the Government’s Simpler Recycling legislation. Bradford Council…
Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in NanoAvionics bus
SAN FRANCISCO – Spanish startup Kreios Space announced plans Aug. 4 to conduct the first very low Earth…
Sketching Temporary Circuits With A Light-Triggered Floquet Topological Insulator
In semiconductor technology, a base material like silicon is permanently modified to induce certain electrical behavior. In comparison…
Bat expert who lost part of her brain discovers new species
They originally planned to fly her to Europe, but her deteriorating condition meant she was evacuated to South…
Pluto was expected to be a frozen, cratered relic, but when New Horizons flew past in 2015 it found flowing nitrogen glaciers, mountains of water ice and hints of a hidden ocean, on a world where the Sun looks like just a bright star
For most of the time we have known about Pluto, it was a smudge. Even the Hubble Space…
New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
Smoke Streams Across Eastern Washington
The start of August 2026 saw ongoing and new wildland fires burning in eastern Washington. West of Chelan,…