Research challenges previously held ideas about Tasmanian tiger
A new Australian study has shed light on how the thylacine subdued its prey and what kinds of…
It looks like spaghetti, doesn’t have a gut or mouth – and has been feeding on bioplastics for millions of years
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, have discovered that breaking down microbial…
Rising microplastics in soil a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say | Plastics
The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat to the UK’s food security, according to scientists,…
NASA Welcomes Türkiye as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
During a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at the agency’s headquarters in Washington on Monday, the…
Haweswater barn loft transformed to support bat colony
A barn loft has been transformed to support its resident colony of brown long-eared bats. The RSPB secured…
Across six Apollo landings, astronauts left a commonly cited 96 waste bags and containers on the Moon. Researchers have proposed retrieving one—not to clean up, but to discover whether any human microbes survived up to 57 years of lunar radiation, vacuum and extreme temperature swings.
One of the strangest experiments in astrobiology has already been running for more than half a century. Nobody…
How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster | US weather
A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was likely driven by a confluence of…
SpaceX is in an “enviable position”: why Anthropic is sticking with Cursor as OpenAI cuts access
OpenAI caused something of a stir over the weekend when it announced plans to cut Cursor’s direct access…
Red Kite found poisoned in Cairngorms National Park: Police Scotland appeals for information – Raptor Persecution UK
Press release from Police Scotland (31 August 2026) APPEAL AFTER BIRD OF PREY POISONED IN ABERDEENSHIRE Officers are…
Scientists Discover a Hidden Supervolcano Buried Beneath England
The phrase “hidden supervolcano” sounds a bit like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Supervolcanoes are notoriously conspicuous, what with…
Google Is Getting Flak for Changing Lake Ontario Name to Lake America
Google Maps changed Lake Ontario’s name for its American users, and the internet is not happy. On Thursday,…
NASA’s doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is back to studying the universe after spending months in a low-drag configuration…