China’s ‘artificial sun’ achieves major breakthrough, bringing nuclear fusion one step closer
For decades, physicists working on nuclear fusion repeatedly hit a wall. Pack more than about 1.6 x 10^20…
They brought back 48 species from the deep Pacific, and most have no name
One creature hauled up from the deep has only a single other known specimen on Earth, and the…
Six healthy men entered a simulated Mars spacecraft in 2010. Within three months they were moving less, and over 520 days the crew slept and rested progressively more—a slide into what researchers called “behavioural torpor,” possibly driven by confinement, monotony and dim artificial light.
Six men sealed inside a simulated Mars spacecraft became progressively less active across 520 days. From the first…
Earth’s natural cooling shield is thinning, driving global temperatures higher
Earth’s natural cooling shield is thinning, driving global temperatures higher – Futura-Sciences August 31, 2026 3 min In…
SpaceX designed an orbital Vera Rubin. Radiation comes next.
SpaceX and Nvidia say they are adapting the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale AI platform for orbital use, with…
From student to scientist – how to build a career with physics – Physics World
From student to scientist – how to build a career with physics – Physics World Skip to main…
Escaped wallaby spotted hopping through Cornwall town
It’s not the first time a wallaby has been spotted in CornwallKatie Timms Regional Head of Content and…
What’s next for Roman Space Telescope? Here’s how NASA’s flagship observatory will open up the universe
NASA’s next big space telescope has left Earth, but it’s not ready to start observing the heavens just…
Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades
HomeForests & DeforestationMost beef production in Brazil is to meet domestic rather than international demand. Since the turn…
Martian Astronomy: Percy Sees a ‘Phobos Eclipse’ From Mars
What’s so special about spotting Phobos crossing in front of the Sun? Sure. It’s just another image of…
Andrew Crommelin and Charles Davidson took the photograph that proved Einstein right about the universe in 1919. So why does history only remember Arthur Eddington’s name?
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Red kite found dead near Dinnet was killed in ‘cruel poisoning’
Red kites were almost extinct in the UK by the end of the 19th Century but reintroduction projects…