Dead trees and searing-hot benches: Rome’s multimillion-dollar cooling piazza shows the challenges of brutal heat
Rome, Italy — The new trees meant to provide much-needed shade in Rome’s Piazza Risorgimento were burnt to a…
Artemis moonsuits take a dive photo of the day for July 31, 2026
Exploration geologists and Artemis science officers Trevor Graff, left, and Angela Garcia carry out a lunar training development…
What is the breakthrough in China’s artificial sun project? A 6.5 Tesla magnet
New Delhi: China’s superconducting magnets have passed key tests at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of…
“High-stakes drama.” Two huge bull elephant seals engage in a bruising fight for dominance
Scientists have shared what it looks like when two huge elephant seals battle it out to see who…
ArianeGroup Completes Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal
Credit: ArianeGroup / SSC Space ArianeGroup has completed a wet dress rehearsal of the Themis reusable booster demonstrator…
The climate pattern putting millions at risk: El Niño explained
The story from a human perspective A farmer in Zambia who hasn’t seen a maize harvest. A mother…
Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon | SpaceX
A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar…
Titan’s air is four times thicker than ours and its gravity a seventh as strong, which means a human being there could in principle fly under their own muscle power — strap on wings, run a few paces, and flap
Picture standing wearing a heated suit, with homemade wings clipped to your arms. You take a few running…
“The truck got stuck at 2am.” Why 12 giraffes were just captured in Namibia and driven to Angola
12 Angolan giraffes have been successfully reintroduced into Bicuar National Park in south-west Angola, as part of an…
A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren’t sure what to expect
On Aug. 5, Earth’s moon is due for a human-made, high-speed impact from an identified flying object: a…
I study the boreal forest. This summer wildfires came for my home | Julee Boan
I have spent much of my career studying boreal forests and I know fire is part of how…
UK artist Conrad Shawcross sounds alarm on Jodrell Bank Observatory funding cuts – The Art Newspaper
The UK artist Conrad Shawcross has raised concerns about the possible closure of the Jodrell Bank Observatory which…