Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake? | Astronomy
Twenty years ago, Pluto got demoted. After a vote by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 2006,…
Foreign students explore China's 'artificial sun' in Anhui – news.cgtn.com
Foreign students explore China’s ‘artificial sun’ in Anhui news.cgtn.comNFEC 2026 in Focus: AI-Enabled Nuclear Fusion Thematic Forum Held in…
A wind operator with 154 farms in the United States admitted in a Wyoming courtroom to 150 dead bald and golden eagles across 50 of them since 2012, 136 of them struck by a blade, and the plea deal priced every eagle its turbines kill over the next five years at $29,623
The number that lingers from the courtroom in Cheyenne is not the fine, or the body count. It…
The shadow of the United States lengthens over southern Greenland: ‘We are going to lose our homes’ | International
The Narsarsuaq Museum no longer has set opening hours. Since the airport closed in the spring, few visitors…
NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online
Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone…
Scientists catch a laser beam pushing an atom sideways for first time
A spinning table-tennis ball can suddenly bend away from its expected path. This is called the Magnus effect. …
Devon diver discovers ‘new’ colourful sea slug species off Lundy Island
The tiny brightly-coloured sea slug was discovered by diver Maggs Ashton while exploring a Devon shipwreck off Lundy…
The 50 Percent Problem – by Benjamin Riley
In 2024, Laurence Holt of the XQ Institute published an essay titled “The 5 Percent Problem,” a term…
Hundreds of hidden earthquakes found at Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern…
7-stage journey reveals how falling space rocks survive air
At least once in our lives, we’ve all seen a bright streak of light briefly blaze across the…
Quantum interference offers a radically different way to measure time
A new “quantum watch” uses changing interference patterns inside excited helium atoms to determine how much time has…
Lemurs reveal why humans may not be strictly daytime animals
Humans have long been considered daytime animals, but new research suggests our natural activity pattern extends much further…