New powers for littering and fly tipping welcomed in BCP
On March 3, the government announced new guidance for councils to help tackle littering and seizing vehicles used…
Secret of Devon Island: Why NASA uses this Canadian island to study Mars |
For any future human survival on Mars, scientists have identified several primary sites. One of the vital sites…
One- and two-dimensional cluster states for topological phase simulation and measurement-based quantum computation
Nielsen, M. A. & Chuang, I. L. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information 10th Anniversary Edition (Cambridge Univ. Press,…
The “392-Year-Old Shark” Story Is Everywhere Online, But Researchers Say Its Age Isn’t What You Think
A viral image circulating on social media claims to show a 392-year-old Greenland shark discovered in the Arctic…
Promising breakthrough creates plastics that self-deconstruct on cue: Study
Plastic pollution is an evolving global environmental crisis. More than 90% of all plastics manufactured end up…
NASA’s DART planetary defense mission reveals asteroids hurling ‘cosmic snowballs’ at each other
Scientists analyzing images from NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission have found the first visual evidence that…
“When an elephant calf is cut off from its herd, the lions charge towards it.” 10 animal behaviours filmed for the first time
The natural world is full of astonishing spectacles and behaviours – and while we have already unravelled many…
Lessons from Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami
In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the…
The ‘invisible giant’ at the heart of our galaxy photo of the day for March 11, 2026
A cluster of stars and gas surrounding the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A* or…
8 Snake Infested State Parks In The Southern United States
State Parks across the Southern United States protect some of the habitats where snakes are most likely to…
Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time
A ‘cryosleep pod’ in the 1979 science-fiction film Alien.Credit: 20TH CENTURY FOX via AJ Pics/Alamy A familiar trope…
The Wild League aims to turn sports mascots into conservation champions
A new study found that 727 professional sports teams across 50 countries use wild animals in their…