“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…
NASA Artemis 2 gifts: Top picks for future astronauts
The NASA Artemis 2 moon mission is currently on hold. The huge launch rocket has been transported back…
Snakes are hanging from cave ceilings on this Caribbean island. They’re waiting for something
The karst caves of north-western Puerto Rico in the Caribbean are home to a surprisingly large array of…
Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive
Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just…
The astronaut who returned to a country that no longer existed: Sergei Krikalev’s unbelievable 10-month mission in space |
A routine space mission could turn into a historic ordeal. In May 1991, Sergei Krikalev blasted off for…
Where Some See Strings, She Sees a Space-Time Made of Fractals
Astrid Eichhorn spends her days thinking about how the laws of physics change at the tiniest scales. Imagine…
I was accused of killing over 100 million rabbits across Australia
New Scientist reporter James Woodford recalls his run-in with rabbits D.Cunningham/Shutterstock I was working a Sunday shift when…