Scientists may have found a clue to why octopuses are so smart
Octopuses can open jars, solve puzzles, and change color in a split second to match their environment. Scientists…
Mosasaurs Were Capable of Explosive Speed
The Cretaceous oceans were as dangerous as they were vast. Even the fearsome plesiosaurs lived in terror of…
Dust storm, rain hit Phoenix area as Tropical Storm Rachel nears Baja California
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A large dust storm and rain moved through the Valley Saturday afternoon as Tropical Storm…
October’s Meteor Show Returns: How To Catch The Orionids’ Peak Performance
The Orionids peak overnight Wednesday, Oct. 21, into Thursday, Oct. 22, NASA says. Known for their speed and…
Condensed Matter Physicist, Danladi, ranked among world’s top influential scientists
By Adesina Wahab A Nigerian, who is also a distinguished renewable energy expert and a condensed matter physicist…
Squirrel launches at great horned owlet at Natural Bridges State Beach – Santa Cruz Sentinel
By Kevin Lohman This photograph taken at Natural Bridges State Beach by Santa Cruz wildlife photographer Kevin Lohman…
What’s been driving Hawaii’s lava fountains?
In most cases, hotspot-driven volcanism is relatively sedate, with lava flowing down mountainsides slowly enough that people can…
More than 10,000 without power as Hurricane Isaias’ remnants bring flood and wind alerts to Carolinas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – More than 10,000 Carolinians were without power Saturday as the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias…
SpaceX Needed Tourist Videos to Track Rocket Debris
When SpaceX’s Starship blew apart over the Caribbean last year, some of the most useful tracking tools…
NSF grants $4.5M for continued research on powerful lasers
Scientists from six universities across the country, including the University of Nevada, Reno, are taking part in a…
‘We cannot accept foxes as part of our landscape’: the plan to save Australia’s threatened wildlife | Invasive species
They dart across playgrounds on dainty paws, sneak into back yard coops to eat suburban chickens and kill…
Weekend reads: OpenAI’s preprint dump; Taylor & Francis to leave Informa; arXiv’s preprint cap – Retraction Watch
If your week flew by — we know ours did — catch up here with what you might…