‘Heat Batteries’ Leave Some City Blocks Scorched
It’s about to get hotter in our nation’s cities. Just how hot it gets depends not only on…
NASA captured the earliest moments of a black hole ‘awakening’
A space telescope has captured the earliest optical rise of a black hole outburst with unmatched timing precision.…
Multitasking quantum sensors can measure several properties at once | MIT News
A special class of sensors leverages quantum properties to measure tiny signals at levels that would be impossible…
MeatEater Land Access Initiative 2026: Help Save Tuckertown Gamelands!
The Tuckertown Gamelands along the Yadkin River have been a cornerstone of public access in the state of…
Contours of the James Bay Lowlands
Early spring around Hudson Bay in northern Canada is largely indistinguishable from winter. Sea ice still clings to…
‘We took clothes, a blanket and a dog’: the people displaced by a dam 50 years ago, but still fighting for justice | Brazil
When the Indigenous leader Teodoro Alves was a young child in his community of Ocoy-Jacutinga, on the border…
The Lyrids Meteor Shower, The Moon Occulting The Pleiades, And A Comet Escaping The Solar System Are The Must-Sees In The Sky This Month – IFLScience
The Lyrids Meteor Shower, The Moon Occulting The Pleiades, And A Comet Escaping The Solar System Are The…
Graphene just defied a fundamental law of physics
For decades, physicists have been trying to answer a fundamental question: can electrons move like a perfectly smooth,…
This 250-million-year-old fossil proves mammal ancestors laid eggs
Researchers studying a 250-million-year-old fossil have found the first ever proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs, with the…
The 20 UK ‘no-go’ beaches for swimming this spring revealed – with contaminated waters, sewage and dump waste polluting the sea
With spring underway and Brits starting to head back to the beach, you might be looking for your…
See Comet PanSTARRS glow above a false dawn in stunning new photo
Comet PanSTARRS glows above Somerset in the UK. (Image credit: Josh Dury.) Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured a magnificent…
Scientists observed the hunting behaviour of tarantulas – and discovered something groundbreaking
Researchers have witnessed several cases of spatial orientation in tarantulas – indicating that they may be capable of…