No species left behind: how Spain saved its animals from wildfire
While scores of people were fleeing Spain’s raging wildfires, the staff at Safari Madrid had others to think…
APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with…
Campers Hear An Aluminum Can Rolling — Then Spot A Little Hedgehog
The other day, Phontus Oktabec and his partner were staying at a campsite in Sweden when they had…
Something Is Still Moving Beneath Venus’s Scorching Surface
New research suggests something is still moving beneath Venus’s scorching surface. Giant rift valleys may be evidence that…
Permits issued for Alberta coal mine expansion despite environmental opposition
A sprawling expansion of a massive thermal coal mine has been approved by Alberta’s provincial regulator — clearing…
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Short-Sellers Have a “Very Low” Survival Probability. Is He Right?
As is often the case following an initial public offering, some investors are betting that the pre-IPO hype…
Arizona woman heard growls for days, then learned bobcats had turned her attic into a den
A Scottsdale, Arizona, homeowner spent days listening to scratching, growling, and heavy movement overhead before learning the source…
Reaction-time training can help prevent falls as you get older
Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in…
TDPUD launches water conservation campaign in response to new California mandate
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) is launching a community-wide water conservation campaign to help residents and businesses…
What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse highlight August’s skywatching.…
Barred owl’s wing becomes impaled in wires from plumbing snake in West Hartford – NBC Connecticut
A barred owl is recovering after a rare injury involving what a Connecticut wildlife rehabilitation center says was…
Titan turns so slowly that one rotation takes almost sixteen Earth days, and it is locked in place, showing Saturn the same face forever — so from one side of the moon the ringed planet hangs permanently in the sky, and from the other it is never seen at all
Imagine standing on two spots on the same world. On one, a giant planet fills a good slice…