Record-setting dolphin stranding reported on Cape Cod
Marine mammal rescuers are monitoring dozens of bottlenose dolphins after the largest known stranding of the species in…
A solar eclipse is coming to Europe this summer
Somewhere on Earth, there’s a solar eclipse every 18 months or so — and the next one is…
Light from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach Earth, but the energy inside a single photon can spend tens of thousands of years bouncing through the Sun’s dense core before it ever escapes the surface to begin that eight-minute trip
The photon that warmed your face this morning left the Sun’s surface eight minutes and twenty seconds ago,…
‘Large potential wildlife moving near the weather station.’ Polar bear-detection system successfully clocks family in Canada’s High Arctic
Scientists in Canada’s High Arctic are celebrating the first successful detection of a polar bear family at the Environment and…
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an…
Business Monday: Hawaiʻi Island resident creates a new app to streamline hiring process nationwide : Big Island Now
Shortly after Keaʻau resident Frank Montoya was laid off in 2023, he began losing his vision, making his…
Are We Missing the Universe’s “Noosignatures”?
Astrobiology has long been split into two camps: a search for “biosignatures” and a search for “intelligence.” These…
Einstein’s relativity allows time travel into the future, and we have already measured it: atomic clocks flown around Earth on aeroplanes came home showing a different time from clocks left on the ground
The first machine to carry a human-made clock measurably into the future was a scheduled passenger flight. In…
Experts believe monkeys and apes are key to preventing a sixth mass extinction
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Extremely Large Telescope reaches a major milestone photo of the day for July 13, 2026
ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope shows off its impressive size after reaching a new milestone. (Image credit: ESO/Cimolai) The…
Crews Preparing to Move Grounded Baltic III Out of Water
The Baltic III pictured on July 6, 2026 (Canadian Coast Guard) Crews are making significant headway on…
SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch
SpaceX is targeting this week for the next launch of its massive Starship vehicle. Following engine tests on…