The nuclear option: Scientists reveal how blasts could save Earth from asteroids
A meter wide asteroid collided with Earth’s atmosphere and exploded with light as it burned up near Nennhausen,…
Exceptional drought grips 9 NC counties as reservoirs stay below normal
RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) – Localized heavy rain in parts of North Carolina may ease demand for water used…
Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns
Using the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 31 black-hole-powered quasars…
A British tokamak just came apart after more than 5,000 plasma pulses, a squashed doughnut that hit 100 million degrees, six times hotter than the core of the Sun, held together by magnets pushing seven million ampere turns through a column at 11.8 tesla
KeysQuestions4Explore4 The UK’s fusion ambitions just got a brutally honest reality check — Britain needs 30,000 kilometers of…
This huge, hairy-legged Australian arachnid may be the fastest spider on the planet | Spiders
If arachnophobes were not frightened enough by the horrific ability of Australia’s huntsman spiders to drag dead mice…
NASA seeking participants in year-long simulated space mission
FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell reports from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where preparations for the Artemis…
EPA proposes weakening heavy-duty truck pollution rules : NPR
An exhaust pipe is pictured atop a truck traveling along Interstate 35 on July 30, 2025 in Austin,…
Ultra-Black Coating Could Mitigate Light Pollution Caused by Satellites
There’s no doubt about it: the skies are filling up with satellites that regularly pass overhead, creating light…
Physicists develop the first working model of quantum mechanics using only ‘real’ numbers
For the first time, physicists have built a working version of quantum mechanics without complex numbers — numbers…
Beachgoers Stunned as Sharks Hunt in Shallow Water
An eye-catching compilation captures the surprising moment small sharks venture into extremely shallow water, swimming right up to…
A new kind of robot swims the seas and soars the skies : NPR
Scientists tested their aerial-aquatic flying robot in Lake Geneva, proving that it had enough speed and power to…
Powerful El Niño ramping up as forecasters predict it’ll be most intense in recorded history
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