Beyond birds and mice, free-ranging cats eat a surprising number of insects
It’s pretty commonly known, and not very startling, that free-ranging cats eat birds and small rodents. But the…
A Hidden Nuclear Weapon Could Already Be Orbiting Earth. This MIT Physicist Has a Plan to Find It
Here’s a terrifying fact: If there was a nuclear weapon in orbit, we would have no idea. The…
Mosquitoes released in Rosemont to reduce invasive species
Thousands of sterile mosquitoes are being released weekly in Rosemont as part of a program aimed at reducing…
‘This is the future of spatial intelligence’: Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)
The American Earth-observation company Vantor maps Earth from space in 3D. The images are available in near-real time,…
Observation of Floquet rotational super-radiance
Galiffi, E. et al. Photonics of time-varying media. Adv. Photonics 4, 014002 (2022). Engheta, N. Four-dimensional optics using…
Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – Owl in Flight!
wildlife Published July 8, 2026 at 8:55AM Thanks to Cecilia for sending these super cool owl shots from…
Euclid telescope discovers the 2 most ancient monster black holes in the universe — each brighter than a trillion suns
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope has spotted 31 previously unknown quasars dating to the universe’s…
Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy
For several decades, Iran has devoted substantial financial, institutional and political resources to military expansion. It has invested…
The satellite industry’s most expensive problem isn’t in orbit
AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a…
Does the Bullet Cluster contain a lot less dark matter than we thought? – Physics World
Does the Bullet Cluster contain a lot less dark matter than we thought? – Physics World Skip to…
Black Bear Cubs Have a Growly Play Fight in Tofino While Mom Grazes Like Nothing’s Happening
Black bears are present across Canada, but both black bears and brown bears, including grizzlies, call its westernmost…
Earth may survive the sun’s death after all, new study suggests
For decades, astronomers have debated whether Earth’s fate was tied to the sun’s. When the star exhausts the…