NASA Sends Two Rockets Into Space to Uncover the Secrets of Black Auroras
NASA’s recent twin rocket missions from Alaska are aimed at unlocking the mysteries of auroras, specifically the rare…
It looks like a guinea pig on steroids, is nearly as big as a single mattress, weighs the same as a tumble dryer – and is a dab hand at swimming underwater too
Meet the capybara — the world’s biggest rodent and nature’s most laid-back social butterfly — in this quick,…
The World’s Largest Carnivorous Bat, Feared for Decades Until Cameras Revealed the Truth
The spectral bat has long occupied an awkward space in the scientific literature. Too rare to study systematically,…
Economists and environmental scientists see the world differently – here’s why that matters
Imagine someone has chronic pain. One doctor focuses on the body part that hurts and keeps trying to…
This giant metal dome will hide a truly colossal telescope mirror photo of the day for Feb. 16, 2026
The Extremely Large Telescope’ss 80-meter-tall dome takes shape in the Atacama Desert. (Image credit: ESO/G. Vecchia) The European…
4 Rattlesnake Hotspots In Ohio
Rattlesnakes are uncommon in much of Ohio, but they do persist in specific pockets of the state where…
Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra telescopes reveal a monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the week
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Mapping tipping risks from Antarctic ice basins under global warming
Morlighem, M. et al. Deep glacial troughs and stabilizing ridges unveiled beneath the margins of the Antarctic ice…
Astronomers observe a star that quietly transformed into a black hole
WASHINGTON — The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying…
Firefighters rescue injured seabird desperately pecking at hospital door
BERLIN (AP) — An injured seabird sought help by pecking at the door of an emergency room at…
How the harsh, icy world of Snowball Earth shaped life today
As Scotland’s west coast recedes from view, the ocean resembles a mirror, broken only by the swash of…
Steve Durst – the US citizen space diplomat who reached out to China
Steve Durst, a US space entrepreneur who spent decades building rare bridges with China’s space sector despite restrictions…