Ant mothers are the queens of tough love. They simply don’t have time to coddle their sick young. If a
Scientists think they have figured out why Mount Everest, known as Chomolungma in Tibet and Sagarmatha in Nepal, stands out
The electrical effects of a thunderstorm are not confined just to high up in the atmosphere. Close to the ground,
In January 2023, a new comet was discovered. Comets are found regularly, but astronomers quickly realised this one, called C/2023
In the arms race over sportswear technology, an advanced form of footwear has recently disrupted the racing scene, giving short
Most spiders pose very little danger to humans, including the notorious noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis). But the half-inch predator
We’ve never seen the inside of a volcano quite like this before. Researchers have developed a smart new imaging technique
Missing a train or bus can ruin your day, but missing a ride home to Earth is on a whole
Dust swept from the Sahara desert provides life at the bottom of the marine food chain with a critical nutrient.
While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages
Crinkles and divots in the surface of Earth on Türkiye’s Central Anatolian Plateau are the smoking gun for a newly
Many large mammals have lost genetic diversity, often thanks to the actions of people shrinking their populations. The implications can
When a massive star explodes as a supernova, it does more than release an extraordinary amount of energy. Supernovae explosions
Scientists have taken a major step towards finding elusive types of tiny, ‘ghost-like’ particles, and potentially new physics. For the
In Jamestown, Virginia – the first permanent English settlement in America – there’s a distinctive black tombstone thought to mark
In the Wasatch Mountains of the western US on the slopes above a spring-fed lake, there dwells a single giant
The Vikings seem to have gone to the ends of the Earth in their search for precious ivory – quite
Tiny, ancient black holes could whizz through our Solar System as often as once a decade, according to a new
The reason we call dark matter dark isn’t because it’s some shadowy material. It’s because dark matter doesn’t interact with
The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards announced the finalists in its 2024 photography contest on Thursday. The 40 shortlisted photos, which
The most likely way we will discover life on a distant exoplanet is by discovering a biosignature. This can be
The hunt is on for a second Earth, somewhere out there in the Milky Way galaxy, but a newly discovered
It’s no secret that spending extended periods in space takes a toll on the human body. For years, NASA and
Many of us will have expired foodstuffs sitting forgotten in the back of our fridges and cupboards, but nothing is
In the Humboldt Current, off the coast of Chile, an enigmatic pod of orcas has been seen tearing apart unexpected
For a galaxy that ought to be buzzing with alien radio waves, space seems awfully quiet. A new study suggests
The open ocean can get fierce and wild. There, whipped into a frenzy, ocean swells and troughs can create walls
A mysterious sound heard booming from deep under the ocean waves has finally been traced to a fascinating source. First
Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir
Extinct volcanoes are hard to study – we never see them erupt. Using a unique experimental technique, we were able
Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth’s rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost in atmospheric oxygen
Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of the same species, growing side by
Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of “ghost shark”, a type of fish that
In 600 BCE, Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus noticed that when he rubbed fur on amber, the fur attracted dust.
Computers truly are wonderful things and powerful but only if they are programmed by a skillful mind. Check this out…
Precise detonation of a nuclear bomb above an incoming chunk of space rock could be our best hope of avoiding
It turns out solitary octopuses actually like to partake in multi-species hunting parties. They join fish on their revels and
A gravitational lens is the ultimate funhouse mirror of the Universe. It distorts the view of objects behind them but
The world’s oceans are close to becoming too acidic to properly sustain marine life or help stabilise the climate, a
Japan already has one of the fastest supercomputers in the world with its Fugaku rig, but the country’s scientists are
Bacteria can develop a heightened new sensitivity to acid levels when exposed to different environmental extremes in the laboratory, a
In the desert of southern Peru, a mystery has been unfolding over decades. Hundreds of years ago, the people who
The Burning Man festival, held annually in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, has been a bastion of the US counterculture
Long after Earth’s oceans have vaporized and all its plant and animal life has turned to dust under the Sun’s
Earth’s average global temperatures have been steadily increasing since the Industrial Revolution. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency
Researchers have reconstructed the oldest human genomes ever found in South Africa from two people who lived around 10,000 years
Jellyfish-like creatures called hydras can develop tumors if overfed, which in turn can be passed on to their clone offspring.
Rocks crumble into the sea as sand. Similarly, the ocean is an inevitable destination of disintegrating human rubbish: microplastics. Much
