How about that eclipse in 2024? Certainly, the Great North American Eclipse of April 8th 2024 was one for the
We could be producing concrete that’s 30 percent stronger by processing and adding charred coffee grounds to the mix, researchers
As Earth completes yet another full orbit around the Sun, an encroaching storm is expected to bathe the planet in
Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another world in the first half of 2021. It explored the Martian
In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon “covertly influence” users’ decision making in a new commercial frontier called the “intention
The processes that haul gold up to the surface from deep within Earth’s mantle rely on the sulfur that bubbles
If finding the right present and making sure the recipient gets it on time leaves you feeling anxious, you’re not
Stealing from the company’s bank accounts could earn you time in the big house. But embezzlement from a quantum ledger
In August 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) began its long journey to study the Sun’s outer corona. After several
If Earth is going to be blown to bits by an asteroid, it’d be nice to have some advance warning
In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter‘s moon Europa. SpaceX’s Starship
One of the brightest objects in the cosmos just had its close-up. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers homed in
Learning a pet has diabetes can be a shock. Sadly, about 20 percent of diabetic cats and dogs are euthanised
NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the
We’re way behind several species when it comes to regeneration, and scientists are keen to discover the secrets of these
The quantum entanglement of particles is now an established art. You take two or more unmeasured particles and correlate them
There is no sea creature whose name inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the great white
Tiny balls of mineral are opening a new window into the history of life on Earth. These millimeter-sized objects are
On this day three years ago, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest
A quantum state of light has been successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) of fiber optic
The mystery of dark matter could be solved in as little as 10 seconds. When the next nearby supernova goes
Every year, the International Space Station produces some of the world’s best photography. Astronauts tend to be technically skilled with
NASA’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat
The oldest known lizard has reclaimed its crown clade. A contentious fossil has been re-analyzed by paleobiologists and declared the
It’s not unusual for animals like bears to build their body mass in the lead-up to winter, stockpiling fat while
There’s a light that never goes out… well, almost never. Since the invention of commercial light bulbs in the late
Some 2,600 light-years from our own Solar System dwells one of the most peculiar planetary systems in the entire galaxy.
A glowing galaxy not far from the Milky Way has been harboring a strange, puzzling secret at its core. In
An unlucky child born with a heart condition 17,000 years ago also had the earliest known instance of blue eyes.
If you’re stuck for something to play with family members or friends, why not the ancient board game found in
With billions of children around the world anxiously waiting for their presents, Father Christmas (or Santa) and his reindeer must
File this under ‘That’s not supposed to happen!’. In an experiment, scientists observed a metal healing itself. If this process
Russian scientists on Monday showed off the remarkably well preserved remains of a baby mammoth found in the permafrost-covered region
Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is about to make history, once again. On Christmas Eve, the spacecraft is going to get
Scientists have long known that light can sometimes appear to exit a material before entering it – an effect dismissed
The speed of the human brain’s ability to process information has been investigated in a new study, and according to
The plot has just thickened in the mystery tale about the unseen mass skulking inside the largest cluster of stars
Sadly, we know that microplastics are getting everywhere, including our drinking water – but researchers have developed a new way
Earth’s day-night cycle is defined precisely, each a span of 24 hours before the next begins. Such is the yardstick
Around one third of Australian households live with at least one cat, yet surveys tell us the cats’ needs are
I’m a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether AI systems might be able
With a surface area more than twice that of Greater London’s, A23a is the biggest iceberg on the planet, having
They say one’s trash is another’s treasure, but a chunk of ‘rock’ used to keep a door open for decades
Ancient sheep buried in an elite grave in Egypt show the oldest evidence of humans deliberately deforming the horns of
In a surprise conclusion to a project dubbed The Final Experiment, several well-known believers in a non-spherical Earth have had
A plant that lived 47 million years ago in what is now Utah is like nothing that lives on planet
