Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.
A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Scientists have found evidence of hot water on Mars dating back 4.45 billion years, the earliest yet. A zircon grain in the 'Black Beauty' meteorite suggests the presence of hydrothermal systems during Mars' pre-Noachian period,...
Uranus mystery finally solved almost 40 years after flyby from Voyager 2 spacecraft Earth.com Uranus may not have a weird magnetic field after all Astronomy Magazine Opinion: Uranus was having a bad hair day....
Countries must curb production now and tackle plastic’s full life cycle, says Norwegian minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim ahead of key UN talks this week The world will be “unable to cope” with the sheer volume of plastic waste a decade...
The financing plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations, was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.
Despite its imperfections the process of tackling the climate crisis will not be derailed, even in the face of US backtracking It was never an indication of great things to come when the chief executive of Cop29, Elnur Soltanov, was...
Luke Nichols, known as Outdoor Boys on YouTube, has shared a number of his wild camping adventures online - and his most recent clip was one of the scariest.
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on the 400th Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now SpaceX rocket launch doubleheader may occur Monday, with twin Starlink missions possible Florida Today President-Elect Trump...
The world will continue to be absurd, but you, with all your passion, can still make your corner of it more bearable The question I am finding it ever more difficult to be in this nasty world. Everything that I cherish is being destroyed...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Uncovers Mars’ Mysterious Spiderweb Rocks and Hidden Crystals SciTechDaily NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Takes a Last Look at Mysterious Sulfur NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA's...
Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from...
Psyche Mission: What Will NASA Do With a $10 Quintillion Asteroid? The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel SpaceWatchGL Opinion Space4Earth: The Billionaire Asteroid - A Golden Opportunity or a Legal and Environmental...
If he is confirmed as H.H.S. secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines.
The Sydney funnel-web spider is considered one of the world's deadliest spiders, with the most toxic venom of any of the dozens of funnel-web species in Australia. But instead of advising people to keep their distance, a zoo north of the...
Astronomers have just found one of the youngest planets ever. At only 3 million years old, planet TIDYE-1b (also known as IRAS 04125+2902 b) is practically in its infancy. By comparison, Earth is 4.5 billion years old: that’s 1500 times...
Rich countries resist increasing their contributions to poor countries that are bearing the brunt of global heating Talks on a new trillion-dollar global deal to tackle the climate crisis dragged on late into Saturday night, as rich and...
Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a sustainable method to electrosynthesize 1,3-butadiene, a feedstock used for synthetic rubber production, from acetylene.
Earth's temporary 'second moon' set to depart: How to watch and the exact date of its exit The Times of India There are two moons orbiting the Earth - Scientists make this discovery of a new satellite naturally orbiting our...
Scientists Say They've Discovered the Shape of Individual Photons Futurism The shape of light: “something that hasn’t been seen before in physics” Cosmos Shape Of A Single Photon Revealed For First Time Thanks...
Mars formed 4.5 billion years ago, roughly the same time as the Earth. We know that water was stable on Earth since about 4.3 billion years ago, but when was it present on Mars? Researchers investigated a meteorite that originated from...
The term "social distancing" spread out across the public vocabulary in recent years as people around the world changed habits to combat the COVID pandemic. New research led by UT Professor Alex Bentley, however, reveals the practice of...
In the aftermath of Juliette's shocking walk over the hill, seeds of rebellion begin putting down roots in Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 Episode 2, "Order."
A team of marine biologists from Norway, the U.S. and Denmark has conducted the first hearing test of a live baleen whale. For their study published in the journal Science, the group corralled a pair of wild minke whales and recorded...
A recent study in Physical Review Letters explores quantum effects on black hole thermodynamics and geometry, focusing on extending two classical inequalities into the quantum regime.
A Nearby Supernova Could Finally Solve the Dark Matter Puzzle SciTechDaily A nearby supernova could end the search for dark matter Phys.org Scientists on the verge of detecting dark matter?
Since we last spoke, researchers at the University of Birmingham have defined the precise shape of a single photon (spoiler: roundish). Economists worry that Trump's grandiose deportation plans could lead to a recession. And astronomers...
Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. A study suggests climate change has likely played a significant role in the disease's expansion.
Mysterious White Smokers Discovered in the Dead Sea SciTechDaily Researchers find meter-high mineral chimneys in the Dead Sea, a potential sinkhole warning The Jerusalem Post Buffalo Sabres Looking To Trade...
Traders at a big machinery show say inheritance tax changes affecting the rural economy have had an immediate impact on business A shiny new tractor is pulling a huge orange trailer, while a commentator explains how best to manoeuvre it...