Research, Space & Discovery
For the first time since records began, there was no rain at all for parts of southern England and Wales in July, in a “truly exceptional” month of heat and sunshine
Wildfires supercharged by drought and intense heat tore through the northwestern U.S. city of Spokane, forcing the evacuation of 65,000 people and reducing hundreds of buildings to cinders as firefigh...
A new 3D printing technique can produce exceptionally hard tungsten carbide cobalt while using less of its expensive raw materials. By softening rather than fully melting the material, researchers cre...
Andrew Dessler, The Climate BrinkThe plot covers the continental U.S., and it dramatically shows that temperatures in the 1930s were more extreme than those of the present period. The...
The Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76mm H-alpha is a portable beginner's solar telescope that is easy to use and offers dramatic views of the turbulent surface of the sun.
APOD Science APOD APOD: August 4, 2026 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a differe...
A centuries-old annual bird chick hunt on a remote Scottish island, known as the Guga Hunt, has been banned this year, authorities said Monday, citing conservation concerns.
Chemotherapy-surviving ovarian cancer cells may release fructose to help neighboring tumor cells loosen, escape, and spread. The discovery suggests that sugary diets and cholesterol-lowering drugs cou...
Jenna Flogeras, Advanced Science NewsA study in mice suggests the brain may start making sense of the visual world much earlier in the perception process than neuroscientists...
Wildland fires in early August 2026 pushed air quality to unhealthy levels, destroyed hundreds of structures, and triggered mandatory evacuations in Spokane.
Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke, and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, with the big cats struggling with high humidity.
Weight loss is not simply a test of willpower. The human brain evolved to protect body fat during times of scarcity, and it can treat a previously higher weight as the new normal, triggering stronger ...
Jess Cockerill, Science AlertFor decades, scientists have theorized that kids actually need to get a bit dirty for their immune systems to develop fully.It's known as the '
Scientists have named a newly discovered beetle genus Luffy, inspired by the stretchy hero of the manga and anime One Piece. The insects have unusually long, slender mandibles, antennae, and mouthpart...
Taiwan’s steep, remote mountains have sheltered extraordinary forests containing hundreds of giant Taiwania firs. After years of difficult expeditions, LiDAR mapping, and citizen-science detective wor...
Gryazin & Marinova, Bull of Atom SciClimate change is transforming the Arctic: Melting sea ice, thawing permafrost, and changing maritime accessibility are opening new territories,...
Hank Campbell, Sci20A populist campaign has built up around data centers and their impact on rural areas but, like with claims that
Kamal Nahas, PhD, The ScientistThe year was 1810, and English novelist and diarist Frances Burney began to feel a small pain in her breast. Her doctors told her that "the evil was too far...
Ivan Farkas, Science AlertBewilderingly, most of the matter in the Universe seems to be invisible.All the visible stuff like galaxies, stars, and the
Ian Sample, GuardianChildren who open social media accounts at the start of secondary school appear to perform worse in tests than those who delay, with researchers suspecting that the...