How a ‘sweet and shy’ tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars
No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and
Category: Science
Two stars spiraling toward catastrophe are putting Einstein’s gravity to the test
The two stars in the nearby system ZTF J2130 are spiraling toward a catastrophic supernova. In the meantime, scientists are using the pair’s slow orbital
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RIP ‘other ATLAS’: Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images
Stunning new photos show the pieces of the “other ATLAS,” C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month.
Cuddly koalas had a brutal, blade-toothed close cousin
Ancient collagen preserved in the bones of extinct Australian mammals is revealing their evolutionary relationships, leading to some surprises.
Boiling oceans may sculpt the surfaces of small icy moons
Simulations show that subsurface oceans on small moons may hit boiling conditions, potentially creating features like Miranda’s distinctive ridges.
Trash-Picking Seagulls Poop Hundreds of Tons of Nutrients
At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might pose, is also a threat to the
Human Activity has Polluted European Air for 2000 Years, Study Finds
A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have
City Lights and Atmospheric Glow
The atmospheric glow blankets southern Europe and the northwestern Mediterranean coast, outlined by city lights. At left, the Po Valley urban corridor in Italy shines
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Particle Physicists Detect ‘Magic’ at the Large Hadron Collider
Ninety million times a year, when protons crash together at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), they produce, in their wreckage, a top quark and an
The ‘near-perfect’ Blueair Blue Signature air purifier just got affordable
We love this air purifier, but the pricetag was off-putting. Now it’s less than $300, it’s the perfect time to buy.
Wolf stealing underwater crab traps caught on camera for the first time — signalling ‘new dimension’ in their behavior
A video has revealed never-before-seen behaviors in wolves that could mark the first case of tool use in a wild member of the wolf and
Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano is stirring. Could this seismic giant soon erupt?
The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn’t for centuries, posing risks for hundreds of thousands of