What’s hiding under Antarctica’s ice?
Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what’s hiding under its massive sheaths of ice?
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Hunt like a bat! How baby bats learn to eavesdrop on their next meal
Most bats use echolocation to navigate and hunt, but some use their ears for another trick: eavesdropping. “And then these frog-eating bats, for example, they
Lightning in Southeast Asia
Astronaut Don Pettit took this nighttime photo while the International Space Station orbited near the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia.
Introducing The Quanta Podcast
The Quanta Podcast is your weekly dispatch from the frontiers of science and mathematics. As editor in chief of the magazine, every day I am
Volcano On St. Vincent Could Experience Larger Eruption
A photo of La Soufrière erupting Friday in St. Vincent. The blast could be sending ash as far as Jamaica and South America.; Credit: Zen
NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?
An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather
‘River of fire’ unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma — Earth from space
A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and
What are neural processing units (NPUs) and why are they so important to modern computing?
Neural processing unts (NPUs) are the latest chips you might find in smartphones and laptops — but what are they ard why are they so
China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust
A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia’s intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as
‘This should not be published’: Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees ‘talk’ before solar eclipses
Claims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently — but many researchers are sceptical of the results.
First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquake
A security camera near Thazi, Myanmar, captured the earth cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March.
UnitedHealth Group abruptly replaces CEO Andrew Witty, deepening a terrible year
The health care conglomerate is facing mounting financial problems – and ongoing consumer anger over high costs and denied claims. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
‘Ultimate adventure story’: Submerged stone circles reveal perilous migration of prehistoric people to far northern Scotland 11,000 years ago
Stone tools and stone circles discovered in coastal Scotland show that prehistoric people settled farther north than anyone previously believed.
The Milky Way will be visible across the US this month. Here’s how to get the best views.
For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here’s when and where to look.