4 snow leopards spotted together on remote Pakistan mountain in rare footage
After spotting pawprints for two weeks, a gamekeeper and photographer in Pakistan caught a rare glimpse of a family of four snow leopards.
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How to watch tomorrow’s solar eclipse from anywhere on Earth
A rare sunrise solar eclipse will be visible from 13 U.S. states tomorrow (March 29), as well as locations in Canada and Europe. Here’s how to watch for free online, no matter where you are.
Kachemak Bay’s Stony Waters
The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured an image of Kachemak Bay’s turbid, cloudy waters on September 20, 2024.
Multiple species of ticks in the US can transmit red meat allergy, CDC reports reveal
A single bite from one of several tick species can trigger a months-long meat allergy.
James Webb telescope could find signs of life on alien ‘hycean’ ocean worlds
If such worlds exist, they could be among the most common life-bearing planets in the galaxy.
The history of cat domestication
Discover the history of our feline friends, and learn about the debate over whether cats are really “domesticated” at all.
Black holes may obey the laws of physics after all, new theory suggests
“The singularity is the most mysterious and problematic part of a black hole. It’s where our concepts of space and time literally no longer make sense.”
Watch eerie video of humanoid robot ‘army’ marching naturally, thanks to a major AI upgrade
Figure 02’s human-like gait is the product of the company’s simulated reinforcement learning system, and is just the beginning of its plans to make its robots perform physical tasks more naturally.
Space photo of the week: Hubble zooms in on the glittering galaxy next door
The Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 200,000 light-years from the solar system, can be seen with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.
Staring at the March 29 solar eclipse can cause eye damage in seconds — and you won’t even feel it happening
Experts explain damage that can happen to your eyes if you stare at the partial eclipse without using adequate protection.
‘Woolly devil’ flowers in Texas desert are the 1st new plant genus discovered in a US national park in almost 50 years
A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by climate change.
Eclipse map: What will tomorrow’s solar eclipse look like from your state?
A NASA map shows the regions across the Northern Hemisphere where tomorrow’s partial solar eclipse will be visible, how much of the sun will be blocked out, and what time the eclipse will hit its peak.
NASA rover spots hundreds of ‘spider eggs’ on Mars — and scientists have no idea how they got there
On March 11, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars.
China now has a ‘kill mesh’ in orbit, Space Force vice chief says
“That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we’ve got to change the way we’re looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore.”