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Earliest siphuncle-bearing fossil discovered: Eoceras shaanxiene in early Cambrian
The fossil record of cephalopods just got a lot older. And weirder.
Paleontologists have identified the earliest known cephalopod to possess a siphuncle. This tubular...
How orangutan playdates reveal the hidden benefits of adult play
The school holidays are here. Six weeks of unpaid childcare await parents who are somehow expected to keep working and maintain their sanity. You...
Can Northumberland’s 700-year Rothbury Estate Be Saved?
The clock is ticking on the Rothbury estate. It has sat in one family for seven centuries, a continuous thread in the fabric of...
Did We Already Search Millions of Stars for Aliens? Here’s Why...
We’ve all heard the excuse. When the search for extraterrestrial life hits a wall of silence, experts shrug and say we simply haven’t looked...
How to Remove PFAS from Soil Cheaply Using Biochar and Rock
Biosolids. The term sounds unappetizing, and frankly, it should. It’s the leftover sludge from municipal sewage treatment. Every year, millions of metric tons of...
Breaking farm gates to stop illegal hare coursing gangs in South...
Farmers west of Cardiff are done asking nicely. They’ve started barricading field entrances with concrete blocks and fallen trees because the people hunting hares...
Chris Williams Returns: The Science Behind the 3,856-Orbit Mission
The parachute opened. Then came the dust.
Chris Williams was back on Earth. Sunday morning, July 26. The Soyuz MS-28 capsule settled southeast of Dzhezkazgan,...
Why the FCC’s Latest Approval Could Ruin the Night Sky for...
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission holds the keys to the cosmos. And right now, it is turning them.
A single agency can green-light massive spaceflight...
How to navigate a hosepipe ban in London this summer
London is drying up. The long, dry summer isn't going anywhere, and the tap is turning cold for millions.
Water demand spiked by 30% on...
Juno Probe Peeks Under Io’s Surface To Reveal Hidden Heat Sources
NASA’s Juno probe did something unexpected last year. It looked through Io.
For decades, scientists could only see the surface of Jupiter’s most volatile moon....
Why Binge-Watching TV May Shrink Male Brains But Office Sitting Doesn’t
Gramma was right. That "idiot box" isn't just killing your posture. It might actually be rotting your brain.
We all know sitting too long is...
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 premiere, horror, and space...
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds just dropped its fourth season. The Paramount+ series hit July 23, 2002, with the first episode. Ten new chapters....
Why Chimpanzees Hug: The Ancient Roots of Peacekeeping Touch
It starts with a risk.
A chimp reaches out. Not to grab food, or to strike. But to put his fingers inside another male’s mouth....
Finding Light Seeds: How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Track Black Holes...
NASA is prepping to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The launch date is set for Aug. 30, 2026. But the timing might...
How Andean leaf-eared mice survive toxic plants and lethal altitudes
The air is so thin up there you can’t remember your own name. The cold bites through your suit, even if you’re layered in...
How Juno’s Microwave Radiometer Peers Beneath Io’s Volcanic Crust
Jupiter’s moon Io isn’t just hot. It’s intensely, violently hot.
Until now, we’ve been looking at its temperature like a skin-deep diagnosis. Infrared cameras see...
US Measles Outbreak Surpasses 2025: A Grim Milestone Explained
The United States just crossed a threshold we hoped never to see again.
Measles cases have officially eclipsed the total recorded in all of 2025....
Insect-Scale Aerial Microrobots Achieve High-Speed Agility via Deep Learning
MIT’s latest insect-scale flying robot has cracked the code on rapid, agile flight. It’s small enough to slip into collapsed buildings after an earthquake....
How to Save $450 on the Best Canon 18×50 Binoculars for...
Handheld binoculars usually mean a shaking mess when you push the magnification up. Try focusing on a faint nebula while your arms tremble and...
Viking 1 50th Anniversary: Did NASA Miss Evidence of Martian Life?
It’s been half a century since the Viking landers touched down. The official NASA narrative is clean-cut. They looked for life. They didn't find...
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UK Deploys Natural Predators to Combat Invasive Species
The UK government is strategically releasing carefully bred species – including crayfish, weevils, and fungi – into the wild as a targeted biological control...
