Stephen King unfurled a map on the hood of a colleague's car in Winchester, England. Traveling across the countryside, in the middle of World War II, the car's crankshaft had given out, stranding the… [+22129 chars]
It is well known that CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels underlie the havoc being wrought by climate change. Stemming further emissions through innovations in sustainable energy production is ce… [+5323 chars]
Long-in-the-tooth West Australians may remember the night Halleys Comet streaked across the skies back in 1986. Well, its back again. At least its debris is. A meteor shower is underway that is lig… [+2461 chars]
COVID-19 lockdowns stalled protected area management in many countries. New research examines how fire and on-site protected area management are interlinked, demonstrating the novel use of satellite … [+6402 chars]
Seagrass meadows are among the most important ecosystems on our planet. According to an estimate, about 50 million tiny invertebrates and 40,000 fish can thrive in just one acre of seagrass. Moreover… [+5264 chars]
NASA and its partners are seeking to build a lunar space station later this decade as part of the ambitious Artemis program, but before that can happen, a microwave-sized probe will need to perform i… [+4839 chars]
NASA is targeting June 7 for the launch of SpaceX's 25th cargo resupply mission (CRS-25) to the International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off with the Cargo Dragon resup… [+1263 chars]
It’s not unheard of to find a surviving star at the scene of a titanic supernova explosion, which would be expected to obliterate everything around it, but the latest research from the Hubble Space T… [+7247 chars]
Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Marsand for all we know, any other planet in the universedo not? "It's one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it's… [+4064 chars]
Sunscreen bottles are frequently labeled as reef-friendly and coral-safe. These claims generally mean that the lotions replaced oxybenzone a chemical that can harm corals with something else. But are… [+8462 chars]
Scientists suggest that some staffing of protected areas should be considered "essential services" in future crises. When all staff were pulled out of protected areas in March 2020 the fires spiked … [+4957 chars]
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a witness at the scene of a star's explosive death: a companion star previously hidden in the glare of its partner's supernova. The discovery is a first fo… [+8010 chars]
