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]
Image via Getty Images A large, potentially hazardous asteroid is threatening Earth in May 2022. Fact Check In early May 2022, some internet users were rattled by headlines that warned a large ast… [+2519 chars]
New York: Long-duration space flight can alter fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) im… [+2487 chars]
ByOpticaMay 5, 2022 Researchers have used liquid crystals to create magic windows that produce a hidden image when light shines on them. Credit: Felix Hufnagel, University of Ottawa Researchers Cre… [+5447 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]
The first Blood Moon of 2022 will hit on May 15. The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout the Americas, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and other places. You’ll also be able to see it from… [+2328 chars]
Most people probably wouldn't notice if the moon went AWOL at least not at first. According to Astronomy, people living near the oceans would see an immediate change in low and high tides, with their… [+1337 chars]
Early risers can catch as many as 30 meteors an hour, weather permitting, during an overnight shower peaking Friday (May 6). The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which originates from Halley's Comet (1P/H… [+2585 chars]
The European ExoMars rover, which was scheduled to lift off toward the Red Planet in September, is now unlikely to launch before 2028 as the European Space Agency (ESA) will have to replace its Russi… [+4655 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]
GPS networks are already a crucial part of everyday life around the world, but an international team of scientists has found a new, potentially life-saving use for them: tsunami warnings. Researcher… [+3114 chars]
image: Acre for acre, a salt marsh like this one in the Netherlands Western Scheldt estuary, stores five times more carbon than a forest.view more Credit: Edwin Paree DURHAM, N.C. – Human activiti… [+5110 chars]