Nature responds to climate change in surprising ways, and German forests are proof of this
Over more than two decades, forest soils in south‑west Germany have started acting like a slightly more powerful vacuum for methane, one of the…..
The twist is brutal: Mars only has 1/10 of Earth’s mass… but its gravity would determine when ice ages arrive here
When you think about what drives Earth’s ice ages, Mars probably does not make the list. It is smaller than Earth, farther away, and…..
More than 68 stranded oil tankers increase the risk of oil spills in the Strait of Hormuz
No cockroaches or rats: this would be the last living thing to become extinct on Earth
Science
The twist is brutal: Mars only has 1/10 of Earth’s mass… but its gravity would determine when ice ages arrive here
When you think about what drives Earth’s ice ages, Mars probably does not make the…..
Scientists propose that the center of the Milky Way does not contain a black hole, but rather ultra-dense dark matter
Astronomers have shown that the powerful gravity at the center of the Milky Way can…..
In 1989, Voyager 2 observed “something that didn’t add up” on Neptune, and it took us decades to understand it. Now, a study published in Nature suggests that dark ice could be the cause of the planet’s strange magnetism
When Voyager 2 swept past Neptune in 1989, its cameras grabbed the headlines. The real…..
The giants of the past did not run as we thought, and science has just taken an unexpected turn in the classic image of mammoths and dinosaurs
Movies often show herds of mammoths and long-necked dinosaurs thundering across the landscape at full…..
No cockroaches or rats: this would be the last living thing to become extinct on Earth
When people joke about the end of the world, they usually picture cockroaches walking over…..
Caring for grandchildren not only strengthens family ties, but also improves memory and protects the brain, according to a study of nearly 3,000 grandparents
Looking after the grandkids may help keep an aging brain sharper, study finds. If you…..
A new study claims that we may be underestimating billions of people on the planet, and no one had noticed for more than 40 years
Humans like to think we know ourselves, including how many of us share this crowded…..
Colorado scientists discover that cannabis could benefit memory and brain size in older people
Forget the old joke about cannabis frying your brain. A large new study of more…..
Before collapsing, the observatory detected 100 signals that it suspected came from extraterrestrial beings
Have you ever imagined your old home computer quietly listening for aliens while you checked…..
They reconstruct the Jurassic ecosystem and discover that giant baby dinosaurs left to fend for themselves were the favorite prey of large predators.
Tiny, newly-hatched, long-necked dinosaurs may have been the main fuel that kept Jurassic predators going,…..
Mobility
China builds a high-speed railway line in just 9 hours with 1,500 workers, reducing a 7-hour journey to just 90 minutes
In one carefully choreographed night in southeastern China, more than 1,500 railway workers turned a seven-hour ride…..
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, the aircraft designed around a 30 mm cannon with seven barrels and a complete system weighing over 4000 kg, because in close combat it continues to do what others dare not
What does a 30 millimeter cannon have to do with your electric bill or the next heatwave…..
Energy
Economy
Millions of people could lose SNAP without realizing it, and the real change isn’t in soda or candy, but in a new rule that severely affects adults between the ages of 55 and 64
Most readers hear about soda and candy first when SNAP comes up. But for many…..
Elon Musk admits in February 2026 that convincing married engineers to relocate to Starbase, 40 minutes from Brownsville and near the Mexican border, has become his biggest silent problem
During a recent interview, Elon Musk described SpaceX’s Starbase launch site complex in South Texas…..
From the gold that sparked the rush of the 1850s to antimony, which now accounts for 5% of the world’s supply: Victoria’s surprising new mining revolution
Gold put Victoria on the mining map. But the minerals driving today’s clean tech boom…..
Goodbye to the “normal” SSI payment in March: that’s why millions of beneficiaries believe their money has suddenly disappeared
Did your SSI payment seem to vanish this March? For nearly 7.5 million people who…..
Musk admits on X that production of the Cybercab robotaxi and Optimus humanoid is not taking off, and that could prove very costly
Musk did not simply promise new gadgets. He painted a vision of ultra-cheap robotaxis that…..
The disturbing quote from John D. Rockefeller that explains why you are never satisfied with what you have
More than a century ago, oil magnate John D. Rockefeller was asked how much money…..
A hidden deposit 2,000 meters underground could contain one of the largest gold reserves on the planet
Deep under the hills of central China, geologists say they have located more than one…..
What looked like an old farmhouse about to collapse concealed 2,200 retro computers stacked on the second floor… The lot weighed 22 tons and sold on eBay in a matter of days
For more than two decades, over 2,200 unused NABU personal computers sat stacked in an…..
Japan has just lowered its drill to 19,685 feet below the ocean with the Chikyu, and the message to China is clear: we are going after rare earths even if they are 1,180 miles from Tokyo
Far out in the Pacific, near the tiny coral atoll of Minamitorishima Island about 1,900…..
China has just found a 1,444-ton gold “monster” valued at more than $150 billion, and the strangest thing is that they say it is the largest find since 1949
China has confirmed the largest gold discovery in its modern history in the northeastern province…..
Technology
Environment
Nature responds to climate change in surprising ways, and German forests are proof of this
Over more than two decades, forest soils in south‑west Germany have started acting like a…..
More than 2,500 invasive species are poised to conquer the Arctic as the ice disappears
A new Arctic-wide analysis has identified thousands of plant species from outside the region that…..
The Earth could enter a phase with a weakly oxygenated or anoxic atmosphere, which would be a major red flag for our search for life on exoplanets
Every easy breath you take depends on a fragile balance between our planet, its living…..
Although Arctic ice is disappearing faster than ever, scientists are discovering that polar bears in Norway are getting fatter and healthier
Adult polar bears in Norway have been getting fatter and healthier even as the sea…..
Methane is out of control… but this strategy involving temporary CO2 capture could slow down its climate impact
Temporary carbon dioxide removals have been shown to neutralize methane’s intense but short-lived warming. By…..
What for centuries was considered a native species could in fact be a “royal whim” from 1588, and now science is reopening the debate on the Iberian crab
For more than fifty years, the so-called Iberian crayfish has appeared in Spain’s official catalogs…..
More than 68 stranded oil tankers increase the risk of oil spills in the Strait of Hormuz
More than 68 loaded oil tankers are sitting nearly motionless near the Strait of Hormuz,…..
Farewell to a century-old legend: Gramma, the Galapagos tortoise at San Diego Zoo, has died at the age of 141
Gramma, a Galápagos giant tortoise, has died at an estimated age of 141, according to…..
