From an interstellar comet to alien worlds, these are the biggest, weirdest space discoveries of 2025
The year 2025 was a vintage one for astronomy. In January, we were hooked on reports of a…
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them? | Germany
Even the intense green of late spring cannot mask the dead trees in the Harz mountains. Standing upright…
Earth’s tail has been helping Moon steal from our planet for billions of years
When scientists studied lunar soil that was brought back in the 1970s, NASA found traces of volatiles, substances…
Drones Detect Virus in Arctic Whales’ Breath » Explorersweb
A deadly virus is striking Arctic whales. Humpback whales in Norway, along with one sperm whale and one…
Researchers Just Sampled 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air—and It’s Not What They Expected
Researchers have retrieved samples of 1.4 billion-year-old air from ancient crystals and found something surprising about a supposedly…
‘It used to rain a lot more’: Greece’s Epiphany events highlight concerns about water scarcity
By Derek Gatopoulos with AP Published on 07/01/2026 – 14:13 GMT+1 As Orthodox Christians around the world attended Epiphany ceremonies on…
NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from International Space Station due to medical issue – Space
NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from International Space Station due to medical issue Space NASA postpones spacewalk to…
Endangered “Northern Native Cat” Captured On Camera For The First Time In 80 Years At Australian Sanctuary
The Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) and The Tony & Lisette Lewis Foundation have captured images of a northern…
Scientists Discover First Method to Safely Back up Quantum Information
Insider Brief Researchers at the University of Waterloo demonstrated a method to securely duplicate encrypted quantum information, effectively…
Smaller farms in England to be prioritised for nature funding, minister to announce | Farming
Smaller farms will be prioritised for nature funding, the environment secretary is to announce, in a shake-up of…
New Scottish Dark Sky Observatory plans submitted
Giancarlo RinaldiSouth Scotland reporter Marc Charron A lengthy search was undertaken to find a site to replace the…
Americans generally like wolves − except when we’re reminded of our politics
Management of gray wolves (Canis lupus) has a reputation for being one of the most contentious conservation issues…