Mission to solve Mercury’s mysteries nears arrival after 8 years
An ambitious mission to reveal the secrets of the least explored planet in the inner solar system is…
‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching | El Niño southern oscillation
The El Niño climate phenomenon is “supersizing before our eyes”, the UN has said. The event is near…
In 2007, ESA sent 3,000 tardigrades into low Earth orbit; after 10 days of vacuum and UV-A/UV-B exposure, 68% revived upon rehydration
On September 14, 2007, a European Space Agency exposure platform bolted to the outside of a Russian Foton-M3…
I camped in one of Britain’s last remaining rainforests | Devon holidays
Mist blankets the valley as I wheel my camping gear down the small hill towards a clearing ringed…
Scientists surpass century-old limit on turning heat into electricity: What it means
Scientists have discovered a crystalline semiconductor that can produce an exceptionally large electrical voltage from a temperature difference.…
Deer survey launched for Oakland County residents as culling debate continues
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Southeast Michigan Urban Deer Coalition and the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments…
Anxious or outgoing? Huge study links ‘Big Five’ personality traits to genetic variants
Personality plays into how people think, feel, behave and interact with their environment.Credit: PeopleImages/Getty A study of more…
“Even amongst their fellow apex predators, they are still top of the food chain…” 7 animals so formidable they have virtually no predators
Sometimes, herbivores grow so large that they become invulnerable to predators. And, on rare occasions, species that could…
Scientists find 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn’s south pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over…
Simulations Show That Dark Matter Isn’t What Gives Stellar Streams Their Kinks
Ah, that ever-elusive dark matter. Although there has been some tantalizing evidence suggesting the detection of a dark…