NASA tests space sensors for tracking ocean debris (AI-generated) Scientists at NASA are beginning to look at ocean debris from an unfamiliar angle, not from ships or beaches, but from orbit. The work follows a recent finding that space based sensors can detect plastic pollution on land, a result that has quietly shifted expectations. Rather…
The total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, will sweep across parts of the northern hemisphere, briefly turning day into dusk along a narrow path. Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain will lie directly beneath the moon’s shadow, while much of Europe, Scandinavia, West Africa, and parts of North America will see a partial eclipse. Timings…
Imagine a great, green rainforest thriving inside the icy land that exists today. It might sound like science fiction, but research shows that Antarctica was once warm enough to host temperate rainforests near the South Pole about 90 million years ago. A scientific study published in PubMed Central, titled “Temperate rainforests near the South Pole…
Ants may be small, but they are quite rugged, especially in the face of extreme stressful situations like nuclear radiation. While human beings are known to be adversely affected by illness and health hazards caused by doses of radiation, ants seem to be rather less bothered. Studies have shown us that there are biological mechanisms…
It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth’s oceans during the early Solar System. Matching this time, there was a period known as Late Heavy Bombardment from around 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago, when collisions with planets and other objects in space were infinitely more common. The theory was…
Astronomers identify a possible massive moon with water orbiting a distant world (AI-generated) Astronomers are testing a quieter way of searching for moons beyond the solar system, using careful measurements of motion rather than changes in light. A new study focuses on HD 206893 B, a substellar companion about 133 light years from Earth, already…
Laurent Simons is one of the most talked-about young minds in science today. At just 15, the Belgian prodigy defended a PhD in quantum physics at the University of Antwerp, reaching a level of academic achievement that few people ever touch. What followed made his story even more striking. Simons has now begun moving into…
China is teaching its drones to fight like animals. Engineers at Beihang University, a military-linked school, created a system in which defensive drones mimic hawks by targeting the most vulnerable enemy drones, while attacking drones behave like doves to evade the hawks. In a five-on-five simulation, the hawks destroyed all the doves in just 5.3…
Richard Feynman | Source: Caltech Digital Collections There is a quiet kind of stress that builds when you keep living for approval. It shows up in small ways. You second-guess decisions. You feel guilty for resting. You keep chasing goals that do not even feel like yours.Today’s quote of the day, “You have no responsibility…
We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise direction. However, the universe never ceases to amaze us with its unexpected phenomena. Two planets in our solar system revolve in the opposite direction, i.e., in the clockwise direction, and they are Venus and…
What’s Really Under Antarctica? A New Map Reveals Something Nobody Expected For most of us, Antarctica is a frozen white desert that is mysterious, remote and almost unfathomably cold. However, a groundbreaking new scientific map, published in Sciencein January 2026, is now revealing that beneath all that ice lies a dramatic, rugged landscape of mountains,…
On 19 January 2026, Europe was treated to a stunning aurora spectacle like a true rarity, with large parts of Europe illuminated with varying shades of red and green in a natural setting on that chilly winter night. Generally, auroras appear in locations around the poles, but on this day, it was so vivid that…
NASA’s next crewed mission to the Moon will carry more than astronauts and instruments. When Artemis II lifts off, the Orion spacecraft will also transport a small collection of historic objects that trace the long arc of human flight. These items come from aviation’s earliest experiments and from defining moments of the space age. Their…
Could humans one day hibernate like bears? Scientists are now taking it seriously (AI-generated) For a long time, the idea of human hibernation sat firmly in the realm of fiction. That position is beginning to shift. Scientists studying sleep, metabolism and brain protection are now asking whether humans could enter a controlled state similar to…
Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, front left, commander Reid Wiseman, front right, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, rear left, of the Canadian Space Agency, and mission specialist Christina Koch walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building during a countdown demonstration test, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) NASA’s next…
Deep in the South China Sea, scientists from Chinese marine research institutes, including the First Institute of Oceanography, have been exploring a vast underwater sinkhole known as the “Dragon Hole”, and what they found inside is as eerie as it is fascinating. The sinkhole drops nearly 1,000 feet straight down into a dark, oxygen-starved world…
(Image Credit – Antarctica – Encounters at the End of the World. Documentary) It is not a dramatic moment at first glance. Just a penguin, small against a wide stretch of ice, moving away from the rest. The image has been circulating online again, picked up and reshaped into something larger than it ever was…
A quiet lake in Wisconsin has just delivered one of the most jaw-dropping archaeological finds in recent US history. Researchers working with the Wisconsin Historical Society have identified 16 ancient wooden boats resting on the bottom of Lake Mendota, near Madison, and carbon dating suggests the oldest could be around 5,200 years old. That would…
There is a long and intriguing history behind the human obsession with the Moon, which is thousands of years old. Nevertheless, even though people observe the Moon almost every night, there are still a number of individuals across the globe who are eager to know the truth behind the phenomenon of the changing shape of…
A cluster of shark attacks along the New South Wales coastline has unsettled swimmers and surfers, particularly in Sydney, where several incidents occurred within just two days. While shark bites are always distressing, experts say the recent surge can be explained by a rare combination of environmental and seasonal factors rather than a sudden change…
