Orca fins washing up in the North Pacific are scratched with characteristic tooth marks that suggest killer whales are occasionally cannibals. Scientists say this may explain why some orcas live in large family groups.
Orcas (Orcinus orca) come…

Orca fins washing up in the North Pacific are scratched with characteristic tooth marks that suggest killer whales are occasionally cannibals. Scientists say this may explain why some orcas live in large family groups.
Orcas (Orcinus orca) come…


NASA says it has fixed the helium problem on its Artemis II rocket, which the space agency plans to launch to the moon within weeks.
Artemis II is scheduled to fly four astronauts around the moon on a historic journey that will take humans…

Three autonomous robots were sent into a volcanic lava tunnel in Lanzarote to simulate the exploration of underground tunnels on the Moon and Mars. A European mission highlights an innovative approach for space colonization, where robotics…

Bird populations are in free fall across North America. And in some hotspots their decline is accelerating, a new study reveals.
Wild bird numbers declined at an accelerating rate in California, the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic between 1987 and…

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a truly spectacular view of the spiral galaxy NGC 5134, revealing glowing…

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The researchers found Candidate Dark Galaxy-2, or CDG-2, using the Hubble…