Polymers are one of the most important elements of modern-day society, particularly in the form of plastics. Unfortunately most common polymers are derived from fossil resources, which not only makes them a finite resource,…
Birds are often associated with flight, but not all of them take to the skies. Around 60 species — fewer than 1% of all bird species — are flightless, including ostriches, penguins and kiwis. These birds evolved from flying ancestors but…
Tens of millions of miles beyond Earth, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rover is climbing a Martian mountain.
NASA’s Curiosity rover, while investigating Mars’ past, has snapped over 683,790 pictures as it’s…
You’ve probably heard of “hygge,” the Danish concept of coziness that became all the rage a few years ago. But you may not have heard of the man who made it internet-famous.
Meik Wiking has been called “probably the world’s happiest…
On Saturday, March 29, 2025, a deep partial solar eclipse will be visible across the Northern Hemisphere. While there will be no totality, during which the moon completely obscures the sun, this eclipse will still be a spectacular sight for…
NASA has unveiled a bold new initiative offering up to $3 million in prizes for innovative solutions to a long-standing challenge in space exploration: how to handle waste management during long-term missions on the Moon.
Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates…
A fossil unearthed in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco is now officially the oldest-known plant-eating cerapodan dinosaur, pushing back the evolutionary timeline of this major herbivorous group by over two million years.
Astronomers have taken unprecedented images of baby planets in a distant star system. The planets are still surrounded by rings of gas and dust from which moons appear to be taking shape.
The two imaged infant planets, or “protoplanets,” orbit…