We may owe our very existence to an ancient poop explosion. If the earliest animals hadn’t been such prolific poopers, life might not have diversified into all the weird and wonderful forms we see today. That’s the conclusion reached by a new review study published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.The team of scientists in Australia and … Read more
It’s been a particularly apocalyptic summer. Relentless, record-shattering heatwaves, untamable wildfires, and deadly floods are just some of the disasters that have made global headlines in the past few months. In a warming world, these extreme events are beginning to feel commonplace. But according to a staggering analysis, it’s probably going to get much worse … Read more
Scientists will track stray rocket parts striking the Moon to study crater formation and lunar dust from cosmic impacts.Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026A four-tonne chunk of debris the size of a school bus from a SpaceX rocket has crashed into the Moon, according to tracking data, creating a new crater on the lunar … Read more
The full moon of August 2026 will occur at 12:18 a.m. (0416 GMT) on Aug. 28, as the lunar disk shines directly opposite the sun in Earth’s sky.Its arrival will trigger a breathtaking lunar eclipse late in the month, which will be visible across the Americas and parts of Africa and Europe as Earth passes … Read more
Meet the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative — a passion-driven citizen science endeavour that shares breathtaking views of total solar eclipses while capturing valuable data on the sun’s incandescent atmosphere.At the heart of our solar system is a burning ball of superheated gas 100 times the width of Earth, with a thermonuclear reaction raging at its … Read more
Without science, humanity never would have left caves. Computer technology, medical breakthroughs, weapons of war, and knowledge of outer space all came into being thanks to the wonders of science. The human imagination is limitless, and science is how we turn our most whimsical sci-fi fantasies into reality. Progress comes with a cost, though, and … Read more
Pluto’s orbit around the Sun is a long, elliptical journey that lasts 248 Earth years. Right now, Pluto is gradually traveling farther and farther away from our host star. And as it does so, its atmosphere seems to be changing slowly, new findings suggest. When New Horizons made its flyby of Pluto in 2015, the … Read more
Even before we start a Wildwatch recording morning, Carys May of the West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre has made two identifications: an intimidating dark giant horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus) with huge eyes close together and a notch-horned cleg or horsefly (Haematopota pluvialis), which bit me.As we walk through Pencoedtop, a former conifer plantation now being restored to moorland … Read more
The turning point for former FBI agent Jana Monroe came when her husband couldn’t find a single kitchen knife in their home.Monroe had spent years studying serial killers, violent crime scenes, and the psychology behind some of the country’s most disturbing crimes. By then, she realized she had started bringing those cases home with her.”I’d … Read more