The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a look at the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a nearby dwarf galaxy, being stripped of its gas by the
Statistically speaking, you – yes, you, reading this right now – are probably not some kind of militant vegan. Chances are pretty much equally low, however, that
Islands play a distinct role in the evolution of the animal species that inhabit them, providing different ecological niches and cutting off populations from other
Seven years ago, the world was both horrified and enthralled by the announcement of a giant “fatberg” in the London sewers composed of human waste,
One minute you’re gently drifting off to sleep, and then the next, you’re suddenly jolted awake. No, you’ve not been betrayed by your cat leaping
Across the globe great animal gatherings are taking place that make the footfall at a Taylor Swift concert look like a kid’s party. The motivations
The nēnē, or Hawaiian goose, is the world’s rarest goose, and can only be found living in the wild in one part of the planet:
To ask if a beam of light can make a shadow sounds like a sort of Zen paradox, but physicists have demonstrated the possibility. They
Yellowstone’s Isa Lake is a fairly unremarkable pond except for one unique quality: it’s the only lake in the world known to drain into both
The world’s largest coral colony has been discovered in the Solomon Islands, measuring a whopping 34 by 32 meters (112 by 105 feet). This thing
Right now, space travel is limited to trained astronauts and cosmonauts, and the super-wealthy. This means there is little opportunity for having a little zero-g
In news your 8-year-old kid probably knew about weeks ago somehow, a new Minecraft rip-off is available to play online. In a surprising twist on
Should scientists have a role to play in public policy, and do you trust them to make decisions that are in the public’s interest? These
A bunch of startling and wild allegations were made in the latest US congressional committee on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), or UFOs as they’re more
Incredible footage shows the meeting of lava and snow as molten rock from an Icelandic volcano creeps across the snowy terrain. The video was captured by
Mesmerizing footage of a weedy seadragon carrying his eggs was recorded recently by a diver in Australia. Jules Casey, who regularly documents the incredible creatures
We do not know if there is life elsewhere in the universe. It is likely, given that we are here, that there are other beings
