Research, climate change, and environmental issues.
When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted underwater near Tonga in 2022, scientists expected it to warm the planet. Instead, it had the opposite effect, it cooled the Southern Hemisphere by 0.1°C, according to a new study led by researchers at UCLA. Why the Eruption Was Expected to Heat Things Up? The eruption sent a massive plume of…
A newly discovered asteroid once sparked global concern with a small chance of hitting Earth, but now, scientists say the real risk might be to the moon. The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, was first spotted in December 2024. Just a month later, on January 29, 2025, it triggered a first-ever warning alert from the International Asteroid Warning…
It might sound like science fiction, but geologists have discovered that the bottom of the North American continent is slowly dripping away, like blobs of rock melting and sinking deep into the Earth. What’s Happening Under Our Feet? Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin made the surprising discovery using new seismic imaging technology. They found…
A new study has revealed something surprising about ancient mammals. The ancient mammals were already starting to live on the ground millions of years before the asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. A Lifestyle Shift Before the Big Impact Researchers from the University of Bristol studied tiny fossilized bone fragments from ancient mammals in Western North America. These fossils…
SpaceX is getting ready for a historic space mission, the first human spaceflight directly over Earth’s polar regions. It is called Fram2. This is a privately funded mission that will send four astronauts on a multi-day journey through a unique orbital path that’s never been taken by a crewed spacecraft before. A Mission Inspired by Polar…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been silently observing Uranus for the last two decades, and now, scientists are finally unlocking this icy giant’s atmospheric secrets. They received a clearer picture of how one of the solar system’s most mysterious planets works. A Planet Like No Other Uranus stands out in our solar system for many…
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams are finally back on Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Despite the setbacks, they say they’d still fly on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft again. A Mission Meant to Last Days, Not Months Wilmore and Williams launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule on June…
Scientists from the University of Glasgow have created a powerful new tool that could reshape how we protect wildlife while advancing renewable energy. The new modeling tool was designed to shield seabirds from increasing danger posed by offshore wind farms without needing difficult-to-obtain satellite tracking information. Appearing in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution, this tool is…
As rising global temperatures fuel an increase in devastating wildfires, one German tech company is working on a high-tech solution that could change the way we detect and even extinguish forest fires. Inside what looks like a solar-powered, giant green golf ball nestled in the German countryside, Dryad Networks has developed an AI-powered drone system…
A major milestone for Europe’s space ambitions took a dramatic turn on Sunday when the continent’s first orbital rocket launch ended in disaster just seconds after liftoff. The Spectrum rocket, developed by German startup Isar Aerospace, exploded shortly after taking off from the Andøya Spaceport in Norway. A Historic — but Short — Flight This was the first…
