NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has begun its first science campaign
NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars has seen its future, and it’s full of rocks. Lots and lots of rocks. After spending the summer trundling...
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How intricate Venus’s-flower-baskets manipulate the flow of seawater
A Venus’s-flower-basket isn’t all show. This stunning deep-sea sponge can also alter the flow of seawater in surprising ways. A lacy, barrel-shaped chamber forms...
A century of astronomy revealed Earth’s place in the universe
A century ago, the Milky Way galaxy was the entirety of the known universe. We had no idea what made the stars shine, and...
This butterfly is the first U.S. insect known to go extinct because of people
It’s been roughly 80 years since the Xerces blue butterfly was last spotted flitting about on pastel wings across coastal California sand dunes. But...
Missing Antarctic microbes raise thorny questions about the search for aliens
Even in the harshest environments, microbes always seem to get by. They thrive everywhere from boiling-hot seafloor hydrothermal vents to high on Mt. Everest....
Pikas survive winter using a slower metabolism and, at times, yak poop
Winter on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is unfriendly to pikas. Temperatures across the barren, windy highlands routinely dip below –30° Celsius, and the grass that...
The latest picture of a black hole captures Centaurus A’s massive jets
The Event Horizon Telescope is expanding its portfolio of black hole images. In 2019, the telescope unveiled the first image of a black hole,...
Climate change may be leading to overcounts of endangered bonobos
Climate change is interfering with how researchers count bonobos, possibly leading to gross overestimates of the endangered apes, a new study suggests. Like other...
Only a tiny fraction of our DNA is uniquely human
The genetic tweaks that make humans uniquely human may come in small parcels interspersed with DNA inherited from extinct ancestors and cousins. Only 1.5...
Lakes of liquid water at Mars’ southern ice cap may just be mirages
Maybe hold off on that Martian ice fishing trip. Two new studies splash cold water on the idea that potentially habitable lakes of liquid...
When the rains fail: Preparing for drought in Central America 
‘Here, you can eat until you’re full’: Oleshky evacuees savour first proper meals in years 
COP31: National Oil Companies Must Lead Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels, Says NRGI Expert 
COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay