As the water seeped into the arid ground, it reawakened extremophiles that can lie dormant in dried-out lake and riverbeds ...

T his is Contender, the largest male great white shark that’s been caught, tagged, and released in the Atlantic. Measuring 4.19 meters (13 feet 9 inches), this heavyweight predator has been quietly ...

T he North-Eastern Central African Republic (CAR) is celebrating the first video and photographic evidence of lion cubs in the region in decades. Following the dedicated efforts of conservation teams, ...

In the new COVID test, it is the binding of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to a metallic substrate that triggers the reorientation of the crystals. The reason why it works so well in this context is ...

A destructive hailstorm has literally made its mark on southern Alberta, Canada, after pummeling the region with golf ball-sized hailstones, leaving a 200-kilometer-long, 15-kilometer-wide ...

Advanced telescopes are engineering marvels. Think of Hubble, JWST, the Very Large Telescope, or the shiny new one, the Vera Rubin Observatory. Magnificent instruments. Still, every human invention ...

"We should be proud to be able to say to the world: we join our will to preserve and restore the legacy of this extraordinary biological and cultural wealth. Today's agreement is historic, it is ...

The sheetweb spiders don’t just eat male fireflies the moment they get caught. Nope, that’s too simple. Instead, the sneaky arachnids leave trapped fireflies to continue flashing their bioluminescent ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health.

The OSIRIS-REx mission, which delivered over 120 grams (4.2 ounces) of Bennu ’s soil to Earth in 2023, is the largest haul of ...

The Very Large Telescope view on the left shows the rings in the protoplanetary disk and the planet in yellow. Views from the ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.