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Smaller ants devote more of their resting energy budget to their brains
The energy required for brains of different sizes to function could play a role in how different species evolved over time. While the energetic costs of brains have long been deem…
First individual-based model of basking sharks replicates complicated social and environmental drivers of behavior
A new study published in Individual-Based Ecology presents the first individual-based model (IBM) of basking shark behavior.
Stunning solar eclipse photos reveal giant hole and mysterious 'smoke rings' in the sun's atmosphere
Solar eclipse photography provides a unique vista into the processes taking place in the sun's upper atmosphere.
Astronauts step out of the ISS for spacewalk – watch live
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk perform spacewalk to install and deploy an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROS…
SpaceX's Starfall capsule delivers cargo for US Air Force in landmark 'point to point' space mission
The U.S. Air Force has recovered experimental cargo launched aboard SpaceX's mysterious Starfall capsule, marking a step forward in the effort to assess the viability of rapid, po…
As Trump Backs a Gas Pipeline, New York’s Climate Priorities Face a Test
Tanja Konwinski thought the Constitution pipeline was dead. When her husband bought 82 acres in Schoharie County, New York, in 2023, she knew Williams Cos. held an easement on the…
In Texas’ 9th Congressional District, Candidates Spar Over Fossil Fuels
In 2016, current Democratic candidate for Congress Leticia Gutierrez lived six miles from a refinery owned by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras in Pasadena, part of the greater …
Europe’s Warming Waters Are Attracting Unwanted Marine Life
Reeling rods, pulling pots and hauling nets this summer, fishermen from Greece to the U.K. discovered unexpected visitors popping their heads above the surface. In the Aegean, it …
Maine Looks to Its Forests to Reach Climate Goals
As the most heavily forested state in the country, about 94 percent of Maine’s forests are privately owned, so focusing on their carbon benefits has both immediate ecological and …
‘It’s a theatre and we’re pawns’: taking the stand as an expert witness – podcast
As one of the world’s leading forensic anthropologists, Dame Sue Black has acted as an expert witness in a myriad of high-profile criminal cases. Her work has taken her from the l…
APOD: 29 October 2026 – The Horns of Venus
APOD Science APOD APOD: 29 October 2026 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the …
Arnab Strikes India
The first named storm of the North Indian Ocean’s cyclone season made landfall along the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
Caltech Names Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman as NASA JPL Deputy
Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The emeritus astr…
Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here's how El Niño will affect your region.
El Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The latest data shows the different potential impacts by region.
Ultrathin metal layer boosts spin-related signals, opening a door to ultralow-power electronics
Researchers at Kyushu University have found that an ultrathin layer of iridium manganese (IrMn) can improve two spin-related signals in a structure made of a magnetic insulator an…
On this day in space! Oct. 28, 1971: Britain launches its 1st satellite Prospero into space on a Black Arrow rocket
On Oct. 28, 1971, the United Kingdom launched its first satellite. Here's why it mattered.
Atomic magnetism reveals why iron, but not chromium, can produce ammonia using sunlight
Two nearly identical materials have completely different chemical behavior. Research teams at the University of Vienna and TU Wien studied catalysts that use the energy of sunligh…
Powerful Interests Aim to Weaken California’s Landmark Environmental Law
Political action committees funded by technology companies, the state’s major utilities and other corporate interests have spent nearly twice as much to pass a ballot measure that…
Macromolecular crowding could help build artificial cell systems
Macromolecular crowding can serve as a design tool for controlling the formation and organization of synthetic DNA droplets, a study from Science Tokyo reveals. Researchers invest…
Record-breaking high tides spark chaos – and kayak commutes – across California
Seawater surges into low-lying communities from San Diego to San Francisco Bay Area, submerging streets, homes and businessesHistoric high tides have caused chaos up and down the …
Molecular architecture determines tomato plant resistance to its main pest
An international study investigating why wild tomatoes are more resistant to the tomato leafminer (Phthorimaea absoluta) than cultivated varieties revealed that the secret lies in…
Explaining the difference between brittle and ductile behavior in polymer glasses
Glasses are (mostly) brittle, metals can be ductile (plastic), and liquids flow easily. Polymers are interesting because they exhibit all three types of behavior, depending on the…
NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, an…
Q&A: Decoding the cell—a conversation with a computational biologist
Computational biologist Christina Leslie, Ph.D., has spent nearly two decades at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) building computational tools that help make sense of …