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Montana Republicans have filed a lawsuit against the state Supreme Court, challenging a landmark climate change ruling that requires regulators to consider greenhouse gas emissions when…
Whale remains on the ocean floor being eaten by tiger sharks and other scavengersLaura Gurgas Computer models help predict the drift of dead whales, allowing authorities…
The Antikythera Mechanism is a multi-part device recovered from a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901. It is believed to be the remains…
Researchers are using weather balloons and other techniques to measure temperatures in Arizona.Megan Finnty/Arizona State University For the past month, two trucks equipped with weather sensors,…
Spreading rock dust on fields can sequester carbon and reduce nitrous oxide emissions.SO-Photography/Alamy Stock Photo Spreading crushed basalt on farmland and using special fertilisers to prevent…
The Earth’s tundra is warming about four times faster than the rest of the planet. The increase in heat in this Arctic ecosystem is being driven…
Many of us have a morbid fascination with true crime. Whether it’s the gruesome details or insight into the mind of a killer, our curiosity drives…
Seeing the Northern Lights is a dream for many, and the recent intense geomagnetic storm in May provided that opportunity for some. However, scientists are becoming…
As America celebrates the Fourth of July with flashing lights, barbecues, and parades, our furry friends may not find fireworks as enjoyable. Many dogs can be…
Dingo (Dingo) are an iconic element of Australia’s biodiversity, but evidence-based management and conservation of dingoes depends on understanding their origins and population history. New ResearchIssued…
LHS 1140b is the second-closest temperate transiting exoplanet to Earth, with temperatures cold enough for liquid water to exist on its surface. LHS 1140b could be…
A treasure trove of ancient plant remains unearthed in Kenya helps explain the history of plant cultivation in equatorial East Africa, a region long thought to…
NASA is working on developing the technology to send astronauts to Mars. Early 2030s The mock journey was the first of three planned journeys to the…
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that explores wild ideas about manipulating the universe and tests them against the laws of physics, from splitting the moon…
The rats in John Cryan's lab were withdrawn and anxious, behaving in ways that mirrored those who had been bullied at work and who feared they…
Flavored cultured meatYonsei University Lab-grown meat could potentially taste better thanks to aroma chemicals that activate when cooked and give off a meaty scent – or,…
Researchers have noted that sea surface temperatures across the Atlantic are reaching record highs, raising concerns about the potential for more dangerous storms. The likelihood of…
Recent advancements in cultured meat technology are poised to enhance the flavor profile of cultured meat products, making them more akin to traditional meat in taste.…
Saber's Synthetic Buttertaste A new type of edible fat that doesn't require animals or large amounts of land to produce could soon be on sale in…
Self-replicating code snippets compete for space in virtual environments Google The self-replicating artificial life emerged from a digital “primordial soup” of random data, despite the lack…
Thescelosaurinae A group of small to medium-sized herbivorous dinosaurs that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous. The newly discovered Thescelosaurinae species Fona Herzogae It…
3D: Refers to three-dimensional objects, which have height, width, and length. Carnivores: Animals that primarily feed on other animals. Chemical: The scientific study of the composition,…
The magnificent tree frog (Litoria splendida) is normally green, but this mutant is blue J Barker/AWC A rare blue frog found in the Kimberley region of…
At a test site in Amsterdam, self-cooling artificial turf was tested against regular artificial turf.Joris Forten By absorbing rainwater and allowing it to evaporate on hot…
Holly is a staff writer for BBC Science Focus, where she manages the popular Q&A section. She holds an MSc (Hons) in Geosciences (Space and Climate…
Michael Mosley This avant-garde science communicator is a colleague BBC Science Focus Contributor, Professor Giles Yeo. Cosmic String Cosmic strings would be the Holy Grail of…
Archaeologists used a new technique called Laser Ablation U-series (LA-U-series) to re-date some of the oldest cave paintings in the Maros-Pangkep region of South Sulawesi and…
The quasar, called RX J1131-1231, lies about 6 billion light-years away in the constellation Crater. This Webb image shows the galaxy RX J1131-1231 distorted by gravitational…
Dingoes are found across most of the Australian continent.Dominique Jeanmaire/Getty Images/iStockphoto Analysis of ancient dingo DNA suggests that Australia's native wild dogs arrived in two migration…
Wall Street New York Stock Exchange Hans Werner Rodrien / Alamy Cosmic ray particles, capable of penetrating even the densest buildings and underground structures, could provide…
A team of paleontologists from Kasetsart University, Mahasarakham University and Sirindhorn Museum have unearthed three fossilized teeth from a previously unknown non-tyrannosaurid tyrannosauroid dinosaur in northeastern…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet HD 189733b. Artist's impression…
No one doubts that Albert Einstein had a brilliant mind, but the Nobel Prize winner famous for his theories of special and general relativity wasn’t blessed…
Ultra-processed foods are often high in fat, sugar and saltGMVozd/Getty Images Nutrition advice is often fickle. In the 1990s, nutritionists blamed rising obesity rates on fat.…
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to create a stunningly detailed image of NGC 3810, a spiral galaxy hosting a supernova. This Hubble Space…
Today, the South Bronx has the least amount of green space per capita in the city and is crisscrossed by power plants, waste dumps and freeways,…
Animals have been consuming alcohol for millions of years, and primates and humans have been digesting it for about 7 to 21 million years. Throughout human…
One of life's great challenges is dividing things up fairly. From sharing a tasty treat to dividing resources between countries, strategies for doing so can make…
Vehicles equipped with technology to collect data on building conditions Madeleine Cuff British city dwellers may have spotted a strange-looking vehicle driving around their neighborhood earlier…
Artistic depiction of the Ariane 6 rocketESA-D. Duclos What is Ariane 6? Ariane 6 is the latest model in the Ariane series of European satellite launch…
