[ad_1] Meet ‘MOXIE’, a small Nasa device that for the first time made oxygen from the Martian atmosphere (Image: AI Generated) For the first time, a machine made by humans produced oxygen on the surface of another planet. It did not happen inside a futuristic Mars base or through the work of astronauts in bulky…
[ad_1] Astronomers discover a possible ‘black hole star’ in the early Universe, with a supermassive black hole hidden inside dense gas (PC: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT) Astronomers have identified an unusual object from the early Universe that may represent a possible early stage of a supermassive black hole. It is called MoM-BH*-1, and was observed using…
[ad_1] In 1957, parts of London’s famous River Thames were in such bad shape that scientists declared them ‘biologically dead’. The water had been starved of oxygen and decades of sewage and industrial pollution had made it extremely difficult for aquatic life to survive. About 70 years later, the waters are now brimming with sharks,…
[ad_1] For someone sleeping on the street, a backpack may be little more than a way to carry the few belongings they have left. But the Backpack Bed turns that familiar object into something far more meaningful: a portable place to sleep. Designed for people experiencing homelessness, the emergency shelter combines mobility with protection, allowing…
[ad_1] Quote of the day by Pythagoras: “The soul of man is divided into three parts: intelligence, reason, and..” (Image: AI Generated) Human beings are driven by a complicated mix of thoughts, desires and emotions. We can reason through difficult problems, become passionate about something we love and still experience impulses that are difficult to…
[ad_1] Image: Princetoniana Museum Two people can read the same explanation of something and walk away with completely different levels of confidence in what they actually know. One nods along, follows the logic, and quietly assumes that following along counts as understanding. The other insists on rebuilding the idea from scratch, alone, without notes or…
[ad_1] Britain’s fields, parks and lawns were thriving areas of fresh greenery, just before summer arrived. Then, everything was burnt to a crisp, with a yellow and golden hue and now landscapes as old as thousands of years have been revealed as green outlines against yellow backgrounds.July was the driest month ever recorded in England…
[ad_1] In the quiet pools of the New York Aquarium, a groundbreaking experiment was unfolding. It was 2001, and a team of scientists was about to test a question that had long fascinated researchers: could beluga whales, the white Arctic cetaceans known for their expressive faces and complex social lives, recognise themselves in a mirror?Over…
[ad_1] Fossils from Wyoming are revealing how forests responded when Earth experienced one of its most intense episodes of global warming around 56 million years ago. A new study, published in the journal Science on August 13, 2026, reconstructs the structure of forests during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM, and finds that their canopies…
[ad_1] A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Credits – WIkimedia Commons The last two years have been a tale of two extremes for the Great Barrier Reef.” In 2025, the northern region of the reef experienced its biggest annual decline in…
