Why do cats yowl?
Understanding a cat’s yowl requires looking beyond the noise to the behavior and emotions behind it.
Solar eclipse inspires talk of Pac-man and Shinto myths
Image source, Karen HurnImage caption, One person in Bude said: "It's nice being involved in this community ex...
'Strap yourself in and feel the Gs': NASA announces 'Max Power' aerospace expo
NASA announced today (Aug. 14) that it will hold a two-day aerospace expo this November — an event whose name should dra...
Draft dark skies guidance drawn up for the Highlands
Image source, David/BBC Weather WatchersImage caption, Highland Council has said its region has some of Europe's da...
Is empty space really empty? This magnetic star may finally solve a 90-year-old mystery
"We're not just studying astronomical objects anymore; we're using them to test the laws of nature."
Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk
Cards Against Humanity isn't done with its scorched-Earth campaign against SpaceX and Elon Musk, and is planning to erec...
6 space board games to channel the political drama of 'For All Mankind' and 'Star City'
“Whoever controls space will control the Earth.”
Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?
We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts s...
US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397 million to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites'
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab $397 million to manufacture a new fleet of "Flatellites" designed to detect ...
Rare breeding bat found roosting near reservoir
Image source, Sean DaveyImage caption, Mithusius Pipistrelle is classed as "nearly threatened" in the UKByNaj ...
Can Venus cast a shadow? Here's how to see it for yourself
As Venus gets close to its greatest brilliancy in the evening sky, it’s a good time to test one of astronomy’s less beli...
'Full-on berserker mode': Archaeologists solve mystery of medieval soldiers with gruesome square holes in their skull
A new analysis of skulls from a 14th-century battle in Sweden reveals a spiked club inflicted the death blow.