Gates smashed and crops destroyed as farmers threatened by gangs hunting hares
Image caption, Chris Edwards has been placing barriers like this massive tree trunk in front of the entrances to his fie...
Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils reveal
Newly excavated bones from Gran Dolina cave in Spain reveal an ancient human relative practiced cannibalism on adults an...
Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal
Rocket Lab just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 suborbital missile-defense missio...
Wildfires 'stark reminder' of extreme climate challenge, says William
Image source, PA MediaByJamie Whitehead Published17 minutes agoWildfires in the UK and Europe are a "stark reminder...
25 years on, 2001's 'Planet of the Apes' has become a bit of a guilty pleasure
Time to fire up the Wayback Machine to pay tribute to this controversial sci-fi reimagining.
Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns
Image source, EPA/ShutterstockImage caption, Firefighters in Gironde are facing an "unprecedented" situation a...
On this day in space! July 27, 1962: The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight takes off on a Soviet jetliner
On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space...
Are we overlooking signs of alien life that aren't technological or biological? 'Bread would be a signature of intelligence'
Between biosignatures and technosignatures lie noosignatures, and some scientists think they could help us find alien li...
Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documen...
We've found huge discounts on a range of ZWO astronomy cameras, including three we love
Save on ZWO astrophotography gear at B&H Photo Video. Shop discounts on astrocams, telescopes and mounts to upgrade your...
Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet, as ...
X-ray spacecraft finds supermassive black hole stirring up the 'red potato' galaxy: 'There may be a cook in this cosmic kitchen'
Using the Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have seen a jet from a feeding supermassive black hole churning gas surr...