Rare Pair of Improbably Light ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Is Discovered
They’re less dense than cotton candy, and they will help astrophysicists better understand the most unusual ways giant p...
Curlew chicks released to boost species numbers
Image caption, Amanda Perkins said the project would help "stabilise" the local curlew numbersByEllen KnightRe...
Did ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the military, but not all experts agree.
Nearly 4,000-year-old skeletal remains show that several royal women repeatedly used their upper-body muscles. Researche...
UK heatwave approaches two-week mark
BySarah Keith-LucasLead Weather PresenterPublished31 minutes agoSome parts of the UK are now approaching a fortnight of ...
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 test launch aborts at last second (video)
SpaceX aborted Flight 13 of its giant Starship rocket at the last second on Thursday (July 16). It's unclear when the co...
Why Does Wildfire Smoke Turn the Sky Orange?
It’s about how light scatters in our atmosphere.
Leaky pipes may explain years-long bay pollution
Image source, PAImage caption, Water quality at Cullercoats has been rated "poor" since 2018ByJason Arunn Muru...
Ancient chariot emerges among remains of mysterious society that burned down its own buildings and then disappeared
An ancient bronze chariot recently discovered in Spain was used by a culture that mysteriously disappeared from the arch...
Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth
Evidence for landslides down steep crater walls on Pluto have been found in imagery from NASA's New Horizons mission.
Burning Houses to Save Houses
We visited researchers seeking ways to make homes safer. They set a lot of fires.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and team use Claude AI to solve decades-old math puzzle
A decade after uncovering a mysterious mathematical relationship in the physics of "jamming," Nobel laureate Giorgio Par...
Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone
"It's in the habitable zone, which is super exciting for astrobiology and habitability and searching for life."