Antarctica’s sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago โ€” and deep-diving robots are revealing why

Antarctica’s sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago โ€” and deep-diving robots are revealing why

Antarctic sea ice is melting due to the impacts of worldwide warming. ( Image credit: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency through Getty Images) Something weird has actually been swirling in the waters…

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How likely are you to find a message in a bottle?

How likely are you to find a message in a bottle?

What are the possibilities of a message in a bottle being discovered and it being over 100? (Image credit: SEAN GLADWELL through Getty Images ) Just recently, a pleasant 100-year-old…

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Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way’s ‘Zone of Avoidance’

Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way’s ‘Zone of Avoidance’

19459010]data-component-name=”Image”> A map revealing the relative sizes of galaxy superclusters in deep space. Vela, just recently mapped for the very first time, is at the far. (Image credit: Jérôme Léca,…

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Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy โ€” Space photo of the week

Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy โ€” Space photo of the week

Hubble reviewed the aquatic-looking Trifid Nebula 30 years after its initial observations. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI. Image processing: J. DePasquale( STScI)) Quick realities What it is:Trifid Nebula (Messier 20)…

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Why do cats and dogs shake their heads?

Why do cats and dogs shake their heads?

Larry the no 10 feline shakes his head as he patrols Downing Street in main London on Nov. 30, 2021. (Image credit: DANIEL LEAL through Getty Images) Many feline owners…

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Marine Biologists Solve Mystery of Deep-Sea โ€˜Golden Orbโ€™

Marine Biologists Solve Mystery of Deep-Sea โ€˜Golden Orbโ€™

In the lightless depths of the Gulf of Alaska, roughly 3,251 m (2 miles) listed below the surface area, a softball-sized golden things holding on to a rock left marine…

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The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining

The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining

Among the forests targeted is the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest near Deer Lodge, Montana. (Image credit: sewed photography through Getty Images) This protection is enabled through a collaboration in between Grist,…

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‘Eventually, it becomes you’: Inventors of new ‘living’ knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works

‘Eventually, it becomes you’: Inventors of new ‘living’ knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works

Nadeen Chahine and Clark Hung are working to establish a “living” knee implant that might be a much better choice for some clients in requirement of knee replacements. (Image credit:…

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Artemis II broke Fred Haise’s distance record, but he is happy to pass it on

Artemis II broke Fred Haise’s distance record, but he is happy to pass it on

“It wasn’t a huge offer. It simply accompanied the reality that Moon was further away from the Earth.” Previous NASA astronaut Fred Haise stands in front of an RS-25 engine…

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Palantir employees are talking about company’s “descent into fascism”

Palantir employees are talking about company’s “descent into fascism”

Slack messages, interviews with existing and previous works paint image of business in chaos. “Have you noticed that our caps actually have little pictures of skulls on them?” Credit: BBC…

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