Why we’re finally on the cusp of finding exomoons around other planets
YEARS ago, when David Kipping lived in London, he would walk home through the city and look up at the moon. As an astronomer, its
Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses
A California two-spot octopus Norbert Wu/ Minden Pictures/ Alamy The earliest known sex chromosomes have been found in an octopus species native to the Pacific
Storks refine their migration routes as they learn from experience
A white stork at its breeding ground in Germany Christian Ziegler/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior White storks take increasingly quicker and more direct routes
Eerie green sunsets after 1883 Krakatoa eruption finally explained
Mysterious green sunsets were reported after the massive eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 – now simulations show how they were created and just how rare
Satellite launched to track down leaks of potent greenhouse gas
An artist’s impression of MethaneSAT Environmental Defense Fund/NASA A satellite expected to transform our view of planet-warming methane emissions from oil and gas production has
Bennu: How our golden age of asteroid exploration could reveal life’s origins
ON THE morning of 24 September 2023, Dante Lauretta woke up early, his pulse racing. For 20 years, he had been working on a NASA
Organoids made from uterus fluid may help treat fetuses in the womb
Balls of cells grown from amniotic fluid. The red indicates lung stem cells Giuseppe Cala, Paolo di Coppi, Mattia Gerli Babies born with serious medical
Europa may have less oxygen to fuel life in its seas than we thought
Jupiter’s moon Europa is covered by an icy shell NASA/JPL-Caltech Jupiter’s moon Europa may be less ripe for life than we thought. Although it has
If gene-edited meat eases the climate crisis, then we must embrace it
EATING meat is a major contributor to two of the greatest problems humanity faces: global warming and the loss of biodiversity. Farming is one of
Google and XPRIZE launch $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers
Can quantum computers be useful? Eric Lukero/Google Google and XPRIZE are launching a $5 million competition to find practical uses for quantum computers that could