Category: 7. Science

Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond. It was moving at around 68 kilometres per second, just over double Earth’s speed around the Sun.

Imagine if it had been…

by Riko Seibo

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026

The shimmering curtains of the aurora form when energetic electrons plunge into Earths upper atmosphere and collide with atoms and molecules, releasing light across the polar skies. For…

A small stone long dismissed as an ordinary Ice Age tool has been shown to contain the oldest known blue pigment ever documented in Europe.

The discovery pushes the use of blue thousands of years earlier than expected and reshapes how…

A previously unknown species of microscopic algae has been formally documented in coastal waters along India’s southwestern shore.

The finding redraws a small but consequential part of the biological map, revealing how much life in these dynamic…

The Store Glacier in Western Greenland is one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world. When I say fast, I mean fast for a glacier. Store can move up to 20m per day. 

Back in 2016, I visited Store as part of a documentary crew hoping film a…

Scientists are observing the behaviour of ‌a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits.

Primarily using radio telescopes in New Mexico, in the United States, and South Africa, they are watching ‍the black…

Biofilms have emerged as a critical life-support system for long-duration spaceflight, shaping human and plant health rather than functioning solely as infection risks.

New research frames microbial films as part of the habitat itself, with…