Category: 7. Science

Avoiding, or at least limiting the damage from, geomagnetic storms is one of the most compelling arguments for why we should pay attention to space. Strong solar storms can have an impact on everything from air traffic to farming, and we…

The total solar eclipse in North America on April 8, 2024, temporarily reset the biological clocks of some bird species, according to new research.

The eclipse created a dramatic spectacle…

In early October, astronomers spotted something ancient and mysterious gliding past Mars. It was not a spacecraft or satellite, but a visitor from beyond our Solar System – an interstellar comet.

Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar…

A study from…

Astronomers…

Across the British countryside, sunlight now feeds two kinds of life. Solar panels feed homes with power. Wildflowers beneath them feed bees. The hum of insects mixes with the quiet hum of electricity.

This blend of technology and nature has been…

Scientists have tracked 1,039 dust devils – tornado-like whirlwinds that skitter across the Red Planet. To do this, the team stitched together two decades of images from the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas…

Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain diseases ‘ran in families’. However, through the years, scientists have kept getting better at finding ways to also…