Science
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Huge thunderstorm on Jupiter captured in best detail ever seen
A 3400-kilometre-wide thunderstorm on Jupiter Shawn R. Brueshaber et al. 2025 A thunderstorm that raged in Jupiter’s atmosphere for weeks…
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22,000-year-old tracks are earliest evidence of transport vehicles
Illustration of two types of travois, or sledge, that may have been used by ancient people in North America Gabriel…
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Intuitive Machine’s lunar lander Athena set to blast off to the moon
An artist’s impression of the Athena spacecraft on the moon NASA A private space mission will launch to the moon…
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Companion review: Robot Iris turns out to be a straw man in this horror-comedy
Josh (Jack Quaid) and his robo-companion, Iris (Sophie Thatcher) Warner Bros. Pictures CompanionDrew Hancock (Warner Bros (UK and US, on general release))…
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The science of exercise: Why exercising outdoors is better for your health
“The most important aspect of your workout routine is that you enjoy it” Islandstock / Alamy Stock Photo As you…
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Dogs seem to have a strong preference for yellow things
Researchers gave stray dogs a choice of three bowls of different colours Anamitra Roy et al. 2025 Street dogs in…
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The bold plan to bring back Tasmanian devils across mainland Australia
Tim Faulkner at Aussie Ark gets ready to release a Tasmanian devil in a fenced sanctuary at Barrington Tops, Australia…
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US stops sharing flu data with WHO amidst one of its worst flu seasons
The US withdrawal from the World Health Organization formally takes one year, but the country has already stopped sharing influenza…
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How one farm is testing multiple carbon-capture tricks all at once
Wilbourne Farm in Virginia James Dinneen Kade Wilbourne pulls a lever, and several tonnes of volcanic rock shoot out onto…
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Hair conditioner made from wood is black and smelly, but eco-friendly
The black hair conditioner on the left is derived from the wood powder on the right Fengyang Wang/Stockholm University This…
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