Science
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Migratory birds can use Earth’s magnetic field like a GPS
Eurasian reed warblers migrate between Europe and Africa AGAMI Photo Agency / Alamy Stock Many migratory birds use Earth’s magnetic…
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Jets of liquid bounce off hot surfaces without ever touching them
If you cook with stainless steel pans, you are probably familiar with the Leidenfrost effect Franck Celestini A jet of…
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Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb
Predicting how trees grow could help guide planting efforts in urban areas such as New York City Yukinori Hasumi/Getty Images…
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Drought, fires and fossil fuels push CO2 emissions to a record high
Wildfires in the tropics drove some increase in CO2 emissions but the bulk was driven by burning fossil fuels Carl…
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2024 Booker prize goes to Samantha Harvey’s novel Orbital, set over 24 hours on the ISS
The International Space Station MSFC/NASA Samantha Harvey, who has won the UK’s top fiction award, the Booker prize, for her…
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SpaceX targets Starship flight next week – just a month after last one
Starship during a high-altitude test flight SpaceX SpaceX is making preparations for the sixth test flight of the world’s most…
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This robot can build anything you ask for out of blocks
An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable…
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A new life on Mars? Expect toxic dust, bad vibes and insects for lunch
Earth isn’t doing so great. Thanks to human-induced climate change, the seas are warming and rising, while the land –…
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Next Mauna Loa eruption could be forecast months in advance
The eruption of Mauna Loa in December 2022 T. Orr, U.S. Geological Survey It may be possible to forecast the…
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Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons
Red kites have been found with high levels of rodenticides in their livers TheOtherKev/Pixabay Raptors across England are being killed…
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