Science and Technolgy blog
When baby Atlantic puffins in Iceland venture out of the cliffside burrows where they had hatched, they look for the light of the moon. It will guide them to the sea. But nearby town lights sometimes confuse them. This leads…
By searching sparsely populated regions of the galaxy, astronomers have for the first time found the source of a kind of signal that has puzzled them for years.
This 2012 satellite photo shows a series of giant windblown ridges, known as yardangs, and a group of towering sand dunes at the heart of Iran’s Lut Desert.
The patient was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as “broken heart syndrome,” which had an unusual cause.
Egypt was added to the list of malaria-free places in 2024, but climate change, conflict and other threats could increase cases especially in Africa.
A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way.
The sword, which has iron rivets in its handle, may be one of the earliest iron artifacts found in Denmark.
A math problem delineating the largest-size sofa that can fit around a corner has finally been solved, though it may not help you move.
Asteroid news, features and articles
Books about killer asteroids, human consciousness, nuclear weapons and the collapse of the Late Bronze Age were among our top reads this year.
