2026

Dark energy, exoplanets and black holes: What Nasa’s new Roman telescope will explore

Santanu2 weeks ago05 mins

The launch of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was posted by @NASARoman on X. Nasa has launched its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on a mission to investigate dark matter and dark energy, study black holes and search for planets beyond our solar system. The agency expects Roman’s surveys to uncover roughly 100,000 new exoplanets.The…

Divers turned a floating wind turbine off Spain into an underwater farm; oysters, clams, mussels and green algae now grow beneath it |

Santanu2 weeks ago05 mins

Far out in the Atlantic, the concrete base of a floating wind turbine has been given an unusual second role. Instead of serving only as the underwater support for renewable energy equipment, parts of the structure are now carrying ropes, nets and collectors designed to grow marine species. Commercial divers attached equipment for oysters, clams,…

In the 1970s, just 14 giant tortoises remained on Española; now 3,000 are restoring vegetation and bringing albatrosses back to nesting grounds |

Santanu2 weeks ago05 mins

On Española, one of the smaller islands in the Galápagos, the landscape is being reshaped by animals that spend much of their time moving slowly through it. Giant tortoises push through grasses, knock down vegetation and leave broad paths behind them as they travel. Their effect is easy to miss if viewed as ordinary grazing….

Tropical Storm Karina strengthens into a hurricane in the Pacific, could be a major storm this week

Santanu2 weeks ago02 mins

This satellite image released by NOAA shows Hurricane Karina strengthening off the southern tip of Baja California on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (NOAA via AP) MIAMI: Tropical Storm Karina strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and could become a major storm this week, forecasters said. The cyclone’s center was at far…

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: From strange worlds to rare planets: Nasa’s Roman Telescope begins its cosmic hunt

Santanu2 weeks ago05 mins

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the space observatory Roman Telescope lifts off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Nasa‘s newest flagship space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, blasted off from Florida on Sunday on a mission to search for planets beyond the Solar System and investigate some of the…

In 2019, MrBeast was challenged to plant 20 million trees; today #TeamTrees has planted over 25 million worldwide

Santanu2 weeks ago03 mins

Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast is the world’s most famous and subscribed YouTuber. He is known for going big on his efforts, rather than just donating a sum, he often involved himself in philanthropic projects. The YouTuber is known for his over-the-top competitions and giveaways that go viral, which have garnered him over 514…

Astronomers hear a mysterious ‘hum’ across the universe; one explanation begins with strange dark stars 13 billion years ago

Santanu2 weeks ago04 mins

Astronomers may have found a new way to investigate one of the biggest mysteries in cosmic history: how the Universe’s first supermassive black holes were born. A faint gravitational-wave “hum” detected through networks of pulsars could contain clues about objects that existed more than 13 billion years ago. A new study by researchers at Colgate…

In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range

Santanu2 weeks ago04 mins

In 1990, a small bird became an unlikely symbol of one of America’s fiercest environmental battles. The northern spotted owl was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, putting the future of vast stretches of old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest at the centre of a bitter fight between environmentalists and the logging industry.Thirty-six…

A Chicago physicist proposed a way to create quantum images 20 years ago; after two decades waiting for experimental proof, superconductors have finally produced the effect he predicted

Santanu2 weeks ago05 mins

Representational image of quantum imaging showing electron waves around an atom. (AI photo) Dirk Morr, a physics professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), has developed a quantum imaging strategy that uses superconductors as tiny projectors. The research, published in Nature Physics, provides experimental support for an idea Morr first proposed two decades ago.Morr…

NASA has tested a navigation system that lets satellites determine where they are without GPS by treating other spacecraft and debris as landmarks, while refining more than 200 object orbits in three days

Santanu2 weeks ago05 mins

Starling tested GPS-free navigation using onboard cameras to track space objects. (Credit: NASA) NASA has tested a navigation system that allows satellites to determine their position without relying on GPS. Instead of depending on an external navigation network, the system uses other spacecraft and orbital debris as reference points to work out where a satellite…

Underwater sensors caught a rare event off Cornwall: one porpoise became trapped in a net while two animals exchanged possible distress calls

Sea otters returned to a polluted California estuary in 1984; eelgrass expanded 600%, while marsh-edge erosion later slowed by 69% on average

Brazil restored a former cattle landscape with native trees; decades later, lowland tapirs returned after disappearing for 100 years |

Quote of the day by Isaac Newton: “Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things” |

A Scottish river project set out to revive oysters that once covered an area the size of Edinburgh; now, 60,000 have been returned |

In 2015, Canada sank a 113-metre retired warship off British Columbia; five years later, monitoring had recorded more than 170 marine species on the wreck

Human hair, receipts, fishing nets, and eggshells were among 17 waste materials tested to create stronger, lower-carbon cement building products |

Meet Franklin Howley-Dumit Serulle, the amateur naturalist whose online insect photo helped reveal a new hoverfly species |

Meet Naidely Valeria Vidaurre-Quesada, the scientist who helped uncover a ghost shark species hiding in Costa Rica’s dark waters |

From 2012 to 2022, nearly 30,000 commercial vessel arrivals brought 430 sq km of submerged hull surface to Alaska; biofouling habitat grew 50%, increasing invasive-species risk

Dark energy, exoplanets and black holes: What Nasa’s new Roman telescope will explore

Divers turned a floating wind turbine off Spain into an underwater farm; oysters, clams, mussels and green algae now grow beneath it |

In the 1970s, just 14 giant tortoises remained on Española; now 3,000 are restoring vegetation and bringing albatrosses back to nesting grounds |

Tropical Storm Karina strengthens into a hurricane in the Pacific, could be a major storm this week

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: From strange worlds to rare planets: Nasa’s Roman Telescope begins its cosmic hunt

In 2019, MrBeast was challenged to plant 20 million trees; today #TeamTrees has planted over 25 million worldwide

Astronomers hear a mysterious ‘hum’ across the universe; one explanation begins with strange dark stars 13 billion years ago

In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range

A Chicago physicist proposed a way to create quantum images 20 years ago; after two decades waiting for experimental proof, superconductors have finally produced the effect he predicted

NASA has tested a navigation system that lets satellites determine where they are without GPS by treating other spacecraft and debris as landmarks, while refining more than 200 object orbits in three days