Stressed young bees forage too early, causing Colony Collapse Disorder
Stress is causing young bees to go out and forage when they are too young, this is fueling Colony Collapse Disorder and is probably why...
Three Kemp’s ridley sea turtles found on UK beaches in last 2 months
What’s going on? In the last two months three Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, the rarest turtles on Earth, have been found on UK beaches,...
Earth’s inner core has an inner-inner core inside it
The Earth’s inner core has another core, an inner-inner core inside it, and the iron crystals in both inner and inner-inner cores align differently,...
Dark matter exists at the heart of the Milky Way, our Galaxy
Dark matter, material we cannot detect but believe exists because of its gravitational effects, is present at the heart of our galaxy the Milky...
Robot dog “Spot” manages hills, steps and even human kicks, and keeps going
A robot dog, that scientists at Boston Dynamics call “Spot”, is a four-legged machine that never seems to fall down. It can run, walk,...
Smiley in deep space spotted by Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope took a picture of what looks like a smiley emoticon in deep space. It is, in fact, the galaxy cluster...
ESA IXV wingless spaceplane liftoff and re-entry test tomorrow
The European Space Agency’s Intermediate Experimental Vehicle (IXV), Europe’s first re-entry spacecraft, will undergo a crucial test on Wednesday when it will be launched...
Neil Armstrong’s Lunar Mission mementos surface after 45 years
Astronaut, the late Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), had stashed a white Temporary Stowage Bag used during the Apollo 11 mission in his closet, and there...
Young bees forced to grow up too fast causing population decline
Too many young bees are being forced to grow up too fast and start foraging when they are too young, a phenomenon that is...
Should we send “come find us” messages into space?
SETI scientists and astronomers would like to send “come find us” messages into space, hoping that advanced aliens might pick them up and come...