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In 2025, I tested layers and accessories on day hikes from the fjords of Norway to Grand Teton in Wyoming (with some Manhattan meandering in between). These are my some of my top picks for outfitting my adventures and yours. The post 2025 holiday gifts guide: 20+ editor-approved presents for the hikers on your list appeared first on Popular Science .
Arianespace launched a Vega C, sending South Korea's KOMPSAT-7 satellite into Earth orbit, the sixth flight by the French-based company this year.
Australian Geographic - 17 hours 39 min agoIn the early 1920s, thousands of British families boarded ships to Western Australia, lured by the promises of the Group Settlement Scheme an assisted migration initiative that sought to boost the state's population and expand its agricultural output, particularly in dairy production. The post ‘Dumped down in a primeval forest’: WA’s failed Group Settlement Scheme appeared first on Australian Geographic .
A bird's ultrablack feathers inspired this versatile material. The post The darkest fabric ever made is now a dress appeared first on Popular Science .
Russia's only launch site capable of sending humans to orbit has suffered serious damage that may take two years to fix. Will NASA keep supporting the ISS without Russian involvement, or is this the end for the space station?...
Over the past 250 million years, periods when coral reef growth has peaked have coincided with big rises in sea temperatures...
Here's what snow forecasters are watching, and why skiers and other snow lovers shouldn't lose hope.
A FEMA search and rescue worker in Swannanoa, N.C., after Hurricane Helene last year.
A Soyuz spacecraft launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 27. The rocket itself headed to space without problem, but the rocket's exhaust knocked a service platform out of its protective shelter.
Australian Geographic - 19 hours 50 min agoLooking for adventure in the summer holidays? Check out these seven hot spots we reckon are ideal for outdoor fun in our favourite season. The post Seven up: Epic summer escapes in Australia and NZ appeared first on Australian Geographic .
Astronomers have managed an unprecedented look at the early stage of a supernova, a massive star's explosion and death, finding that it doesn't resemble the perfect sphere many expected. When a massive star in the galaxy NGC 3621, 22 million light-years away, exploded in April 2024, scientists using the Very...
The assassination of a Hungarian duke, why woodpeckers grunt when they peck, and more.
Maybe we all came from the stars.
Oil-rich countries, including the U.S., are downplaying scientific consensus that the burning of fossil fuels is dangerously heating the planet.
The Moss Landing battery fire became an unintended experiment showing how burning lithium-ion cells scattered nickel, cobalt and manganese over a protected marsh.
Retraction Watch - 1 day 2 hours agoThe influential citation database Scopus has delisted three journals from Iraq in a blow to recent government efforts to boost the standing of the country's scholarly publications. One of the titles, which was included in Clarivate's Web of Science, was dropped from that index as well. Last month we reported on allegations that one of … Continue reading Iraqi journal suspected of coercion, two others dropped from major citation databases...
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People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But engineered antibodies appeared to suppress the virus for certain participants in recent trials in Africa and Europe...
Australian Geographic - 1 day 12 hours agoMany people mistakenly think they're plants, but lichens are weird composite organisms and Australia has a lot of them. The post What’s not to lichen? appeared first on Australian Geographic .
Results of a new study show that patients with major depressive order who have not been helped by antidepressants could benefit from short-term use of nitrous oxide, researchers announced Sunday.
It's one of the stranger findings in a while when it comes to cats: Researchers suggest they may have to meow more if a man takes care of them instead of a woman. As the New York Times reports, their theory is that cats have essentially realized that guys aren't...
The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen and how fast is anything but settled.
MIT scientists found that what we see is strongly influenced by how alert or active we are. Parts of the brain responsible for planning and control send specialized signals that either boost or quiet visual details. These areas seem to balance each other, sharpening important information while dimming distractions. The study shows vision is constantly being shaped by our internal state.
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