This week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme features a Copernicus Sentinel-2 false-colour image of the Tana…
A galactic powerhouse
This image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3254, observed using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). WFC3…
Jordan battles to save rare tiny Dead Sea carp
Jordan is racing against time to save a tiny rare fish from extinction as falling water…
Climate change: UN virtual talks make little progress
Three weeks of talks see little movement amid worries about the impact of Covid on poorer…
Las Vegas weighs tying growth to conservation amid drought
Record-breaking heat and historic drought in the U.S. West are doing little to discourage cities from…
There's a good reason online retailers are investing in physical stores
Researchers from Colorado State University, Amazon, and Dartmouth College published a new paper in the Journal…
Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer
An incredibly light new material that can reduce aircraft engine noise and improve passenger comfort has…
Surprising spider hair discovery may inspire stronger adhesives
Just how do spiders walk straight up—and even upside-down across—so many different types of surfaces? Answering…
Managed retreat: A must in the war against climate change
University of Delaware disaster researcher A.R. Siders said it’s time to put all the options on…
Tug-of-war receptors for sour taste in fruit flies sheds light on human taste biology
Sour taste does not have the nearly universal appeal that sweet taste does. Slightly sour foods…