Bird of the Year: Rare anti-social penguin wins New Zealand poll

The rare hoiho becomes the first penguin to take the title, after two weeks of “memes…

SpaceX to Launch 60 More Starlink Satellites

As the company presses ahead with its project to launch tens of thousands of satellites for…

North American Skywatchers Prepare For Transit Of Mercury

Don’t look at it with the naked eye, but there’s a rare celestial event happening Monday…

Iran awards prestigious prize to US-educated scientists

Iran has awarded a top prize in the study of science to two U.S.-educated scientists. …

Finding Nemo's cousins

The fish made famous in Finding Nemo can see ultraviolet (UV) light and may use it…

Gimme shelter: Seven new leech species call freshwater mussels home

The frequent presence of leeches with a hidden lifestyle in the mantle cavity of freshwater mussels…

Free Internet access should be a basic human right, study says

Free internet access must be considered as a human right, as people unable to get online—particularly…

Call for media to Seville

Press Release N° 20–2019 The ESA Council at Ministerial Level, Space 19+ –  www.esa.int/space19plus, will take place…

Egypt discreetly marks Suez Canal's 150th anniversary

Since the Suez Canal was inaugurated amid pomp and ceremony 150 years ago, it has become…

Stand-up scientists use comedy to reach beyond the ivory tower

By day, Kasha Patel works at NASA writing content for its website, but she spends her…