“Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as previously assumed, a completely disordered material like liquid water, according to a new study by scientists at UCL (University College London) and the University of Cambridge. Ice in space is different to the crystalline (highly ordered) form of ice on Earth. For decades, scientists have assumed…
Researchers have found clouds of cold gas embedded deep within larger, superheated gas clouds — or Fermi bubbles — at the Milky Way’s center. The finding challenges current models of Fermi bubble formation and reveals that the bubbles are much younger than previously estimated. “The Fermi bubbles are enormous structures of hot gas that extend…
A Los Alamos collaboration has replicated an important but largely forgotten physics experiment: the first deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion observation. As described in Physical Review C, the reworking of the previously unheralded experiment confirmed the role of University of Michigan physicist Arthur Ruhlig, whose 1938 experiment and observation of deuterium-tritium fusion likely planted the seed for…
Finding motivation to exercise can be the greatest challenge in working out. This might be part of the reason why less than a quarter of people achieve the activity goals recommended by the World Health Organization. But what if working out could be more enjoyable? One way of achieving this could be opting for types…
An artist’s impression of the moa, one of the largest extinct birds Christopher Klee/Colossal Biosciences Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to “de-extinct” the New Zealand moa, one of the world’s largest and most iconic extinct birds, but critics say the company’s goals remain scientifically impossible. The moa was the only known completely wingless bird, lacking…
Tony Han Global China Unit Getty Images As the world races to cut carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, a potentially game-changing milestone may have been reached. China – currently responsible for some 30% of global emissions – saw its emissions decline in the 12 months up to May 2025. Crucially, this would…
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun erupting again – at one point shooting an ash cloud 18km (11mi) into the sky – as residents flee their homes once more. There have been no reports of casualties since Monday morning, when the volcano on the island of Flores began spewing ash and lava again. Authorities have…
Ben Chu, Jake Horton, Kayla Epstein & Marco Silva BBC Verify BBC In the aftermath of the fatal Texas floods, some Democrats have warned about the “consequences” of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government workforce, including meteorologists, with Senator Chris Murphy saying that: “Accurate weather forecasting helps avoid fatal disasters.” The suggestion is…
Is the flash highlighted in blue a data glitch, or something more? Mario Rana Something may have just hit Saturn – and, if so, an amateur astronomer could hold the key to confirming the event, which would be the first ever recorded on the gas giant. About seven asteroids or comets are estimated to impact…
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Smithsonian The new pterosaur has been named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, meaning ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago. The jawbone of the ancient reptile was unearthed in Arizona back in 2011,…
