Are We About to See the Rare Green Comet Nishimura Light Up the Sky?
Of all the objects in the Solar System, perhaps the most spectacular are the great comets that occasionally grace our skies. If you’ve been on social media in...
Signs of Life? Why Astronomers Are Excited About Carbon Dioxide and Methane in the Atmosphere of an Alien World
Are we alone? This question is nearly as old as humanity itself. Today, this question in astronomy focuses on finding life beyond our planet. Are we, as a speci...
Astronomers Have Discovered a Rare ‘Polar Ring Galaxy’ Wrapped in a Huge Ribbon of Hydrogen
A galaxy can come in many shapes and sizes, from giant, slowly rotating ovals and fast-whirling spiral disks to faint ball-shaped blobs and dwarf irregulars. Mo...
U.S. Military Plans to Unleash Thousands of Autonomous War Robots Over the Next 2 Years
The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous war robot systems in the next two years in a bid to counter China’s growing power, U.S...
4.5 Billion-Year-Old Sahara Space Rock Upends Assumptions About the Early Solar System
In May 2020, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea, a dune-filled region of the Sahara Desert in sout...
Is It Okay to Kiss Your Pet? The Risk of Animal-Borne Diseases Is Small, but Real
Our relationship with pets has changed drastically in recent decades. Pet ownership is at an all-time high, with a recent survey finding 69 percent of Australia...
AI Systems Have Learned How to Deceive Humans: What Does That Mean for Our Future?
Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton made headlines earlier this year when he raised concerns about the capabilities of AI systems. Speaking to CNN j...
A New Theory Suggests the Universe Has Been Around Twice as Long as Believed
Early universe observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cannot be explained by current cosmological models. These models estimate the universe to b...
An Expert’s Top 5 Reasons Why Dogs Can Be Considered Exceptional Animals
Dogs are important to a lot of humans, but what makes them so? Apart from being warm, soft, and capable of inspiring our unconditional love, there are a number ...
This Cave on Borneo Has Rock Art Showing Colonial Resistance 400 Years Ago
The islands of Southeast Asia record a long and dynamic human history of technological innovation, migration, and conflict through their rock art.
The region...
