Mystery of Hannibal’s infamous Alps crossing gets a major clue
It’s one of military history’s most exciting chapters. In 218 BCE, Carthaginian general Hannibal crossed the Alps with a squadron of 37 war elephants to invade Italy. While we can’t…
Sea otter bones can turn purple
While traipsing around the tide pools in Asilomar State Park in Pacific Grove, California on a gloomy May day, marine science communicator and conservationist Molly Fishman spotted a curious color.…
NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies
5 Min Read NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) has achieved all primary and extended mission objectives.…
NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision
Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual… Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login…
Walter the penguin loves popping bubbles
Walter, a young African penguin at the New York Aquarium, is stealing hearts by bursting bubbles. According to a social media post by the aquarium, Walter has shown a heightened…
Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Examining Algal Blooms in Blue… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth…
Researchers in Switzerland invent a new type of pixel
Every single day, we’re constantly looking at pixels. The tiny elements make up the displays on our phone screens and televisions, and allow us to capture images on digital cameras.…
Farewell, atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider
It’s difficult to overstate just how much the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has helped advance our understanding of the universe. Since its debut in 2008, the 16.7-mile-wide subatomic smasher buried…
Why humans find fire so mesmerizing
There’s a particular kind of trance that takes hold when you gaze into a glowing, flickering campfire—the kind where you don’t even notice that your marshmallow has gone from toasty…
31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil
After a two week expedition off the coast of Brazil, an international team of researchers discovered 31 new marine species, including a fast-moving gossamer worm, a creepy fish, and other…