Strange & Offbeat
Euclid space telescope unveils 'treasure trove' of data on 26 million galaxies in the 'dark universe'
The European Space Agency (ESA) has just released the first batch of data from the groundbreaking Eu ...View More
Novel memristors to overcome AI's 'catastrophic forgetting'
They consume extremely little power and behave similarly to brain cells: so-called memristors. Resea ...View More
Oxygen discovered in most distant known galaxy
Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z ...View More
From dinosaurs to birds: the origins of feather formation
Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple ...View More
Octopus spotted riding on top of world's fastest shark
Marine mystery of octopus riding shark - YouTube Watch On An octopus has been spotted catchi ...View More
Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at 'Armageddon' when biblical king was killed, study suggests
New archaeological evidence from the ancient city of Megiddo — the location of the final battle "Arm ...View More
What is babesiosis? The parasitic infection that 'eats' your red blood cells
Disease name: BabesiosisAffected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic d ...View More
'Heat is the final boss. Heat is a different beast': The planetary peril no one will be able to avoid
In this extract from "The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril" (WH Allen, 2025), author Jakob Thomä, a p ...View More
Aether Clock OC 020 – The World’s Most Accurate Clock
Created by Japanese manufacturer Shimadzu Corp, the Aether Clock OC 020 is a strontium optical latti ...View More
'The universe has thrown us a curveball': Largest-ever map of space reveals we might have gotten dark energy totally wrong
Astronomers studying the largest-ever map of the cosmos have found hints that our best understanding ...View More
