Science

Rob Riggle. Image Credit: DiscoveryUK Actor, comedian and retired Marine Rob Riggle is travelling to locations connected to some of history’s most persistent mysteries, working with archaeologists, historians and other specialists to examine the evidence behind them. His investigations cover subjects ranging from the Holy Grail and Atlantis to the disappearance of Rome’s 9th Legion…

In 1999, conservation biologists monitoring California’s northern Channel Islands faced a serious crisis. Only 15 island foxes remained on San Miguel Island and another 15 on nearby Santa Rosa Island, leaving the small native species close to extinction. An emergency recovery program launched by Channel Islands National Park and partner organisations helped save the animals….

Atlantic Salmon leaping waterfalls (Photo credit: Canva) Maine has removed a 60-year-old river barrier on the Narraguagus River where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year, replacing it with a nature-like fishway designed to reopen migration routes for endangered fish. The old ice-control dam in Cherryfield, built by the US Army Corps…

Carl Sagan, the celebrated astronomer, author and science communicator, helped millions of people understand the universe through his books, lectures and television programmes. His quote, “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge,” highlights an important idea: science is not simply about memorising facts. It is about asking…

Hitaishi Chillara. Image Credit: Davidson Institute Hitaishi Chillara, a 17-year-old student from Leander, Texas, has received a $50,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for research into how supermassive black holes grow and how their effects might be detected from the light of distant galaxies. His work brings together computer simulations of the universe, telescope data and machine…

A dolphin named Bubbles has surprised researchers with an unusual way of getting a meal near Lady Elliot Island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Seen in the area since at least 2017, the adult male common bottlenose dolphin has been filmed repeatedly chasing Bigeye Trevally until the fish regurgitate food, which Bubbles then eats. Researchers…

Europe’s wild honeybees are facing growing conservation concerns after new research found that their numbers could fall by a median of 56% over 10 years without new swarms from managed hives. According to the study published in the journal Conservation Science and Practice, titled ‘The wild honeybee population of Europe is in decline: Evidence from…

OpenAI’s chief economist says unpaid housework, largely done by women, could equal 15% of global GDP, as AI firms increasingly view homes as workplaces. For years, artificial intelligence has helped professionals draft emails, edit reports, crunch spreadsheets, and write code. Now it is moving into the home, taking on the invisible work of remembering, coordinating,…

California acquired 640 acres near Pioneertown for western Joshua tree conservation (Image Credit: Department of Fish and Wildlife, State of California) A 640-acre desert landscape could become a refuge for one of Southern California’s most recognisable trees as the climate changes. California has acquired 640 acres of western Joshua tree habitat northwest of Pioneertown in…

Lead Pigs found at dig in Ceredigion. Image Credit: National Museum Wales The discovery of two Roman lead blocks in Ceredigion has brought a nearly 2,000-year-old piece of Wales history back into view. Found by metal detectorists Nick Yallope and Peter Nicolas on grazing land at Llangynfelyn, the objects carry lettering linked to Emperor Domitian…