(Image credit: Getty Images) Jump to: The best monoculars offer a variety of advantages over other star, bird, and wildlife viewing optics, such as telescopes and binoculars, which is why you should consider them as your preferred optics for such…
A bright image of a newly identified candidate black hole light echo that could be one of the largest ever detected. (Image credit: Julian Shapiro, Chilescope T1) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Even after a black hole at the center of a…
We know that animals have their own complex communication systems. But can they understand what we say? (Image credit: debibishop via Getty Images) In the early 20th century, a famous horse named Clever Hans was touring Germany. He amazed onlookers…
The new galaxy, Andromeda XXXV, is visible inside the white ellipse. (Image credit: CFHT/MegaCam/PAndAS (Principal Investigator: Alan McConnachie; Image processing: Marcos Arias)) Astronomers have found a cluster of small galaxies located about 3 million light-years from Earth, including the tiniest…
Aardvark Weather creates forecasts faster and with less computational effort than current forecasting systems. (Image credit: BroadcastNews via Shutterstock) Scientists suggest a new weather forecasting system based on artificial intelligence (AI) could change the way we make predictions The system,…
Greater potoos have impressive eyes located on the sides of their heads, giving them excellent night vision. (Image credit: Allissondias, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Name: Greater Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) Habitat: Central and South America. What it eats: large…
This is the clearest image yet of the faint afterglow of the Big Bang, known as the cosmic microwave background radiation (half-sky image on the left, close-up on the right). The orange and blue colours reflect the different levels of…
Penguins do not have the ability to fly, but they have retained their flight muscles and adapted them for swimming. (Photo by JUAN BARRETO via Getty Images) Birds are commonly associated with flight, but not all birds can take to…
A team of scientists has created an algorithm that enables an artificial intelligence-based “brain decoder” trained on one person to interpret the thoughts of another person with minimal training. (Image credit: Jerry Tang/University of Texas at Austin) Researchers have made…
The Trump administration’s executive order calls for an assessment of “the prevalence and threat posed by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, [and] stimulants.” (Image credit: Annadokaz via Getty Images) Our teenagers are in a difficult situation. News headlines…