A study has found that 96% of the world's oceans experienced extreme heat waves in 2023. The tipping point may be near.
Global marine heatwaves set records for intensity, extent and duration in 20
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Virginia opossums: American marsupials that have changed little since the time of the dinosaurs.
The earliest known ancestors of opossums appeared more than 65 million years ago. (Photo: Leonid Korchenko/Getty Images) With their beady eyes, large ears, sleek tails, and short, stocky legs, opossums are the defining characteristics of marsupials. Despite their unusual appearance,…
Sunken Japanese WWII destroyer Teruzuki found after 83 years
On December 12, 1942, the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki was passing near the Solomon Islands when she was unexpectedly hit by two American torpedoes, causing her to catch fire and subsequently sink in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Exploration TrustThe ship was…
The James Webb Telescope has captured two stars in the 'Serpent God of Destruction' system hurling flaming guts at each other.
A false-color image of the Apep Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. (Image credit: Han et al./White et al./Dholakia; NASA/ESA) The James Webb Space Telescope has created a stunning new image of two dying stars surrounded by a…
Scientists from Google, Meta and OpenAI warn that AI will soon be able to think in ways we don't even understand, increasing the risk of misalignment.
(Image credit: wildpixel/Getty Images) Scientists involved in developing some of the world's most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems are warning that the technologies they have created could threaten humanity. Researchers from companies like Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and others…
Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'It's like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'
The illustration shows a trans-Neptunian object that orbits in alignment with Neptune (Image courtesy of Robert Lee (created with Canva)). Astronomers have discovered that an unusual space rock at the edge of the solar system is in rhythmic interaction with…