Scientists have recorded 34 cases of wild killer whales offering food to humans. (Photo courtesy of Orca Research Trust) Wild killer whales sometimes approach people and offer them food, but scientists can't explain exactly why they do it, according to…
The Northern Lights over a farmhouse in Iceland. (Photo by redtea/Getty Images) The location signals transmitted to Earth by GPS satellites were knocked off by several hundred feet during solar storm Gannon last May, and the disruption lasted for up…
Scientists say this is the first time a specific type of error-resistant quantum state has been developed using a process compatible with traditional chip manufacturing. (Image credit: Getty Images/KTSDesign/SCIENCEPHOTOLIBRARY) Researchers have demonstrated that a photonic qubit — a quantum bit…
ALMA's base camp was covered in a rare layer of snow this week. (Photo credit: M. Aguirre, S. Donaire, ALMA (ESO/NOAJ/NRAO)) An unusual snowfall in the driest place on the planet has suspended operations at one of the world's leading…
A bright sunspot was spotted in the background of a recent transit image as the International Space Station passed in front of the Sun. (Image credit: Andrew McCarthy/@cosmic_background) An astrophotographer has captured a stunning moment during a powerful solar flare,…
The woman had lighter skin than other hunter-gatherers living in Western Europe at the time, suggesting that Stone Age people in the area had a wider range of skin tones than scientists had previously thought. Reconstructions by Kennis and Kennis.…