Source: National Geographic Where some cities fade away with time, others are deliberately erased and destroyed. Deep within Central Asia, a chilling symbol of Cold War-era secrecy has long been concealed: a region made inconspicuous on maps after it was transformed into the most nuclear-bombarded spot on earth. Hidden away for so long as a […]
This ocean near Panama is dying, and same thing might happen all over earth. AI-generated Something unusual happened off the coast of Panama this year, and at first it did not look dramatic. There was no single storm, no sudden die-off washing ashore. Instead, there was an absence. The water stayed warm when it usually […]
For a long time, the end of the Ice Age felt like a slow fading rather than a sharp break. Mammoths vanished. Old ways of living disappeared. The climate lurched colder again, without much warning. Archaeologists and geologists have argued over the cause for decades. Some blamed hunting. Others pointed to natural climate shifts. But […]
Carbon dioxide is vital to all life on Earth. Without it, plants wouldn’t be able to grow and produce the oxygen we breathe. Yet an excess of CO2 is posing a real threat to the livability of the planet. As a greenhouse gas it traps heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and CO2 levels have increased […]
NASA has released a set of extraordinary radar images showing an asteroid spinning so fast that it has forced scientists to rethink long-held assumptions about small bodies in space. The asteroid, known as 2025 OW, is tiny compared to the large space rocks we normally hear about, yet its behaviour is anything but ordinary. Detected […]
The first full-colour photograph of Earth marked a turning point in how humanity understood its planet, shifting the view from fragmented satellite snapshots to a vivid global portrait. During the late 1960s, NASA was expanding its experimental satellite programme, exploring how colour imaging could enhance weather forecasting and planetary observation. This period saw rapid innovation […]
Long-duration space missions to the Moon or Mars present one of humanity’s greatest scientific and logistical challenges: how to ensure astronauts receive a sustainable and nutritious food supply without relying on resupply missions from Earth. Traditional storage-based solutions are not viable for journeys spanning years, while cultivating food in microgravity has yet to prove efficient […]
For billions of years, the Moon has been Earth’s steadfast companion, influencing tides, stabilising our planet’s tilt, and shaping the evolution of life. Yet precise laser measurements reveal an astonishing truth: the Moon is drifting away from Earth by about 3.8 centimetres each year. This seemingly minor movement is, in fact, a window into the […]
Source: Oregon State University In a groundbreaking discovery, a team of US scientists has unearthed the oldest directly dated ice and air ever found on Earth, buried deep within the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The ice, estimated to be six million years old, preserves tiny air bubbles that serve as time capsules, offering […]
The growing precision of space observation has placed planetary defence at the centre of contemporary astrophysics. Among emerging candidates for mitigation planning, asteroid 2024 YR4 has prompted renewed attention to the role of nuclear disruption as a viable last-resort option against potential celestial collisions. Discovered in December 2024, this near-Earth asteroid follows an orbit that […]
