Total lunar eclipse to be visible in Czechia on September 7

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from Czech territory on Sunday, September 7, at dusk, the Czech Astronomical Society reported on its website. Observers will be able to see the second half of the eclipse around 8:30 p.m., when the Moon will...

The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of stars to form the first planets. The first stars...

Science The Conversation The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of stars to form the first planets. The first stars...

Hidden Gas Highways Fuel the Rapid Growth of the Universe’s Giants

Astronomers using ALMA uncovered cosmic gas “highways” that fuel massive stars. These streamers funnel matter efficiently, overcoming stellar winds and radiation, revealing a new mechanism of star formation beyond traditional accretion disks. Gas...

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers 300 mysteriously luminous objects. Are they galaxies or something else?

Hundreds of unexpectedly energetic objects have been discovered throughout the distant universe, possibly hinting that the cosmos was far more active during its infancy than astronomers once believed. Using deep-field images from NASA's James Webb...

GERD reservoir now filled with 64 billion cubic meters: Expert

Professor of Geology and Water Resources at Cairo University, Abbas Sharaky, revealed the opening of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s (GERD) upper spillway gates. According to Sharaky, satellite images show Ethiopia opening several gates of...

WSU Model Improves Liquid Hydrogen Storage Efficiency

Researchers at Washington State University have cooked up a brilliant mathematical model for liquid hydrogen storage that slashes boil-off losses by more than 25%. By plugging in real tank data from Plug Power, the team pinpointed some quick...

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Rare total lunar eclipse to be visible across all Czechia in September

“Even during a total eclipse, the Moon does not disappear from the sky,” astronomers explained. “Red wavelengths of sunlight refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere still reach the lunar surface, giving it its distinctive coppery color.” In addition...

A Geologist Discovered The World’s Oldest Water Deep In A Mine, Then She Tasted It

Back in 2016, deep inside a Canadian mine, geologists stumbled upon something extraordinary. At nearly 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) below the surface, they found water that had been sealed away for up to 2.64 billion years, the oldest known water on...

Summer heat returns before more rain and maybe even a cool front

It'll be a hot one again to start out the week, but rain is still on the weather menu and yes, *maybe* even a cool front. Read on for more details. What We're Tracking: Meteorological fall is officially one week away (Sept. 1) with astronomical...

MoTA champions tribal autonomy, upholding Gram Sabha rights in Chhattisgarh’s CFR management

Agroforestry offers a transformative pathway for Community Forest Rights (CFR) Gram Sabhas across the country by blending traditional knowledge with sustainable practices to enhance livelihoods and strengthen ecological resilience. Below are the...

EDITORIAL: Let’s keep that bridge to nowhere

There is movement on The Marsh development in Skibbereen, with a glimmer of light for the long-promised carpark and walkway, which might, in time, lead to a Marsh Ecology park. However, and as painful as it is to cast a shadow on good news, it...

Egypt set to announce major gold discovery in Halayeb and Shalateen

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in Egypt announced significant progress in geological studies to confirm new reserves of gold and associated minerals in the west Elba Mountain area within the Halayeb and Shalateen Triangle. The...

Clarify which subjects come under STEM, Dr Wee urges Higher Education Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has raised questions regarding the government's definition of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, urging clarity on the scope of subjects classified under the category. Dr...

Practitioners' insights: From mines to green hills – two generations witness 20 years of China's ecological development miracle under 'two mountains' concept

Editor's Note: August 15 marks the National Ecology Day. During an inspection tour to Yucun village, Anji county in East China's Zhejiang Province on August 15, 2005, Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist...

How a self-taught biologist transformed nature writing — and inspired Darwin

A Year with Gilbert White: The First Great Nature Writer Jenny Uglow Faber & Faber (2025) The first person to identify harvest mice (Micromys minutus), Gilbert White was an eighteenth-century English curate and naturalist who has been called the...

Trump admin’s new anti-renewables rule rooted in fossil-fuel misinformation

A Heartland Institute policy brief released this spring also relied on information about the land areas needed for solar and wind energy to conclude that large-scale electricity production from those sources ​“requires substantial ecological...

Four medals for Bulgaria at International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Bulgarian students won four medals at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), which was held in India, the Ministry of Education has reported. The team returned home with three gold and one silver medal, as well as an...

Iranian Astronomy Olympiad Team crowned world’s best for second consecutive year

They won the outstanding title in a competition in which 64 countries participated. The achievement brought the Iranian competitors prestigious medals and reaffirmed their position at the top of the global rankings. The distinguished members of...