These are things that tend to be really hard."

Ars Technica

This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about - Ars Technica

Paleontologists know very little about Tyrannosaurus rex babies. Given how long these iconic carnivores have loomed over the public imagination, it might surprise you to learn that the first fossiliz… [+3943 chars]

Rare fossils of young T. Rex are finally filling in a huge gap in the dinosaur’s life cycle.

Gizmodo.com

T. Rex Babies Were No Bigger Than House Cats—But Already Deadly - Gizmodo

Insects can be found in almost every environment on Earth. They live on every continent, at high elevations, in the freezing cold and at extremely hot temperatures.
Aquatic insects account for more … [+1942 chars]

A surprising creature has been observed at depths of more than 200 metres

Discoverwildlife.com

Researchers explore one of Africa’s deepest lakes – and found an unexpected creature lurking in its depths - BBC Wildlife Magazine

A nine-year microlensing survey has produced the most complete count yet of the small, dark, planet-mass objects that drift through the Milky Way without a star. The estimate lands at roughly 20 for … [+4737 chars]

The galaxy harbors trillions of orphaned worlds, cast out from their birth systems and now drifting alone through the void.

Space Daily

Somewhere in the Milky Way tonight, drifting through the darkness between the stars, there are roughly 20 planets for every sun that burns — trillions of worlds, most thought to be ejected from the solar systems where they were born and now wandering the gal - Space Daily

An international team of researchers has identified a previously unknown fossil ape that lived about 17 to 18 million years ago during the Early Miocene. The species, named Masripithecus moghraensis,… [+5371 chars]

A newly identified fossil ape from northern Egypt is reshaping ideas about where the ancestors of modern apes first emerged. Analyses place it closer to living apes than any known East African species of the same age, pointing to North Africa and the Middle E…

Science Daily

Ancient ape fossil in Egypt challenges the story of human origins - ScienceDaily

When is the next full moon? The full buck moon will turn full on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, with the best views from North America to be had as it rises in the southeast during dusk. Named for the tim… [+3889 chars]

Everything you need to know about July’s full moon, including when it turns full, the best evening to see it rise and how it sets the stage for a total solar eclipse.

Forbes

Full Moon July 2026: ‘Buck Moon’ Sets Up A Total Eclipse Of The Sun - Forbes

A moon in our solar system is wider than a planet. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is about 5,150 kilometers across. Mercury, a full planet orbiting the Sun in its own right, is smaller than that. The … [+3646 chars]

The solar system's second-largest moon is bigger than an entire planet, yet weighs a fraction of what it appears.

Saturn's moon Titan is so large it outsizes the planet Mercury, making it the second-biggest moon in the solar system after Jupiter's Ganymede - Space Daily

POCATELLO — Idaho Fish and Game is warning residents in the Pocatello and Chubbuck areas after a recent spike in reports of raccoons exhibiting unusual behavior, with at least one animal testing positive for canine distemper. Over the past three weeks, wildli…

East Idaho News

Canine distemper confirmed in local raccoons after surge in sick animals - East Idaho News

Abcnews.com

Scientists find active coral communities in reef system presumed dead decades ago - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Imagine a parasite that makes you live up to 10 times longer than you naturally would while also inspiring others to treat you like royalty.
It sure seems like a pretty good deal, but of course ther… [+4694 chars]

Imagine a parasite that makes you live up to 10 times longer than you naturally would – while also inspiring others to treat you like royalty.

ScienceAlert

A Wild Parasite Makes Ants Live 10x Longer And Tricks Others Into Worshipping Them - ScienceAlert

After years of hiding in plain sight, a giant planet has finally been uncovered by astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, thanks to a groundbreaking technique that could reveal countles… [+2419 chars]

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant exoplanet hiding within one of the most closely studied planetary systems in the Milky Way, revealing a new way to search for worlds beyond our solar system.

Foxweather.com

NASA telescope uncovers hidden planet using revolutionary method after years of cosmic hide-and-seek - FOX Weather

Being in space means cool science experiments, and one such experiment conducted by a NASA astronaut while he was aboard the International Space Station yielded interesting results.
NASA astronaut D… [+1964 chars]

Being in space means cool science experiments, and one such experiment conducted by a NASA astronaut while he was aboard the International Space Station yielded interesting results.

See it: NASA astronaut grows otherworldly crystals aboard International Space Station - FOX Weather

Sleeping sperm whales hover several metres below the surface of the water lined up vertically like a row of toy soldiers. 
Now, scientists have shown these napping whales have a nifty way to manage … [+3774 chars]

In a new study, scientists wanted to find out why sperm whales sometimes release bubbles while they snooze – this is what they found.

Researchers tag 42 sleeping giants in Arctic Circle – and make breathtaking discovery - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Efficient heat management in solids is key to advancing the next generation of electronics. However, wave-like heat movementknown as phonon focusinghad been observed only at extremely low, or cryogen… [+4473 chars]

Efficient heat management in solids is key to advancing the next generation of electronics. However, wave-like heat movement—known as phonon focusing—had been observed only at extremely low, or cryogenic, temperatures, limiting its study and practical use.

Phys.Org

Engineers observe quantum heat waves at room temperature - Phys.org

Vulcan is losing more launches to ULA's competitors.

Space.com

Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission - Space

What if the Higgs boson found in 2012 is not alone but is the only sibling we have encountered so far? Scientists at CERN discovered the particle that year, and it was a major discovery because it ex… [+13005 chars]

What if the Higgs boson found in 2012 is not alone but is the only sibling we have encountered so far? Scientists at CERN discovered the particle that year, and it was a major discovery because it explained how other particles acquire mass. For a long time, s…

Machine learning narrows search for additional particles in the Higgs boson family - Phys.org

When Voyager 1 flew past Jupiter in March 1979, scientists expected its moon Io to be cold, battered and geologically quiet. Instead, the spacecraft photographed a world with no obvious impact crater… [+5265 chars]

The solar system's most violent world was hiding in plain sight, its apocalyptic surface mistaken for instrument failure until scientists realized they were witnessing something unprecedented.

Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system, with hundreds of active volcanoes that can shoot sulphur plumes more than 500 kilometres above its surface — a landscape so extreme that early Voyager scientists initially mistook the p - Space Daily

Several along the northern U.S. border may have a chance to see the northern lights Thursday, as geomagnetic storm conditions could make the phenomenon more visible, according to the National Oceanic… [+1711 chars]

Forecasters said geomagnetic storm conditions would likely make the phenomenon more visible.

Northern Lights: Geomagnetic Storms May Bring Aurora To These 9 States - Forbes

NASA is about to launch a space observatory that could help settle some of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study how the universe began, what it … [+7375 chars]

NASA is about to launch a space observatory that could help settle some of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study how the universe began, what it is made of and how it has evolved over time.

NASA's new space telescope will tackle some of the universe's biggest mysteries - Phys.org

"We hope to understand where silver is formed in the universe, and how it has been distributed throughout the Milky Way over time."