The best 'Star Trek' spaceships: 14 classic vessels from the Federation and beyond
If you're going to boldly go where no one has gone before, you may as well do it in a kick-ass spaceship.
As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights
Birds are drawn to lights, and more than a billion die each year after crashing into buildings, experts said.
Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt's Western Desert
Osama Fathi captured this breathtaking view of Perseids cutting through star trails from Egypt's Western Desert on Aug. ...
AI trained to 'think' like human pathologists may be better at spotting cancer
Researchers trained AI on how expert pathologists look for signs of cancer in patient samples, improving the algorithm's...
Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ review
A sharp, wide-field and genuinely portable 130mm reflector whose phone-guided pointing makes star-hopping optional, offe...
NASA, IBM launch new AI model for studying the moon
NASA and IBM have developed an AI model to help sift through the mountains of data the agency has gathered about the moo...
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the sun?
Despite being farther from the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, and the reason has little to do wit...
The slow, muddy work of saving ancient bogs
Image caption, Sarah Hickey is part of a team which keeps nearly 20,000 acres of upland healthyByJosh CannIsle of ManPub...
Town gets in a flap over High Street pigeon mess
Image source, Owen Sennitt/BBCImage caption, Declan Craggs is urging everyone in the town to help tackle the mess caused...
Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
Rocket Lab has filed a protest against NASA's decision to award Blue Origin a $700 million Mars orbiter contract, saying...
Battle to save the tiny, gooey snail only found in one lake in the UK
Image source, Dudley ZooImage caption, The glutinous snail was once widespread in the UK, but is now only found in one W...
I've chased the 'false dawn' for years — this is the week to find and photograph it
September's new moon opens a dark window for seeing zodiacal light, the ghostly cone of interplanetary dust that rises a...