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Science news this week: Atmospheric holes and smarter glasses
Dec. 3, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained.
How long will Earth exist?
Humans will likely die long before our planet does.
US Space Force delays launch of secretive space plane to...
The U.S. military's elusive X-37B space plane has postponed its next launch by three days. Based on the rocket its riding on, the...
Space photo of the week: China's 'heavenly place' space...
Chinese astronauts recently captured the first clear shot of the completed Tiangong space station as they were leaving the orbiting...
What is Point Nemo, the remote, watery satellite graveyard...
In the furthest, deepest reaches of the ocean, there is a watery graveyard where the world's satellites and space stations go to rest.
Ocean pout: The fish with antifreeze blood
Ocean pout live in frigid waters from Labrador in Canada to North Carolina and have evolved a blood protein that serves as antifreeze.
We finally know how tardigrades mate
Researchers have discovered the first evidence that male tardigrades can find females by scent.
Watch ancient, giant millipede the size of a car brought...
The massive, extinct millipede Arthropleura has been brought back to life in a stunning reconstruction for the Netflix series "Life...