Thousands of small fish defy gravity to climb Congo waterfall

by News Feed Editor | Apr 7, 2026 | Science

By Marta SerafinkoApril 7 (Reuters) – A species of small fish has been observed by the thousands climbing a vertical waterfall 15 metres (50 feet) tall in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a behaviour that illustrates the surprising and ingenious ways animals...

Get caught up on the Artemis II crew’s journey to the moon. What’s happened so far and what’s next

by News Feed Editor | Apr 7, 2026 | Science

The Artemis II mission is now headed back toward Earth, with four astronauts having soared around the far side of the moon on an unprecedented path that reached deeper into space than any human has traveled before.The journey — crewed by NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor...

Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the moon in record-breaking lunar loop by NASA

by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.In this fully illuminated view of the moon, taken by the Artemis 2 mission during its lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth),...

Moon memorial: Artemis 2 astronauts name lunar ‘bright spot’ after mission commander’s late wife

by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASAHOUSTON, Tex. — Today (April 6), as NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts had their names etched into history books for becoming the farthest-ever humans from...

How does spider venom damage human cells? Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin

by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Science

Spiders are among Earth’s most resourceful predators, nabbing prey by any means necessary. Orb weavers spin webs for capture. Wolf spiders ambush on the ground at night. Almost all spiders use venom when they hunt.But each spider’s venom is a cocktail of ingredients...

Artemis 2 breaks humanity’s all-time distance record during historic loop around the moon (video)

by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASANASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission just etched its name in the record books.The four Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than any...