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Your phone screen doesn’t have the same color range as the human eye – and AI widens the gap between digital images and the real thing
A peacock feather in sunlight shifts from blue to green to bronze as you turn it. Photograph it, and this shimmer collapses into one angle, one exposure, one compromise.A digital image is not a record of what your eye sees. The standard color space that most digital...
3 bright planets light up June’s night sky — Here’s where and when to look
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Your hands held out at arm's length can be a useful tool for measuring the night sky. | Credit: Created in Canva ProThis is the month of the "Great Celestial Summit...
Red stripes declared U.K.’s oldest art after being dismissed as a natural phenomenon
LONDON — Dismissed as a natural phenomenon for more than a century, red stripes on a rock in Wales have been found to be the oldest known prehistoric art in Britain and northwestern Europe — created by human fingers 17,100 years ago, according to new research.An...
Astronomers discover a ‘lost world’ of black hole mergers: ‘It’s the astronomical equivalent of uncovering an ancient civilization’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.(Main) An illustration of merging black holes. (Inset) Black hole masses in mergers detected in gravitational waves. | Credit: Robert Lea/LIGO-Kagra-VIRGO/Aaron...
8 crested ibises released in Japan decades after extinction
TOKYO (AP) — Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country.The endangered birds took off from each of their wooden cages at a ceremony Sunday in Hakui city in the Noto region,...
A bachelor’s in rare earths? In China, there are schools for that
(Refiles to fix URL to graphics microsite, removes dateline)By Lewis Jackson, Ernest Scheyder, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, Claire Fu and Melanie BurtonJune 1 (Reuters) - Every year, several hundred young adults head to the steppes of northern China to learn about rare...
Watch this bio-inspired Mars rover concept ‘swim’ through sand on curved wheels (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Marco Schmidt/University of WürzburgA novel approach to scouting the sand dunes of Mars is the Valles Marineris Explorer - or VaMEx. VaMEx is a project of the...
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.“While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step...
Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.How realistic is the idea of cruising through space with a solar sail?. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)If humankind ever travels to distant stars, we might...
Concern over US travel visas prompts Ig Nobels to move its awards to Europe
BOSTON (AP) — The annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, are shifting for the first time from the United States to Europe due to concerns about attendees getting visas, organizers announced Monday.Organized by the Annals of Improbable...
Jupiter appears to change direction in the evening sky on March 10: Here’s why
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A Hubble portrait of Jupiter captured in 2021. | Credit: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)The...
New observations show the aftermath of a spacecraft intentionally colliding with an asteroid
In 2022, a NASA spacecraft intentionally barreled into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos during a planetary defense test. The objective was to assess whether humanity could protect Earth from cosmic threats, such as space rocks. New observations now reveal that the...
Why do mountaintops stay snowy, even though they’re closer to the Sun?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] do we see snow on mountaintops that are closer to the Sun but not near the ground? – Ms. Drews’ third grade...
Global Warming Is Accelerating, Study Shows
The Earth is warming at the fastest rate on record as emissions hit new highs and critical carbon sinks break down.Carbon dioxide levels are at the highest point in at least 2 million years. While humans continue to pump ever greater amounts of carbon into the...
SpaceX’s Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test| Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.SpaceX's Ship 39 looks cool as it undergoes cryosystem checks on Sunday March 8 | Credit: SpaceXSpaceX's Ship 39 looks super cool in images captured during the...
What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ
Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast.That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who developed the theory of natural selection. In “The Descent of Man,” he...
Silicone wristbands can help scientists track people’s exposure to pollutants like ‘forever chemicals’
Every morning, people fasten their watch, slip on a bracelet and head out the door without thinking much about what they might encounter along the way. The air they breathe, the dust on their hands and the surfaces they touch all feel ordinary. Yet many chemical...
What was on the menu for Stone Age cooks? The results are surprising
Ancient European hunter-gatherers were far more advanced in their cooking methods than previously thought, a new study has found, combining ingredients in “remarkably selective” ways, with cuisines even varying by region.Researchers analyzed the burnt remains of food...
SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceXHours after setting clocks forward for Daylight Savings Time, SpaceX went forward with a launch of Starlink satellites on Sunday (March 8).The Falcon 9...
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
It is that time again. Time to wonder: Why do we turn the clocks forward and backward twice a year? Academics, scientists, politicians, economists, employers, parents – and just about everyone else you will interact with this week – are likely debating a wide range of...
Death Valley sees its most spectacular superbloom in a decade
Death Valley has come alive.A superbloom of wildflowers has painted the normally barren landscape of Death Valley National Park — one of the most extreme places on the planet and the hottest and driest spot in North America — in pretty pink, purple and yellow...
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