Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomousA woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake that had become entangled in her bike chain in regional Australia.She was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, in the Tweed shire in northern New South Wales, when she ran over the snake. Continue reading...

From fierce flooding and escaped pigs to birds that can’t fly due to the weight of plastic in their stomachs, mankind’s biggest challenges are on stark display at Summit Photo 2026 Continue reading...

The ongoing war in Iran, which began following a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28, has intensified the long-standing isolation of the country’s wildlife conservation community, Mongabay’s John Cannon reports. While the current war has directly hindered research and damaged educational facilities, conservationists and researchers said that decades of international sanctions and political disconnect had

Uncrewed systems are the future for armed forces and the Netherlands is leading the way ‘to keep people out of danger zones’On each side of the target ship, a black vessel keeps a watchful distance. Defender 1 and Defender 2 are the eyes and ears of the navy – but they have nobody onboard, and their paths are controlled by a computer system.This is the future of the Royal Netherlands Navy, according to Capt Sjoerd Feenstra, head of the expertise centre for unmanned systems. He is leading a five-week mission, off the coast of Den Helder in the north of the country, to test the limits of systems that operate without the human touch. Continue reading...

Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast. The post Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East appeared first on NASA Science.

Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warnDozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued and thousands were displaced when floods struck the coasts of west Africa last month.Now scientists have concluded that the rains that caused the floods were supercharged by climate breakdown. Global heating, they say, turned what should have been a routine weather event into a climate catastrophe. Continue reading...

Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

Testing new aerospace concepts in flight remains one of NASA’s most effective ways to advance knowledge and reduce risk. The Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, supports this mission by using small, remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft as cost‑effective platforms to mature innovative ideas, accelerate learning, The post NASA Uses Subscale Aircraft to Accelerate Flight Innovation appeared first on NASA Science.

GW SIG Seminar on LISA Preparatory Science and LISA Science Gaps. Details TBA The post GW SIG Seminar, 23 July 2026 appeared first on NASA Science.

Teams continue to progress through in-orbit preparations for the robotic servicing spacecraft designed to boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher altitude. The post Spacecraft Commissioning On Track for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift appeared first on NASA Science.

Upcoming Science Interest Group & Science Analysis Group Activities, 15 July - 22 July 2026 The post Upcoming SIG and SAG Activities, 15 July – 22 July 2026 appeared first on NASA Science.

In Limpopo province, in the far north of South Africa, where much of the population lives in rural areas, environmental conservation is often not considered very often. Instead, the residents spend much of their time trying to make a living either from the forestry around them or from fishing in the Mutale and Limpopo rivers.

A meteorite recovered immediately upon its fall to Earth on July 16, 2024, is helping NASA scientists uncover new clues about ancient water, the chemical evolution of primitive asteroids, and the ingredients that may have helped make life possible throughout the early solar system. The post NASA Study of Pristine Meteorite Adds to Story of Ancient Asteroids appeared first on NASA Science.

Learn about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). As it orbits the moon for one year: LRO will collect moon temperatures, determine safe landing sites for future NASA missions, and more! Instructionally Relevant Some details are dated. This video describes NASA’s plans to launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Since this production, LRO was successfully launched The post Our World: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter appeared first on NASA Science.

In 2008, wildlife researchers surveying a massive, underexplored forested region in the Democratic Republic of Congo photographed a black monkey. That region eventually became Lomami National Park. And now, nearly 20 years later, the team has confirmed in a study that the black primate is a new-to-science species of colobus monkey. The monkey isn’t well