Norway Is the World’s First Nation to Ban Deforestation

Norway Is the World’s First Nation to Ban Deforestation Norway’s deforestation ban is a commitment to deforestation-free supply chains. It means that Norwegians will refuse to award government contracts to companies that engage in clear-cutting. Norway is the first country in the world to commit to no longer using any products that contribute to deforestation. That’s pretty rema

Find out when the Buck Moon rises on July 10, 2025, how to spot it from your area, and why it looks bigger on the horizon.

Find out what time the full moon rises on July 10, 2025, how to see the Buck Moon from your location, and why it looks bigger near the horizon. A bull elk silhouetted against a full moon rising in Yellowstone National Park (composite image). (Image credit: Mark Miller Photos via Getty Images) The July full moon 2025, also known as the Buck Moon, will rise on July 10, offer

July full moon 2025 rises this week: Here’s what to expect from the ‘Buck Moon’

July’s full 'Buck Moon' rises close to aphelion, making it the furthest full moon from the sun in 2025. (Image credit: Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The July full moon, known as the 'Buck Moon' will rise on Wednesday, July 10 and put on a spectacular show for both stargazers and astrophotographers alike. A full moon occurs when the moon is po

New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system — and you can watch it live online today

3I/ATLAS is the third-ever interstellar object discovered. A rare but faint interstellar visitor from beyond our solar system is racing toward the sun — and you can watch it live online today! Astronomers have identified this cosmic interloper as 3I/ATLAS, making it only the third confirmed object from outside the solar system after 'Oumuamua (2017) and comet 2I/Borisov (2019). T

Why Driest Desert on Earth Sometimes Blooms? And What Secrets Revealed?

In one of the driest places on earth, the Atacama Desert, a flower blanket occurs every time the right amount of rainfall and temperature come together to awaken long-dormant seeds. This phenomenon generates an entire ecosystem of insects, reptiles, and birds that need to be protected. Our home editor, Nicole Saffie, experienced this phenomenon in first-person during 2021. photo_cam

Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under Antarctica: ‘It’s one of these long-standing mysteries’

Researchers detected mysterious radio waves in Antarctica that seem to defy the rules of particle physics. Now they're searching for a cause. The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna experiment uses 24 antennas attached to a NASA balloon to study neutrinos. (Image credit: Stephanie Wissel / Penn State) Instruments flying more than 18 miles (29 kilometers) above Antarctic

Vera C Rubin Observatory reveals 1st stunning images of the cosmos. Scientists are ‘beyond excited about what’s coming’

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images as it begins its 10-year mission conducting the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The LSST will revolutionize astronomy with one of its primary aims being the investigation of dark energy, the mysterious force driving the accelerating expansion of the universe, and dark matter, the strange substance that accounts for 85% of the

The 2025 Bootid meteor shower peaks June 27: Here’s what to expect

How to see the powerful meteor shower on June 26–27 (photo: Freepik) June's unpredictable Bootid meteor shower is upon us! Here's everything you need to know about the annual shower ahead of its June 27 peak. Each day, around 48.5 tons (44,000 kilograms) of ancient debris dating back to the creation of our solar system collide with our planet's atmosphere, according to NAS

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025 See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. (Image credit: Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech • whats_up_may_2025_moon_phases) What is the moon phase today? Today, June 24, 2025, the moon is 28 days old and is in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 0% illuminated.

These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million

After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.” A beaver sits on the banks of the Elbe, a major river of Central Europe that flows from the Czech Republic through Germany to the North Sea. Beavers are famous for their abilities as ecosystem engineers, or animals that modify