Eclipses may be wondrous, but nothing beats seeing the northern and southern lights from space.
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-eclipses-space-northern-southern.html)
AR and VR glasses once seen only in science fiction may soon be realized not as bulky stacks of lenses but as a single eyeglass-like optical element. That future is now closer to reality.
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Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is boosting grass growth in Africa's water-limited savannas, according to a new study led by the University of Sheffield.
Labor Day weekend is basically your backyard’s Super Bowl. After a summer of pool days, barbecues and lounging outside, it’s time to make your patio, balcony, or backyard look really good for its...
Cornell engineers have developed a "digital twin" framework that creates a real-time virtual representation of urban carbon dioxide conditions, providing a tool that could help city planners monitor emissions, identify hotspots and evaluate potential interventions before implementing them in the ...
Offshore wind farms are a key pillar of the energy transition. The European Union plans to expand offshore wind capacity in the North Sea by 2050. A new study by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon indicates that a very extensive expansion could influence regional precipitation patterns: While precipi...