Life on Earth May Have Been Jump-Started by ‘Microlightning’

Life on Earth May Have Been Jump-Started by ‘Microlightning’ Charged water droplets generate sparks that can forge organic compounds By Cody Cottier edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier AM Studios/500px/Getty Images Earth, in its infancy, swirled with all the gases needed to construct life. But they couldn’t just assemble themselves into the building blocks of biology. … Read more

New Bird Species Identified in Indonesia

A cryptic new species of the honeyeater genus Myzomela has been described by an international team of ornithologists from Malaysia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Babar myzomela (Myzomela babarensis). Image credit: James A. Eaton. Myzomela is the largest and most geographically widespread genus in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. First described by … Read more

The 11 Best Xbox Accessories You Can Buy (2025)

Unpacking a new console is always an exciting moment, which is often followed by realizing you don’t have a crucial piece you need to get playing. Whether that’s a second controller for your younger sibling, a proper audio setup, or a new racing wheel, we’ve got our favorite bits and bobs to enhance your Xbox … Read more

A Bot Vac Hybrid Like No Other

Summary The Roborock Saros 10R excels when it comes to vacuuming and mopping. This flagship robovac has outstanding mapping and navigation capabilities and respectable battery life to boot. The Roborock app, a pain point for a lot of smart home tech, is also the perfect companion tool for customizing your vac’s behavior. I’ve reviewed my … Read more

Neanderthal vs. Homo Sapien: Separate Species With Different Fates

The extinction of Neanderthals remains a topic of debate. Some theories suggest that competition with Homo sapiens, climate change or even assimilation through interbreeding led to their decline. Other research suggests that disease transmission from Homo sapiens and declining fertility rates in Neanderthals may have contributed to their disappearance. As humans evolved, the ability to … Read more

NASA’s EZIE Launches on Mission to Study Earth’s Electrojets

Under the nighttime California sky, NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14. Taking off from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara, the EZIE mission’s trio of small satellites will fly in a pearls-on-a-string configuration approximately 260 to 370 miles above Earth’s surface to … Read more

Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope’s view of the Flame Nebula is a ‘quantum leap’ forward for astronomers

What it is: The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) star-forming region Where it is: 1,400 light-years away, in the constellation Orion When it was shared: March 10, 2025 Why it’s so special: What are the smallest stars? A deep dive into the star-forming Flame Nebula by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed free-floating, Jupiter-size … Read more