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A pale pink “sandalwood” leopard recorded in Karnataka has surprised scientists, raising questions about rare genetics, hidden wildlife diversity, and what else remains undiscovered in India’s understudied dry forests.
January’s Wolf Moon, also a rare supermoon, rises in early 2026 with striking size, ancient winter names, and unusual brightness, offering skywatchers clues about lunar cycles and atmospheric effects.
Scientists tracking Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier found its ice shelf weakening followed an ordered pattern, driven by hidden cracks and a failing seabed anchor, raising questions about future sea level rise.
Webb and Chandra reveal two spiral galaxies after an encounter, exposing heated gas, newborn stars and distorted arms, while hinting how the meeting will reshape them over billions of years.
Astronomers have weighed a lonely planet drifting through the Milky Way, using a rare cosmic alignment. How this exiled world formed, and what it reveals about planetary chaos, remains intriguing.
Hubble’s latest image peers inside N159, a vast stellar nursery nearby, revealing how cold hydrogen clouds, newborn stars, and powerful stellar forces quietly shape one of our closest galaxies.
A newly revealed cosmic image shows two galaxy clusters colliding as one. Nicknamed the Champagne Cluster, it offers rare clues about dark matter behaviour and an unfinished celestial crash.
An African fruit shines brighter than butterflies, without using pigment. Scientists reveal how microscopic structures create a blue glow so intense it lasts decades, and why evolution chose this trick.
January skies deliver a rare celestial overlap as a bright supermoon meets the Quadrantid meteor shower, dimming shooting stars but raising a question: what will patient skywatchers still catch?
Scientists have identified eight mysterious water-shaped caves on Mars, unlike volcanic tunnels, raising fresh hopes these hidden shelters may preserve ancient clues about life beneath the planet’s harsh surface conditions.
Spain hosts 14 snake species, yet only three are venomous. Experts say fear outweighs risk, as most snakes flee humans, and serious bites remain rare compared with everyday dangers.
From Earth’s oldest rocks to glowing swamp lights and hidden ocean life, scientists in 2025 uncovered clues beneath our feet and seas that reshape how we understand the planet today.
While Earth celebrated 2026 with fireworks below, the year’s first sunrise quietly appeared above the planet, captured from the International Space Station and shared by a former astronaut online globally.
From ancient fire-making and dinosaur footprints to planet parades and chimp medicine, 2025 science revealed wonder, surprise and warning, hinting at how much remains unseen, buried, or still unfolding.
From bone-wearing caterpillars to revived ancient wolves, 2025 delivered discoveries that unsettled science and stretched imagination, revealing how strange nature, humanity, and the universe can truly be.
James Webb has spotted the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang, offering rare clues about how the universe’s first stars lived and died.
ISRO’s 2026 plans spotlight Gaganyaan’s crucial uncrewed mission, multiple satellite launches, and delayed Chandrayaan goals, marking a pivotal year as India moves closer to human spaceflight.
Japan is testing a bold idea that turns heavy snowfall into clean electricity, using temperature differences and abandoned infrastructure, raising questions about whether snow could power future winters.
After years of silence, Samoa’s elusive manumea has been sighted again in remote forests, offering fragile hope for the little dodo’s survival as scientists race against extinction.
Madhya Pradesh has recorded 55 tiger deaths in 2025, the highest since Project Tiger began, raising questions about electrocution, habitat pressures, and how India protects its growing big cat population.
A fearsome shark bite crushes with raw power, yet a tiny piranha delivers unmatched strength for its size. Scientists compare force, tactics and outcomes in a battle that challenges popular predator myths.
NASA’s 2026 plans centre on a crewed Moon flyby, robotic Mars missions and powerful new rockets, signalling a critical year that could shape how humans explore deep space next.
A night patrol unexpectedly revealed a highly venomous banded krait, its bold yellow and black bands glowing in darkness, sparking online awe and curiosity about India’s hidden nocturnal wildlife.
Hubble has captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing twin wobbling jets, offering rare insight into its rotation and internal structure as it exits the solar system.
The first full moon of 2026, a bright wolf supermoon, rises in January, marking the last of four consecutive supermoons and hinting at a year full of lunar and celestial spectacles.
