Monthly Archives: February, 2026

Hidden Caves on Venus? New Analysis Suggests Massive Lava Tube beneath Venusian Surface

Science & Nature Using archival radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, planetary researchers have identified a vast underground conduit beneath the surface in the...

How imagery styles shape pathways into STEM and why gender gaps persist

Science & Nature New research is proving persistent gender gaps in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers can't be explained by academic ability...

Intense sunlight reduces plant diversity and biomass across global grasslands, study finds

Science & Nature The sun is the basis for photosynthesis, but not all plants thrive in strong sunlight. Strong sunlight constrains plant diversity and...

A poet grapples with extinction | Science

Science & Nature Tennyson showed Victorian scientists how to embrace empiricism without abandoning faith, argues a biographer...Read MoreMarquis Pekar

Love, connection, and happily ever after | Science

Science & Nature A pair of authors see satisfying relationships as achievable with a little science and some wishful thinking...Read MoreBecki Grisby

Pentasilacyclopentadienide: A Hückel aromatic species at the border of resonance and equilibrium | Science

Science & Nature Aromatic rings such as the ubiquitous π-ligand cyclopentadienide (C5H5−) adhere to the famous Hückel rule with their 4n+2 π cyclically delocalized...

Americans Abroad Weekend Rewind: Richards, Thompson and more

Soccer Two months since their last Premier League victory, Crystal Palace are back on the winning trail.Chris Richards logged a strong 90 minutes...