Feb 23rd, 2026 - – Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles, from the However, one species as the largest, most dangerous invasive lizard in all of Florida — as well as the United States. And that species is V. niloticus: the Nile monitor. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? , Nile monitors first came to Florida via the pet trade as early as 1981, with populations now firmly established in places like Lee and Palm Beach counties. The Nile monitor is actually the largest lizard species in Africa, possibly growing up to over 6 feet and weighing just short of 18 pounds. By competing with and preying ... [Read More]

Feb 23rd, 2026 - Arrokoth hangs out around a billion miles out from Pluto. Deep within the Kuiper belt , some small worlds look like they were assembled from two mismatched snowballs pressed together. The poster child is Arrokoth , the "contact binary" visited in 2019 by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft . Its twin lobes share similar colors and volatile ices, and its surface shows relatively modest cratering. What still needed tightening was the how. Did Arrokoth start as two separate bodies that spent eons spiraling together under later nudges such as gas drag, orbital resonances, chance encounters, or did it ... [Read More]

Feb 22nd, 2026 - That has slowly changed. In 2015, the Utah-based faith posted photos and videos of garments on YouTube to show the outside world that there is " nothing magical or mystical sleeveless design ) are posted on the church's online store and by faithful Latter-day Saints themselves. But how did the practice of wearing garments begin? What were early garments like? What did they signify to the wearers? And how have they evolved through the years? Here are lightly edited excerpts from a recent episode of The Salt Lake Tribune's with Nancy Ross and Jessica Finnigan. They are authors, along with ... [Read More]

Feb 22nd, 2026 - It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science news. A stunning new Hubble image reveals the most detailed look yet at the Egg Nebula, the youngest and closest pre-planetary nebula to Earth. Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Join the conversation Add us as a preferred source on Google Get the Live Science Newsletter Get the world's most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. By submitting your information you ... [Read More]

Feb 22nd, 2026 - A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have discovered a new species of Spinosaurus dinosaurs , which are large fish-eating predators that first emerged during the Jurassic period more than 140 million years ago. The new species, called Spinosaurus mirabilis, was the length of a school bus and was unearthed in Niger by an international team of scientists led by paleontologists from the University of Chicago. Details of the discovery were ... [Read More]

Feb 21st, 2026 - Tungsten carbide-cobalt (WC-Co) is the go-to material for tool edges and anything that typical hardened steel tools can't touch because it's abrasion-resistant and tough. That strength also makes it a nightmare to manufacture into custom shapes. In most factories, WC-Co parts are made by pressing metal powders and then heating them in a high-temperature furnace. It works, but it's an inefficient manufacturing process when it comes to complex forms, and the raw material going in produces a less-than-ideal yield. . This process softens the metal rather than melting it down and causing ... [Read More]

Feb 21st, 2026 - By uncovering previously hidden dynamics, the findings reshape how scientists think about testing and calibrating superconducting quantum processors. Qubits are the heart of quantum computers. They can change performance in fractions of a second. However, until now, scientists were unable to see this happening. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen Niels Bohr Institute (NBI) have built a real-time monitoring system that tracks these rapid fluctuations about 100 times faster than previous methods. Using fast FPGA-based control hardware, they can instantly identify when a qubit shifts ... [Read More]

Feb 21st, 2026 - Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years Giant tortoises are roaming the Galápagos island of Floreana for the first time in more than 180 years, in what conservationists have called a "hugely significant milestone". The release of 158 captive-bred juvenile tortoises onto the island is part of the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project led by the Galápagos National Park Directorate. The reintroduction follows a "back-breeding" programme launched in 2017 after scientists discovered tortoises carrying ancestry of the Floreana giant tortoise on ... [Read More]