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David Nield

David Nield has written about science and technology for more than 20 years. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including Wired, Popular Science, The Guardian, and Gizmodo.

The Crescent Nebula: A Gas Bubble Surrounding a Violently Dying Star

A light show that will get even more dramatic in time

September 16, 2026

A Process Made for Mars is Now Uncovering Ancient Art on Earth

And you can even run it on your own phone

September 15, 2026

Here’s How Fast An Adult Tyrannosaurus Rex Walked

The first fossilized adult T. rex trackway tells us a lot about how these predators got around

September 15, 2026

Why the Discovery of the First Short-Tailed Tsushima Leopard Cat Worried Researchers

They were concerned its existence could actually threaten its survival

September 14, 2026

The Moon May Have Been Created in Just Five Hours

Researchers played out the impact between Earth and the hypothetical ancient planet Theia

September 11, 2026

Inside IBM’s New Quantum Computing Fridges, 180 Times Colder Than Deep Space

These bulky units can link qubits together like never before

September 11, 2026

“Twin Spirit” Galaxies Are on a Collision Course

NGC 7253A and NGC 7253B are joining forces

September 10, 2026

Why Snake Embryos Form in Spirals

The most carefully packed embryo of all the vertebrates

September 9, 2026

This New “Devil Flower” Species Doesn’t Photosynthesize

It’s a rare plant with an “enigmatic and devil-like essence”

September 8, 2026

After an 8-Year Journey, Orbiters Are About to Give Us a Fresh Look at Mercury

But the BepiColombo twin orbiters aren’t the first spacecraft to visit our system’s smallest planet. Here’s what we’ve seen already

September 7, 2026

40 Years Ago, Oceanographers Found the Wreckage of the RMS Titanic

The maritime disaster of 1912 wasn’t fully understood until the shipwreck was rediscovered

September 3, 2026