Month: June 2024
Engaging in discussions about diet and nutrition can often lead to passionate arguments, as I discovered when unintentionally becoming the focal point of a debate surrounding…
Dealing with back pain can make daily activities uncomfortable, and finding relief can be a challenge. However, researchers suggest a simple solution that could help alleviate…
Researchers at the University of Reading conducted a study where they secretly submitted exam answers generated by AI, tricking professors into giving higher grades than real…
As we welcome summer, the Northern Hemisphere is now experiencing longer daylight hours due to the 2024 summer solstice. This day has been celebrated for millennia,…
The number of girls studying computing GCSEs in England has more than halved in less than a decade, leading to warnings about “male dominance in shaping…
Introducing itself among the peculiar dinosaurs to ever roam the Earth, the latest addition dons stunning (albeit slightly risky) headgear that could compete with high-end fashion…
Stonehenge, an ancient prehistoric temple in southern England, remains a fascinating mystery. Construction began around 5,000 years ago, but the purpose of this enigmatic site remains…
In the realm of crime-solving, Forensic Detective Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) has emerged as a powerful tool, ushered in by the guilty plea of Joseph James DeAngelo,…
Many people believe that cutting a sandwich diagonally to create two triangles is the best way, but there isn’t solid scientific evidence to support this theory.…
When thinking of the menstrual cycle, most people consider only ovulation and menstruation. However, it is a much more complex process involving a network of hormones.…
Feeling uncomfortably hot due to the soaring temperatures in the UK and the US heatwave is totally understandable. As humans evolved for tropical climates, working in…
A team of physicists at the University of California, Berkeley has developed the most sophisticated instrument ever designed to search for dark energy, the mysterious force…
The Earth is home to many extreme temperatures, from the frigid Arctic to the scorching Sahara Desert. But where is the hottest place on Earth? Below…
TThe famously difficult dark fantasy epic Elden Ring is the second best-selling game in the world in 2022, and with the release of its expansion Shadow…
Reconstruction of a Neanderthal man at the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria Neanderthal/Alamy Stock Photo If the interpretation of the fossilized ear bones is correct,…
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory’s Gemini North Telescope have imaged NGC 4449, a prime example of starburst activity caused by an ongoing merger with a…
Green and gold bell frogs in an artificial hotspot shelter Anthony Waddle One of Australia’s most endangered amphibians can fight off a deadly fungal infection with…
Bridge editing physically links two DNA strands Visual Science A powerful DNA-editing mechanism discovered in bacteria has the potential to enable much larger genome modifications than…
Denmark is taking action to address methane emissions, a significant contributor to global warming. Starting in 2030, Denmark will be the first country to implement a…
This story is part of our “Cosmic Perspective” series, which confronts the incredible vastness of the universe and our place in it. Read the rest of…
Have you ever experienced this feeling before? On a blazing hot day, the desire to plunge into a cool stream of water intensifies by the minute.…
Amazon workers facing work-related injuries are resorting to online fundraising to cover expenses while they pursue compensation and disability benefits. Three current employees injured at Amazon’s…
The winning work is Royal Entomological Society Photography Competition An exhibition has been announced showcasing amazing images of insects from around the world. This tournament Insect…
Jupiter’s upper atmosphere consists of a neutral thermosphere and an electrically charged ionosphere. Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered unexpected small-scale intensity…
Physicists from the ATLAS Collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN have announced the results of the most sensitive search to date for double…
The report highlighted the importance of establishing a system in the UK to track instances of misuse or failure of artificial intelligence. Without such a system,…
Cygnus X-3It is an X-ray binary system located about 7,400 parsecs (24,136 light years) away in the constellation Cygnus, and analysis of the data indicates that…
The five man-made greenhouse gases identified by astrobiologist Edward Schwieterman of the University of California, Riverside, and his colleagues could be detected in relatively low concentrations…
Ocean worlds are planetary bodies with liquid oceans, often beneath an icy shell or within rocky interiors. In our solar system, several moons of Jupiter and…
summaryIn the last week alone, extreme weather has wreaked havoc in many parts of the United States and around the world.Climate change is increasing the likelihood…
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes some crazy ideas for how to tinker with the universe and tests their effects against the laws of…
We tend to think of space-time as the underlying structure of the universe, but whether it’s truly fundamental, or whether it arises from something much deeper,…
CrackerClips Stock Media/Alamy All life as we know it in the entire universe is tucked away on a tiny rock floating in a tiny branch of…
This robot's face can laughTakeuchi et al. (CC-BY-ND) Researchers say smiles made from living human skin could one day be attached to humanoid robots, allowing the…
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI In a sense, we are at the center of the universe. But that’s because we see the same distance in every direction,…
The Chang’e-6 probe is recovered in Xiziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.Xinhua/Shutterstock China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft has returned to Earth, bringing back the first chunk of space rock…
Shutterstock/Dr. Norbert Lange We think of this universe as containing everything that exists, has existed in the past, and will exist in the future, but that…
IIn the vast white desert of Salinas Grandes, 45-year-old Antonio Carpanchay raises an axe and chips away at the earth. He has worked the land since…
An astrophysicist and a surgeon walk into a bar. No, this is not the start of a bad joke. A few years ago, an astrophysicist Franco…
IEven though it’s the next big game for the PlayStation 5 and it’s in Sony’s DNA, there’s still something Nintendo about Astro Bot. That’s because it’s…