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Things happen at a glacial pace in Antarctica. Just ask Peter Gorham. For a month at a time, he and his colleagues float a giant balloon…
They call it “the irrational validity of mathematics.” Physicist Eugene Wigner has the fascinating ability to describe and predict all kinds of natural phenomena, from the…
You could argue that LIFE is like a long game of blackjack. A common version of this is that each person is first dealt her two…
Herbicide-resistant pigweed is a serious problem for farmers Design Pics Inc / Alamy Stock Photo Gene drives – bits of DNA that trick evolution and can…
SpaceX Starship takes off on March 14th space x SpaceX’s third and most ambitious Starship test flight appears to have been at least partially successful today,…
Chimpanzee mother and child in Kibale National Park, UgandaDr. Chris Sabbi, Tufts University When they have less to eat, most chimpanzees stop playing altogether to conserve…
Pythons are farmed for meat in Southeast Asia. Dan Natush What is the most sustainable meat? Research from farms that raise meat snakes in Thailand and…
Feces can reveal the bacteria in your intestines, but we don’t yet know which ones are best.STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/Science Photo Library/Alamy The science of our gut microbiome…
I Imagine an idyllic vacation. Where is your mind wandering? Tolkien’s idyllic glade? Maybe a terracotta hut in a dusty desert? After living in a small…
Who eats who? Will robots eat us? Or will they eat robots? Tech lovers and tech haters alike want to know which will happen first. The…
WIn a surprising move, Nintendo made an announcement at the Oscars ceremony revealing its collaboration with Illumination Studios to create another Mario movie on March 10th.…
SpaceX's Starship is preparing for flightspace x After two failed missions, SpaceX will launch its third large-scale Starship rocket on March 14th. Here's everything you need…
As dogs age, they become less alert and may exhibit behaviors such as pacing or staring into space.JPagetRMphotos / Alamy Separating potentially effective drugs from background…
On Wednesday, former CNN anchor Don Lemon revealed that Elon Musk had abruptly terminated their contract for Lemon’s new talk show on X (formerly Twitter). Lemon…
SpaceX Starship takes off on March 14thspace x SpaceX's third and most ambitious Starship test flight appears to have been at least partially successful today, as…
Stockholm, Sweden, March 14, 2024, Chainwire antler interactive is bringing its latest title, Cloudborn – a Web3 PC RPG with a sprinkle of MMO – to…
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday mandating that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, must sell the social media platform or face a complete…
SpaceX’s next-generation mega-rocket launched Thursday morning, roaring into orbit on an important test flight to demonstrate new technologies and techniques that will be important for future…
This week’s picks53 minutesAll episodes widely availableRemember when football was less subtle and more cash-based? So do Dara O’ Brian and Josh Widdicombe, and in their…
Is novelty in creativity actually a myth?Inti St. Clair/Tetra Images, LLC/Alamy why we rememberCharan Ranganath (Favor) There are plenty of books on memory, but do we…
○Six individuals filed a lawsuit in the United States on Valentine’s Day this year against Match Group, the company responsible for popular dating apps like Tinder,…
Nasal spray shows potential to reduce MS symptoms in mice Grace Carey/Getty Images An anti-inflammatory nasal spray reduces the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms in…
MMy memories of learning to play the piano as a child in the early 1990s may have been clouded by pride. I can still picture the…
There are many craters on the surface of Mars Stocktrek Images, Inc. / Alamy Millions of years ago, when a single small meteorite hit Mars, it…
The European Parliament has approved the EU’s proposed AI law, marking a significant step in regulating the technology. The next step is formal approval by EU…
peanut It is uncommon for flowers to blossom above ground while the fruit grows underground. This is why peanuts, originally from South America, are commonly known…
Australian and French geoscientists have used the geological record of Earth's deep ocean to discover a link between our home planet and the orbit of Mars.…
Paleontologists investigated dinosaur footprints and large assemblages of fossilized plants. Nanushuk FormationIt extends over much of the northern slope of central and western Alaska, varying in…
The newly discovered volcano, tentatively designated Noctis Mons, is located in the eastern part of Mars, just south of the equator. noctis labyrinthwest of Valles Marineris,…
Solid state chemistry has led to the creation of numerous materials with unique properties not found in nature. For instance, the high-temperature superconductivity of copper oxide…
SpaceX is preparing for the third test flight of its Starship mega-rocket, a crucial step that could support NASA’s plans to send astronauts back to the…
During the activities, participants wore headsets that detected brain waves and filled out questionnaires detailing their emotional states afterward. Researchers discovered that when playing with Aro…
Arizona’s largest county saw a record number of heat-related deaths in 2023, highlighting the danger posed by rising temperatures, especially for vulnerable individuals. Last year, at…
When it comes to combating climate change, many strategies require relatively small actions by large numbers of people. Millions of us are installing heat pumps, switching…
Rainforest burns in Brazil’s Amazon Douglas Magno/AFP via Getty Images Without dramatic action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the heat wave will disrupt global supply chains,…
The brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease show a variety of changes, but the exact cause of the disease is unknown. Science Photo Library/Alamy New research…
California methane plume detected by airborne spectrometerNASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology Nearly a million aerial measurements of the powerful greenhouse gas show that far more methane is…
Some ski resorts are experiencing a serious lack of snow.Abaka Press / Alamy Stock Photo As the effects of climate change intensify, ski resorts may disappear…
Road Town, British Virgin Islands, March 13, 2024, Chainwire riff 3 (LIF3/USD)(LIF3/USDt) an innovative multi-chain DeFi Layer-1 Ecosystem The company, which operates on Ethereum, Polygon, BNB…
