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Illustration of a black hole sucking gas from a star Stocktrek Images/Alamy A star appears to be engaged in a deadly dance with a supermassive black…
Much of the sun’s heat is trapped in the Earth’s atmosphereMurataruto/Shutterstock Earth’s atmosphere currently traps more than twice as much excess heat as it did in…
Lava flowing from Hawaii’s shield volcano Kilauea Tomas Miczek/Alamy eruptionMichael Crichton and James Patterson (Century (UK), Little, Brown (US)) If you were the creator of a…
Enzymes that help copy these DNA strands are likely to be most accurate when they act quickly. Alexey Kotelnikov / Alamy Stock Photo Speeding up these…
View of the frost on Mount Olympus ESA/DLR/Free University of Berlin As winter mornings dawn on Mars, the summits of the planet’s largest volcanoes are covered…
Today, we have two questions about fascinating objects that we will share with you along with their answers. 1. Pythagoras’ Cup Pythagoras, a Greek mathematician and…
Two young elephants greet each other in Kenya's Samburu National ReserveGeorge Wittemyer Elephants may be the only animals other than humans that give each other random…
Quantum computers may one day threaten encryption, but not yetBoykoff/Shutterstock Quantum computing experts are baffled by the new export restrictions the UK government has imposed on…
Ekaterina Saviorova/Getty Images If you’re a gardener who has been on a social media platform in the past five years, you’ve likely seen posts like this…
Analysis of millions of tweets shows the changing meaning of the word “bot” Svet foto/Shutterstock Calling someone a bot on social media once meant suspecting they…
Illustration of a protection bubble around the sun (yellow dot) and the earth (blue dot)Harvard Radcliffe Institute Two to three million years ago, the solar system…
MaMicrosoft didn’t skimp on its Xbox showcase this year. After a string of layoffs and studio closures, the company tried to give gamers what they wanted…
Note: The phenomenon of focusing mental resources on a particular object or event.Egg: A germ cell that contains half the genetic information needed to form a…
Xbox has faced some challenges this year. Leaked announcements in January and February about games previously exclusive to Xbox coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch caused…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC): An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC's mission is to protect the…
My father, who is 101 years old, was left without a landline or panic button when BT switched his phone service from analogue to digital without…
you Up until about a month ago, the thought of leaving my apartment without headphones plugged into my phone filled me with anxiety. Whether it was…
In the spring of 2003, the Human Genome Project completed the task of sequencing the human genome, marking a significant moment for science and life on…
Saiga enters a bar. The bartender asks, “Why the long face?” Saiga responds, “A long nose helps me filter out dust in the summer and warm…
While this may be the first general election to be decided using TikTok, it won’t be the first election to be decided on TikTok for the…
Dinosaurs were once thought to be big and fearsome creatures, but our understanding of them has changed over time. As we learn more about them, we…
TThe dark mouth of a well has always been a fascinating focal point of human fascination. It is seen as both the source of life-sustaining water…
Despite their impressive web size, it’s best to be cautious around the Jorogumo spider. A single web can reach up to 3 feet wide, and a…
Cicely Higham, 16, Student: Why did you disable the smoke detector instead of putting out the fire? I don’t care if the Headmaster only wants St.…
Slowing down isn’t typically a priority for runners. From elite athletes to casual runners, the focus is usually on speed, personal records, competition, and pushing limits.…
The Summer Game Fest this year was lacking major announcements but featured plenty of indie titles. One noteworthy reveal was the announcement that Civilization 7 is…
A silent colossus lurks off the Pacific coast, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline with tsunamis and devastating earthquakes. For decades, scientists have been warning about…
Two teeth from the newly identified ancient ape Buronius manfredschmidi, viewed from multiple anglesBöhme et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 A small, herbivorous ape may…
Horses revolutionized human history by increasing mobility, but the timeline between their domestication and widespread integration as a form of transportation remains debated. Genetic evidence suggests…
Is removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere one of the best weapons against climate change? Climeworks, a Swiss company, believes so, as they have recently unveiled…
The discovery was made possible by ESA’s Gaia spacecraft, which is mapping more than a billion stars across the Milky Way galaxy and beyond, tracking their…
“Can you hear me now?” Keith Gill began the broadcast. “I kind of forgot how to do it.”In 2021, an influencer known as Roaring Kitty led…
Nemonte Nenquimo (center) with other members of the indigenous-led Ceibo Alliance Geronimo Zuniga/Amazon Frontlines We can’t be savedNemonte Nenkimo and Mitch AndersonWildfire (UK, on sale now)…
With the help of AI, authors may value their work less. Kirito Chan/Getty Images Authors are willing to accept a 28 percent pay cut if their…
High temperatures occur in Joshua Tree, California on June 5, 2024Gina Ferrazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Mexico has been hit by a severe heat wave…
Augusta Innes Withers/RHS Lindley Collection I recently had two experiences with plant culture, starting with a fantastic exhibition at Tate Britain in London. Come and see…
The temperature of an atom is determined by its energy and entropy. agsandrew/Shutterstock A cloud of atoms with a temperature above absolute zero – which is…
A class action lawsuit has been filed by independent British retailers against Amazon, seeking £1 billion in damages. They claim that Amazon is pushing them out…
Science fiction’s vision of the multiverse differs from real theoriesScience Photo Library / Alamy The following is an excerpt from the Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Every…
