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30 Doradas BThis galaxy, also cataloged as NGC 2060, is discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. At the…
Remarkable new species over 50 cm (20 inches) tall Chiatophicus varori is the largest known member of its genus theatophicus and one of the largest sponges…
The so-called ice giants Uranus and Neptune are the most distant giant planets in the solar system. Our knowledge of these worlds was revolutionized by his…
Places with a 'ton' in their name, such as Sitterton in Dorset, are said to be the most quintessentially English places.james locks Attempts to uncover the…
Robotic arm that grabs seashellsZhao Xun Artificial skin can help robots recognize the difference between picking up inanimate objects and living marine life, such as starfish…
acceleration: A change in the speed or direction of an object.average: Term (in science) for arithmetic mean. The sum of a number group divided by the…
A giant Jurassic pliosaur skull pulled from a cliff in Dorset, England, is providing scientists with a wealth of new information about these sea reptiles. “This…
Water escaping through the plughole creates a low-entropy vortexJudith Collins/Alamy molecular stormLiam Graham (Springer Link) Unlike quantum and particle physics, thermodynamics is rarely talked about, but…
Sybilla/ShutterstockSybilla/Shutterstock The following is an excerpt from the Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Every month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to talk…
Apocalyptic warning near Westminster Houses of Parliament in London.alamy stock photo Northern California, November Act now!ecology convention Lenk On the day the world ended, Renku Sketlish,…
1958, New York City Parks Commissioner Robert Moses. Getty Images We always forget the truth about power. Every generation has learned that it is not the…
Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, British cosmologist and astrophysicist.Getty Images Time is precious in our daily lives. We can gain it or lose it. We…
Veterans saw improvement in combat-related brain injury after taking psychedelic drugs Shutterstock / Ground Photography The psychedelic substance ibogaine has the potential to treat chronic disorders…
Voyager 2's original photo of Neptune (left) and the new study's reprocessed image (right) Patrick Irwin Neptune's true color is a pale greenish-blue similar to that…
Venus rotates in the opposite direction to the other planets in the solar systemNASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology Venus rotates in the opposite direction to the other…
It has fins on the sides of its body, a unique head with long antennae, a huge jaw structure in its mouth, and can grow to…
Can you imagine putting a device on your head before bed that allows you to control your dreams? This futuristic headband, currently under development by American…
A plumber’s nightmare consists of a complex tangle of pipes. Alisyn J. Nedoma The strange and frighteningly difficult material known as “a plumber’s nightmare” was made…
adolescent: A person in a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that begins at the onset of adolescence, usually between the ages of 11 and…
Scarred great white shark sails through Australian waters Philip Thurston/Getty Images Great white sharks avoid areas where they are captured, so this could be a way…
A-Lab at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, CaliforniaMarilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab A common experience for many PhD students working in labs with glass beakers and fume…
The team's graphene device grown on a silicon carbide substrate chip Georgia Tech A functioning, scalable semiconductor has been created from graphene for the first time,…
space yogurt “Could Bulgarian yogurt improve astronauts' performance during Mars missions?asks Isabella Shopova, Diana Bogeva, Maria Yotova, and Svetla Danova in a study about that name…
AI researchers predict apocalyptic outcome unlikelySteven Taylor/Alamy Stock Photo Although many artificial intelligence researchers see the possibility of future development of superhuman AI as having a…
Hypnosis may involve a therapist bringing a patient into a deeply relaxed state to treat symptoms or change habits.Voisin/Fanny/Science Photo Library Sending electrical pulses to certain…
Bateleur decreased by 87% in 3 generationsAndre Botha Dozens of African raptor species are in sharp decline, and many are now considered at risk of extinction,…
Burning buildings, collapsing tunnels, sinking ships… wherever you're trapped and in danger, there's a robot designed to come to your rescue. Here are nine of the…
Are hearing aids really worth the investment? Recent research suggests that they may be more beneficial than previously thought. In fact, a new study indicates that…
Oldest known evidence of photosynthetic structures identified in a collection of mysterious cylindrical microfossils Nabyfusa magensis It was discovered in the 1.75 billion year old McDermott…
Tyrannosaurus is one of the most intensively studied and best known dinosaurs. Nevertheless, their relationship and system are highly controversial. The ongoing discussion is Nanotyrannus lansensisinterpreted…
Halo from nearby last supernova, SN1987a Science history images/Alamy ON When I look at the stars in the black sky on a clear night, the word…
The vast majority of the world's industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked. Three-quarters of the world's large fishing vessels and one-quarter of transport and energy…
Some bacteria are resistant to antibioticsKaterina Conn/Shutterstock If antibiotics don't work, drugs that destroy the outer membrane of certain bacteria may be effective against infections. It…
Microscopic image of a modern cyanobacterium called OscillatoriaShutterstock / Ekki Ilham Researchers have identified photosynthetic structures inside a 1.75 billion-year-old cyanobacteria fossil. This discovery is the…
Ardipithecus ramidus, a hominid that lived in Africa more than 4 million years ago. Illustration by Arturo Asensio, from Quo.es. Source: www.sci.news
Chinese researchers have mapped the entire genome. chiridotaheheva a type of sea cucumber collected at a depth of 2,428 m during a submarine trip to a…
Iceland is one of the most boring countries in the world. That’s a compliment, not an insult. The island nation is dotted with thousands of boreholes…
Quadrantid meteor shower “Fireball” in Tres Piedras, New Mexico, January 2020Mike Lewinsky CC BY 2.0 DEED The first major meteor shower of the year will begin…
alkalinity: An adjective describing a chemical that produces hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution. These solutions are also called basic, as the opposite of acidic, and have…
Illustration of Nanotyrannus fighting a young Tyrannosaurus Rexraul martin tyrannosaurus rex After all, it may not have been the only large carnivore that ruled North America…
