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It is widely known that excess body fat can lead to health issues like heart disease and diabetes. However, recent research has found a correlation between…
Astronomers Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) The image was taken of Epsilon Indi Ab, a gas giant several times the mass of Jupiter, located about 12 light…
Komodo dragon (Komodo dragon coatiThe Komodo dragon is the largest living predatory lizard, and its serrated, curved, blade-like teeth provide valuable analogues for studying tooth structure…
summary Monday marked the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, surpassing the previous record. The global average temperature soared to 17.15 degrees Celsius (62.87 degrees Fahrenheit)…
If the thought of exercise seems more appealing than reality, you’ll empathize with Jessica Howard. She’d always had vague intentions of running a marathon, but struggled…
Monkey Business Images/Getty Images I was never a big sports kid. Neither of my parents were athletic, and if they thought I was staying healthy at…
As you prepare to settle in to watch the latest generation of Olympians and Paralympians display their incredible athletic abilities, the irony is unlikely to escape…
Lunar samples collected by NASA's Apollo missions continue to enable new discoveries.NASA/ESA The Moon's largest crater is thought to have formed 4.338 billion years ago when…
Illustration of the Deinotherium genus, an animal that became extinct after the evolution of humans Heinrich Harder/Florilegius/Alamy An AI-powered analysis of thousands of fossils suggests that…
A slide showing part of a mouse brainStu Gray / Alamy A newly identified brain pathway in mice may explain why placebos, or interventions that should…
BThis month in design news, tinkering and hobby crafts get the respect they deserve. Read our articles to see where these wonderful activities are being treated…
24K Productions/Getty Images It's inevitable that you'll get sidetracked from your training routine. Life happens. You go on a trip, sprain your ankle, start a new…
a A man in a strange, animalistic mask sits slumped in an armchair in a dingy motel room and watches you click a hand-held tally counter.…
Manu National Park in Peru, where some measurements were taken for the studyVincent Ghossi Microorganisms living in their bark absorb methane from the air, giving trees…
I I am a person who believes in laughter. I work in the live arts. My primary medium is performance. In my art making I respect…
Cruxatodon kiltlingtonensisA small mammal from the Jurassic periodMaiya Carrara During the Middle Jurassic, small mammals lived much longer than modern ones and received parental care for…
picture Eighteen months ago, I welcomed a dog into my life, a hound mix. Now, I spend at least an hour each day walking him around…
Occasionally, you may have the opportunity to witness the Northern Lights from your home in the UK or US. Tonight (Wednesday, July 24) presents a moderate…
Meta has announced that its new artificial intelligence model is the first open-source system that can compete with major players like OpenAI and Anthropic.The company revealed…
A spot robot equipped with a burner for weed removalSong, Deok-jin et al. (2024) Robot dogs equipped with burners could be used to prevent weeds from…
circleKenji, an advertising worker in Shanghai, wasn’t even thinking about the environmental benefits when he bought an electric car last November. He had read a biography…
The Komodo dragon is a ferocious predator. Charlotte Ellis/Zoological Society of London Komodo dragons, some of the most ferocious reptiles on Earth, strengthen their teeth with…
noPeople with horse heads on their heads. Surreal nightmares so vivid they blend with reality. Until now Enter the room. The title might feel like you’re…
The tipping point could be over as rich forests dry upPiotr Poznan/Shutterstock AI can predict when complex systems like forests, animal populations, and power grids will…
air pressure: The force exerted by the weight of air molecules. Ash: (geology) Small, light pieces of rock or glass ejected by a volcanic eruption. (biology)…
A researcher plucks the feathers of a bird as part of an experiment to investigate Neanderthal cooking techniques. Mariana Navaiz To learn more about Neanderthal culinary…
Google’s parent company Alphabet reported second-quarter profit of $1.89 per share, which was consistent with the first quarter but exceeded analysts’ expectations. CEO Sundar Pichai praised…
This is the first documented collision between a boat and a basking shark, indicating that such incidents may be more common than previously thought. Further monitoring…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied reports that surfaced last week that he plans to donate $45 million a month to a super PAC working to…
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Pacific Ocean that challenges our understanding of Earth’s history and the origin of life. They have found evidence…
According to a recent study conducted by researchers from Bond University, University of Helsinki, and Helsinki University Hospital, increasing fluid intake can help reduce the occurrence…
New calculations reveal that the previously overlooked behavior of dark matter particles could cause a pair of supermassive black holes to merge into a larger one,…
In celebration of our 25th anniversary NASA’s Chandra X-ray ObservatoryThe Chandra team has released 25 new images of cosmic objects and phenomena. This collection of images…
East Africa contains the world’s most complete record of human evolution, yet scientists know little about how long-term biogeographic dynamics in the region have influenced human…
NOAA Aurora Dashboard provides short-term forecasts of the aurora, including maps of where you can see the aurora.Eruptions from the sun can cause geomagnetic storms that…
summaryAccording to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, Sunday was the hottest day on record. The global average temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees…
Jacqueline Gates of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory isolating livermorium atoms.Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab 2024 Regents of the University of California The third heaviest element in the universe…
A hydrothermal explosion occurred just north of Old Faithful geyser on Tuesday, spewing rocks and steam into the air and forcing visitors to flee to safety,…
Shutterstock/Paolo Paradiso For many runners, going faster is the primary goal of donning gear, but lately the opposite approach has been gaining popularity: the slow running…
Oxford PV solar module with layers of perovskite and silicon Oxford PV The most efficient solar cells to date can convert nearly half of the sunlight…
