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Hurricane Milton dumped so much rain on parts of Florida’s Tampa Bay area that it was classified as a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event. The government said 18.31…
This fluorescence technology can accurately measure tiny distancesSteffen J. Sahl / Max Planck Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences The smallest “ruler” ever made is accurate enough to…
Life as we know it is mostly composed of elements such as carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. Although these elements were common in the environment 4 billion…
“The first robot pets were based on cats and dogs, but later dragons and Ewoks became popular.”Westend61/Anna Huber/Getty Images There are times in our evolutionary history…
HFollowing the reunion of Oasis, another iconic ’90s figure is making a comeback – Lara Croft. She returns to the screen in a new animated series,…
Comet C/2023 A3 seen from the Canary Islands on September 30th (Tochinzan-ATLAS)Carlos de Saa/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Earth is approaching the comet and possibly passing through its ion tail,…
There are probably many more earthworm species than are officially recognized.Andia / Alamy There are likely tens of thousands of species of earthworms crawling in the…
Over the past few years, remarkable advances have been made in treatments for previously incurable diseases. Most relevant to me is the approval of lecanemab for…
being sick Neil Vickers and Derek Bolton (Reaktion Books) When endocrinologist David Rabin was diagnosed with an incurable neurodegenerative disease in 1979, he knew full well the pain that was coming. What he didn’t expect was the reaction from his fellow doctors at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee, who were so uncomfortable with
Cells found inside ancient rocks, whose DNA is stained with a green fluorescent dyeY. Suzuki, SJ Webb, M. Kouduka et al. 2024/ Microbial ecology Microbes have…
AI may increasingly contribute to scientific discoveries Yuichiro Kayano/Getty Images It’s often said that artificial intelligence will take all our jobs, and now it looks like…
Michelle Ville, a viral ecologist at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, Australia, emphasizes the severity of the current avian influenza pandemic…
HHaving missed the original game from 2001, I parked my car in the foggy outskirts of Silent Hill town and almost gleefully honked my car horn.…
antibody: Proteins produced by the body’s B cells as part of the immune response. These proteins are released into the blood supply when the body encounters…
This week’s picksRumble: Ali/Foreman and the Soul of ’74Wide range of weekly episodes availableFifty years ago, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman met in Zaire for the…
We’ve all experienced that familiar feeling of embarrassment when we realize we’ve overlooked something important while being confident in our decisions. Maybe it’s the car in…
astronomer using Zwicky Temporary Facility (ZTF) investigated. Taurus resonance groupa large interplanetary system containing Comet 2P/Encke, several meteor showers, and possibly numerous near-Earth asteroids. This image…
named Arasemenia triaa new specimen from the Wutong Formation in China's Anhui Province, dates to the Famennian period of the Late Devonian, making it the second…
In a study led by Sapienza University in Rome, caffeine intake was positively correlated with the proportion of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in lupus patients. Orefice…
Paleontologists have explained three new things Enantiornithine Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation birds, two of which are new species abysauridae seed. These birds lived alongside dinosaurs 68…
3D: An adjective that describes something with characteristics in three dimensions: height, width, and length. algorithm: A set of rules or procedures for solving problems in…
overviewHurricane Milton strengthened at the fastest rate on record.The storm's wind speeds exceeded 175 miles per hour, unprecedented for an October hurricane.Record-breaking hydrothermal waters in the…
Place your fingers on the back of your skull, approximately at the same height as the top of your ear. Here, deep in your hair, skin,…
The world is on the brink of 1.5°C warming due to carbon dioxide emissions Dennis McDonald/Shutterstock It is clear that the world is on track to exceed the global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, and plans to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to warm it up again are attracting increasing attention. However, there
Commuters on Interstate 75 head away from Florida's west coast ahead of Hurricane Milton. Marco Bello/Reuters Hurricane Milton has spawned at least two major tornadoes and…
fire neurons Natnan Riswan/Getty Images Our brains have “banana” neurons that fire when we see or smell fruit, or even just hear the word “banana,” suggesting…
Nobel Prize winners are awarded medalsZhenkong Chen / Alamy It's the most celebratory time of the year, as some of the brightest minds in science win…
Mikel William/Getty Images Is there anything more boring than endless efforts to make every waking moment more productive? “If you can save 10 seconds on a…
Weight loss drugs may reduce people's desire to exerciseMe 3645 Studio/Getty Images Semaglutide, found in medicines such as Ozempic and Wigovy, reduces the amount of movement…
Sicily is thought to be one of the first islands inhabited by humans during the European Upper Paleolithic period. Research to understand the early occupation of…
Some individuals may not only be incorrect in their arguments but also in their self-assuredness, possibly due to psychological reasons. According to a recent study, it…
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has introduced an artificial intelligence assistant in the United Kingdom along with AI-enhanced sunglasses worn by Mark Zuckerberg. The…
artificial intelligence: A form of knowledge-based decision-making exhibited by a machine or computer. It also refers to a field of study where scientists aim to develop…
At the age of 17, while most teenagers were busy playing video games, Britain’s recent Nobel Prize winner was focused on developing games. Sir Demis Hassabis,…
How can we test whether gravity is quantum? AndreusK/Getty Images/iStockphoto Physicists have competing ideas about what quantum gravity is, but have not yet conclusively decided whether…
What I’ve always admired about Japanese role-playing games is their unabashed grandeur. Works like Final Fantasy, Persona, and Shin Megami Tensei go beyond the usual fantasy…
advertisement: An abbreviation for advertisement, which can be published in any medium (print, online, broadcast) and is designed to sell a product, idea, or point of…
Before mirrors became popular, most people didn’t know what their faces looked like, relying on others’ reactions for their self-image. Anthropologist Edmund Carpenter introduced the concept…
Our toothbrushes contain not only bacteria but also a huge number of viruses. Kathryn Ziegler/Getty Images Hundreds of viruses that infect bacteria have been found on…
The British sense of humor is cherished among Brits, but it’s natural to assume that many British jokes may be embarrassing to other cultures. There is…