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Technology has transformed dating – for better or worseFilippo Bacchi/Getty Images a brief history of loveLiat Yakir (Watkins Publishing) It's been exactly over 30 years since…
Poison dart frogs most often tap their toes when standing on leaves in their natural habitat.sarah westrick Poison dart frogs have a strange habit of tapping…
A group of investigators devoted to finding errors in scientific research has shocked some of the world’s most prestigious research institutions and the scientific community as…
Houston-based company successfully launched a private lunar lander into space on its second attempt early Thursday morning. The spacecraft, developed by Intuitive Machines, took off from…
Some Bacillus bacteria can convert CO2 into rock in extreme environments David Marshall/Getty Images Bacteria may be able to promote carbon dioxide lithification under extreme conditions.…
School uniforms can restrict movement and make children less activeDan Kenyon/Getty Images Wearing a uniform to school is associated with a lack of physical activity in…
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of at least six people at Gough's Cave in the Cheddar Valley in southwest England. Many of the bones were intentionally…
AC magnetism works differently than standard magnetism Libor Chemeikal and Anna Birk Hellenes A new type of magnetism has been measured for the first time. Alternative…
Rice and beef finally come together Yonsei University It's the ultimate fusion food. Two key ingredients come together in a lab-created hybrid format for ready-to-eat rice…
Forest fires in the Amazon in October 2023Gustavo Basso/Null Photography via Getty Images Large parts of the Amazon rainforest are threatened by the combined effects of…
Sperm that don't move fast enough have a hard time reaching the egg and can cause fertility problems. Alexei Kotelnikov / Alamy Laboratory research has revealed…
Emojis are often used in digital communications such as text messages and social media. mixtape/shutterstock Think twice before replying to a message with just emojis. Emojis…
Remains of dog and baby girl buried in Seminario Vescoville near Verona, Italy Laffranchi et al. (CC-BY 4.0) Late Iron Age people in northern Italy were…
Osteoarthritis affects 530 million people worldwidePuwadol Jaturautchai/Shutterstock Drug delivery nanoparticles may be useful in treating osteoarthritis. In mice with signs of symptoms, a single injection of…
A small surgical robot aboard the International Space Station was tested in orbit for the first time, performing a simulated surgery in space while being remotely…
When the ancient Egyptians sought an encounter with Bes, the god of fertility and childbirth, they painted an image of the god on their hands, wrapped…
Chimpanzees enjoy teasing each other apple2499/Shutterstock Bonobos, orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees all poke, tickle, and even steal from their companions as a form of teasing. Understanding…
Some Bacillus bacteria can convert CO2 into rock in extreme environmentsDavid Marshall/Getty Images Bacteria found deep in a mine shaft in South Dakota could accelerate the…
Shrove Tuesday, the traditional holiday celebrated the day before the Christian Lent, is now almost exclusively associated with pancakes by many people around the world. Pancakes…
techno signature Any measurable property that could provide evidence of extraterrestrial technology. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is a branch of astrobiology that focuses on…
Permanent baby teeth, also known as “shark teeth” Nadisha/Getty Images Seven percent of pet dogs (mostly small “toy” breeds) have double teeth reminiscent of shark mouths.…
MAPLE power experimentAlex Ayling et al. The first experiment to transmit electricity from space to Earth could lead to space-based solar power plants within a decade,…
Scientists have identified five mysterious species of the genus Viper Botrykiss They live in the jungles and cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. Botrykis Rahimi. Image…
Our spatial memory, which relates to how we remember places, appears to be different from other forms of memory Gary Yowell/Digital Vision/Getty Images Our memory of…
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Flea frog perching on 1 Brazilian Real (coin diameter is 27 mm) Renato Gaiga The tiny Brazilian frog, about the size of a pea, could threaten…
No more need to hold out your phone while navigating FG Trade/Getty Images Two smartphone apps can help guide a blind person through an unfamiliar building,…
Sagittarius C is located just 300 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. This image of the Sagittarius…
Exposure to loud noises, such as at music festivals, can worsen your hearing Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Exposure to loud noises can disrupt zinc levels in the inner…
Graphical reconstruction of stone walls as hunting structures in glacial landscapesMichał Grabowski A low stone wall approximately one kilometer long has been discovered 21 meters below…
Odysseus spacecraft scheduled to launch to the moon on February 14thspace x US company Intuitive Machines is soon to become the first private company to land…
Mars' relatively well-preserved ancient crust provides a natural window into early planetary evolution not visible on Earth. Mars has generally been thought to be a monolithic…
when joseph conlon As an undergraduate in the early 2000s, I avoided typical scientific explanations of string theory because I wanted to approach it on a…
Jets of plasma could slow the rotation of black holes NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology Most black holes can rotate much more slowly than expected. When a…
Sagittarius A*, the 4.3 million solar mass black hole at the center of the Milky Way, spins so fast that space-time around it is warped into…
Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world, and the phases of the moon, not the calendar, mark the beginning of 2024. This year's Chinese New…
Paleontologists have described a new species of extinct ramid shark Paleohypotodus Based on 17 fossilized teeth found in Alabama, USA. Fossilized teeth are Paleohypotodus bizocoi.Image credit:…
astronomer using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope We captured a vivid image of IRAS 16562-3959, a beautiful star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius. This Hubble image shows…
aquatic: An adjective that describes water. astronomy: A field of science that deals with celestial bodies, the universe, and the physical universe. People who work in…
2-D: Abbreviation for two-dimensional. This term is an adjective describing something in the flat world, meaning that it has features that can only be explained in…