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New observations of 86 planet-forming disks provide astronomers with a wealth of data and unique insight into how planets form in different regions of the Milky…
StarCraft II screenshotsblizzard games The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is studying whether OpenAI's technology can improve battle planning. But that's only true for military video games.…
The James Webb Space Telescope is the first instrument capable of conclusively detecting extrasolar satellites NASA Astronomers have chosen to search for alien moons orbiting planets…
Many years ago, David Kipping, when he lived in London, would walk home through the city and look up at the moon. For astronomers, its dimly…
California two-spotted octopusNorbert Wu/Minden Pictures/Alamy The oldest known sex chromosomes were discovered in an octopus species that lives in the Pacific Ocean. These chromosomes evolved up…
Roses may look red and blueberries blue, but in reality, the color of the berries is quite different. The waxy skin of the fruit is just…
Feeling unmotivated and aimless, and struggling to understand why? You might be suffering from malaise, the epidemic of fatigue that has swept the world in recent…
A new breakthrough in medical research could lead to personalized therapy for babies in the womb. Scientists have successfully grown small organs, known as organoids, from…
According to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis, individual neurons work together to generate rhythmic waves that propel fluid through dense brain tissue,…
Using data from Jupiter aurora distribution experiment (JADE) Instrument equipped NASA spacecraft Junoplanetary scientists calculated that the proportion of oxygen produced on Jupiter's icy moon Europa…
Storks in their breeding grounds in Germany Christian Ziegler/Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior As storks grow older, they choose faster and more direct migration routes.…
MethaneSAT artist impressionsEnvironmental Defense Fund/NASA A satellite that is expected to change the way we look at global warming methane emissions from oil and gas production…
Paleontologists have described a new species of crab genus false calcinus A large fossil specimen discovered in Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand. Pseudocarcinus karlaubenheimeri. Scale bar…
Gazetrak smart glasses track eye movements with reflected soundCourtesy of Chen Zhan Prototype smart glasses can track people's eye movements using technology similar to sonar. This…
On the morning of September 24, 2023, Dante Lauretta woke up early, his pulse is high. He spent his 20 years working on his NASA space…
A ball of cells grown from amniotic fluid. Red indicates lung stem cellsGiuseppe Cara, Paolo di Coppi, Mattia Guerli Babies born with serious medical conditions may…
Jupiter’s moon Europa is covered with an icy shell NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology Jupiter’s moon Europa may not be as ripe for life as we think.…
NASA has released a beautiful photo of spiral galaxy NGC 4423 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 4423 about…
Paleontologists at the University of California, Davis and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History estimate that: Colossus of PercetusA gigantic basilosaur whale that lived…
In biomedical research, understanding causes and physical characteristics, known as phenotypes, is crucial for correcting abnormalities like diseases. Scientists use genetic techniques to identify disease-associated locations…
line up: (noun: alignment) The arrangement or arrangement of things in a patterned order, following clear lines.atom: Basic unit of chemical elements. Atoms consist of a…
The joint Crew 8 mission by SpaceX and NASA successfully launched to the International Space Station from NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday. This…
Eating meat is a major contributor to two of the biggest problems facing humanity: global warming and biodiversity loss. Agriculture is one of the main sources…
Can quantum computers help? Eric Lucero/Google Google and XPRIZE are launching a $5 million competition to create a quantum computer that could actually benefit society. It’s…
average: Term (in science) for arithmetic mean. The sum of a number group divided by the size of the group.biologist: Scientists involved in biological research.Chick: A…
Film director Werner Herzog sits in the ark built for Ian Cheney’s film. evil and delicate movie ark of oblivionIan CheneySandbox Films, in select U.S. theaters…
There’s a mathematical trick to get out of any maze Klaus Wedfeld/Digital Vision/Getty Images It’s almost March 14th, or Pi Day. We celebrate this annual celebration…
In the first two months of 2024, measles outbreaks in the US and UK, a global cholera vaccine shortage, and a case of bubonic plague from…
Do you find yourself tossing and turning all night once again? Are you counting down the hours until your unyielding alarm goes off? If you’re a…
Sex in the future will continue to evolve, with changes in reproduction methods and technology. While traditional methods of making babies through sex may not become…
Dune is the nickname for the planet Arrakis, a harsh desert world in the Canopus system where much of the story unfolds. The primary residents are…
In the vast tapestry of the universe, there are hidden languages that orchestrate everything from particle movement to the birth of stars and dark matter. This…
Earth can be visualized as a chaotic mass of rocky tectonic plates floating on a sea of molten metal. These plates are constantly moving and rubbing…
The ruler of the seas may appear black and white, but it’s not as simple as it seems. For years, great white sharks have been considered…
new images from high resolution stereo camera (HRSC) On ESA's Mars Express spacecraft It shows the terrain surrounding Mars's permanent ice cap at its north pole.…
In the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jose Damian, a street vendor for the past five years, braves temperatures of up to 105 degrees while selling…
Urinary tract infections often cause you to need to urinate more often than usualSimple Images/Getty Images Pain that persists even after a urinary tract infection appears…
Some scents are at risk of disappearing forever. Can AI reproduce them?Brickwinkel/Alamy Artificial intelligence can assemble formulas to recreate perfumes based on their chemical composition. One…
Sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), formerly known as unidentified flying objects (UFOs), have been reported throughout history. There is growing interest in understanding what these…
Zero is important to mathematics, astronomy, and engineeringCarol Yepes/Getty By refining primitive neural pathways, the human brain may have learned to understand the number zero and…