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As we age, we naturally struggle to remember our memories. However, the condition that usually occurs later in life is dementiawhich can cause more severe memory…
Diagram showing the inner structure of the Earth Rostislav Zatonskiy/Alamy The inner core of Earth’s solids appears to have changed shape over the last 20 years…
What can extraterrestrial stones reveal?ShutterStock/Swill Klitch Below is an excerpt from our monthly LaunchPad newsletter, exploring the solar system and beyond. Here you can sign up…
3-D: Abbreviation for 3D, which refers to objects or images that can be explained in three dimensions: height, width, and length. Note: A mental phenomenon where…
Volcano Explanet L 98-59 b illustration NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center With a seemingly sulfury atmosphere, the alien world may be the most volcanic planet astronomers…
Exfoliation (noun, “Um, shun”) In geology, exfoliation refers to the rapid change in the course of a river or stream. In medicine, exfoliation refers to the…
Shutterstock/Scott Rothstein Sometimes there are hidden patterns in numbers that you may not notice right away. One example of this can be found in a barcode, a sequence of numbers used to identify a product. Try it yourself – find an object with a 13-digit barcode. (If you’re in the US, a 12-digit barcode will
The human brain is like an electrified sphere, considered the most complex object in the universe. Sometimes, don’t you wish it would just quiet down, especially…
In the southwestern sky, Venus shines the brightest and is easy to spot. Saturn can be seen below Venus, but as the days progress, the other…
summaryOver the past two weeks, EPA staff have had to compete with dramatic reforms at the agency.Approximately 1,100 “probation” employees were said to be possible to…
Typically, women start their period in their early teens and stop around 50 years old. During this time, the ovaries produce hormones like estrogen and testosterone,…
Paleontologists have examined the 183 million-year-old Pleciosaurus skeleton from the early Jurassic Posidonia shale in Southern Germany with well-preserved skin traces around the tail and front…
The woman with hand amputation was wearing a prosthetic for several hours, so she was able to pick up the object Hao Yang/Science and Technology University…
New Fighter Jet Components Can be Printed 3D Rolls Royce The fighter planes first flew in the 1970s were converted to fine powder and can be…
Elon Musk is a close friend of President Donald Trump. KC Alfred/San Diego UT/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock Will the team led by Elon Musk be planning to crash the US government computer system? Over the past few weeks there have been many reports that Musk and his peers have access to servers in departments from the
Many jug-style water filters can remove unpleasant tastes, salt, chlorine (added to the water supply for disinfection), certain pesticides, and pharmaceutical residues. Some filters can also…
Apple offers encryption to its customers, but the UK government wants to break it Matt Cardi/Getty Images It is in the UK government It is reportedly…
Mel des Grace, France’s largest glacierJulia Roger – Beeler/One Water These impressive images highlight the disappearing ice of the Earth and the battle to preserve it.…
Coral reefs are threatened by ocean warmingSea Poto Art/Aramie The ocean's ability to absorb heat at its depth appears to be decreasing rapidly, leading to increased…
Bill Gates (right) and Paul Allen, childhood friend and co-founder of Microsoft in the late 1960s Lakeside School Source code Bill Gates (Allen Lane) Few people…
Chip at the end of the optical fiber Shanghai University for Science and Technology in China Artificial intelligence chips, smaller than salt grains, can stop at…
Array: A diverse group of objects. They can be instruments arranged in an organized way to collect information in a coordinated manner. An array can also…
The newly discovered radio jet is associated with J1601+3102, a highly radioloud kusar that spans an astounding 215,000 light years and exists just 1.2 billion years…
An international team of researchers analyzed moans, moans, whistles, bark, screams, and creaks in recordings of humpback whale songs collected over eight years in New Caledonia.…
Using Near-infrared camera (nircam) Mid-infrared instrument (Mil)Advanced on a James Webbspace Telescope, astronomers took a stunning image of an edge-on-protoplanetary disc around a Herbig Halo object…
Bolido (bright) meteors in remote areas of Canada Stocktrek Images, Inc. /Alamy met stone hunterJoshua Howgego (OneWorld (UK, now on sale, US, May 13)) One evening…
Feedback is The new scientistPopular Sideways watches the latest science and technology news. You can send the items you believe in, and readers can entertain feedback…
Currently, it is one-fifth of the UK population I believe Earth was probably visited by aliens. “Probably” is not “certainly”, but the numbers are still high.…
A new Pleciosaurus skeleton from Ulwerd Mushamhauf, Holzmaden, GermanyKlaus nilkens/urwelt-museum hauff The soft tissue of the Pleciosaurus was first studied in detail, revealing that marine reptiles…
How do you cook eggs? Daniel Heights Food Collection/Aramie Physicists argue that the best way to have a delicious, nutritious breakfast involves repeatedly switching between breads of different temperatures. As anyone who has had trouble liking eggs knows, even boiling is difficult because the yolk and white cook at different temperatures. Cooking on a vigorous
Culex Pipiens f. Molester It is a species of mosquito found in cities around the worldBlickWinkel / Alamy Stock Photo The shape of mosquitoes associated with…
Humpback whales in the South PacificTony Woo/Nature Picture Library/Aramie Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure, but they are very similar to those found…
Painting by Benedetta Cappa Marinetti, wife of Filippo Tomaso Marinetti and future companion Benedetta Kappa Marinette ©Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Rome/ Alamy The term “futurism” was…
Asteroids can cause widespread destruction Muratart/Shutterstock Telescopes around the world are currently trained on building-sized asteroids growing in the direction of the Earth, trying to understand…
The new imaging device can capture 3D scans of human faces hundreds of meters awayAon McCarthy of Heriot Watt University After 325 meters apart, your eyes…
summaryTests designed to identify biomarkers associated with autism have become available in most states.The test is intended to help doctors rule out autism in children who…
Over 50% of the world’s population experiences at least one cavity in childhood, increasing to over 90% in adults. Using a fluoride gagging agent, brushing and…
It’s a major scientific leap – or at least the hop.Australian researchers said Thursday it was the first time it produced the first kangaroo embryos through…
American and Australian paleontologists have discovered and explained the new, almost complete skull of Vegavis Iaai, a diver bird species in Footpro, which lived in Antarctica…
In the new study, archaeologists analyzed five inscribed artifacts from the Paleolithic period in central Levantin. Two engraved levalovacores from the Manot and Kahuze caves, engraved…