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SpaceX is gearing up for the sixth test flight of Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket. Elon Musk’s company follows a “fail fast, learn fast” approach…

Billions, perhaps trillions of years from now, long after the sun has swallowed the Earth, cosmologists predict the universe will end. Some people wrestle with whether…

Hazard monkeys come in a variety of colors and harbor photosynthetic algae in their shells. dakota mccoy Heart-shaped mollusks have evolved tiny windows that function like…

El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryGarry McLeod/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The top spot in the league table of the world's most powerful computers has…

Bluesky sign-ups continue to grow Anna Barclay/Getty Images As a technology reporter, I like to think of myself as an early adopter. I first signed up…

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Hong Kong have utilized genetic tools from single-celled organisms that share a common ancestor with…

Are your messages still marked as read? A recent study suggests that not getting replies to your messages could be linked to your texting habits. Many…

An international research team has described a new, smaller species of gecko. pseudogonad Originally from the Paria Peninsula in northeastern Venezuela. Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus. Image credit: Shargel…

Losing weight can be difficultTero Vesalainen/Getty Images Obese people often lose weight but gain it back, but this may be partly due to permanent changes in…

Paleontologists have described a new species of pachypleurosaur that lived during the mid-Triassic period in southwestern China. holotype of Dianmeisaurus mutaensis From the Guanling Formation, China:…

Polar vortices exist in the atmospheres of planets ranging from rocky Earth-like planets to gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn. However, currently not much is known…

Skifosoura Baybaritsa is a type of pterosaur that lived in what is now southern Germany about 149 million years ago, bridging the gap with earlier organisms.…

Russia’s plan to reach net zero by 2060 relies on existing forests to absorb continued carbon emissionsVarnakov R/Shutterstock Countries are taking shortcuts to net-zero emissions by…

When it comes to weight loss, one universal truth stands out: losing body fat is challenging, and keeping it off can be even more difficult. A…

It’s commonly believed that spending time online can negatively impact mental health. However, a new study suggests that internet use could actually benefit adults over the…

NASA has released a surprising image of the unusual edge-on spiral galaxy UGC 10043 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble image shows UGC 10043,…

Scientific research revolves around solving complex problems, and so do computer games. In 2008, a group of scientists developed the first video game that allows non-scientists…

The fabled “Doomfish” has reappeared in California.The rare and long ribbon-shaped oarfish, often seen as a sign of impending disaster, has washed ashore on a California…

When it comes to meteor showers, the Leonids are known as one of the best. Famous for its fast and bright fireball meteors, the Leonid meteor…

This year, we have been treated to various stunning celestial events by the moon, and now the grand finale is approaching with the last supermoon of…

Eleven million years ago, an asteroid hit Mars, sending debris flying through space. One of these masses eventually crashed into Earth. During initial investigation of this…

Archaeologists have investigated an exceptional assemblage of more than 100 perforated pebbles excavated from the 12,000-year-old Natufian village of Nahal Eingev II in Israel, and have…

Newly described trilobite genera and species alter one morphological character to overcome challenges and modify another character to fulfill the original function, presenting a unique example…

overviewLaura Hellmuth, editor-in-chief of Scientific American, is leaving the company.Immediately after the election, she posted several profane comments on social media posts about the results.It is…

Attention all ‘Ice Age’ enthusiasts: New research has uncovered the preserved remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cat which have been analyzed for the very first time.…

Methane plume at least 4.8 kilometers long pours into the atmosphere south of Tehran, IranNASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology The world now has more ways than ever…

Deep beneath the snow-covered slopes lie prehistoric wonders waiting to be discovered. Recently, hikers in the Italian Alps stumbled upon an ancient ecosystem that predates even…

in new paper Published in today's magazine opticaphysicists explain how a laser beam casts a shadow that behaves like any other ordinary shadow. Photographic image of…

Two Proba-3 spacecraft work together to create an artificial solar eclipse ESA The European Space Agency (ESA) aims to create an artificial solar eclipse in space…

Factory aerosols could change clouds in the sky Getty Images/iStockphoto Satellite images show that plumes of pollutants from large factories can cause snowfall and leave holes…

Recent research has found a significant connection between cholesterol levels and the risk of developing dementia. It is not just high cholesterol levels that are concerning,…

Paleontologists have unearthed the exquisitely preserved remains of a Cretaceous enantiornithine bird in São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. The skull’s extraordinary three-dimensional preservation allowed researchers…

The shadow of the laser beam appears as a horizontal line against a blue background.Abrahao et al. (2024) Usually light casts shadows on other objects, but…

Coral polyps, tiny organisms, cluster together to form colonies that create vast coral reefs. The researchers describe the giant coral as primarily brown with pops of…

love quantum Netflix shows love is blind Rather, I ignored the feedback. This is a romance show where participants cannot meet each other in person and…

SpaceX said on its website that it aims to conduct Starship's sixth test flight as early as November 18.space x SpaceX is preparing for the sixth…

Researchers have identified a new drug similar to Ozempic that aids in weight loss without causing muscle loss. This drug, known as NK2R, works by suppressing…

Physicists are GSI/FAIR accelerator facility gained insight into the structure of the atomic nucleus. Fermium is a synthetic chemical element of the actinide series with atomic…

In 1961, American astrophysicist and astrobiologist Dr. Frank Drake multiplied several factors to estimate the number of intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way that could make…

Research has revealed a new metabolic pathway involving beta-hydroxybutyric acid (BHB). Previously known as a liver-produced fuel, BHB is now found to be attached to amino…