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latest winner Close-up Photographer of the Year A contest has been announced. This year’s winning entry was an amazingly timed photo of a nuthatch flying overhead…
All living things must eat in some way…whatever the shape of their mouth. And there are some truly bizarre mouths in the animal kingdom. Some of…
Gigantopithecus brachyThe largest primate in history and one of the largest species of Southeast Asian megafauna, it lived in China from about 2 million years until…
Dr. Christopher Stark and colleagues at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center present new coronagraphic images from Earth NIRCam (near infrared camera) and mm (Mid-Infrared Instrument) instruments…
A fast radio burst phenomenon called FRB 20220610A flashed in an unlikely location: a collection of at least seven galaxies that existed when the universe was…
Immersing your body in cold water stimulates the release of an invigorating cocktail of chemicals. Jacob Staedler/EyeEm/Getty Images “It's like pressing Control-Alt-Del on your computer,” says…
Hammer coral, also known as anchor coral, in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia Mari Wakeling/Alamy When Hammer Coral says, “New year, new me,” it's exactly what it says.…
Mountain yellow-legged frog in Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaRoland Knapp Wild frog populations appear to have evolved resistance to deadly fungal pathogens that feed on their skin.…
Apollinar Ocampo, his wife Cristina Torres and their children in the Esse Eja community of Eyo Quibo, Bolivia Dan Collins The Beni River, which rises from…
The African manatee is one of three subspecies of these creatures. It belongs to the mammal family that also includes dugongs.Imaginechina/Sipa US/Alamy “This is the perfect…
Gigantopythos black probably lived in a “mosaic of forest and grass” Garcia/Joanne Boyau (Southern Cross University) The largest known primates went extinct between 295,000 and 215,000…
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the immune system starts attacking the nerves. Katerina Conn/Science Photo Library The largest genetic database of ancient…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have detected a giant cyclone and other dynamic weather activity swirling around WASP-121b, an ultra-hot Jovian exoplanet about 881…
A small hydroelectric turbine that can generate electricity from water pipesinpipe Excess pressure in water pipes can be used to spin small hydroelectric turbines, providing an…
angle: The distance (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or planes at or near the point where they intersect.application: a specific use or function…
The United States showed a promising decline in carbon emissions in 2023, despite economic growth, indicating a move towards a more sustainable future. Greenhouse gas emissions…
Employer-provided benefits initiatives generally do not improve workers’ mental health, but volunteering may be an exception Nuva frame/shutterstock A study of more than 46,000 workers found…
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Tinnitus, a ringing in the ears, can be a debilitating problem for those who suffer from it. However, a team of researchers has discovered a potential…
The credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones is usually given to an English gentleman who discovered them in England between the 17th and 19th centuries.…
The odd radio sphere (ORC), a type of extragalactic astronomical source discovered in 2019, is actually a shell formed by galactic winds spilling from massive supernovae,…
Using NASA/ESA/CSA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers detected a brown dwarf with infrared emissions from methane, likely due to energy in the upper atmosphere. The heating…
Testing self-eating rocket engine prototype Buzdyk et al. A rocket that eats itself may be on the way. To reach orbit, a rocket must lift its…
NASA’s efforts to return astronauts to the moon have been delayed once again.The agency announced Tuesday that the next Artemis mission, which will fly four astronauts…
Fire ants work together to form floating rafts when their nests are floodedJennifer White Maxwell/Shutterstock Fire ants can intertwine their bodies to form raft-like structures. And…
Artist's impression of the path of a fast radio burst (not to scale) FRB 20220610AM. Kohnmesser/European Southern Observatory The unexplained flash of radio waves that reached…
NASA's Space Launch System and Artemis I Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center, Florida NASA It looks like it will take a little longer than expected…
The lander’s failure prevented it from properly pointing its solar panels toward the sun to charge its onboard batteries. Despite eventually repositioning the craft to face…
When it comes to eating healthier, there has always been a sense of having your cake and eating it too. For decades, we've been told that…
Researchers test batteries using new materials designed by AI Microsoft's Dan DeLong Artificial intelligence can accelerate the process of discovering and testing new materials, and researchers…
young moray eelFu Liang/cupoty.com In the deep waters surrounding Romblon Island in the Philippines, a small translucent moray eel larva spins its body into the shape…
Last year was the hottest on record on Earth, the European Union’s climate change agency announced Tuesday, confirming what scientists had predicted and feared. The EU’s…
The average bottle of water contains nearly 250,000 tiny, invisible particles of nanoplastic that were detected and classified for the first time using a dual-laser microscope.…
In August 2023, a wildfire broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui after a period of dry weather. Maui News via Matthew Thayer/AP/Alamy It's official:…
Nothing can escape a black hole's massive gravity, but it may still be possible to detect what's happening inside itScience Lab/Alamy We may be able to…
Diamond rain could fall on many exoplanets shutter stock The sky of an icy planet in space may be full of diamonds. Compacted carbon compounds may…
Aggressive: (n. Aggression) Being quick to fight or argue, or striving forcefully to succeed or win.action: the way something, often a person or other living thing,…
This is a feeling most of us have experienced at least once. When you arrive at work in the morning and open your client’s email, you…
For many people, caffeine is a necessary part of their morning routine, helping them to wake up and feel more alert. But is this reliance on…
It is now possible to measure a person’s biological age, which refers to the wear and tear of the body’s cells, as opposed to the chronological…
