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Polyethylene plastic bags are difficult to recycle Robert Sanders/University of California, Berkeley Plastic bottles and bags can be evaporated into their chemical components and turned into…

Composite image of a jumping spherical collembolanAdrian Smith High-speed cameras have clearly captured the springtails spinning in the air faster than any other animal ever recorded.…

Bold as a Crucifer What effect might it have on adolescents and young children to see the positive expressions on the faces of strangers eating raw…

A sweet dessert made from Neurospora crassa served at the Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen. Alchemist A type of mold that grows on discarded food has been…

Struggling to catch some shut-eye with temperatures soaring in your bedroom? As climate change intensifies and heatwaves become more common, researchers have observed that nighttime temperatures…

With the abundance of news stories, one might believe that humanity is on a path to self-destruction due to pollution, microplastics, and harmful chemicals. Reports of…

Those who suffer from the throbbing pain of migraines know how challenging everyday tasks can become. However, a new medication, if taken at the first signs…

DNA methylation is a widely observed epigenetic modification in biological systems that serves diverse functions in transcriptional regulation, transposable element silencing, and innate immunity. A nucleosome…

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to capture a detailed image of the spectacular centre of the Triangulum Galaxy. The Triangulum Galaxy is the…

The impact of intergroup conflict on demographics has long been debated, especially in prehistoric and non-state societies. In their study, scientists from the Complexity Science Hub,…

First hypothesized over 60 years ago Bipolar electric field Polar winds are the primary driver of a constant outflow of charged particles into space above the…

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is not scheduled to return astronauts from space this year National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) It’s official: Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams…

Typically, plants grow in crowded environments where neighboring plants compete for light while shading each other. The presence of neighboring plants varies through space and time,…

SpaceX has once again delayed the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission, which was supposed to take four private citizens into space, this time citing bad…

A monster looms, threatening our democracy. The monster comes in many forms, from online misinformation networks and deepfakes, to social media bots and psychological microtargeting that…

Canada’s historic wildfire season last year resulted in the burning of numerous trees, causing forests to emit more carbon than the fossil fuel emissions of most…

Salmon will soon be able to migrate freely up the Klamath River and its tributaries, marking a significant milestone in the watershed near the California-Oregon border.…

Using data collected by the Advanced Stellar Compass (ASC) and Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists have created the first complete 3D radiation…

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunning image of the Pegasus dwarf elliptical galaxy, a moon of the Andromeda galaxy. The Pegasus dwarf elliptical galaxy…

Paleontologists have added a new species to Europe's Cretaceous dinosaur fauna, discovered in Normandy, France. Abelisaurid teeth are associated with the holotype specimen. Caletodraco CottardiImages/Photos Courtesy…

How to use Near-infrared imaging device and slitless spectrometer Using the NIRISS instrument on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered six new free-floating…

Astrophysicists from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration have conducted test observations that achieve the highest resolution ever obtained from Earth’s surface by detecting light emanating…

Online misinformation has fuelled tensions over immigration, sparking riots in Sunderland and other parts of the UK. Doric/Getty Images Last week, Pakistani police Sued the man…

Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers have constantly pushed the boundaries of special effects. From early techniques like using puppets to create dramatic scenes to more…

Star cluster NGC 1333 contains many brown dwarfsNASA/CXC/JPL-Caltech/NOAO/DSS Astronomers have discovered six new worlds that look like planets but formed like stars. These so-called “rogue worlds”…

A recent study suggests that living in a neighborhood filled with trees can have similar heart benefits to regular exercise. Researchers at the University of Louisville…

Bees are winged insects that feed on nectar and pollen from flowers and sometimes produce honey. There are around 20,000 species of honeybees, of which 270…

in paper Announced today Astronomical JournalThe astronomers analysed the evolution of giant galaxies at redshifts 4 to 8 selected from the JWST Cosmic Evolution Early Emission…

A SpaceX spacecraft set to carry four civilians on a mission into space is facing a delay due to a helium leak, pushing the launch to…

Astronomers Murchison Widefield Alley Researchers in Western Australia conducted a search for extraterrestrial signals emanating from around 2,800 galaxies pointing towards the Vela supernova remnant with…

We all know that being in nature is good for our health and mental wellbeing. But how does its magic work? For example, how do we…

We are able to enjoy music because of our ability to recognize musical boundaries. NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock We may finally understand how the brain processes beat drops:…

Sensor array for the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter experiment in South Dakota Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility The latest search for dark matter has so far been…

Venus is often called Earth's twin, but its current surface conditions are very different from Earth's and are not suitable for life to exist: not only…

Stunning new images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show spiral galaxy UGC 3478 in great detail. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows UGC 3478,…

The number of planets in our solar system used to be limited to only eight, excluding Pluto. These include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,…

A team of paleontologists led by Southern Methodist University has discovered more than 260 dinosaur footprints from the Early Cretaceous period in Brazil and Cameroon, marking…

Do you remember the days when pneumatic tubes were used for fast delivery of packages, mail, and important documents? Despite being touted as the future of…

As we age, our cognitive abilities, such as memory, language, and attention, tend to decline, and scientists have yet to find a way to prevent this…

The saying goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” But that’s not true. Criticism and rejection It produces brain…