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Bitcoin mining is linked to rising electricity pricesThomas Wren/Alamy Stock Photo The US government has proposed taxing crypto miners to reduce the industry's heavy environmental impact,…

Duck penises are quite unusual. You may have come across information about Drake online or seen pictures of him. In that case, you probably know that…

In his influential work Descent of Man, Charles Darwin confidently asserted that male mammals are generally larger than females. This concept, known as sexual size dimorphism…

Neuroscientists at the University of Michigan have identified thermoreceptors that mediate the sensation of cold in somatosensory neurons. GluK2 KO mice have a defect in cold…

Comet 12P/Ponsbrooks observed near Tromsø, Norway on March 5th Bernt Olsen One of the brightest known comets is headed toward Earth and could be visible to…

NASA has released a surprising new image of the little-known dwarf galaxy LEDA 42160 taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble image shows dwarf…

The planets are doing a gravitational dance around the sun Shutterstock/Johan Swanepoel Mars’ gravitational pull could be strong enough to shake up Earth’s oceans and shift…

We're still trying to understand how animals react to solar eclipsesŞ. Uğur OKÇu/1001slide/iStockphoto/Getty Images You can't miss a total solar eclipse. The sun's disk is completely…

Taylor Swift performed in Melbourne earlier this year.Graham Denholm/TAS24/TAS Copyright Management Getty Images A rogue artificial intelligence obsessed with Taylor Swift could replace all recorded music…

Physicists from LHCb collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have made the first observation of the collapse of the Bc+ meson. This results in a…

Pudera Carlae is the first deer species to be discovered in the 21st century and the first from the New World in over 60 years. Learn…

Paleontologists have described a new species of enantiornithine bird with a toothless beak from the Chinese Jehor bird family. This discovery delayed the earliest appearance of…

NGC604 is comparable to renowned star-forming regions in the Milky Way, like the Orion Nebula, but is significantly larger and contains more recently created stars. This…

The World Health Organization reported that in 2020, 2.3 million women worldwide were diagnosed with breast cancer. American Cancer Society states that early diagnosis of breast…

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disease that impairs brain functions such as memory and reasoning, and there is currently no known cure. People with this disease…

Hemophilia B is a blood disorder that affects about 30,000 people in the United States. Individuals with hemophilia B have a deficiency in factor IX, a…

Many individuals engage in fishing for both sustenance and recreation in modern times. Ever pondered about the origins of fishing? While fishing has been a part…

Scientists who study cancer have historically focused on understanding the various factors that contribute to cancer development and progression. They have looked at factors such as…

Ketamine administered via IV at New York clinic Victor Llorente/New York Times/Redux/eyevine Prince Harry, who caused an uproar in the press last year, wrote candidly in…

Palestinian children wait for food prepared in a charity kitchen as food supplies run short in Rafah Ismael Mohamad/UPI/Shutterstock The situation in Gaza is rapidly evolving…

Aboriginal people use fire to manage the landscapePenny Tweedy/Getty Images Analysis of sediment cores taken from ancient lakes shows that Australia's indigenous peoples have been using…

trilobite are a diverse group of marine animals that lived between 540 and 250 million years ago. They were some of the oldest and longest-lived arthropods…

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting millions of people worldwide. This disease affects the parts of the brain that control memory, thinking,…

Our world is dominated by single-celled microorganisms that can survive in extreme and strange places. These habitats include the human body, where about one microorganism lives…

Pierre Maslow, a statistician at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, stated that Paris is considered the highest risk city among all European capitals.…

Cognitive decline is characterized by a decline or slowing of memory, concentration, and thinking abilities. It’s common for individuals to experience increased forgetfulness as they age,…

It feels unfair. I will be sacrificing an hour of sleep tonight. With Daylight Saving Time (DST) starting in the United States in the summer, the…

Here is some encouraging environmental news that we all need to hear. Efforts to restore the natural world can yield positive results. A project spearheaded by…

As we transition from midwinter to midsummer, spring has officially arrived. There are two equinoxes each year, one in March and one in September, serving as…

Obesity has undergone a significant shift in how we perceive it in recent years. It was once seen as a personal lifestyle choice, but is now…

It is estimated that one in two people will develop cancer during their lifetime. However, advancements in diagnosis and treatment have led to more people surviving…

Make sure to set your clocks forward an hour tonight as Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins for the summer of 2024. But have you ever wondered…

SpaceX launched one of the largest rockets ever built on November 18, 2023. The Starship rocket has the potential to revolutionize humanity’s interaction with space, including…

The lifestyle of spinosaurids has been a topic of intense debate since important new skeletal parts were uncovered. Spinosaurus aegyptius Different lifestyles of this species have…

Snails have an unusual way of walking, which has been recreated in robots. Zuza/Shutterstock Equipped with one large foot, the mucus-evacuation robot can effectively imitate the…

Culture refers to behaviors that are socially learned and persist within a group over long periods of time. Growing evidence suggests that animal culture, like human…

Hexagonal frames called Reef Stars are installed in disturbed areas to stabilize loose debris and encourage rapid coral growth.Maritime Agency Research findings from a restoration project…

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing significant heat-induced coral bleaching once again, as confirmed by the country’s government on Friday. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park…

According to a recent Pentagon report, there is no reliable evidence to support the belief that U.S. authorities have hidden extraterrestrial life in the form of…

Some fish species’ reproduction, shoreline erosion, and weather patterns are all at risk due to lower ice levels. This includes changing the amount of lake-effect snow…