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The Great Sphinx of Giza may have been carved by desert winds long before humans carved it. Mysterious desert natural structures called yardangs closely resemble a…
X-59 aircraft Lockheed Martin Corporation/Gary Tice An experimental aircraft commissioned by NASA will fly over major U.S. cities at speeds faster than the speed of sound.…
Archaeologists in the Amazon have discovered a series of “lost cities” that have flourished for thousands of years, the results of which were published Thursday in…
Comet 67P Cave/Churyumov Gerasimenko CNES/ESA/Rosetta/MPS/OSIRIS/Guillaume Faury and others We discovered a cave on a comet for the first time. Caverns identified in comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, also known…
Fingerprints from two fingers on the same hand may look different, but AI can find basic similaritiesAndrey Kuzmin/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence can accurately identify whether fingerprints left…
Ultimately, a network of quantum computers could enable the creation of a more secure quantum internet. hh5800/Getty Images Shopping on an unhackable quantum internet will require…
It is now confirmed that the previous year has been noted as the warmest year in the history of the Earth.The average land and ocean surface…
Black Sun #145Seiren Solcare These exquisite images show starlings swirling and swooping to create dramatic cloud-like flocks known as murmurs.Photographer Seiren SolcareBest known for his portraits…
It may be possible to identify people by their breathing techniquesEdited by Ross Helen/Alamy The turbulence created when breathing could be used as an effective biometric…
The Moon's relative proximity to Earth makes it a natural first destination for human exploration. Miramay/Getty Images our moon rebecca boyle hachette There's a quote I've…
Missiles fired from aircraft carrier Kearney at Houthi missiles and drones in Red Sea us navy Attacks on container ships in the Red Sea have forced…
If the Sun or other stars harbor black holes, they could look and behave differentlyNixx Photography/Shutterstock Hidden inside stars may be tiny black holes that formed…
Nkuti Gatwa (left) from Doctor WhoJames Purdon/BBC Studios I'm reading a book by Naomi Alderman. future is a science fiction novel that I loved so much…
Some of the yeasts used to brew Guinness today are descendants of those used in 1903.Artur Widak/NurPhoto SRL/Alamy The yeast strain used to brew Guinness, Ireland's…
Over the past four years, we’ve learned tough lessons about the balancing act of public health. Recent coronavirus research has highlighted the need to carefully weigh…
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has had a profound impact on humanity. Prevention of infection by disinfecting surfaces and aerosols using non-chemical methods is highly…
For the first time, physicists have directly imaged small clusters of noble gas atoms at room temperature. This result opens up exciting possibilities for fundamental research…
Janice Whitlock, a developmental psychologist at Cornell University, emphasizes that daily self-care habits can significantly impact mental health, particularly for teens and adults. Whitlock helps her…
adolescent: A person in a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that begins at the onset of adolescence, usually between the ages of 11 and…
HONG KONG — Didn't fall from the Empire State Building. Instead, the giant ape, sometimes called the “real King Kong,” was driven to extinction by climate…
Northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis due to ancient DNA, a study reveals. About 5,000 years ago, people flocked to this area.This discovery…
Lidar scan of Ecuador’s Upano Valley reveals raised platform Stephen Rostain Aerial survey reveals the largest previously discovered pre-colonial city in the Amazon, connected by an…
U.S. at risk of power outages as natural gas pipelines hit by winter stormImagineima/Getty Images Natural gas plants have replaced coal as the largest source of…
Acidic clouds surrounding Venus may not be hostile to some of life's key moleculesJAXA/ISAS/DARTS/Kevin M. Gill Amino acids can survive in concentrated sulfuric acid, similar to…
Researchers have discovered what is believed to be the oldest skin fossil on record. The alligator-like skin, which is at least 286 million years old, was…
Artist's impression of Tyrannosaurus macraensis, a relative of Tyrannosaurus rexsergei krasinski A portion of a dinosaur skull discovered 40 years ago has been identified as a…
A quoll searches for termites in a fallen log.Poor night vision is also part of the reason they have to forage for food in the heat…
Captorhinus aguti, an ancient reptile that may be the source of the oldest skin fossilsmichael debraga The collection of fossilized skin fragments is the oldest ever…
small black hole battery Following the feedback discussion on New Zealand’s Blackhole public toilets (25 November 2023), news has arrived of a plan called “Using black…
Ten years ago, I was asked to predict what science education in schools would look like in 100 years. I answered, somewhat playfully, that things would…
Advances in green energy such as solar power show a way to move away from fossil fuelsLuc Bezier/Cultura RM/Alamy it's not the end of the worldhannah…
China played a big role in the growth of solar and wind power in 2023Yuan Yuan Xie / Alamy Stock Photo According to one study, 2023…
adolescent: A person in a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that begins at the onset of adolescence, usually between the ages of 11 and…
The storm is pummeling much of the northern United States, a welcome relief for some areas that have seen little snow in recent months.A late start…
adolescent: A person in a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that begins at the onset of adolescence, usually between the ages of 11 and…
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…