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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate change agreement as one of his first acts in…
Ian M. Banks wrote a series of best-selling science fiction novels.Joseph Branston/SFX Magazine/Future via Getty Images culture seriesIan M. Banks (Orbit Books) Although Ian M. Banks…
Would I feel better if I got some more sleep? Maybe – but that's not guaranteed. We know how much sleep the average person needs, but…
Most of Spain’s electricity is generated by solar and wind power Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo/Alamy Countries with large amounts of wind and solar power installed on their…
Foxys_forest_manufacture/Getty Images A bad night's sleep can be caused by many things, including screen time, stress, and drinking too much alcohol. Now, there's another culprit. It's…
A new genus and species of enantiornithine bird in the family Bohaiornithidae has been identified from a nearly complete, articulated skeleton preserved with feather marks found…
Avian influenza has been a problem for poultry for over a century, causing deaths in various birds like chickens, ducks, and geese. It is caused by…
Semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists are injected Yulia Burmystrova/Getty Images Drugs like Ozempic and Wigovy, called GLP-1 agonists, offer more benefits than risks when taken for…
Using Brain Implant to Control Virtual Drones: Paralyzed Individuals Can Now Fly with Their Thoughts
A virtual drone was steered through an obstacle course by imagining moving a finger.Wilsey et al. A paralyzed man with electrodes implanted in his brain can…
How can you make your movement successful in 2025? alamy stock photo Whether you’re a couch potato or a fitness enthusiast, the start of a new…
Steven Puetzer/Getty Images How did you sleep last night? Your response may depend on how long you were in bed, how much of that time you…
Trillions of bacteria live in our gut Artur Pravgo/Science Photo Library Analyzing your own stool was once a niche interest. But a quick look on Amazon…
Bismuth crystals reflect light of all colors of the rainbowOliver Berg/DPA/Alamy Ultrathin flakes of bismuth exhibit mysterious magnetic properties. This could help the soft iridescent metal…
ash: Small, light pieces of rock or glass ejected by a volcanic eruption. A group of deciduous trees in the olive family that are popular for…
About 6,500 light-years from Earth lies a zombie planet covered with long tendrils of hot sulfur. A star exploded into a supernova about 900 years ago,…
California implemented stricter building standards in 2008, focusing on design and materials used in new construction in high-risk areas. Discussing the issue, Crowfoot emphasized the challenge…
When it comes to acidity, strong acids can be destructive, as seen in movies where they eat away at people in bathtubs and spaceship decks. However,…
Please envision the setting. It’s Halloween, and you decide to take a daring walk through a cemetery on the edge of town. As the sounds of…
Cortisol, a hormone produced by adrenal glands located on top of the kidneys, plays a crucial role in various body functions such as metabolism regulation, inflammation…
Humans tend to mimic those they see as more successful to achieve a similar status, especially those with wealth, fame, and power. Many CEOs, celebrities, and…
A small number of mammals, including rabbits, have teeth that grow throughout their lives. Thurid_with_th/Shutterstock Rabbit teeth grow continuously, which may be made possible by calcium…
Recently, archaeologists uncovered the ancient city of Pompeii, preserved under volcanic ash for around 2,000 years. The discovery of a massive private bathhouse, believed to be…
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of carcharodontosaurian theropod dinosaur based on descriptions of now-destroyed specimens from Egypt’s Bahariya Formation. rebuilding the life of…
New Glenn reached orbit (left), but the starship exploded, showering debris (right). Blue Origin; SWNS Compare these two scenes. On January 16, Blue Origin’s New Glenn…
Floods in Atlanta, Georgia in September 2024 S Lesser/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock In 2024, the Earth received approximately 2.9 millimeters of rain per day. This may not sound like…
Joseph Weizenbaum created the ELIZA chatbot at MITFrom the video archive of the documentary film “Weizenbaum”. Rebel at Work” A groundbreaking chatbot created in the 1960s…
A demonstrator holds a pro-TikTok sign in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 10, 2025.Alison Robert/Washington Post/Getty Images The United States Supreme Court supported…
Identifying an odor usually takes 1 to 3 seconds through sniffing. However, a recent study has found that changes in smell can be detected in an…
Ion traps can control atoms for quantum experiments Y. Colomb/National Institute of Standards and Technology/Scientific Photo Library After decades of investigation, researchers observed a series of…
Robotic exoskeleton can train people to move their fingers faster Shinichi Furuya The robot hand’s exoskeleton helps professional pianists learn to play faster by moving their…
Dingo Gap in Gale Crater NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/MSSS From H.G. Wells’ Alien Invaders space war to MartianAs abandoned astronauts, we have long been inspired by…
Marten Waters/Getty Images the shape of invisible thingsAdam Zeman (Bloomsbury Circus) Just imagine! No, seriously, just imagine that. Perhaps an apple, or a cartload of apples,…
“Alien Clay sends some serious criminals to a labor camp on a remote planet.”Shutterstock / Space Creator They say you shouldn’t start a story by waking…
“A world organized along completely different lines from Earth”…Alien Clay Science Photo Library/Alamy “Hard” science fiction exists to push the limits of imagination in a very specific way. So it’s a thought experiment that starts with what’s known and what’s possible and then tweaks everything up to 11 to see what the world might look
Based on a highly reliable survey by YouGov in 2023, it was found that almost half of men believe they can successfully land a plane in…
Released on December 19, 2013, ESA's star mapping satellite “Gaia” We are now nearing the sky, but this does not mean the mission is complete. Technical…
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — Blue Origin successfully launched a massive new rocket on its inaugural test flight on Thursday, sending a prototype satellite into orbit thousands…
SpaceX conducted the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday but lost contact with the rocket’s upper stage as it continued into space.The company’s…
SpaceX announced Thursday that its Starship spacecraft was damaged during a flight meant to test the capabilities of its giant rocket. The upper stage of the…
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory has been recording atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations since 1958.Fred Espenak/Science Photo Library Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels measured by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory…