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Amsterdam’s tiny street gardens provide habitat for insects Marijke Thyssen/Shutterstock A study of small urban gardens in the Netherlands found that they can be havens for…
Maintaining good oral hygiene is crucial for overall health. It goes beyond just having clean and shiny teeth – it’s about preventing cavities, gum disease, and…
Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi masterpiece Dune: Part 2 The film hits theaters in the US in spring 2024. The movie follows the power struggles of the noble…
Amphibians: A group of animals that includes frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. Amphibians have backbones and can breathe through their skin. Unlike reptiles, birds, and mammals, fetal…
The life of a bumblebee queen isn’t always graceful or easy. In the spring, she can start building a nest, but first she must survive the…
Consult with a nutritionist, gastroenterologist, or dietician, and they will explain that carbohydrates are more likely to cause gas than protein. Carbohydrates that are not fully…
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to create two stunning images of NGC 5253, a dwarf starburst galaxy and a possible blue compact dwarf…
Exciting developments are on the horizon in the world of obesity medications.Pharmaceutical companies are racing to create new drugs, building on the success of existing medications…
When speaking to a nutritionist, gastroenterologist, or dietician, they will likely mention that carbohydrates have a higher chance of converting into gas in the body compared…
The Moon, Earth’s loyal companion that remains steadfast in its orbit around our planet, has been a topic of fascination and exploration ever since the early…
Snails and slugs are known to move slowly, with speeds of about 1 meter per hour (3 feet per hour). They achieve this slow movement using…
A tornado tore through southern Iowa at a speed of about 45 mph, causing destruction to wind turbines and leaving a path of devastation in its…
Are you the owner of a lovely and precious cat? Then your cat might be blocking the display of this page and ruining everything again, especially…
Naming a new project the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) may come across as overly confident. This is because dark energy is undetectable and cannot be…
It is commonly believed that cutting a sandwich diagonally to create two triangles is the best way, but there is limited scientific evidence to support this…
One of the most widely publicized examples of fossil legends is the Central Asian ceratopsid and Protoceratops And that GriffinA mythical creature that combines the characteristics…
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is often held up as an example where overexploitation of limited resources led to catastrophic population declines. A key element of this…
With just over a month until the Olympics begin, pollution levels in Paris’ River Seine remain too dangerous for Olympic athletes to compete, according to a…
The people of Easter Island built hundreds of monolithic statues called Moai. Stephanie Morcinek via Unsplash The widely held claim that the ancient people of Easter…
Jupiter's Red Spot photographed by NASA's Juno spacecraft NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eikstad/Sean Dolan ? CC NC SA Jupiter's Great Red Spot may be younger than many astronomers thought:…
A Texas home flooded during Tropical Storm Alberto in June 2024.Brandon Bell/Getty Parts of Texas and Mexico were hit by flooding this week from Tropical Storm…
Dinosaurs roamed the swamps of what is now Montana 78 million years ago, and one particularly unique creature stood out. Scientists compared it to the God…
summaryCalifornia is set to implement state-first regulations aimed at protecting indoor workers from the heat.The policy, which could go into effect later this summer, would require…
Anthropogenic causes Climate Change I turned up the thermostat, bolstering the possibility of a heatwave this month. Grilling the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central AmericaThis…
2,000-year-old wine discovered in Roman tomb in Carmona, Spain Juan Manuel Roman/University of Cordoba Chemical analysis has revealed that a reddish liquid discovered in a 2,000-year-old…
Things are getting better Iberian Lynx. About 20 years ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday, the International…
It is impossible to know the exact length of a coastline, as the length of the coastline increases with increasing precision of measurement.Lightguard/Getty Images MapmaticsPaulina Lowińska…
Looking at this lush orange river, you might be fooled into thinking it’s just a snapshot of a beautiful valley, but a closer look reveals that…
Negative electricity prices could make more economic sense than shutting down wind turbinesPeter Brogden/Alamy The rapid growth of renewable energy across Europe means that power plants…
It’s not often that you come across a dinosaur fossil by chance, but three children have discovered one that could help deepen scientific understanding of the…
Stonehenge, an ancient temple in southern England built around 5,000 years ago, remains a mysterious site with no written explanation of its purpose. Modern analysis has…
Joseph James DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer, pleaded guilty to various crimes almost four years ago, marking the beginning of a new era…
These protostellar outflows form when jets of gas from the newborn star collide with nearby gas and dust at high speeds, and the objects typically point…
A new genus and species of Triassic gracillid reptile has been identified from fossils discovered in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil. Artistic representations of the…
Serpens Nebula: A row of jets appears as red streaks in the upper left cornerNASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (NASA-JPL), Joel Green (STScI) Astronomers have…
summaryA record number of mosquitoes in and around Las Vegas are testing positive for the West Nile virus as mosquito populations across the region soar.Local health…
Amazon has announced that it is making a switch from plastic air pillows to recycled paper in its packaging in North America. The company claims that…
Jacaranda tree outside the Los Angeles courthouseJames Brown / Alamy In Los Angeles, air pollution from cars and human activity is exacerbated by the city's factories…
A chimpanzee eating sandpaper nuts in Budongo Forest, Uganda.Fig genusElodie Freyman (CC-BY) Some plants that chimpanzees eat when they are sick or injured have been found…
