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Ukrainian engineers help clear Russian mines Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform/Nurphoto Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left so many mines planted across the country that it would take 700…
of Tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima)a North American species of the goldenrod family Asteraceaecan recognize other nearby plants without touching them by sensing the proportion of far-red…
The warm Neptunian exoplanet, called GJ 3470b (Gliese 3470b), is 96 light years away and orbits a 2 billion year old red dwarf star in the…
Cashew nut shells contain acids that can be used for biofuelJanet Houghton/Alamy Stock Photos As the shipping industry seeks ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, companies…
summaryA group of Olympic hopefuls has expressed concern about the heat during the games in Paris.Olympic organizers say they are preparing for tough conditions, including scheduling…
The 246-million-year-old specimen is the geologically oldest marine reptile to inhabit the Southern Hemisphere. This image shows a nothosaurus swimming along the ancient Antarctic coast of…
A new genus and species of Unenraghiin dinosaur has been identified by Argentine paleontologists. DiuqinrechiguanaeThe discovery fills a large gap in the theropod dinosaur fossil record.…
A 3D shape of constant width viewed from three different angles, with the middle view resembling a 2D Reuleaux triangle. Andriy Prymak et al. 2024/SageMath/Danilo Radchenko…
When it comes to baking, I’m a firm believer in the benefits of making from scratch. However, there are a few exceptions, one of which is…
Nora Durst (Carrie Coon) and Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) Van Reden/HBO leftovers Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta HBO It’s a strange time leftovers premiered on HBO…
Open the newspaper these days and you’ll find an article about the latest celebrity’s opinion on Ozempic or the latest illness it shows promise for treating.…
Humanoid robots that can drive cars may one day be used as chauffeurs, but their creators acknowledge that this could be at least 50 years away.…
If you have ever set a goal to change your appearance, know that you are not alone. Approximately 43% of UK adults aim to lose weight.…
RCW 7 is located in the constellation Puppis, about 5,300 light years from Earth. This Hubble image shows the nebula RCW 7. Image courtesy of NASA/ESA/Hubble/J.…
Think back to the last time you put together a puzzle. How long did it take you to connect the first piece? Did you aim for…
Arctic: The area within the Arctic Circle. The edge of the Arctic Circle is defined as the northernmost point where the sun is visible during the…
Agriculture: The cultivation of plants, animals, and fungi to meet human needs, such as food, fuel, chemicals, and medicines.Atmosphere: The outer layer of gas that surrounds…
Wondering how to best pet a cat? The answer might surprise you. Although petting is often considered a bonding activity, not all cats enjoy it. As…
Our perception of reality is quite limited because we evolved on the African plains 3 million years ago. Our senses were shaped to help us survive…
Research indicates that a lack of dietary fiber may result in accelerated brain aging, potentially contributing to the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Expert nutritionists,…
The movement of Earth’s inner core has been a topic of debate in the scientific community for the past 20 years, with some studies suggesting that…
Light cannot be condensed enough to form a black holeVadim Sadovsky/Shutterstock It seems impossible for light alone to form a black hole: if energy and mass…
Military pilots must remain vigilant when flying fighter jets such as the F-15E Strike Eagle. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hiram Martinez The US…
Voyager 1 Due to technical issues, scientific observations are being carried out for the first time. Happened November 2023. Voyager 1 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space…
Physicists at the University of Vienna have used a maximally entangled quantum state of light paths in a large interferometer to experimentally measure the speed of…
Climate activists protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London in March.Andrea Domeniconi/Alamy This week, more than 400 climate scientists from UK research institutes published an…
Ancient humans lived in Saudi Arabia's Umm Jirsan lava cavesGreen Arabia Project This is an excerpt from Our Human Story, our newsletter on Revolution in Archaeology.…
Eske Willerslev during fieldwork in the Ilulissat glacial fjord in Greenland. Hanful of Films Searching for the oldest DNANiobe ThompsonPBS Embracing failure leads to experience and…
Many of the circled objects represent previously unknown supernovae.Collaboration between NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI and JADES Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered…
Climate activists protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London in March. Andrea Domeniconi/Alamy This week, more than 400 climate scientists from UK research institutes published…
You’ve probably experienced this scenario before: after a long day, feeling mentally and physically drained, all you want to do is crawl into bed and sleep.…
Astronomers Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) Mid-infrared measuring instrument (mm) NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope A twin disk and parallel jets were discovered in the young…
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended that pharmaceutical companies develop coronavirus vaccines targeting the KP.2 strain, a descendant of the highly contagious JN.1 variant…
As summer approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, Florida is already facing extreme weather conditions. Storms have hit South Florida, bringing heavy rain and causing severe flooding…
Varying your stride length may have positive health effectsAddictive Stock Creatives/Alamy Varying your stride length uses more energy than walking at a steady pace, which may…
Coloured black holes may have formed in the early universe betibup33/Shutterstock The universe may have once been dotted with tiny black holes that possessed strange properties…
Cystic fibrosis affects the lungs, but delivering gene therapy to the defective cells is difficult. Science Photo Library/Getty Images CRISPR gene editing therapy has the potential…
A scorching hot day in Bucharest, Romania, June 2019 lcv / Alamy In the future, city dwellers could beat the heat with clothes made from new…
The malaria drug artemisinin is extracted from the plant wormwood.Frederick J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images A drug already used to treat malaria may also be effective…
