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On a daily basis, everyone naturally releases about 2.5 liters of gas through burps and farts. This gas originates from the air we breathe, the liquids…
The federal government announced this week that grizzly bears will be reintroduced to Washington state’s North Cascade Mountains. The decision follows many years of intense and…
With the arrival of spring, it’s time to tend to your garden and start caring for this year’s flowers. But before you grab your gardening tools,…
Boeing will make history as two NASA astronauts take flight on a spacecraft for the first time. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will pilot the Starliner…
When it comes to apocalypse scenarios, nuclear destruction stands out as both fascinating to viewers and alarmingly realistic. From the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to…
Paleontologists discovered the footprints of a 5-meter-long (16.4-foot) trodontid in the Longxiang area of China’s Fujian province. Illustrated reconstruction Fujianipus inryangi truck maker. Image credit: Yingliang.…
100 years later, arctic butterflies feel the effects of commercial whalingDoc White/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Commercial whaling of bowhead whales ended about a century ago, but the…
An international team of scientists has created a tree of life for about 8,000 genera (about 60%) of flowering plants (angiosperms). This result sheds new light…
Dairy cows on a farm in the USShutterstock / Roman Melnyk The avian influenza virus continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, and…
Voyager 1 faced a critical issue when it was first discovered in November. NASA acknowledged that while the spacecraft was still in communication with Earth, the…
Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) use reproductive techniques never seen in other mammals. Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Alpacas are the only mammal known to science in which the…
Two of the researchers and several study participants with Laron syndromeJaime Guevara-Aguirre and Bartel Longo People with rare genetic mutations that cause short stature and may…
The problem of consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries in scienceYuichiro Kayano/Getty Images It's been two years since we opened our New York office, and…
It is often said that individuals under 25 have brains that are not fully developed yet. This notion implies that younger people are less responsible than…
A long exposure photo showing the trajectory of asteroid 2024 BX1 just before impact. Changes in brightness are caused by the asteroid’s rotationL. Buzzi, Schiaparelli Observatory,…
The Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer’s treatment of rare genetic diseases and bleeding disorders, making it the company’s first-ever gene therapy. The approval came on…
academic: Concerning what is taught by educators in formal institutions of learning, such as schools and universities.ADHD: Abbreviation for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a condition characterized…
In her new book, entropy photographer Diane Taft explores the damage a warmer climate is doing to bodies of water. Utah’s Great Salt Lake (pictured above) is a notable example. Here, as temperatures rise due to climate change, demand for fresh water from industry and agriculture has slowed the flow of mountain streams, and the
In order to survive outdoors, Zora needs an oxygen suit made by her father. Ryan Corrado/Signature Entertainment I breathe Stephon Bristol In cinemas (US); on demand…
Treatment for gambling addiction is currently limited to conversation therapy. Jorg Basling / Alamy Two medications commonly given to people addicted to opioid drugs can also…
A strain of avian influenza, known as H5N1 or highly pathogenic avian influenza, has sparked concerns in cattle herds across the United States in recent weeks.…
Humanity has always dreamed of traveling beyond our solar system to the stars, but the vastness of the universe has kept us grounded. Our closest star,…
A recent study conducted on wildlife conservation projects worldwide revealed that they have been successful in two-thirds of cases. Despite this, wildlife presenters like chris packham…
Paper wasp hanging from a goldenrod flower Shutterstock / Paul Reeves Photography Researchers have identified a population of cells in a wasp’s brain that allows it…
Using sensitive instruments aboard ESA’s International Gamma-ray Astrophysics Laboratory (Integral) mission, astronomers GRB231115A Taken from the center of Messier 82 (M82, NGC 3034, or the Cigar…
Tiny robots may offer a way to clean up plastic pollution in water dottedhippo/Getty Images A small magnetic robot can help remove some of the tiniest…
Recovering ancient records of the Earth's magnetic field is difficult because the magnetization of rocks is often reset by heating during burial due to tectonic movements…
We may gain a clearer understanding of why accretion disks around large black holes are so bright Dana Berry/SkyWorks Digital/NASA Thousands of relatively small black holes…
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule on Thursday that will require coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down. This new…
High blood splatter “Get ready!” This immortal motto of the Scout movement will come to the mind of many readers who read the paper “Dynamics of…
Robert Hirons/Alamy Stock Photo It has become common for artificial intelligence companies to claim that the worst-case scenarios in which their chatbots are used can be…
Mouse brain hippocampus (red) containing some rat cells M. Kadish Imtiaz/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CC BY-NC-ND) Rat cells grown in the brains of mice without…
Hybrid tea roses, including varieties such as Charles de Gaulle, are the most popular type of modern garden rose. Far Mamat / Alamy Current commercial roses…
There seems to be no end to alarming news stories about cancer patients, from the famous (Kate Middleton and King Charles) to the not-so-famous (local nurses,…
Baby undergoing test to record brain activity while listening to sound stimulationTübingen University Hospital As the nervous system develops in fetuses and infants, the complexity of…
adrenaline: A hormone produced by the glands (adrenal glands) when we are stressed due to fear, anger, or anxiety. Your heart beats faster and your muscles…
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has announced the winners of this year’s Scientific Image Competition, which celebrates the hidden beauty of scientific research. The contest…
elephant and blind manThomas Metzinger (MIT Press) No other book about consciousness is as radical (or has such a long title). The Elephant and the Blind:…
The night sky is a treasure trove of celestial wonders, and sometimes incredible events happen when no one is watching. Astronomers were thrilled when a satellite…
