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date palm Matilde Gattoni The world’s oases are on the front lines of the existential fight against climate change. Limited rainfall and rising heat are dramatically…
Haunted house attractions may have unexpected health benefitsRobert Stainforth/Alamy It is often said that laughter is the best medicine, but a little fear can be powerful…
The dark region in the upper right corner of this Mars image, the Acidaria Planum, may contain bacteria deep within its rocky surface. NASA/JPL/USGS Certain regions…
We now know that dinosaurs were large reptiles that ruled the Earth, but scientists have always been curious about why it took them 30 million years…
Paleoanthropologists have discovered 1.5 million-year-old footprints of two very different species of humans. homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei — at the same location near Lake Turkana…
Drinking enough water can help with weight loss and prevent kidney stones as well as migraines, urinary tract infections, and low blood pressure, according to a…
Orbit of newly discovered exoplanet TOI-3261 (also known as TIC 358070912) is an inactive main sequence star located 300 parsecs (978.5 light years) away in the…
overview Ancient footprints discovered in Kenya belong to two different species of human relatives who walked on the same ground at the same time, a study…
John “Bud” Benson Wilbur Massachusetts Institute of Technology You may have never heard of John “Bud” Benson Wilbur, but he is a low-key civil engineering legend.…
It is difficult to determine when the person died due to decomposition of the body. South Agency/Getty Images Determining when a person died based on a…
Platforms like X can shape political viewsAlgi February Sugita/ZUMA Press/Alamy Algorithms behind social media platforms can change your attitude towards people with different political views in…
Footprints thought to have been left by an individual of Paranthropus boiseiNeil T. Roach Preserved footprints in Kenya appear to record two different species of ancient…
A Cheerios-inspired robot that emits alcoholic fuel using fluorescent dye.Jackson K. Wilt et al. 2024 The same phenomenon as beetles floating on a pond and Cheerios…
COP load of this As COP29, the latest round of international climate negotiations, struggles in Azerbaijan, Feedback watches bemused from afar. We have previously covered several…
At a party held after Elon Musk's Tesla unveiled its robot taxi last month, the Optimus robot roamed around, handing out drinks and chatting with guests.…
Intense: Find a quiet place and read these inspirational books to expand your thinking. David Trude/Getty Images burning earth Written by Sunil Amrith This year hasn’t…
Haunted house attractions may have unexpected health benefits Robert Stainforth/Alamy It is often said that laughter is the best medicine, but a little fear can be…
We now know that dinosaurs were giant reptiles that dominated the Earth, but scientists have long wondered why it took them 30 million years to reach…
Swedish and Polish paleontologists are using hundreds of fossilized fecal and vomit samples from the Polish Basin in central Europe to reconstruct the rise of dinosaurs…
A 12,900-year-old bone needle discovered at the La Preure site in Wyoming, USA, was made from fox bone. rabbit. This could include felines such as bobcats,…
Earth-sized ovals at Jupiter's north and south poles, visible only at ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths, appear and disappear at seemingly random intervals, according to a study led…
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are ready to break Thanksgiving bread in orbit. NASA astronaut Suni Williams said she and her fellow crew members will…
Thanksgiving might bring cool and rainy weather to many parts of the country, but a solar storm could offer some Americans a chance to witness the…
Another missile, the Yarus intercontinental ballistic missile, will be test-fired from the Plesetsk launch pad in northwestern Russia in March 2024. Associated Press/Alamy Stock Photo On…
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images In 1818, Mary Shelley invented a technology that has been used for both good and bad in the centuries since. It's called science…
Near Space Lab balloon payload returning to ground via parachute Near the Space Research Institute Autonomous balloons hovering above Earth's atmosphere are taking highly detailed photos…
Deep sea coral reefs are at risk of acidificationHoward Chu/Alamy Stock Photo Ocean acidification is penetrating to depths of 1,500 meters, posing new threats to creatures…
Avian influenza has been prevalent in wild animals for years, but it is now adapting to humans. Vuk Valcic//SOPA Images/LightRocket, Getty Images The threat of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus adapting to humans has been closer to reality all year, and we may be nearing a tipping point. The three cases of H5N1 infection
Scientists from Curtin University and the University of Adelaide analyzed 4.45 billion-year-old zircon particles from a famous Martian meteorite called North West Africa 7034 (NWA 7034)…
NASA’s European Clipper, the largest spacecraft the agency has ever developed for a planetary mission, is already 20 million kilometers (13 million miles) from Earth. An…
A plant-eating sauropod dinosaur that evolved in a humid environment during the early Jurassic period. Marcin Ambrozik The contents of feces and vomit from 200 million…
Diamond can store data stably for a long time University of Science and Technology of China The famous marketing slogan that diamonds are forever may be…
asteroid: A rocky object that orbits around the sun. Most asteroids orbit the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers call this region the…
Secondary batteries like lithium-ion batteries are not well-suited for cold weather conditions. These batteries contain a liquid electrolyte (usually lithium salt in solution) that helps move…
Paleontologists report that fossils of a new species of vertebrate amphibian from the Triassic Jhelum Formation of Wyoming were preserved in torpedo-shaped burrows, waiting out the…
Some of the icy moons in the Jupiter and Saturn systems appear to have oceans of liquid water inside them. Although our knowledge of Uranus' moons…
Archaeologists have uncovered an entrance to a large stone temple in an ancient Egyptian town, Athribis, near the modern city of Sohag. The south tower of…
Killer whale with salmon in its mouth in southeastern Alaska Minden Pictures/Alamy Some killer whales off the west coast of North America have started wearing dead…
The output of an AI is controlled by the interaction of a huge network of nodes or weights.Schulz/Getty Images Artificial intelligence models can be made to…
Agricultural products are the source of many foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. this year.Image Party/Shutterstock Applesauce contains lead. carrying onions Escherichia coli. Deli meat spreads…