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A recent study has revealed the discovery of a potentially habitable exoplanet that is similar in size to Earth and located in a system 40 light…
A safety assessment released Thursday did not identify any potential harm from the work. “We do not believe this work will have an adverse effect on…
Family dynamics are evolving. Globally, more individuals are opting not to have children, while parents are increasingly choosing to have a single child. The rise of…
Predatory wasps are electrically charged and emit electric fields, and their larvae respond to these fields with defensive behaviour, according to a new study from the…
Senior conservators Nikki Harrison and Emanuele Casafredda work to conserve a great bustard specimen.Lucy Goodale / Natural History Museum, London Why were birds the only dinosaurs…
Primordial black holes could have complex orbits within the Sun and similar starsVitorio A. De Lorenci Our solar system may be teeming with tiny black holes,…
Noma, the restaurant in Copenhagen where researcher and chef Ariel Johnson workedThibaut Savary/AFP via Getty Images Flavor LlamaAriel Johnson (Harvest) Why is roasted meat so delicious?…
“I was poking around the feed in my mind, looking up at the sky, when the floor of the crater exploded.” RCH Photographic After gaining access…
Martha Wells, author of All Systems Red Lisa Elliot Blaschke When I wrote All Systems Red one of my goals was to think about what machine…
Movies in March Dune Part 2 The series transports sci-fi enthusiasts back to the desert planet Arrakis, a harsh world where human colonizers seek “spice” for…
As we age, our brains can begin to show signs of cognitive decline, but new research suggests that a healthy diet may help slow this process…
Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are often associated with unhealthy diets and have been linked to various health risks. A new study published in the Medical Journal of…
On average, 1,200 tornadoes are reported annually in the U.S. The peak activity of tornadoes, which can happen anywhere at any time, is typically observed in…
Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery that could potentially bring us closer to finding a second Earth: a new planet that is Earth-sized and may be…
Promethium is extremely rare, with only about 0.5 kg occurring naturally in the Earth’s crust at any one time. Conceptual art depicts the rare earth element…
A fossil skeleton discovered in Argentine Patagonia has identified a new genus and species of abelisaurid furiosaur that lived during the Cretaceous Period. Korken Inakayari Image…
About 12,440 to 12,550 years ago, hunter-gatherers regularly returned to Chile’s Lake Taguatagua to hunt an ancient elephant relative called Gomphotherium and exploit other local resources,…
Researchers from the University of Tasmania and Western University have conducted experiments to show that Australian marsupials such as kangaroos and wallabies are most afraid of…
A 3,500-year-old Mycenaean bronze suit of armour discovered in the Greek village of Dendra may have been used in combat and not just for ritual purposes…
Sperm motility plays a major role in male fertility Shutterstock Compounds that block sperm movement are expected to have a reversible effect as a form of…
Hurricane Idalia (left) makes landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on August 30, 2023, while Hurricane Franklin (right) swirls in the Atlantic Ocean.ACNews Photo/Alamy This year's Atlantic…
Two teams of astronomers used NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and a number of other telescopes to discover a warm, Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a cool…
Diamonds are one of the hardest and most valuable natural materials on Earth, prized for their beauty and industrial uses. Scientists have discovered that diamonds form…
It wasn’t vintage red or white, but it was vintage. A man renovating his wine cellar in Austria discovered the remains of a prehistoric mammoth. A…
Illustration of the exoplanet Gliese 12B orbiting a cool red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth.NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/R. Hart (California Institute of Technology-IPAC) Astronomers have…
Ants that consumed a caffeinated solution were able to locate the sweet reward faster than those without caffeine, indicating that the drug aids in learning. Researchers…
Oregon Sequoia Forest, USAE.BISSIRIEIX/Shutterstock In the late 21st century, the first living cities were established in the urban forests around Portland, Oregon. Sequoia City consisted of…
Excellent frog According to Chattomongkol Suvarnabhumi and Masrin Osatanunkull, a good way to distinguish one type of fang-bearing frog from another is to perform a melting…
Image of Euclid's star-forming region Messier 78Image processing by Messier 78 ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, J.-C Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday that the upcoming months could be very active in terms of hurricanes. This season’s projections, released…
Women and children come first, right? The idea that women’s bodies are more vulnerable has permeated the public imagination. But in the world of biology, it…
Spending time alone may help you regulate your emotions Harry Gruyaert/Magnum Photos Solitude Netta Weinstein, Heather Hansen, Thuyvy T. Nguyen (Cambridge University Press) In recent years,…
Male proboscis monkeys’ large noses may help them attract females hemis/aramy The male proboscis monkey’s strangely enlarged nose acts like a trumpet, enabling it to make…
NASA has announced that the first crewed flight of Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft has been postponed to Tuesday. This delay is to give engineers more time…
The latest trend, “hugging cows,” is said to reduce stress Parilov/Shutterstock Cows used in human therapy programs may prefer to interact with girls and women over…
More American children are being diagnosed with ADHD SDI Productions/Getty Images More than 7 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD. That’s…
Ten years ago, the term “net zero” was a confusing term. Today, it is an important goal in the fight against climate change and a well-known…
Giant puma fungus mushroom discovered in Chile more than 40 years after last sightingFungi Foundation A small mushroom, native to the mountains of Chile, has resurfaced…
Cancer cells and two immune cellsSteve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Alamy Cancer is a disease, or a group of diseases, in which some cells grow uncontrollably and spread…
Cement is produced in an electric furnace for the first time at the British Materials Processing Institute.Materials Processing Research Institute A new technology could use waste…
