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Carbonate minerals are an integral part of the carbon and water cycles, both of which are implicated in habitability, making them of particular interest in paleoenvironmental…
John Hopfield and Jeffrey Hinton jointly awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics Christine Olson/TT/Shutterstock The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded to John Hopfield…
Wildfires begin in California on July 30, 2024David McNew/Getty Images A damning report by a group of prominent researchers has revealed that climate change and other…
A gear approximately 10 micrometers wide made of etched silicon viewed under an electron microscopeGun One / My Fab Chalmers Tiny gears, thinner than a human…
A decade later, the Flint, Michigan water crisis persists, with the president raising concerns about lead in tap water. Joe Biden is finalizing a bold plan…
yearly: an adjective describing something that occurs on an annual basis. In botany, plants that live for one year typically produce vibrant flowers and many seeds.…
Two professors, one American from Princeton University and one British-Canadian from the University of Toronto, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking…
overview A group of young evangelical Christians is planning a campaign at religious universities to persuade students to think about climate change at the voting booth.…
Einstein’s general theory of relativity explains that mass distorts, or bends, space, forming a four-dimensional structure known as “spacetime”. undefined Gravity is the force acting on…
There is a possibility that Gray Whale could become the next Olympic champion if it surpasses Simone Biles. This speculation comes from a recent study that…
Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) has captured a striking new image of the grand design spiral galaxy NGC 5248. This Hubble image shows the Grand…
To detect low-frequency vibrations, geckos use the saccule, a part of the inner ear traditionally associated with maintaining balance and body position, the institute’s biologist duo…
A new study by palaeontologists from the Universities of Leicester, Birmingham, and Liverpool John Moores University shows that pterosaur limbs had an unexpectedly high degree of…
2 injured Mnemiopsis leidiiA species of free-floating animals known as comb jellies or ctenophores can rapidly merge into a single entity with integrated several physiological functions,…
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of long-nosed notothids from fragmentary remains found in Brazil's Adamantina Formation. Epoidesuccus tavaresae is a new species of…
Some quantum systems may resist an entropic effect called thermalization Giroscience / Science Photo Library The fundamental laws of physics assert that no pattern can permanently…
When insurance companies evaluate fault in a vehicle collision, they base their decision on: accident investigator. These process limited data, such as the final location of…
accelerate: To undergo a change in speed (velocity). atmosphere: A layer of gas surrounding the Earth, another planet, or the Moon. atom: The basic unit of…
On Monday, a spacecraft was launched to investigate. Space collision site. The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft was rocket-launched on a two-year journey to the small,…
california dairy cow Marmaduke St. John / Alamy Stock Photo The United States is increasing influenza surveillance as the outbreak of avian influenza virus H5N1 continues…
The Milton, which is expected to make landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast Wednesday evening, is sailing through unusually warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico.…
Most physicists operate on the assumption that there is a world completely independent of us, an objective reality in which more or less well-defined things behave…
A shimmering sea creature known as a comb jelly exhibits incredible abilities. Despite being injured, two comb jellies can fuse into one body without experiencing tissue…
Few people celebrate their 100th birthday.Comet/Getty Images/iStockphoto Will you live to be 100 years old? For the average person, the answer is probably no, as life…
Is someone listening through your cell phone?Azman L/Getty Images Hackers can eavesdrop on conversations near a smartphone by measuring sound vibrations with the smartphone's built-in motion…
Bill Gates believes the super-rich should give up their wealth. Rob Riggins/Netflix What’s next? The future with Bill Gates Netflix Who do you turn to when you want to imagine your future? Friends or family? SCIENCE FICTION? New scientist? Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates has collaborated with Netflix on a number of initiatives. What’s
Volunteers prepare meals for people in need at a community kitchenJonathan Goldberg/Alamy Many of us may face the odd day when we feel lethargic, but what…
Victor Ambrose and Gary Lubukun announced as winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Jonathan Knackstrand AFP (via Getty Images) The 2024 Nobel…
archaeologist: (also referred to as an archaeologist) The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of archaeological sites and the analysis of artifacts and…
Two American scientists were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology on Monday for their groundbreaking research into the behavior of genes.Victor Ambrose and…
According to movies, coexisting with dinosaurs would lead to a constant battle between them and humans. However, in reality, just like animals today, some dinosaurs would…
When it comes to cuteness, it’s all subjective. Depending on the species, baby sharks can be as small as palm-sized infants like small spotted cat sharks…
Approximately 50,000 collision avoidance maneuvers were performed by satellites in SpaceX’s Starlink constellation in the first half of 2024. This number reflects the growing concern about…
Between 10% to 15% of California’s wildfires are caused by arson annually, a trend that seems to continue in 2024. With the impact of climate change…
Although we’re more connected than ever, we’re all pretty alone right now. In fact, we’re so lonely that the World Health Organization has declared a “loneliness…
Although MDMA has long been used recreationally, it has faced obstacles in gaining approval as a medical therapy. Shutterstock / Cooper Field “The future is psychedelic''…
Pharmacological potential discovered in toxins found in crustacean venom from Mayan underwater caves
Xibalbanus turmensisThe poisonous remipede, found in the caves of Antiarin on the Yucatan Peninsula, is the only crustacean for which a venom system has been described.…
A team of marine biologists led by researchers at Florida International University has described a new species of shark. Sphyrna Native to the Caribbean and Southwest…
The International Space Station and the particle-detecting alpha magnetic spectrometer are visible in the center left. NASA It appears that an unexpected amount of antimatter is…
Building semiconductor chipsIM Image/Shutterstock The worst hurricane to hit the continental United States since Hurricane Katrina has also garnered attention for its potential disruption to the…