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Trucks spray water on roads in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to cool temperatures during the April heat wave.Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images Records continue to be broken.…
There is a lot of mystery surrounding many cat behaviors, including the way they wiggle before pouncing. Even big cats like lions and tigers exhibit this…
What creates the Earth’s magnetic field? Magnetic fields are generated by the movement of charges. In a bar magnet, the charges in motion are electrons orbiting…
Birman cats are one of the longest-lived cats.Nils Jacobi/Alamy Stock Photo A study of thousands of pet cats in the UK found that the longest-lived cat…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured stunning images of NGC 4951, a spiral galaxy with an active galactic center in the constellation Virgo.…
China’s rapid growth in solar power is changing the world’s electricity mix Cost Photo/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Thanks to the rapid growth of wind and solar power, renewable energy…
Despite its Earth-like size and raw materials, Venus is extremely dry, meaning that water is almost completely lost to space. Planetary scientists at the University of…
An astronomer using dark energy camera (DECam) on NSF’s Victor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at the Cerro Toloro Inter-American Observatory, a program of NSF’s NOIRLab, imaged…
cobra spitting The venom is incredibly powerful and causes skin necrosis, a rapid destruction of the skin, muscle, and bone surrounding the snake bite site. This…
The Vermont Legislature recently approved a bill that targets major fossil fuel companies to pay for weather-related damages caused by climate change. This law, inspired by…
A team of physicists and chemists has discovered a previously unknown way in which light interacts with matter. The discovery could lead to advances in solar…
Be careful – hackers have a new way to get your data Shutterstock Copyright: Solarseven/Shutterstock By adjusting the speed of your computer's processor up or down…
Today’s superconductors typically work only when cooled to incredibly low temperatures. Kiyoshi Takatani Segundo / Alamy Stock Photo It may be unfair to call this the…
Sperm whales appear to communicate with a series of clicks Amanda Cotton Sperm whale calls are much more complex than we think and may be the…
electronic: Negatively charged particles. Typically found orbiting the outer region of the atom. Also serves as a carrier of electricity in solids.fabric: A flexible material that…
Avian influenza spreads through U.S. dairy herds Mladen Bali Novak/Getty Images Public health experts warn that not enough is being done to stop the spread of…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will approach the International Space Station in 2022NASA Boeing’s Starliner capsule will have to wait until its first crewed flight after its launch…
Implantable heart pumps could give children awaiting transplants more freedom to functionPeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock When children with heart failure wait for a transplant, they typically…
aluminum: The third most abundant metallic element in the Earth’s crust. Due to its lightweight and softness, it is utilized in various items ranging from bicycles…
NASA and Boeing had to cancel a launch attempt to the International Space Station on Monday due to a last-minute issue with a valve on the…
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One warm June night in 2019, a turtle emerged from a large fish pond and ascended a tiled ramp to a specially constructed spawning area. The…
Paleontologists from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Kent State University, the University of Michigan, and the City University of New York have discovered the…
Paleontologist at BPP University Matthew Baron identified a previously unknown carnivorous dinosaur in Dorset, England, based on fossils collected in the 1850s. Artist's impression Dornraptor Normani.…
Quantum computer concept by an artist Sakumstarke / Alamy Qubits inspired by Schrödinger’s cat were able to withstand errors for unusually long periods in quantum computing…
Ballbot learns how to push a wheelchair Provided by Carnegie Mellon University Balanced on a ball that acts as a spherical wheel, the human-sized robot can…
NASA has released an incredibly beautiful photo of spiral galaxy UGC 9684 taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble image shows UGC 9684, a…
As temperatures continue to rise, the geographic range of mosquitoes is expanding, increasing the risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases. Deadly among these is a group of…
Astronomer: Individuals involved in research related to celestial bodies, space, and the physical universe.Astrophysics: The field of astronomy that focuses on understanding the physical properties of…
Zebras seem to communicate by shaking their heads.Martin Lindsay / Alamy Zebras shake their heads to get attention and begin social interactions such as grooming and…
Previously, physicists theorized that black holes were the fastest possible information scramblers.Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Alamy When two quantum objects interact, all the information they carry is…
This sensor reaches the stomach and may be useful in diagnosing gastrointestinal conditions. Pro Stock Studio/Shutterstock The swallowable sensor is deployed inside the stomach and non-invasively…
I was one of only two children to join a gardening club at my state school in Singapore. Yes, I was very lame from an early…
Megimenum stink bug Young Swee Min/Shutterstock Female stink bugs have a strange organ that they use to cultivate a fungal garden, which helps protect their eggs…
bacteria: (singular: bacterium) a single-celled organism. They inhabit almost every corner of the Earth, from the depths of the ocean to the internal systems of other…
After years of delays, Boeing is finally set to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station aboard its Starliner spacecraft. The capsule is scheduled…
Deception, whether innocent or long-standing, is intricately entwined into the very essence of society. Identifying lies when they are subtle and not overtly obvious can be…
In July 2022, WHO declared an epidemic of monkeypox, a rare viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus. This infectious disease, typically transmitted by sexual contact,…
