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Charles Darwin observed that dogs possess a sense of humor when not preoccupied with other activities like studying bird beaks or riding giant turtles. In his…
Could psychedelics like MDMA ever be approved for therapeutic use?South Agency/Getty Images Nearly a year ago, thousands of people gathered in Denver, Colorado for the largest…
Water on Mars may be lurking beneath or even above the planet’s surface. NASA/JPL/USGS Mars isn’t as dry as it seems. Billions of years ago, oceans…
The coronavirus lockdown may have hit young people particularly hard Justin Padgett/Getty Images Young people's mental health is “entering a dangerous phase” and “now may be…
Deuteron It is believed that atomic nuclei consisting of protons and neutrons, like those of helium-3 nuclei, are formed in collisions between helium-4 nuclei and other…
Using spectral data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, planetary scientists have detected hydroxyl molecules on the surface of the metallic asteroid Psyche. The presence…
Chloride deposits are indicators of the presence of water on early Mars and have important implications for understanding the Martian climate and habitability. Color and Stereo…
Using new data about the Martian crust collected by NASA’s InSight spacecraft, geophysicists from the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Berkeley…
ChatGPT and other large-scale language models (LLMs) consist of billions of parameters, are pre-trained on large web-scale corpora, and are claimed to be able to acquire…
Ultrasound scan showing prostate with signs of cancer Cavallini James/BSIP SA/Alamy As a man in my mid-50s, I’m starting to think about what will plague me…
Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant on August 11Ukrainian Presidential Administration/Handout/Getty Images The fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is the latest in a series of alarming…
In the UK, the NHS recommends 6 to 8 cupsThe Harvard Medical School recommends drinking 1.2 liters of fluid per day, and points out that you…
More than a quarter of the world’s women, which is over one billion women, are in need of contraception, as reported by a 2021 global organization…
As a child growing up in Nigeria, Sunday Agbonika always had dogs, including a German shepherd named Skipper who was a trained dog. This sparked his…
Binary asteroid systems have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their intriguing properties and significant impact on our understanding of the Solar System.…
NASA has released a stunning new image of the active center of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 106, taken with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This…
The new biomaterial, called C-ELM, incorporates live cyanobacteria in translucent panels that can be attached to the interior walls of buildings. The microbes embedded in these…
An international team of ornithologists has described a mysterious new species of bird genus. Marine Life From Chile. Andean Storm Petrel (Oceanites BarocciImages/Photos Courtesy of: Norambuena…
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Puerto Rico has activated the National Guard and postponed the start of public school classes in preparation for Tropical Storm Ernesto, which formed in the Atlantic…
JUICE spacecraft may be visible from Southeast Asia during unprecedented operationEuropean Space Agency The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will land on Earth in what the…
Possible routes to AustraliaDylan Gaffney/Raja Ampat Archaeological Project To understand how people traveled, Gaffney and his colleagues excavated Moloro Cave on Waigeo Island. Raja Ampat Islands…
Newly hatched stingrayJason Semmens/University of Tasmania One of the world's most endangered marine fish has been saved from extinction thanks to researchers who caught specimens in…
Mars A recent study indicates that the Earth may be hiding a global ocean beneath its surface, with cracks in rocks potentially holding enough water to…
summary Texas environmental officials notified the company last week that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had discharged pollutants into or near Texas waters, violating environmental regulations. The Texas…
Farmers rely on ammonia to fertilize their crops. Patty Calfee/Getty Images The environmentally friendly technology uses multi-chamber chemical reactors to turn wastewater into ammonia and harmless…
Raising cattle produces huge amounts of greenhouse gasesAlan Hopps/Getty Images As the world's population grows, the only way to reduce agriculture's huge greenhouse gas emissions is…
A strong earthquake hit Southern California on Monday afternoon, causing shaking in a wide area of Los Angeles and its surroundings.The quake, initially reported as a…
According to Thomas Hobbes, one of history’s most famous cynics, life is “nasty, cruel, and short.” Jamil ZakiIronically, this is likely true if you are someone…
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to capture striking new photos of LEDA 12535, a barred spiral galaxy located in the famous Perseus Cluster…
According to the 2022 Sleep Foundation Poll, people are evenly split between taking a shower or bath in the morning (42%) and in the evening (38%).…
Plants and humans have one thing in common: They both consist of a single cell containing a nucleus that serves a specialized function that benefits the…
fractal (noun, “FRAK-tal”) Fractals are geometric shapes made up of repeated parts on increasingly smaller scales. Consider a fern leaf. If you look closely, each leaf…
Drying: Description of areas with extremely low precipitation levels hindering plant growth. Astronaut: An individual trained for space travel for research or exploration purposes. atom: The…
Bill Kotsatos/Polaris/Ivine Some people see mathematics as cold, rigid logic, quite different from creative pursuits. In fact, mathematics has a lot to do with creativity. Mathematician…
What would you do if an epidemic struck? Evacuate to a country mansion and throw a party.Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix The DecameronKathleen JordanNetflix Douglas Rushkoff, the influential thinker…
Ken Baker awaited a settlement check for his Paradise, California home destroyed in the 2018 Camp Fire but never received it. His newly built home was…
Compliments can sometimes be tricky to navigate, as identified by a Belgian psychologist. There are several ways in which receiving compliments can make the person being…
When considering the marathons you have observed, it may seem that men generally excel over women in sports. However, a recent review published in the journal…
