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Pertocephalus maturin Its shell length probably reaches about 1.8 meters (5.9 ft), making it one of the largest freshwater turtles ever discovered. The discovery marks the…
The new Hubble images taken on January 5 and 6, 2024 show many large storms and small white clouds in Jupiter’s atmosphere, indicating a lot of…
yearly: an adjective for something that happens every year. (In botany) Since it is a plant that only lives for one year, it usually produces showy…
acidic: An adjective that describes a substance that contains an acid. Acidic substances can often dissolve some minerals, such as carbonates, or prevent them from forming…
Things happen at a glacial pace in Antarctica. Just ask Peter Gorham. For a month at a time, he and his colleagues float a giant balloon…
They call it “the irrational validity of mathematics.” Physicist Eugene Wigner has the fascinating ability to describe and predict all kinds of natural phenomena, from the…
You could argue that LIFE is like a long game of blackjack. A common version of this is that each person is first dealt her two…
Herbicide-resistant pigweed is a serious problem for farmers Design Pics Inc / Alamy Stock Photo Gene drives – bits of DNA that trick evolution and can…
SpaceX Starship takes off on March 14th space x SpaceX’s third and most ambitious Starship test flight appears to have been at least partially successful today,…
Chimpanzee mother and child in Kibale National Park, UgandaDr. Chris Sabbi, Tufts University When they have less to eat, most chimpanzees stop playing altogether to conserve…
Pythons are farmed for meat in Southeast Asia. Dan Natush What is the most sustainable meat? Research from farms that raise meat snakes in Thailand and…
Feces can reveal the bacteria in your intestines, but we don’t yet know which ones are best.STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/Science Photo Library/Alamy The science of our gut microbiome…
Who eats who? Will robots eat us? Or will they eat robots? Tech lovers and tech haters alike want to know which will happen first. The…
SpaceX's Starship is preparing for flightspace x After two failed missions, SpaceX will launch its third large-scale Starship rocket on March 14th. Here's everything you need…
As dogs age, they become less alert and may exhibit behaviors such as pacing or staring into space.JPagetRMphotos / Alamy Separating potentially effective drugs from background…
SpaceX Starship takes off on March 14thspace x SpaceX's third and most ambitious Starship test flight appears to have been at least partially successful today, as…
SpaceX’s next-generation mega-rocket launched Thursday morning, roaring into orbit on an important test flight to demonstrate new technologies and techniques that will be important for future…
Is novelty in creativity actually a myth?Inti St. Clair/Tetra Images, LLC/Alamy why we rememberCharan Ranganath (Favor) There are plenty of books on memory, but do we…
Nasal spray shows potential to reduce MS symptoms in mice Grace Carey/Getty Images An anti-inflammatory nasal spray reduces the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms in…
There are many craters on the surface of Mars Stocktrek Images, Inc. / Alamy Millions of years ago, when a single small meteorite hit Mars, it…
peanut It is uncommon for flowers to blossom above ground while the fruit grows underground. This is why peanuts, originally from South America, are commonly known…
Australian and French geoscientists have used the geological record of Earth's deep ocean to discover a link between our home planet and the orbit of Mars.…
Paleontologists investigated dinosaur footprints and large assemblages of fossilized plants. Nanushuk FormationIt extends over much of the northern slope of central and western Alaska, varying in…
The newly discovered volcano, tentatively designated Noctis Mons, is located in the eastern part of Mars, just south of the equator. noctis labyrinthwest of Valles Marineris,…
Solid state chemistry has led to the creation of numerous materials with unique properties not found in nature. For instance, the high-temperature superconductivity of copper oxide…
SpaceX is preparing for the third test flight of its Starship mega-rocket, a crucial step that could support NASA’s plans to send astronauts back to the…
During the activities, participants wore headsets that detected brain waves and filled out questionnaires detailing their emotional states afterward. Researchers discovered that when playing with Aro…
Arizona’s largest county saw a record number of heat-related deaths in 2023, highlighting the danger posed by rising temperatures, especially for vulnerable individuals. Last year, at…
When it comes to combating climate change, many strategies require relatively small actions by large numbers of people. Millions of us are installing heat pumps, switching…
Rainforest burns in Brazil’s Amazon Douglas Magno/AFP via Getty Images Without dramatic action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the heat wave will disrupt global supply chains,…
The brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease show a variety of changes, but the exact cause of the disease is unknown. Science Photo Library/Alamy New research…
California methane plume detected by airborne spectrometerNASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology Nearly a million aerial measurements of the powerful greenhouse gas show that far more methane is…
Some ski resorts are experiencing a serious lack of snow.Abaka Press / Alamy Stock Photo As the effects of climate change intensify, ski resorts may disappear…
SpaceX's Starship is preparing for flightspace x After two failed missions, SpaceX will launch its third large-scale Starship rocket on March 14th. Here's everything you need…
Europa has an underground ocean, but it may not be as habitable as Earth’s oceans. NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/SETI Institute Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may not…
Advance the Sandworm in the Dunes: Part 2 Provided by Warner Bros. Movies Dune: Part 2 Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction…
TikTok could be banned in the US Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket (via Getty Images) US politicians have voted to ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok unless its…
Recent research suggests that wildfires are no longer subsiding overnight, with their dynamics fueling some of the most extreme and damaging fires. A study published in…
TikTok could be banned in the USThiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket (via Getty Images) US politicians have voted to ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok unless its owner,…