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confirmation bias (noun, “Khan Fa Mei Shun Bai As”) Confirmation bias is our natural tendency to seek out and believe information that confirms what we already…
Shutterstock/Jaclyn Bernas Next week is my daughter’s 5th birthday party and she is really looking forward to the cake. It should be very chocolatey, but it…
Illustrations of fear birds and other animals that may have contemporaneously lived in what is now Antarctica C. Acosta Hospitalrecce & Spa W. Jones/Paleontological Society 2024…
animal welfare: Concepts that define the well-being of animals. Good animal welfare means that animals are safe, comfortable, healthy, well-fed, and able to exhibit their natural…
Pierre Maslow, a statistician at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, stated that Paris is considered the highest risk city among all European capitals.…
Cognitive decline is characterized by a decline or slowing of memory, concentration, and thinking abilities. It’s common for individuals to experience increased forgetfulness as they age,…
It feels unfair. I will be sacrificing an hour of sleep tonight. With Daylight Saving Time (DST) starting in the United States in the summer, the…
Mark your calendars for April 8, 2024, when some parts of North America will have the chance to witness a rare total solar eclipse. This mesmerizing…
Here is some encouraging environmental news that we all need to hear. Efforts to restore the natural world can yield positive results. A project spearheaded by…
As we transition from midwinter to midsummer, spring has officially arrived. There are two equinoxes each year, one in March and one in September, serving as…
Obesity has undergone a significant shift in how we perceive it in recent years. It was once seen as a personal lifestyle choice, but is now…
It is estimated that one in two people will develop cancer during their lifetime. However, advancements in diagnosis and treatment have led to more people surviving…
Make sure to set your clocks forward an hour tonight as Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins for the summer of 2024. But have you ever wondered…
SpaceX launched one of the largest rockets ever built on November 18, 2023. The Starship rocket has the potential to revolutionize humanity’s interaction with space, including…
The lifestyle of spinosaurids has been a topic of intense debate since important new skeletal parts were uncovered. Spinosaurus aegyptius Different lifestyles of this species have…
Snails have an unusual way of walking, which has been recreated in robots. Zuza/Shutterstock Equipped with one large foot, the mucus-evacuation robot can effectively imitate the…
Children in a temporary evacuation center in Rafah, southern Gaza Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua News Agency/Alamy The situation in Gaza is rapidly evolving into the worst humanitarian crisis…
Culture refers to behaviors that are socially learned and persist within a group over long periods of time. Growing evidence suggests that animal culture, like human…
New research aims to rejuvenate old batteries rather than discard or recycle them alyssa pointer Injecting chemicals can make used lithium-ion batteries operational again. The one-step…
Hexagonal frames called Reef Stars are installed in disturbed areas to stabilize loose debris and encourage rapid coral growth.Maritime Agency Research findings from a restoration project…
Quantum version of RAM could improve long-distance quantum networks Dmitry Raibin/Shutterstock Quantum versions of random access memory can read and write information 1000 times, and could…
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing significant heat-induced coral bleaching once again, as confirmed by the country’s government on Friday. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park…
Tall palm trees are often associated with Hollywood Boulevard and tropical resorts, but not all palm trees share the same characteristics. A newly discovered palm species,…
According to a recent Pentagon report, there is no reliable evidence to support the belief that U.S. authorities have hidden extraterrestrial life in the form of…
Some fish species’ reproduction, shoreline erosion, and weather patterns are all at risk due to lower ice levels. This includes changing the amount of lake-effect snow…
Impression of Stenopterygius quadrissis, a type of ichthyosaurDotted Zebra / Alamy Stock Photo Prehistoric Earth was home to monsters. They included a 2.5 meter long millipede,…
Ruins of the observation tower of Opitnoe pole Eddo Hartmann, Netherlands, Finalist, Professional Competition, Landscape, Sony World Photography Awards 2024 These photos, all shortlisted for the…
You can drink coffee thanks to the fundamental forces of nature Vladimir Arndt / Alamy The following is an excerpt from the Lost in Space-Time newsletter.…
Silt from the heart of the United States flows down the Mississippi River to the ocean Gerald Herbert/Associated Press/Alamy The Mississippi River passes through New Orleans,…
The fire season in Alberta, Canada typically starts on March 1st. The season was officially declared open on February 20th, more than a week ago.Over 150…
In a groundbreaking achievement in the field of medicine, a 3D printed organ has been successfully transplanted into a patient for the first time in history.…
Despite the recent surge in “fake news,” misinformation has actually been around for as long as humans have existed. Outlandish claims and conspiracy theories have always…
When it comes to hair removal, you’ve probably heard it all before. This product or its treatment claims to give almost instant results or return hair…
Archaeologists have dated ancient stone tools unearthed at the Korolevo site along the Tisza River in western Ukraine to 1.42 million years ago. Therefore, these artifacts…
This interaction sheds new light on the dynamics between. gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) and White-tailed eagle (Harrietus albicilla)says British birdwatcher Claire Jacobs. Claire Jacobs captured a…
asteroid: A rocky object that orbits around the sun. Most asteroids orbit the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers call this region the…
Pink stripes called prominences that appear during a total solar eclipse Alan Dyer/StockTrek Images/Getty Images There is no greater experience in life than witnessing a total…
Clownfish produce a sugary mucus to protect themselves from the stings of sea anemones they live in.
Clownfish and sea anemones have a symbiotic relationship Wildlife/Getty Images The secret is in the runny nose. Chemical changes in the mucus that coats the clownfish’s…
Salmon die from algae bloom at Norwegian farmBerit Roald/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Since 2012, mass die-offs of farmed salmon have become more frequent and increasing in number, with some…
D-Wave Advantage quantum computer in Jülich, Germany Lucas Schulz/Getty Images Quantum computers can now solve real-world application problems faster than regular computers, suggesting they may be…
