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Despite its name, the honey badger doesn’t resemble a typical badger and is more anatomically similar to weasels and polecats. This fierce carnivore can be found…
summary Increasingly frequent and intense heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some of the desert plants known to thrive in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and…
The residents of Okinawa, Japan, are known for their longevity, attributed to their nutritious plant-based diet and a concept called “ikigai,” which translates to having a…
The debate on whether cats or dogs are smarter has been ongoing for ages. Dogs typically have larger brains than cats, with more neurons in their…
Photos of planets, nebulae, and distant galaxies taken with modern telescopes show beautiful images, but the real story lies in the spectrum of light. Astronomers are…
Modern telescopes capture stunning images of planets, nebulae, and galaxies, but the real treasure lies in the spectrum of starlight that reveals the composition of celestial…
Embark on a journey through the most peculiar corners of the cosmos, where the laws of “normal” reality are left behind. Explore places where time can…
When taking common antibiotics, moderate alcohol consumption is generally not a major concern. However, one antibiotic, Metronidazole, is known to have serious interactions with alcohol. This…
NGC 261 is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way's closest neighbors. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the diffuse nebula NGC…
Archaeologists say Genovesa Cave Discovered in Mallorca, the main Balearic island and the Mediterranean's sixth largest, the find suggests that humans settled in the western Mediterranean…
Recent respiratory disease epidemics have attracted a lot of attention, yet most respiratory monitoring is limited to physical signals. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is packed with…
An AI-generated replica scene from the computer game Doom ID Software Recreating classic computer games with AI Doom It's playable without any computer code or graphics,…
The U.S. Pacific Army’s 2022 high-altitude balloon launch in the Philippines was part of an exercise aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries. The US…
Polarized light can erase messages encoded in quantum holograms Hong Liang, Wai Chun Wong, Tailing Ang, Jensen Lee 2024 The quantum evanescence phenomenon makes it possible…
A research team from Finland and Norway has identified two candidate anti-toxic compounds against enteric pathogens. E. coli Marine actinomycete strains from the bacterial metabolite (EPEC)…
Mpox commonly causes blistering and scarring lesions. CDC/Associated Press/Alamy There has been a surge in chickenpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and some of…
summaryResearchers are experimenting with biosensors that can monitor workers’ vital signs and provide warnings if they show signs of heatstroke. The four-year study involves more than…
NASA has announced that it will proceed with undocking the unmanned Boeing Starliner spacecraft by Sept. 6 after completing its review.Last week, NASA revealed that the…
JWST image of a small red dot galaxyJosephine, F. W. Budgen et al. (2024). A strangely bright galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
Atmosphere: The outer layer of gas that surrounds Earth or another planet or moon. Aurora: A light show in the sky caused by high-energy particles from…
David Bennett Jr. knelt at his bedside, phone in hand, anxiously waiting for the call he’d never received before: The hospital was supposed to update him…
Illustration of a rapidly rotating brown dwarfNASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology Dark matter-fueled brown dwarfs may be lurking in the centers of galaxies, and if astronomers can…
An illustration of three of the four satellites that make up the Cluster mission, which monitors Earth's magnetic field ESA – CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO Scientists…
Desert Cicada NestNatural History Museum Board of Trustees/Jonathan Jackson Some of the nests pictured are built primarily from dry grasses, such as the nest of the…
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Ocean Explorer teams work together to tag Greenland sharksMario Tadinak/National Geographic Ocean ExplorersNational GeographicDisney+ There is a prominent X in the middle of the title. Ocean…
“There’s no moon, but the sky is full of stars.” The Milky Way in the Atacama DesertAlamy Stock Photo Chapter 1 Everything you touch changes. Everything…
Driving these days can be quite challenging with traffic jams, road construction, and unexpected hazards causing delays to your daily schedule. But imagine if things were…
The impact of intergroup conflict on demographics has long been debated, especially in prehistoric and non-state societies. In their study, scientists from the Complexity Science Hub,…
Potato fibers can be spun into soft, cotton-like balls.Five As pressure grows for the fashion industry to reduce its environmental impact, fabric made from discarded potato…
Paleontologists have unearthed the 20-million-year-old fossil skeleton of a species of sirenian mammal from the dugong family. Cleavage Shark and crocodile bite marks have been found…
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a stone seal from the First Temple period near the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem,…
Marmoset mother and daughter, Bhumi and Belle David Omer Lab Marmosets use distinctive calls to other monkeys in their family group, similar to the way humans call each other – they are the first non-human primates known to make such calls. The discovery shows that marmoset communication is more complex than previously thought and could
Polyethylene plastic bags are difficult to recycle Robert Sanders/University of California, Berkeley Plastic bottles and bags can be evaporated into their chemical components and turned into…
Nine years ago, in August 2015, Christine Figgener video A video of her team removing plastic straws from a turtle's nostril went viral. Christine is my…
The trolley problem is a classic dilemma in moral philosophy. Stefan Lenz/Getty Images Animals, robots and gods Webb Keene (Allen Lane) As far as we know,…
Composite image of a jumping spherical collembolanAdrian Smith High-speed cameras have clearly captured the springtails spinning in the air faster than any other animal ever recorded.…
The cargo ship Anemos crossing the Atlantic OceanRonan Gladu/TOWT The world's largest sailing cargo ship will embark on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, leaving a…
Bold as a Crucifer What effect might it have on adolescents and young children to see the positive expressions on the faces of strangers eating raw…
A sweet dessert made from Neurospora crassa served at the Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen. Alchemist A type of mold that grows on discarded food has been…