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From chirping birds to howling wolves, from the ticks and whistles of dolphins to the whoops and whirrs of gibbons, the natural world is filled with…
Fish often travel in schools. Their mesmerizing actions look choreographed and rehearsed as these schools bend and break at the perfect time. However, in reality, there…
Cribularia slime mold trio Barry Webb/IGPOTY Proving that stunning, otherworldly nature is never far away, these images have been selected as finalists in this year’s International…
Great auks were driven to extinction by a scientific market for stuffed eggs and carcasses.Oscar Dominguez/Alamy the last of its kindGisli Persson (Princeton University Press Out…
How would a mirror traveling at the speed of light work? We may now knowImagine Photographer/Getty Images More than a century ago, Albert Einstein discovered a…
The Spektr-RG spacecraft carries the eROSITA X-ray telescopehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/dlr_de/48092029201/in/album-72157709154538987/ DLR (CC-BY 3.0) The most extensive X-ray survey of the night sky reveals some of the most extreme…
During the 2016 Summer Olympics, my family and I were on a hiking holiday in Yorkshire in the north of England. And in the evening, after…
Early dinosaurs were faster and more dynamic than their competitors, according to a study led by University of Bristol researcher Amy Shipley. By adopting more diverse…
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers observed seven interacting galaxies with long tadpole-like tidal tails of gas, dust, and numerous stars. Hubble’s exquisite clarity and…
A woman who was undergoing surgery for colon cancer has been the victim of a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida this week. The lawsuit alleges that…
Viagra May Treat Many Conditions Beyond Erectile DysfunctionDavid Cole/Alamy It would be logical to think that people who are considering using Viagra as a treatment for…
Albanian mine where hydrogen naturally seeps through rocks FV.Donze The largest flow of natural hydrogen gas ever recorded has been measured deep in an Albanian mine.…
Hawk moths are less likely to visit flowers if air pollution changes their smell.Image courtesy of Floris van Brugel Insects may have a hard time finding…
On February 8th, lava erupted near Grindavik, Iceland. Iceland Civil Defense/Handout/Anadolu, via Getty Images Prior to the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland, the influx of magma…
Dazzling new photos from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show the brilliant blue compact galaxy ESO 185-IG013 in the constellation Telescope. This Hubble image shows ESO…
of Sturtian “Snowball Earth” Ice Age (717 million to 661 million years ago) is considered the most extreme icehouse period in Earth’s history. In a new…
Inside the JET fusion reactoreurofusion A 40-year-old nuclear fusion reactor in the UK has set a world record for energy output in its final run before…
Contact lenses with a spiral designLaurent Galinier Lenses featuring a trippy spiral design could be an alternative to traditional multifocal lenses. It seems to produce clearer…
from AI algorithm to detect early cancer“Doctor in your pocket” Video consultation on smartphoneNext-generation healthcare technologies are being announced one after another at a rapid pace.…
For most of us, lockdown is now only a vague memory. However, there is one lasting effect. It's a hybrid work pattern. No more stress of…
Learn from the mole rat Feedback is promising a bonanza of new pharmaceutical, medical and lifestyle product launches that propose boosting hyaluronic acid levels for everyone.…
A 40-year-old nuclear fusion reactor in the UK has set a world record for energy output in its final run before permanent shutdown, scientists have announced.…
Jacqueline Arnes, author of The Fruit Cure Sylvie Rosokov The Fruit Cure Jacqueline Arnes (Melville House Publishing) When Jacqueline Arnes was 18 years old and a…
People with long-term COVID-19 infection who were not part of the latest clinical trial participate in pool exercise programdpa picture alliance/alamy For the first time, an…
Devastating wildfires break out in Chile following January's heat wave and drought Javier Torres/AFP via Getty Images Temperature records continue. According to the European Union's Copernicus…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a surprising new perspective of spiral galaxy UGC 3912. This Hubble image shows UGC 3912, a small…
An intensive search for ancient marine vertebrates in Mammoth Cave National Park's paleontological resource inventory has yielded a wealth of new fossil data. To date, paleontologists…
It is perhaps surprising that fruits with blue pigments are less common, since many visually guided fruit eaters have eyes highly adapted to blue sensitivity. However,…
Killer whale trapped in ice off the coast of JapanNHK/Screenshot A pod of more than a dozen killer whales has gone missing after languishing in Japan's…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects the lungs Sebastian Kauricki/Science Photo Library Using inhalable nanoparticles to deliver drugs to the lungs could help treat chronic obstructive pulmonary…
Diagram of exoplanet K2-18b based on scientific observations NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmstead (STScI) The types of planets thought to be able to support life may…
From a detailed analysis of Mimas’s orbital motion based on data from NASA’s Cassini mission, planetary researchers from the Sorbonne, the University of Nantes, Queen Mary…
angle: The distance (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or planes at or near the point where they intersect.chaos: A chaotic and disorganized situation.crystal:…
What if there was a perfect board game? A combination of board, pieces, and rules – perhaps with some additional elements not yet invented – that…
Mimas photographed by NASA's Cassini spacecraftNASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/Space Science I Saturn's moon Mimas appears to have a vast global ocean beneath its icy shell, according…
Philadelphia police are investigating the origin of a package containing two preserved fetuses in glass bottles that was sent to the city’s Museum of Medical Sciences.…
The left side of William McElligott's face has more wrinkles than the right side after being exposed to more sunlightNEJM On her 120th birthday, Jeanne Calment,…
Could time crystals be used to make quantum computers more stable? John D/Getty Images Time crystals can be used to stabilize fragile states within quantum computers,…
The Somali sharp-nosed worm lizard subspecies has a distinctive pointed headmark spicer A rare earth-eared lizard has been rediscovered by scientists after a demining team spotted…
Blades forming part of the world's largest onshore wind turbine Sanichi Renewable Energy The largest onshore wind turbine blade in world history has been manufactured in…
