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2023 Perseid meteor shower observed in Chinese grasslandsCynthia Lee/Alamy The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best opportunities to see hundreds of shooting stars, and…
Hurricane Beryl hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on July 5th.Associated Press/Alamy Hurricane Beryl strengthened from a tropical depression to a major hurricane in just one day before…
Diamond has excellent semiconductor propertiesRichard Kael/Science Photo Library As the U.S. power grid struggles to meet historic increases in electricity demand, diamond semiconductors could dramatically improve…
Amoebidium appalachenseViruses in protists closely related to animals weave remnants of ancient giant viruses into their genetic code, according to a new study led by Queen…
Pluto is a dwarf planet NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute While a mathematical formula for determining whether a space object should be classified…
Pwadol Jatrawuttichai/Alamy About 450 kilometers north of Helsinki, Finland, there is an abandoned mine. Despite its remote location, it is attracting attention because of the role…
Titan’s north polar region, imaged using Cassini’s radar signature, shows blue hydrocarbon oceans.NASA / JPL-Caltech / Italian Space Agency / USGS The most detailed look yet…
Physicists have been intrigued by Ļc1(3872), also known as X(3872), since its discovery two decades ago. They have been exploring whether it is a conventional charmonium…
Astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to obtain and analyze morning and evening transmission spectra of the hot Saturn exoplanet WASP-39b, which orbits a…
We all have to deal with the uncomfortable topic of bowel movements, and the frequency at which we have them can vary greatly from person to…
Drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed in North America over the past 20 yearsVictor Musa / Alamy A pacemaker-like device that would be implanted under the skin…
To prevent a fate similar to the dinosaurs, The European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated work on a groundbreaking planetary defense mission known as the Rapid…
Anatomist: A scientist who studies the organs and tissues of animals (including humans), sometimes characterizing the body and its parts based on structure, function, and even…
US paleontologists have described a new genus and species of extinct crocodile relative based on a partially articulated skeleton found in the Middle Triassic Fossil Hill…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured new infrared images of two interacting galaxies. Alp 142. This Webb image shows two interacting galaxies…
a New Researchpublished in the journal Geoscience Reviewhelps resolve one of the longest-running debates in paleoanthropology: when did early humans arrive in Europe? Ancient humans. Image…
A strain of avian flu has been circulating among dairy cows for nearly five months Lauren Justice/Bloomberg via Getty Images US health officials are struggling to…
New species of early crocodile named Asiatosuchus oenotoriensis was discovered by a team of paleontologists from Spain’s National University of Distance Learning and the University of…
Caves on the moon have been identified by scientists not too far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago. They speculate that…
summaryThe annual Perseid meteor shower has begun, reaching its peak on the night of August 12th.It's typically one of the most dramatic meteor showers of the…
Using raindrops is an unusual idea Derek Croucher / Alamy A generator that harvests the sound of pattering rain could produce enough electricity to power LED lights, but itās unclear how practical it would be. Zhang Yonghui of the Dalian University of Technology in China and his colleagues have developed a device they call a
We live in the age of black hole photography. In 2019, the first photograph of a black hole was published. Naturally, it was difficult to capture.…
Proposed underground geometry of the Mare Tranquillitatis on the Moon Wagner and Robinson A network of caves may be hidden just beneath the Moon's surface, and…
Activity within brain networks appears to differ between boys and girlsPeople Images/Getty Images Artificial intelligence can now distinguish the brain patterns of 9- to 10-year-old boys…
Air traffic controllers can track GPS issues on transatlantic flights NATS GPS signal disruptions that began near battlefields in Europe and the Middle East are now…
Astronomers have released a beautiful photo of the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 5238 taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows…
Ever wondered if any moons in the solar system have a dense atmosphere like Earth? Currently, scientists believe that Saturn’s moon Titan is the only one…
Rats in John Cryan's lab were withdrawn and anxious, behaving in ways that mirrored those who had been bullied at work and suspected they might encounter…
Shutterstock/Lightfield Studios A funny thing in gardening is that sometimes the most counterintuitive ideas turn out to be the most effective, so about 10 years ago…
Atlantic Ocean Current VisualizationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2004 film the day after tomorrow While we may have taken some pretty artistic liberties with the…
Las Vegas experienced its highest temperature on record on July 7, reaching 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The city surpassed a 2005 record of four consecutive days with…
Kids like Disney’s Thora Martins Iwaju. Instead of driving to school, they fly. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley did the same thing when they missed the…
composite: (often used as a synonym for chemistry) A compound is a substance formed by combining two or more chemical elements in certain proportions. For example,…
Have you ever considered what your doomsday plan would entail? If not, you’re not alone. While most people are more concerned with what’s for dinner tomorrow…
Offshore wind projects not only face financial challenges, but also need to navigate through federal and state regulations as they require approval from the Bureau of…
One of the most astonishing scientific discoveries of the past decade is the abundance of black holes in the universe. These black holes come in a…
Pakistani paleontologists have uncovered a new genus and species of a prehistoric relative of the giraffe from the Miocene period. Reconstruction of an ancient giraffe. Image…
Not all diving boards obey the laws of thermodynamics vm/Getty Images A microscopic version of a diving board violated the second law of thermodynamics 95 percent…
With the approach of a special day, we often find ourselves balancing the celebration of a new year’s wisdom and the apprehension of time passing by.…
Pupil size can help diagnose conditions like concussion Irina Silnikova/Getty Images As you breathe, your pupils change size: they are smallest as you begin to inhale, gradually enlarge to their largest as you exhale, and then rapidly shrink as you finish exhaling. āIām not going to see it with my naked eye.ā Martin Schafer āI