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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials warn that record-breaking temperatures are endangering coral reefs and causing chaos in the world’s oceans.Derek Manzello, coordinator of NOAA’s Coral…
Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant closed in 2019 Michael Ventura/Alamy Silicon Valley wants to use nuclear power to support energy-intensive data centers that help…
Giza and the surrounding pyramids have presented fascinating puzzles for thousands of years. How did the ancient Egyptians move blocks of limestone weighing over a ton…
Subdural hematoma. Blood collects between the skull and the surface of the brain, which can occur after a head injury.Scott Kamazin/Alamy A significant proportion of people…
Selectively cut out some external noise so you only hear the sounds you want Cavan Image/Alamy The prototype noise-canceling headphones let you choose which ambient noises…
Quantum properties of supercooled atoms surprisingly survive chemical reactionsPanther Media GmbH/Alamy Researchers have discovered that a strange quantum phenomenon can withstand catastrophic chemical reactions. This could…
Shutterstock/Pixel Hunter A new book is scheduled to be released in June. new scientist We have a responsibility. In the summer of 2020, I wrote this…
lots of beans At the gut level, what happens after a person is full of beans? This causes bloating. But attempts at mitigation can pose medical…
Black bear over Pasadena, California Johanna Turner This handsome black bear was captured by the flash of a trail camera as the glow of Pasadena, California…
The Red Pyramid at Dahshur, Egypt was one of many pyramids built near a lost tributary of the Nile River Eman Ghoneim Many of the pyramids…
When was the last time you read a realistic and moving novel about the climate crisis? This kind of fiction is especially valuable in a world…
Subtle changes in household electricity usage could help reduce demand during peak periods JazK2/Shutterstock Energy-saving networks called “virtual power plants” are connecting batteries, solar panels, and…
An adult cat and her kittens with the “Salmiak” fur pattern (one of them also has this fur pattern)Nea Salo A new coat color pattern has…
Black bear over Pasadena, CaliforniaJoanna Turner This handsome black bear was captured by the flash of a trail camera as the glow of Pasadena, California illuminated…
Dogs’ lifespans have been extensively studied, but what about cats? In a groundbreaking study, researchers have now predicted the future life expectancy of your beloved feline…
In North Carolina, for instance, Ward and colleagues have assisted counties in formulating heat preparedness plans to identify their most vulnerable residents.He emphasized that government officials…
West Pole Beacon off the south coast of England records weather and sea dataPJ Davey Simmetminingthe leaf label Every time Craig Kirkpatrick Whitby speaks, he has…
Visualizing the transition from dinosaurs to chickens can be challenging, but recent discoveries have provided a missing link. The key may lie in a series of…
Ultracool dwarf stars are widespread near the Sun. Despite this, due to its extremely low brightness, its planetary population remains largely unexplored, and only one such…
Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered very old stars in the Milky Way’s halo, a cloud of stars that covers the entire disk…
We’ve seen waterfalls of matter fall into black holes Bradaki / Alamy Stock Photo A strange region called a “plunging region” has been discovered for the…
Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) Atoms are composed of unstructured point-like lepton pairs held together by electromagnetic forces. An artist's impression of a true tauonium. Image credit: Fu…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured these views of the small red moon Amalthea and its parent planet during a flyby on March 7, 2024. These views of…
As the world focuses on decarbonizing power and transportation, reducing heat emissions from industrial processes remains a challenge. Although using solar energy is an attractive alternative,…
angle: The distance (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or planes at or near the point where they intersect.animal models: A non-human animal that…
How you think about aging can change how you age yourself Robert Carter Last Christmas, my 4-year-old son was worried that Santa would forget the presents…
In a real test, part of this building collapsed, but the rest remained standing Jose M. Adam Deliberately designing out structural weaknesses in buildings can prevent…
“I wish I died before I get old,” he sang. WHORoger Daltrey in his 1965 hit single my generation, voiced the grievances of young people yearning…
Heat confinement device reached 1050℃ in experimentMark Bloomer/Alamy Engineers have developed a device that can efficiently capture energy from the sun and generate temperatures in excess…
Quantum networks could spread throughout cities Compatible with Ztudio/Shutterstock Efforts to build a global quantum internet are being boosted by two developments in quantum information storage,…
Google and OpenAI are competing to develop artificial intelligence models SOPA Image/LightRocket (via Gett) When OpenAI released its ChatGPT tool in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence…
A scholar believes she has finally solved the mystery behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa more than 500 years after it was painted.Art historians have debated…
Thawed brain organoids shown by an imaging technique called immunofluorescence staining Weiwei Xue et al. A new technique allows scientists to freeze human brain tissue and…
Peak groundwater pumping could impact agriculture around the world Peter Bennett / Alamy Groundwater withdrawal is expected to peak globally within the next 30 years as…
Iceland’s Mammoth direct air recovery plant is the world’s largest Crime Works Over the past 250 years or so, humans have released more carbon dioxide into…
3D: Abbreviation for three-dimensional. This term is an adjective that describes something that has characteristics that can be described in his three dimensions: height, width, and…
A hydrozoan called Agranta digitaleMario Hopman, AWI As climate change warms the Arctic Ocean and melts sea ice, many species of jellyfish and other zooplankton could…
Restoration of Australopithecus afarensis Frank Nowikowski/Alamy This is an excerpt from Our Human Story, a newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it…
Exercise is widely known to be beneficial for the body, aiding in maintaining health, preventing disease, and enhancing mental well-being. Despite these advantages, the aging process…
