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It can be daunting to reach out to someone you haven’t heard from in a while.Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images We often worry that long-lost friends…
When investigating the cause of earthquakes, it is common to focus on what lies beneath the surface. Extensive research has shown that tectonic plates and faults…
According to research, consuming ultra-processed foods (UPF) may have a significant impact on longevity and overall health. The study suggests that a high intake of UPF…
Sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) They are highly social mammals that use clicks to communicate. New research shows that, just like in human language, they can combine…
Physicists are Potassium Decay (KDK) Collaboration. They directly observed for the first time a very rare but important decay pathway from potassium-40 to argon-40. Their results…
Archaeologists from Macquarie University and the Polish Academy of Sciences' Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures have discovered 16 new rock art sites in Sudan's eastern…
Gases gushing from the lava-covered surface of the super-Earth exoplanet 55 Cancri may provide an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, according to a…
NGC 4151 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 62 million light-years away in the northern constellation Hanabi. This artist's concept shows possible locations for iron revealed…
These futuristic batteries could eventually be able to charge electric cars at a fraction of the speed of today. Dakuku/Getty Images Quantum batteries could one day…
Shadow Hand robotic devices are built to withstand impact damage shadow robot company The new robotic hand offers extremely fast and flexible finger movements, while being…
A recent theory proposes that heavy snowfall might be a contributing factor to triggering earthquake swarms. This suggests that events on or above the surface could…
Rameses III was one of Egypt’s great warrior pharaohs. The temple he built at Medinet Habu near the Valley of the Kings highlights why. Its walls…
There are various types of whales which are organisms that live in Earth’s oceans and use different types of vocalizations to communicate. The largest of the…
For years, astronomers have been on the quest for a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere that could potentially bear life. After much…
Mammoth is the world’s largest direct air recovery plant Oli Haukl Myrdal/OZZO Photography/Crimeworks The world’s largest facility to extract carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere is…
In 1938, chemist Roy J. Plunkett accidentally discovered a substance that would change the world forever. While experimenting with refrigerant gases, he noticed that a compound…
Roaming through the desert, this toad releases a compound with potential benefits similar to LSD and psilocybin. Milan Zygmunt/Shutterstock A psychedelic compound secreted by poisonous frogs…
Visualization of proteins that bind to DNA molecules Science Photo Library/Alamy Artificial intelligence systems can now determine not only how proteins fold, but also how they…
Atopic eczema affects one in five children, and for half of them, it becomes a lifelong condition. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have discovered how bacterial…
Brewing with ultrasoundUNSW/Cecilia Duong A revolutionary method for quickly making cold brew coffee using ultrasound to extract flavor could significantly reduce brewing time from 24 hours…
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…
Nuclear test conducted on July 3, 1970 at Fangataufa Atoll, French Polynesia Science history images/Alamy Fusion reactors could allow countries to accelerate the development of nuclear…
Trucks spray water on roads in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to cool temperatures during the April heat wave.Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images Records continue to be broken.…
There is a lot of mystery surrounding many cat behaviors, including the way they wiggle before pouncing. Even big cats like lions and tigers exhibit this…
What creates the Earth’s magnetic field? Magnetic fields are generated by the movement of charges. In a bar magnet, the charges in motion are electrons orbiting…
Birman cats are one of the longest-lived cats.Nils Jacobi/Alamy Stock Photo A study of thousands of pet cats in the UK found that the longest-lived cat…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured stunning images of NGC 4951, a spiral galaxy with an active galactic center in the constellation Virgo.…
China’s rapid growth in solar power is changing the world’s electricity mix Cost Photo/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Thanks to the rapid growth of wind and solar power, renewable energy…
Despite its Earth-like size and raw materials, Venus is extremely dry, meaning that water is almost completely lost to space. Planetary scientists at the University of…
An astronomer using dark energy camera (DECam) on NSF’s Victor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at the Cerro Toloro Inter-American Observatory, a program of NSF’s NOIRLab, imaged…
cobra spitting The venom is incredibly powerful and causes skin necrosis, a rapid destruction of the skin, muscle, and bone surrounding the snake bite site. This…
The Vermont Legislature recently approved a bill that targets major fossil fuel companies to pay for weather-related damages caused by climate change. This law, inspired by…
A team of physicists and chemists has discovered a previously unknown way in which light interacts with matter. The discovery could lead to advances in solar…
Be careful – hackers have a new way to get your data Shutterstock Copyright: Solarseven/Shutterstock By adjusting the speed of your computer's processor up or down…
Today’s superconductors typically work only when cooled to incredibly low temperatures. Kiyoshi Takatani Segundo / Alamy Stock Photo It may be unfair to call this the…
Sperm whales appear to communicate with a series of clicks Amanda Cotton Sperm whale calls are much more complex than we think and may be the…
electronic: Negatively charged particles. Typically found orbiting the outer region of the atom. Also serves as a carrier of electricity in solids.fabric: A flexible material that…
Avian influenza spreads through U.S. dairy herds Mladen Bali Novak/Getty Images Public health experts warn that not enough is being done to stop the spread of…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will approach the International Space Station in 2022NASA Boeing’s Starliner capsule will have to wait until its first crewed flight after its launch…
