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Approximately 2% of the world’s fish species, or about 500 species, are known to change sex at some point during their adult life. Some species, like…
NASA’s SPHEREx mission reveals that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS dramatically transformed into an active comet following its close approach to the Sun. SPHEREx imaging of 3I/ATLAS taken…
Regular intimacy may offer health advantages Maria Kornieva/Getty Images Engagement in sexual activity or even simple intimate contact might accelerate wound healing, especially when paired with…
Astronomers have detected hydroxyl (OH) gas, a chemical indicator of water, from the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using an ultraviolet/optical telescope on NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.…
Minerals constitute the building blocks of rocks, and the specific minerals and their chemical compositions reveal significant insights into rock formation and history. On Mars, NASA’s…
Map of mouse brain showing 75,000 neurons Dan Berman, International Brain Research Institute The initial comprehensive activity map of the mammalian brain has unveiled groundbreaking revelations…
Movie nights may have deeper significance South_agency/Getty Images Research indicates that individuals are more inclined to forge friendships if their brains react similarly to movie clips,…
An AMPD1 variant from Neanderthals reduces enzyme activity by 25% in lab-produced proteins and up to 80% in muscles of genetically modified mice. This variant is…
The Pilbara Craton in Western Australia features rocks that date back 3.5 billion years. Elizabeth Czitronyi / Alamy Rocks from Australia reveal that tectonic plates were…
Geologists have identified rocks that originated in the deep sea during the early Jurassic era, around 180 million years ago, indicating a deficiency of oxygen in…
Astronomers from the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (Alma) have made observations of comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein). Artist depiction of Comet C/2014 UN271. Image credits: NSF/AUI/NSF/NRAO/M.WEISS. C/2014…
The National Marine and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) anticipates an active Atlantic hurricane season, expecting more storm activity than usual. “We’re really monitoring a typical season,” stated…
Often referred to as the Earth’s “twin planet,” Venus presents a stark contrast in surface conditions, atmospheric composition, and structural characteristics. Gaining insight into the internal…
Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the content while maintaining the HTML tags: Regular light cycles greatly influence organisms, and phenomena like solar eclipses trigger distinct…
Researchers from the University of Utah and the University of New Mexico used artificial “earthquakes” to investigate the magma beneath Yellowstone, a closely monitored hypervolcano. The…
Ship cemetery in the desert of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistans@owwl / alamy Unsustainable irrigation and drought have caused changes that have empty almost all of…
It is called an unexpected phenomenon Convection It helps to explain many of the other features of the volcano and Venus landscape. The artist’s impression is…
While Proxima Centauri’s flaring activity is well known to astronomers using visible wavelengths, new observations on Atacama’s massive millimeter/sub-millimeter arrays (ALMAs) highlight the extreme activity of…
According to new research by scientists at Tsukuba University and the Japan National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, heat from our sun promotes changes…
According to an analysis of new data from NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, the ejaculation ability that orbits Sagittarius a* emits a constant flow of flares…
A recent study by the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Maryland suggests that the rugged terrain of the moon may still be active in areas…
Tattoos printed on a person’s scalp can detect electrical activity in the brain and transmit the signals to a recording device.Lu Nanshu Printing temporary tattoos on…
Scientists from Curtin University and the University of Adelaide analyzed 4.45 billion-year-old zircon particles from a famous Martian meteorite called North West Africa 7034 (NWA 7034)…
Bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice were used to estimate past temperaturesaldiami/Andreas Alexander/Alamy Humankind has already caused around 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming since the start of…
Archaeologists excavating Tam Parin (Monkey Cave) in northeastern Laos have discovered some of the earliest fossil evidence homo sapiens Presence in mainland Southeast Asia. Excavation survey…
There is plenty of geological evidence that the Moon had ancient volcanic activity, but it is unclear how long that activity lasted. Magma eruptions create volcanic…
a Has the Olympics caused anyone else’s productivity to hit an all-time low? Like me, you’ve probably had that small but highly distracting iPlayer window open…
As you prepare to settle in to watch the latest generation of Olympians and Paralympians display their incredible athletic abilities, the irony is unlikely to escape…
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…
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is the only known planet other than Earth that still retains liquid water. Liquid hydrocarbons fed by rain from Titan’s thick atmosphere…
how to use SHARK-VIS device Using the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, US, astronomers have captured the highest-resolution optical images of Io ever…
Using radar data NASA’s Magellan Project Planetary scientists have detected volcano-related flow features in two different regions of Venus: on the western slope of Sif Mons…
Io, Jupiter’s innermost moon, is the most volcanically active object in the solar system. Joshimer Binas/Alamy Stock Photo Jupiter’s moon Io has been continually modified by…
During sleep, we can sporadically find patterns of neural activity in areas of the bird's brain that are activated during song production. Recently, it was found…
In the realm of earthquakes, one should always anticipate the unexpected. This is the message conveyed by seismologists Professor Eric Curry from Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)…
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disease that impairs brain functions such as memory and reasoning, and there is currently no known cure. People with this disease…
Micrograph of a cross-section of a mouse brain highlighting neural pathways (green) Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute/Scientific Photo Library By analyzing a mouse’s…
Methane ice of unknown origin exists on the surfaces of the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake. Analysis of data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space…
Mars' relatively well-preserved ancient crust provides a natural window into early planetary evolution not visible on Earth. Mars has generally been thought to be a monolithic…
NEOWISE Mission This artist’s concept shows the Wide Field Infrared Surveyor (WISE) spacecraft orbiting the Earth. The NEOWISE mission will find and characterize asteroids.Credit: NASA/JPL-California Institute…