A search of more than 1,300 galaxies for extraterrestrial signals has helped to constrain expectations as to how many communicating,…
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A high-altitude balloon launched by the US Army Pacific in the Philippines in 2022 as part of an exercise to…
Chocolate callets are displayed at the California Cultured office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff…
A mysterious ring of radio light could have been created by a type of massive star with a powerful wind…
Polarised light can make messages encoded in a quantum hologram disappearHong Liang, Wai Chun Wong, Tailin An, Jensen Li 2024…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to financial reporting, how much information is too much? Public companies in the…
The frigid waters of the Arctic may harbor the secret to a totally new type of antibiotic, new research suggests.Scientists…
The cargo sailing ship Anemos is crossing the Atlantic OceanRonan Gladu/TOWT The world’s largest sailing cargo ship is making its…
Manila residents walk amid debris in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi, which led to at least 40 deaths in the…
In 2023, physicists were awed to find nearly imperceptible ripples in the fabric of space and time — united as…
“I have really modest goals. I want to have the largest impact on human suffering of anyone, ever,” says Lou…
Map of the study area, showing major reservoirs, rivers, canals, and water providers of the Tulare Lake Basin region in…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? The Chilcotin River, British Columbia [51.85860344, -122.82148613]What’s in the photo? Debris from a landslide blocking the…
Heat can reveal whether something has quantum propertiesSkillUp/Shutterstock Everything radiates heat, but when quantum objects do it, they can reveal…
With dense smoke drifting across a wide swath of Brazil, several flights have been canceled and travel on some roads…
In the deep human past, highly skilled seafarers made daring crossings from Asia to the Pacific Islands. It was a…
A health worker assesses a suspected case of mpox in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the CongoArlette Bashizi/Bloomberg via Getty…
NIST researcher Elizabeth Strychalski’s research group is helping to establish the measurements and standards needed for progress in engineering biology,…
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier got its nickname the “Doomsday Glacier” for its potential to flood coastlines around the world if it…
The interior of the monument in Spain known as the Menga dolmenMiguel Ángel Blanco de la Rubia Neolithic people seem…
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through…
Beachgoers in California recently found a rare, giant “doomsday fish” that folklore claims is linked to earthquakes. In a strange…
Ancylostoma duodenale, or hookworm, causes one of the most common intestinal parasite infections in people globallyKateryna Kon/Shutterstock Covid-19 vaccines may…
The Wow! signal from 1977 as discovered by astronomer Jerry R. Ehman. Credit: Big Ear Radio Observatory and North American…
Auroras on Earth occur when storms from our sun engulf our planet — and in a rare cosmic feat last…
“I only drink coffee on days ending in y,” so the saying goes. If this mantra applies to you, welcome…
POMs. Credit: ICIQ Researchers from the group of Prof. Carles Bo at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA)…
Archaeologists in Poland have discovered a 500-year-old compass that may have belonged to Nicolaus Copernicus, who is most famous for…
Lightning can produce special waves of energyRooM the Agency/Alamy An overlooked mechanism lets energy from lightning reach the highest layers…
Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels NHS statistics suggest that 20.3%—1 in 5—children and young people aged from eight to…