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QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Lake Rouge (Lac Rouge), Quebec, Canada [49.26218901, -75.39394153]What’s in the photos? An emoji-like lake before and…
The health benefits depend on the type of honey you haveTihomirLikov/Shutterstock I am a honey fanatic. On sourdough bread with…
Researchers at Aarhus University have demonstrated that a simple adjustment to water filtration methods can dramatically improve the detection of…
There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies…
Software produced by the National Health Service is usually open to the publicMareks Perkons/Alamy NHS England is hurriedly withdrawing all…
Solar radio bursts are intrinsically linked to the motion of their emitting source through the coronal and heliospheric plasma. Electron…
This week’s science news was filled with awe-inspiring medical breakthroughs, including the story of a risky surgery that saved an…
2026 has already seen extensive wildfires in Patagonia, Argentina, linked to extreme weatherTOMAS CUESTA / AFP via Getty Images A…
In today’s celebrity‑ and influencer‑driven culture, psychologists are increasingly interested in why people form strong emotional connections with famous figures,…
Urine and fecal residue encrusted on the inside of ancient Roman chamber pots unearthed in Bulgaria has revealed the world’s…
Closed time-like curves offer a route to the pastRoman Budnikov/Alamy What if you could send a message into the past?…
A new study led by University of British Columbia researchers has found that pet cats allowed to roam outside unsupervised…
Research suggests we are on the brink of crossing several ecological “tipping points” that could derail ecosystems like the Amazon…
New York State Department of Health Commissioner James McDonald talking in New York last year about measles outbreaksJim Franco/Albany Times…
NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have captured two 360-degree landscapes that highlight how the missions are revealing details of the…
A rock discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover contains “the most diverse collection” of the building blocks of life ever…
An artist’s impression of a star with two planets transiting across itNASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI) Astronomers have identified…
“Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct … thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds.” View Original…
Hubble revisited the aquatic-looking Trifid Nebula 30 years after its original observations. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI. Image processing: J.…
Stephan Schlamminger and his colleague, Vincent Lee, examine the torsion balance they used to measure the gravitational constantR. Eskalis/NIST For…
In February, mining company Alcoa was hit with a $55 million penalty for illegally clearing about 2,000 hectares of WA’s…
Building a giant dam between Russia and Alaska might save a key Atlantic current that is crucial to regulating the…
A reconstruction of the giant octopusYohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University While dinosaurs ruled the land, Cretaceous…
Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies—tiny satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way—have long been seen as cosmic fossils. Now, a new study published…
Chip designer Arm has entered the artificial intelligence (AI) hardware arena with its first in-house processor designed to power AI…
The dairy industry’s green claims are under scrutinyWitthaya/Getty Images The world’s biggest meat and dairy companies are flooding the public…
Conservation tillage practices, such as no-till and reduced till, are critical for sustainable agriculture, and they are gradually becoming popular…
After nearly half a century in space, the Voyager 1 spacecraft just shut down one of its last remaining science…
An artist’s impression of nanodiamondsKATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy Diamonds are forever, but if you make them ultrasmall, they can get…