Firefighters in California during a prescribed burnSan Francisco Chronicle via Getty You can fight fire with fire, even in the…
Browsing: Science
The bacterium R. parkeri (magenta) can be seen here forming direct interkingdom contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum (cyan), the…
Astronomers have spotted a “supersonic jetstream” on a nearby alien world, with winds reaching 20,500 mph (33,000 km/h) — the…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the White House in Washington DC on 21 January 2025AARON SCHWARTZ/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock This week, OpenAI…
Spatial pattern of nine climate zones in Central Europe through the last 500 years, with the expansion of red and…
The X chromosome passed from mom to offspring may accelerate brain aging, a new animal study suggests.The research highlights a…
Donald Trump holding an executive order announcing the US withdrawal from the Paris AgreementJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images A cheer went up…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scotland must do more to help hydropower facilities maximize their output and prevent negative impacts on…
A scientist has discovered the first species of South American scorpion that sprays its venom — a behavior previously only…
Foxys_forest_manufacture/Getty Images There are many things we can blame for a bad night’s sleep – screen time, stress, too much…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation’s food supply for H5N1 bird…
Astronomers have discovered hundreds of hidden supermassive black holes lurking in the universe — and there may be billions or…
Smoke rises during a fire at Vistra Energy’s Moss Landing battery storage facility in California on 17 JanuaryBloomberg / Getty…
A map showing the ‘Martian dichotomy’: the southern highlands are in yellows and oranges, the northern lowlands in blues and…
Plate tectonics give rise to Earth’s mountain ranges, earthquakes and the long-term movement of continents, and may even have provided…
A tiny drone powered by soft muscle-like actuatorsKevin Chen An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Psychologist and behavior change expert Professor Thomas Webb and a team of researchers has developed a…
Researchers have identified a giant new dinosaur species after uncovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in World War II.The newly…
Will cutting back on alcohol impact our reader’s social life?Ian Dagnall/Alamy Following the excesses of the holidays, many of us…
Invasive northern pike are displayed after being caught in Vogel Lake on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Credit: Rob Massengill, Alaska Department…
Researchers in China have found the remains of a cat that was so small it could have nestled in the…
The right sequence of lasers can group qubits into a perfect gridluchschenF/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence could play a role in assembling…
Astrophysical and experimental constraints on the axion parameter space. The region labeled “Neutron stars,” shown in red, represents the parameter…
A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists report in a…
The hairs on tomato plants are actually tiny pest trapsJalaal Research Group/University of Amsterdam For hungry insects, walking along a…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Entrepreneurship has long been hailed as a springboard of innovation, creativity and economic growth. Governments actively…
The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated…
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) captured on 31 December 2024 using a telescope in Río Hurtado, ChileLionel Majzik A comet that…
Credit: Environmental Research: Health (2024). DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/ad976d People who have limited access to air conditioning may be at higher risk…
Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents side by side. You’d see a resemblance, but each generation would…