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Eclipse from space: Paths of 2024 and 2017 eclipses collide over US in new satellite image -- Samantha Mathewson -- Satellite images capture striking differences between the 2017 and 2024 total solar eclipses that swept across North America, including variations in the moon's shadow along the path of totality.
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Pigbutt worm: The deep-sea 'mystery blob' with the rump of a pig and a ballooned belly -- Melissa Hobson -- Bizarre worm that looks "like the rump of a pig from one side and Mick Jagger's lips from the other" may be in the middle of an evolutionary leap, scientists say.17 hours ago
32 TIMES LASERS REVEALED HIDDEN FORTS AND SETTLEMENTS FROM CENTURIES AGO -- Owen Jarus -- Lasers have helped uncover ancient human-made structures the world over.18 hours ago
Why does striking flint against steel start a fire? -- Laurel Hamers -- What's the science behind starting a fire with flint and steel?20 hours ago
Traces of hallucinogenic plants and chile peppers found at Maya ball court suggest rituals took place there -- Jennifer Nalewicki -- An environmental DNA analysis of soil collected at an ancient Maya ball court reveals that the site was once part of a ritual.1 day ago
PTSD tied to 95 'risk hotspots' in the genome -- Jennifer Zieba -- In a group effort, scientists from all over the world came together to create a detailed map of the genetic causes behind PTSD.1 day ago
Lasers reveal prehistoric Irish monuments that may have been 'pathways for the dead' -- Archaeologists used lidar to detect a cluster of rare Neolithic monuments hidden in farmland in Ireland.1 day ago
Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption -- Researchers used AI to decipher an ancient papyrus that includes details about where Greek philosopher is buried.1 day ago
'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover? -- Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.4 days ago
Hundreds of black 'spiders' spotted in mysterious 'Inca City' on Mars in new satellite photos -- Every spring, creepy black 'spiders' sprout up on Mars as buried carbon dioxide ice releases dusty geysers of gas. New ESA images show the phenomenon has begun in the strange Inca City formation.1 day ago
China green-lights mass production of autonomous flying taxis - with commercial flights set for 2025 -- The EHang EH216-S autonomous flying taxi is the first eVTOL ready for mass production and could lead the way for flying cars around the world.1 day ago
'We have combined two marvels of modern medicine': Woman gets pig kidney and heart pump in groundbreaking procedures -- In a medical first, doctors transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney into a human patient after giving her a new heart pump.1 day ago
Eerie, orange skies loom over Athens as dust storm engulfs southern Greece - By - Sascha Pare - published - 24 April 24 - A Saharan dust storm that reached southern Greece on Tuesday (April 23) has turned the sky over Athens and other Greek cities an apocalyptic reddish-orange hue.17 hours ago
Hidden 'biosphere' of extreme microbes discovered 13 feet below Atacama Desert is deepest found there to date - By - Sascha Pare - published - 24 April 24 - Researchers have found microbes thriving 13 feet beneath the scorched surface of Chile's Atacama Desert, marking the deepest discovery of microbial life in the region to date.1 day ago
George Washington's stash of centuries-old cherries found hidden under Mount Vernon floor3 days ago
Tweak to Schr dinger's cat equation could unite Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, study hints17 hours ago
Lavish 2,200-year-old tomb unearthed in China may be that of ancient king16 hours ago
New UTI vaccine wards off infection for years, early studies suggest17 hours ago
Claude 3 Opus has stunned AI researchers with its intellect and 'self-awareness' - does this mean it can think for itself?2 days ago
Enormous explosion in 'Cigar Galaxy' reveals rare type of star never seen beyond the Milky Way - By - Sharmila Kuthunur - published - 24 April 24 - An incredibly brief, ultrabright explosion has led astronomers to a newfound magnetic star outside the Milky Way, which could be the first of many extragalactic magnetars, according to new research.1 day ago
We've never seen the Fitbit Versa at this rock bottom price before, surely it won't be around long - By - Lloyd Coombes - published - 26 April 24 - Deal - Amazon is offering 48% off the versatile fitness tracker-come-smartwatch, so long as you like pink or black.16 hours ago
Giant prehistoric salmon had tusk-like teeth, just like a warthog's - By - Caroline Tien - published - 24 April 24 - The largest salmon species ever discovered, Oncorhynchus rastrosus may have used its distinctive, tusk-like teeth to compete with rivals, defend against predators and dig nests.1 day ago
Ancient, 30-foot relative of great white shark unearthed in Mexico quarry - By - Melissa Hobson - published - 23 April 24 - "Exceptionally preserved" fossils of an ancient shark that lived alongside the dinosaurs has finally revealed what the predator looked like - and why it may have gone extinct.1 day ago
Glow-in-the-dark creatures appeared in Earth's oceans 540 million years ago - By - Nicola Williams - published - 23 April 24 - Bioluminescence traces back to the Cambrian era - 540 million years ago - and could have been used for communication, courtship and camouflage among the earliest ocean creatures.2 days ago
Why do people feel like they're being watched, even when no one is there? By - Angely Mercado - published - 18 April 24 - The causes range from innocuous media exposure to severe mental illness.8 days ago
Why did the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima leave shadows of people etched on sidewalks? By - Stacy Kish - last updated - 27 March 24 - The nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of WWII left shadows of people on the ground and buildings. Here's why.29 days ago
Why do babies rub their eyes when they're tired? By - Ashley Hamer - published - 18 March 24 - Babies usually rub their eyes when they're tired, but why?1 month ago
Scientists are one step closer to knowing the mass of ghostly neutrinos - possibly paving the way to new physics - By - Ben Turner - published - 19 April 24 - By precisely measuring the mass of neutrinos - ghostly particles that stream through your body by the billions each second - physicists could find some glaring holes in the Standard Model of particle physics. A new experiment has taken them one step closer.6 days ago
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The universe may be dominated by particles that break causality and move faster than light, new paper suggests - By - Paul Sutter - published - 17 April 24 - With the nature of the universe's two most elusive components up for debate, physicists have proposed a radical idea: Invisible particles called tachyons, which break causality and move faster than light, may dominate the cosmos.8 days ago
Largest 3D map of our universe could 'turn cosmology upside down' By - Sharmila Kuthunur - published - 12 April 24 - Scientists using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument have unveiled the largest 3D map of the universe ever. The results suggest that dark energy, the mysterious force pulling the universe apart, may be weakening, challenging prevailing theories of cosmology.12 days ago
Inside the 20-year quest to unravel the bizarre realm of 'quantum superchemistry' By - Sam Lemonick - published - 29 March 24 - More than two decades ago, scientists predicted that at ultra-low temperatures, many atoms could undergo 'quantum superchemistry' and chemically react as one. They've finally shown it's real.22 days ago
Bismuth is so strongly repelled from magnets, it levitates. How? By - Victoria Atkinson - published - 23 March 24 - The element bismuth can "float" between magnets due to magnetic levitation. What's the science behind this phenomenon?1 month ago
Scientists create 'toxic AI' that is rewarded for thinking up the worst possible questions we could imagine - By - Drew Turney - published - 23 April 24 - Researchers at MIT are using AI to train AI not to give toxic responses, using a new method that replicates human curiosity.3 days ago