AI eavesdropped on whale chatter. It may have helped find something new
Some “clicks” made by sperm whales may actually be “clacks,” but marine biologists debate what, if anything, that means.
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Some “clicks” made by sperm whales may actually be “clacks,” but marine biologists debate what, if anything, that means.
After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.
During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s
In the mid-19th century, the Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau — who had been designing and conducting scientific experiments since he was a child — submerged
Experiments show that a time crystal based on magnons can interact with mechanical waves without being destroyed.
The James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered Population III stars, the universe’s first generation of stars. They may tell us more about how galaxies
In the first reported case of its kind in Canada, a woman fell violently ill after consuming the juice of a bitter gourd.
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The most powerful solar flare of 2025 has launched a ball of energy toward Earth that could trigger widespread auroras across the northern half of
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A 2025 satellite photo captures the stark contrast between the barren Poás volcano and the surrounding Costa Rican jungle. The volcano’s super-acidic lake provides the
Astronomers at South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope have detected the first radio waves coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. But while this sounds suspiciously like
Comet 3I/ATLAS appears to be normal and intact, despite some reports that the interstellar visitor exploded after its brush with the sun.
Three newly-identified toad species in Tanzania give birth to live young, skipping the frogspawn and tadpole stages — an “exceptionally rare” trait among toads and