An ocean the size of the Arctic once covered half of Mars, new images hint
Mars may have been a “blue planet” with an ocean the size of today’s Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.
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Arctic blast probably won’t cause trees to explode in the cold — but here’s what happens if and when they do go boom
An incoming Arctic blast will send temperatures plunging and trigger a massive and long-lasting winter storm. But will it make trees explode?
Hommkiety Galaxy star projector review — a budget best buy
A reasonable price tag, solid build and seriously impressive projections make the Hommkiety Galaxy Projector one of the best star projectors on the market.
The week in science: Ice, parents’ disgust and penguins adapting to climate change
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR’s Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents’ heightened tolerance for disgust, and how penguins
Can the prescription drug leucovorin treat autism? History says, probably not
Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there’s little evidence the drug will help. (Image credit:
‘Pain sponge’ derived from stem cells could soak up pain signals before they reach the brain
Scientists are developing a “sponge” that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially offering an alternative to painkillers.
Creepy robotic hand detaches at the wrist before scurrying away to collect objects
EPFL’s robotic appendage features fingers that bend both ways and is designed to retrieve objects from spaces too hazardous for human hands.
Scientists may be approaching a ‘fundamental breakthrough in cosmology and particle physics’ — if dark matter and ‘ghost particles’ can interact
Astronomers found evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may interact, hinting at a “fundamental breakthrough” that challenges our understanding of how the universe evolved.
Seismometers can track falling space junk
As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could better map trajectories.
A spot in the base of the brain has a love of language
Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region’s importance for language.
Arctic blast will bring ‘life-threatening’ temperatures and dump snow on 150 million Americans. But will it make the trees explode?
An incoming Arctic blast will send temperatures plunging and trigger a massive and long-lasting winter storm. But will it trees explode?
5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas
An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was present in the Americas at
Wegovy now comes in pill form — here’s how it works
The pill version of Wegovy seems to work just as well as the injectable form, but there are some key differences between the two formulations
Animals experience joy. Scientists want to measure it
Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure positive feelings — and it’s a challenge.