Category: Science

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — alongside human-made pollutants contaminating the deep sea.

Neuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted.

Four trays and four staff found in Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings may have been used in an ancient Egyptian ritual, a new paper finds.

Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe’s Era of Reionization may have occurred much earlier than previously thought.

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place. (Image credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration)

The partial solar eclipse will be visible in various locations in the U.S. Northeast. (Image credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA)

More than three-quarters of U.S. wells make just 6% of the country’s oil. They’re called marginal wells because of their small output. But they’re a big deal to oil producers and environmentalists. (Image credit: September Dawn Bottoms for NPR)

In this February 1944 publicity photo, men stand in front of turning vanes inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. The AWT was the only wind tunnel capable of testing full-size aircraft engines in simulated altitude conditions. A large wooden drive fan, located on the other side of these vanes, created wind speeds up to 500 miles per hour.

Nothing is certain in the quantum realm. A particle, for example, can exist in multiple quantum states simultaneously. The same goes for a quantum bit, or qubit — the basic unit of information used in quantum computing. The act of measurement causes these objects to collapse into a single state, and usually the best you can do is calculate the probability of a particular outcome. Source

Here’s the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28).

Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved “inside-out” have been discovered in South Africa.

The Alaskan Volcano Observatory has shared new images of plumes of gas streaming out of Mount Spurr, which scientists suspect will erupt in the coming weeks or months.

Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded by NASA and DARPA.

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars’ Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA’s Perseverance rover.