A striking Mars cloud may be born from surprising physics
Everyday Earth clouds get their start with a bit of salt or dust. Not so the Red Planet’s Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud, computer models suggest.
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Bronze Age sword discovered in an Italian lake is still sharp after 3,300 years
Archaeologists have recovered a well-preserved bronze sword from a volcanic lake in Italy. The 3,300-year-old weapon may have been deposited in the lake as an
How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material
A spider, when knocked off a wall, doesn’t fall for long. Within milliseconds, it spins a soup of proteins into sturdy climbing gear. Using a
Webb Sees Turbulent Star Nursery
In this Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope, we visit a turbulent cauldron of star formation to see what is
Three-quarters of NFL football players may end up with CTE
The first estimate of CTE prevalence across the NFL suggests 75 percent of players may suffer from the neurodegenerative disease.
First clear image of China’s mysterious ‘divine dragon’ space plane revealed in US government report
A new U.S. intelligence agency report has seemingly released the first clear photograph of China’s mysterious “dragon” space plane in orbit around Earth. The surprise
IBD may transform neurons in the gut, triggering pain even when inflammation is under control
People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience gut pain that can be severe, and it doesn’t always go away when their inflammation is under control
Our extinct cousins the Denisovans had a ‘distinctive’ appearance, new analysis reveals
The enigmatic and now-extinct Denisovans of China shared traits with Neanderthals, modern humans and Homo erectus, according to a new study that looked at ancient
A woman carried a ‘stone baby’ in her abdomen for 3 years
The patient: A 42-year-old woman in Somaliland, Africa The symptoms: The woman went to the hospital after having three years of chronic, dull pain in
Universities should not be adopting AI to automate their own absurdities
Universities are at a critical point as students and faculty embrace the use of AI. Already, universities like Harvard are introducing courses that feature an
Why do flamingos dance while they eat? This scientist found out
Beautiful ripples drew Víctor Ortega Jiménez to feeding flamingos. Unraveling their secret could inspire new ways to filter water.
Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth
Most comets would have hit Earth with too much speed and at too sharp an angle for life-giving molecules to survive impact, a new study
Hepatitis B could surge, infecting millions more in childhood, under proposed CDC guidance
A proposed change to decades-old guidance on hepatitis B vaccination would lead to a dramatic increase in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections among young
Native Hawaiians and Easter Islanders came from same ‘ultravoyager’ group
Native Hawaiians and Easter Islanders genetically descend from the same “ultravoyager” Polynesian group that crossed vast distances of ocean to reach these remote islands, a