The Unexpected Brightness ‘Gap’ in an Ancient Globular Cluster
Globular clusters are oddballs. They’re the most massive type of star cluster and their stellar population is typically…
Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds
“This design assessed whether bees could solve the task without continuous perceptual feedback,” the authors wrote. All told,…
D&D‑seq Uses Base Editing to Map DNA–Protein Interactions in Single Cells
Credit: CIPhotos / iStock / Getty Images A new molecular recording strategy is giving researchers a way to…
Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according…
Satellite pics show mystery structure in disputed South China Sea Scarborough Shoal, vanishes later
A set of recent satellite images has revealed a suspected structure at the entrance of the disputed Scarborough…
‘To them a power line is a line of trees’: Costa Rica moves to protect howler monkeys from electrocution | Environment
Peque, a small black howler monkey, scratches her head as she sits on a thick wooden branch in…
Venus could resurface itself with volcanic coronae
How does the planet Venus resurface itself? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of…
AI and data centers leave goliath-sized environmental footprints globally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according…
Grab your camera! Four coronal mass ejections could collide into a major northern lights display on June 4 and June 5
Four coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun are headed towards Earth – which means photographers could be…
Gravitational waves confirm predicted black-hole mass gap and probe stellar nuclear physics
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Astronomers find exoplanets with magnetic fields
Based on the behaviour of winds on seven large and hot gas exoplanets, astronomers have obtained the strongest…
A Hidden Arctic Ocean Crisis Is Unfolding Beneath the Melting Ice
The polar research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon in Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean. Credit: Lawrence Hislop/Norwegian Polar Institute Scientists…