‘It’s depressing’: A France-sized area of Antarctica’s winter sea ice is missing as temperatures soar 20°C above average |
A vast area of Antarctica that should be covered in winter sea ice is instead lying largely exposed…
Underground detector to understand ghost particles in universe releases first major findings
NEW YORK — A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first…
Ozempic may be reshaping the brain, scientists say
Ozempic was supposed to be a gut story. Then Allison Shapiro looked at the brain scans. An assistant…
Scientists scan rare Antarctic fish and uncover clues about the first animals that left the water
A rare fossil found in Antarctica is giving scientists a clearer picture of one of the most important…
Scientists say they’ve finally solved the sea level rise mystery as oceans climb nearly twice as fast
Scientists say they have finally explained a long-running sea-level rise mystery, tracing nearly all of the ocean’s rise…
China scientists argue that harsh settings, not warm climates, drive early human creativity
Archaeologists in central China have directly challenged the long-held belief that humanity’s earliest ancestors reached their creative peak…
A Physical Warp Drive Was Supposed to Be Impossible. Then These Scientists Found a Loophole.
In a surprising paper from 2021, scientists Alexey Bobrick and Gianni Martire suggested that they’d nailed down a…
With a power of 10,000 suns, jets emitted by a black hole were measured for the first time
The universe contains many mysterious and powerful objects. This is the case for black holes, which are celestial…
Scientists discover Earth has a hidden eighth continent
For centuries, humanity believed Earth had only seven continents, but scientists now say a massive hidden landmass nearly…
Scientists Think the Fifth Dimension May Exist—and It’s Hiding Behind the Universe We Know
Imagine physicists telling you they may have found evidence of a hidden dimension folded inside reality itself. That’s…
Scientists are Using Tourist Videos to Understand Whales’ Mysterious ‘Gaping Behavior’
A whale is seen ‘gaping’ | Photo credit: Hannah Pittore via Macquarie University Researchers are using tourist videos…
Scientists Discovered Wave Wakes Where They Shouldn’t Be—Upending a 140-Year-Old Theory
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The way waves propagate through liquids (Kelvin wave patterns)…