How electroacupuncture calms inflammation and the super microscope that showed it
A cutting-edge microscope has allowed scientists to capture in real time how electroacupuncture directs the movement of immune…
We assume life needs a sun, but a team at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich calculated in 2026 that moons orbiting starless rogue planets could sustain liquid oceans for up to 4.3 billion years — roughly as long as Earth has existed — without a single ray of starlight
An Earth-sized moon orbiting a Jupiter-like rogue planet could retain surface liquid water for as long as 4.3…
The Case of the Sun’s Missing Silver
There is something quietly reassuring about a scientific mystery that gets solved not by a dramatic new discovery,…
Starwatch: Identifying the Scorpion, mythical adversary of Orion | Astronomy
This week we will take the opportunity to identify Scorpius, the Scorpion, one of the famous zodiacal constellations.…
Beneath Bergmann’s Rule: Why burrowing owls grow bigger in the North
Bergmann’s rule is driven not only by evolution, but also early-life stress and short-term environmental shifts. Burrowing owls…
Shaping the Emerald City – NASA Science
Seattle, Washington—sometimes known as the “Emerald City”—was glimmering in the morning sunlight when an astronaut aboard the International…
Ring camera captures 9-foot alligator crashing through a Florida pool screen at dawn
A Ring camera recorded a massive alligator this week smashing through a screened enclosure and sliding into a…
Underwater drones discover coral reefs off Benin, long presumed dead, teeming with life
image: An image of the rediscovered coral reef by Gérard Zinzindohoué. view more Credit: Gérard Zinzindohoué A missing-presumed-dead…
Dark matter may be naturally tuned to a hidden fifth dimension
Dark matter appears to hold galaxies together, yet it has never shown itself directly. A new theory suggests…
Watching This Hummingbird Play in a Fountain Will Brighten Your Day
Sometimes it’s the little things that truly make your day. After adding a small fountain to her balcony…
UCLA scientists develop mineral sunscreen without the chalky white cast
UCLA scientists have created a mineral sunscreen formula that leaves far less of the pale, chalky residue that…
Cuttlefish passed a version of the marshmallow test, waiting up to two minutes for a better meal, and the ones that held out longest also learned fastest
A common cuttlefish hovers at the far end of a glass aquarium, its skin rippling, two sealed drawers…