For the first time, light mimics a Nobel Prize quantum effect
In the late 1800s, physicists discovered what is now called the Hall effect. It occurs when an electric…
Antarctica’s melting ice won’t help fight climate change after all
For a long time, many scientists hoped that melting ice in Antarctica might actually help fight climate change.…
Scientists just created chocolate honey packed with surprising health perks
Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, have created a new product that…
James Webb Takes Long, Hard Look Inside Uranus
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Uranus,…
AI can determine time of death from a single blood sample
Artificial intelligence (AI) has now demonstrated that it can determine time of death from a single blood sample…
Evolutionary mystery solved: Earth’s first animals had no skeletons
Life in the ocean looked very different more than 600 million years ago. No fish swam in the…
Highlights of first launch of Ariane 6 with four boosters
At 16:45 GMT/17:45 CET the first Ariane 6 rocket with four boosters lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in…
Before Anacondas, the Biggest Snakes Ever Were as Long as a Semi-Truck and Weighed Over a Ton
Long before modern pythons set records, species like Titanoboa cerrejonensis and Vasuki indicus reached lengths that seem almost…
60,000-year-old markings on ostrich eggs reveal oldest geometric grammar
Researchers have discovered and analyzed the world’s oldest geometric patterns on 60,000-year-old ostrich egg fragments, revealing the complex…
This tiny carnivorous bug produces an astonishing natural spectacle in New Zealand and has an ingenious way of catching its prey
Glow worms are well-known throughout the world as remarkable insects that give off bioluminescent light. But New Zealand…
New Study Links the Air Inside Your Home to Rising Anxiety
Most of us think about air quality in terms of pollution, smoke, or allergens. But there is something…
Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture
By Chris Burns, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center For over 50 years, the Landsat program has provided the longest…