Mercury’s Sulfur-Rich Magma May Rewrite How Solar System’s Innermost Planet Formed
New research from Rice University suggests sulfur keeps Mercury’s interior molten at lower temperatures, offering new clues to…
Two Earth-Size Worlds in TRAPPIST-1 System Reveal Stark Divide Between Day and Night
New Webb observations of two exoplanets TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c show blistering days and frozen nights, offering the first…
What’s the Best Temperature for Cycling Performance?
TOOLBOX: Every rider has their weather Kryptonite—the conditions that turn a good ride into a sufferfest. But beyond…
Physicists Find First Experimental Evidence of Elusive Critical Point in Supercooled Water
By probing supercooled water with ultrafast lasers before it crystallizes, physicists at Stockholm University observed telltale signs of…
Webb Reveals Hidden Layers of Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere
For the first time, astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ ionosphere, uncovering unexpected temperature peaks, weakened…
Triceratops’ Oversized Nasal Cavities Played Roles Far Beyond Smell, Paleontologists Find
For decades, depictions of Triceratops and its kin have been driven by bone alone. Now, paleontologists in Japan…
Environmental Comfort as an Interior Condition in South American Architecture
Casa Concón / Osvaldo Larrain + Tomás Tironi. Image © Javier Agustín Rojas Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail…
Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping
According to a wealth of recent scientific literature, microplastics, tiny pieces of debris anywhere from one micrometer to…
Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping
According to a wealth of recent scientific literature, microplastics, tiny pieces of debris anywhere from one micrometer to…
Climate change is shrinking children’s height – and humidity is making things worse
Published on 22/12/2025 – 14:15 GMT+1 Millions of children risk experiencing stunted growth if heat-trapping emissions continue to…
Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere on Ultrahot Super-Earth TOI-561b
The new observations with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope suggest that TOI-561b is surrounded by a thick…
Scientists Create 3.3 Trillion Degree Particle Soup to Mimic the Universe Just after the Big Bang
For the past quarter-century, scientists using a particle collider on Long Island have been smashing the nuclei of…