The universe is full of strange ‘little red dots’. A new study shines light on their real nature
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope revealed something strange: the distant reaches of the universe are filled…
Electrical manipulation and detection of perpendicular altermagnetic order via a proximitized Dirac semimetal
Miron, I. M. et al. Perpendicular switching of a single ferromagnetic layer induced by in-plane current injection. Nature…
A deadly cross over: In South Africa, rabies moves from land animals to seals
Cape Town, South Africa, has recorded 135 incidents of aggressive seal behavior toward humans since September 2021,…
Astronomers have measured a Saturn-mass object apparently drifting through the Milky Way without a star—and microlensing surveys suggest that unseen free-floating worlds may outnumber the galaxy’s stars, perhaps by as much as 20 to one.
A short gravitational microlensing event observed from Earth and the Gaia spacecraft has given astronomers a direct mass…
The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
ALMA Reveals Long-Lived Hotspots on Betelgeuse’s Bubbling Surface
Scientific Paper A remarkably detailed image obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) reveals the uneven surface…
‘Cosmic Glitch’ could explain why gravity acts differently across the Universe
Einstein’s theory of gravity may behave slightly differently across distances of billions of light-years, with gravity appearing about…
First wild beavers born in Norfolk for more than 500 years
Owing to beavers being nocturnal, sightings were extremely rare. Spowage said the beavers would not be a visitor…
An Early History Of Space Stations: Where’s My Wheel?
Last time we found out the idea of space stations is surprisingly old. By the 1950s, everyone knew…
Most humpback whale populations have rebounded from near-extinction over the past sixty years, but the Arabian Sea population — isolated for an estimated 70,000 years and the only humpbacks that never migrate — has not recovered at all and remains endangered
Most humpback whales have made a comeback. In 2016, after decades of counting, NOAA Fisheries decided that 9…
‘Ghosts of Mars’ at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts
In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said “Boo!” and unleashed “Ghosts of Mars” on the world. While not…
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Best Evidence for Dark Matter Yet
Dark matter, the elusive, invisible stuff that astronomers say constitutes roughly 85% of the universe’s mass, doesn’t interact…