Three-legged deer becomes source of inspiration for Maine photographer
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Maine (WABI) – Seeing a deer move through the Maine woods isn’t an uncommon sight, but…
Scientists find 3 supermassive black holes on the verge of collision inside a distant galaxy
A trio of heavyweight black holes are entangled in a dance of death that will quite possibly see…
Amarillo activates voluntary water restrictions as reservoir falls to 60% of capacity
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Amarillo activated Stage 1 of its drought contingency plan after its reservoir fell to…
Webb Captures Clearest Image Yet of the Lion Nebula
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged NGC 2392 (aka. the Lion Nebula), so-named because of its…
From Beaches to Bits to Qubits
Insider Brief Silicon’s path from beach sand to quantum processor traces an unbroken arc from 1950s transistor doping…
Raccoon crashes through ceiling of Allegheny County business, wreaks havoc on store
Raccoon crashes through ceiling of Allegheny County business, leaving owner with canceled orders PITTSBURGH — Jessica Torres, owner…
Around eight per cent of your DNA was left behind by ancient viruses, and one of those stolen viral genes is what builds the placenta — meaning every mammal alive, including you, was born because a virus infected an ancestor and never left.
“Are you sure it’s not twins?” The question came from a woman I’d never spoken to before, both…
A Maine town debates Poland Spring water extraction rights
For the fifth time since it received its original permit in 2005, the Poland Spring bottling company is…
The JWST Little Red Dots Could Be ‘Black Hole Stars’
The early Universe’s Little Red Dots (LRD) could be the JWST’s strangest discovery. LRDs are small, red, astronomical…
Thousands of pounds of squid spill onto road in Rhode Island – NBC Boston
A tractor-trailer carrying thousands of pounds of squid spilled onto a road in Rhode Island that had to…
JWST found water-altered clay minerals on two of Neptune’s tiny inner moons and its rings that probably formed deep inside much larger icy worlds — compelling evidence that today’s moons may be rubble from Neptune’s original satellite system, destroyed when the captured moon Triton tore through it billions of years ago.
The clay is the clue. Larissa and Galatea are two small, dark moons tucked close to Neptune, where…
UK government ‘irresponsible’ for not publishing emergency drought plans | Drought
The UK government has been accused of a lack of transparency and of acting irresponsibly for refusing to…