Astronomers Denounce Elon Musk-Led Plan to Pollute Earth’s Orbit With 1.7 Million Satellites
European astronomers on Wednesday urged the US Federal Communications Commission to block a plan led by SpaceX CEO…
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science says it’s a bad idea
WASHINGTON — You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it…
Science news this week: Life on Mars, weird water and a curious human cousin
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‘Only death can stop me’: terminally ill Chinese tycoon works 12 hours daily to cure ALS
A former Chinese e-commerce executive in the final stages of a rare disease is still working 12-hour days,…
These Award-Winning Science Photos Capture the Beauty—and Weirdness—of Research
In the photo above, marine biologists Nauras Daraghmeh and Yusuf El-Khaled install an incubation chamber over a coral…
Scientists Crack the Secret of Venus Flytrap’s Speed
Charles Darwin spent years puzzling over how the Venus flytrap snaps shut its jaw-like leaves so fast;…
Underground detector to understand ghost particles in universe releases first major findings
NEW YORK — A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first…
Scientists Thought Giant Fossils Belonged to a Prehistoric Crustacean. The Actual Answer Is Much More Frightening
NEED TO KNOW Scientists have confirmed that fossil fragments discovered in the U.K. belonged to the largest scorpion…
Ozempic may be reshaping the brain, scientists say
Ozempic was supposed to be a gut story. Then Allison Shapiro looked at the brain scans. An assistant…
Scientists Took a Look Inside Earth’s Core—and Made a Surprising Discovery
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study shows a dramatic reversal of flow…
‘One of the great unresolved embarrassments of physics’: It’s been 340 years since Newton and scientists still haven’t solved the secret of gravity
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Why Do T-Rex Dinosaurs Have Mini Arms? Scientists May Have Discovered the Reason
It’s a known fact that Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs have small arms — but why? Scientists now believe they…