The collapse of Antarcticas sleeping giant could cause planetary-scale change in the coming centuries, according to a new warning from scientists. If the climate crisis continues on its current tra… [+2924 chars]
Spider biologist Jonathan Pruitt was investigated for data irregularities in several publications.Credit: Kara Holsopple/The Allegheny Front After more than two years of allegations over data irregu… [+9328 chars]
As a child I had the opportunity to utilize the two-meter Faulkes Telescope in Siding Spring, Australia. I remember it was a very thrilling experience seeing the telescope move via a live webcam. I w… [+5161 chars]
The Earth shaved 1.59 milliseconds off its rotation on June 29, 2022 and became the shortest day recorded since accurate daily measurements using atomic clocks first began in the 1960s. The length o… [+2895 chars]
Enlarge/ The dust in this galaxy, shaded red, required the MIRI instrument to resolve. 29 with 18 posters participating There is more than one reason why the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on board… [+3846 chars]
In the dark of Sunday night and Monday morning (Aug. 7 and 8), a surprise solar storm (opens in new tab) slammed into Earth, showering our planet in a rapid stream of charged particles from the sun… [+3106 chars]
Sneezing is far from a uniquely human behavior. Maybe youve seen your dog or cat do it, or watched a YouTube video of a giraffe sneezing on an unsuspecting toddler at the zoo. In fact, sneezing doesn… [+1142 chars]
In the dark of Sunday night and Monday morning (Aug. 7 and 8), a surprise solar storm (opens in new tab) slammed into Earth, showering our planet in a rapid stream of charged particles from the sun… [+3106 chars]
A new study corrects an important error in the 3D mathematical space developed by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger and others, and used by scientists and industry for more than 100… [+3633 chars]
And what hairy beast, its hour come at last, slouches towards a laboratory to be born? Some 3,900 years ago, on mainland Siberia, the last known woolly mammoth breathed its last. Since then, humans … [+8609 chars]
The Fermi paradox, the where is everybody? puzzle, is a persistent question in the search for life in the universe. It asks why, if life is not exceedingly rare in the cosmos, it hasnt shown up on ou… [+13799 chars]
Whether its a cicadas earsplitting drone, a bees blaring buzz or a crickets incessant chirp, insects are a staple of summers score. And arthropods have been making a racket for hundreds of millions o… [+1188 chars]