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science
Paleontologists Claim to Have Discovered Terrifying New Dinosaur Species in Pre-WWII Photographs
The fossil, destroyed in an air raid 80 years ago, had faded from memory until a paleontologist found archival images. Paleontologists might have...
gizmodo.com
- 30+ days ago
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science / space
Review: Dwarf Lab’s New Dwarf 3 Smartscope
DwarfLab’s new Dwarf 3 smartscope packs a powerful punch in a small unit.Dwarf Lab’s Dwarf 3 smartscope.In the past decade, amateur astronomy has...
universetoday.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Ecuador’s Coastal Ecosystems Have Rights, Constitutional Court Rules
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has determined that coastal marine ecosystems have rights of nature, including the right to “integral respect for...
ecowatch.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
How Breathwork Impacts Alzheimer's Biomarkers & What It Means For You
With over 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease (AD), identifying its causes and finding a cure remains a high priority for researchers...
mindbodygreen.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban – but the fight isn't over yet
The US Supreme Court has upheld a ban on the popular video streaming app TikTok, which is set to take effect on 19 January. The ban...
newscientist.com
- 30+ days ago
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science / space
Is reality shaped by our observation? Why a fringe idea in science is still controversial
Over the past 50 years, astronomers have made dozens of major discoveries that help explain the nature and origins of the universe. They’ve measured the...
salon.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Rise and Fall of the Balloon Doctor - 3 Quarks Daily
Andreas Grüntzig’s plane blew a 38-foot-wide crater in the Georgia dirt where it crashed. Investigators needed several days to collect and identify...
3quarksdaily.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Snake skins draped from trees in popular New York State forest – here's what's going on
It may sound like something out of a horror movie, but it's all part of a scientific experiment to understand more about the ingenious survival...
discoverwildlife.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Survivors of the LA fires will face a complex blend of mental health challenges
Logistical needs, like employment and housing, along with psychological needs must be met after disasters like the LA wildfires, research shows....
sciencenews.org
- 30+ days ago
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science
Parkinson's Disease Reversed by Brain-Stimulating Nanoparticles
Injections of nanoparticles into the brain could reverse the symptoms of Parkinson's disease in a less invasive manner than existing treatments,...
newsweek.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Potential World First: Wild Doorbell Video Records Sound of Meteorite Crash
With the growing ubiquity of cameras, in our pockets and in our homes, it's not that strange to capture those moments when space rocks streak...
sciencealert.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Forest Service presents results of beaver inventory
Thanks to Pitkin County, local land managers now have more information about beavers and their habitat, which could eventually lead to projects aimed...
aspenjournalism.org
- 30+ days ago
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science / space
China unveils fantastic-sounding plan for gigantic space solar power station
The proposed station aims to revolutionize global energy supply by harnessing the sun's energy from space and transmitting it back to Earth. At a...
jpost.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Songbirds Have In-Flight ‘Conversations’ With Other Species During Migration, Study Shows
If you were a bird flying thousands of miles over land or sea with other migrating birds, what would you talk about to pass the...
ecowatch.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Scientists Discovered Astounding New Capabilities Hidden In Stacks of High-Tech Materials
“Proximity ferroelectricity” could change the electronic game. Because of its polarized nature, ferroelectric materials are useful in data storage and electronics. • Now, a new study...
popularmechanics.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India's coast
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India’s east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks...
apnews.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
The Bungle Bungles: Towering domes in the Australian outback that contain traces of the earliest life-forms on Earth
The Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia is a collection of rock domes forged from ancient seabeds and flanked to the northeast by a prehistoric...
livescience.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Familiar songs reduce dementia patients' anxiety, trigger lost memories
Scientists unlock music therapy’s potential to soothe advanced patients In a nutshell Music therapy works by tapping into preserved memories and...
studyfinds.org
- 30+ days ago
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science
Major Mayan city discovered by scrolling past page 1 in Google search
Except for things at the extreme ends of observation, everything of consequence has already been discovered. At least, that’s how it seems some time...
bigthink.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
The World’s Rarest Insect Lives On The World's Tallest Sea Stack In The Pacific Ocean
Lost, rediscovered, clinging onto survival – and now thriving?...
iflscience.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Genetic links to depression found in big global study, giving hope for new treatments
Study of 5 million people of all backgrounds finds variations in hundreds of genes; previous studies were on people of European origin....
scmp.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Editing Bad Memories Is No Longer Science Fiction (And May Be The Future Of Mental Healthcare)
Research shows that repetitively recalling bad memories can have negative effects on mental health, such as leading to anxiety or depression, because...
sciencing.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Development is taking a toll on Florida's precious springs
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — At Rock Springs, just north of Orlando, water gushes from a limestone cliff. Hundreds of gallons of water pour from an opening...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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science
Not only cereals: Revealing the menu of farmers 5,000 years ago
The so-called Funnel Beaker Culture (4000–2800 BCE) represents the first phase in Southern Scandinavia/northern Germany in which people were...
phys.org
- 30+ days ago
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science / space
Astrophysicists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars in landmark survey
Astrophysicists have imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them. The crystal-clear images show...
sciencedaily.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Tiny insect-like robot can flip, loop and hover for up to 15 minutes
An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin can perform acrobatics and fly for much longer than any previous insect-sized drone...
newscientist.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Immigrants Commit Fewer Crimes Than US-Born Citizens Across 150 Years of Data. It’s True Even for Undocumented Migrants
Since the 1960s, US-born citizens are twice as likely to be incarcerated as immigrants....
zmescience.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Association between herpes simplex virus infection and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers: analysis within the MAPT trial
In vitro and animal studies have suggested that inoculation with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) can lead to amyloid deposits, hyperphosphorylation of...
nature.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Next generation computers: new wiring material could transform chip technology
The rapid technological advancements of our world have been enabled by our capacity to design and fabricate ever smaller electronic chips. These...
theconversation.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Apex predators were sacrificed nearly 2,000 years ago in Teotihuacán
Ancient megacity residents offered jaguars, golden eagles, and wolves to the gods. Archeologists are reconstructing the history of the ancient megacity of Teotihuacán using...
popsci.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
How does oxytocin modulate human behavior?
While the highly evolutionarily conserved hypothalamic neuropeptide, oxytocin (OT) can influence cognitive, emotional and social functions, and may...
nature.com
- 30+ days ago
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science / space
The Los Angeles Fires Got Extremely Close to NASA’s JPL Facility
The wildfires raging around Los Angeles have made plenty of headlines lately, though they are slowly starting to get under control. NASA was a part...
universetoday.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Eating Fiber Could Protect You From Infections. Here's Why.
Our body isn't just human — it's home to trillions of microorganisms found in or on us. In fact, there are more microbes in our gut...
sciencealert.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links
In what they're calling the "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a super-strong flexible material that works very...
newatlas.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Robotic Exoskeleton Could Soon Help Pianists Overcome the “Ceiling Effect”
Many musicians rely on their hands for their livelihood and some time s suffer the dreaded “ceiling effect,” where progress plateaus despite extensive...
thedebrief.org
- 30+ days ago
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science
Meet Bathynomus Vaderi, the Foot-Long Sea Bug Named After Darth Vader
Scientists noticed the head of a new species of giant isopod resembles a certain Star Wars villain. Imagine a bug-like creature that’s the length...
mentalfloss.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
The Starbase rocket testing facility is permanently changing the landscape of southern Texas
SpaceX has reshaped the landscape around Boca Chica, Texas. Credit: Robert Kopack If there is a leader in the aerospace industry, SpaceX is it. The...
astronomy.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
New Glenn Reaches Orbit, but Doesn't Recover the Booster
On Thursday, January 16th, at 02:03 AM EST, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket took off on its maiden flight from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral...
universetoday.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Chinese tech firm shares robot training secrets with the world
AgiBot, a pioneering Chinese artificial intelligence and robotics company, has introduced a transformative open-source dataset called AgiBot World Alpha. This comprehensive collection represents a significant...
foxnews.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Video Friday: Agile Upgrade
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar...
ieee.org
- 30+ days ago
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science
Neurosurgeon explains non-woo-woo way to scientifically manifest your goals: ‘There is no magic here’
Think happy thoughts! Stanford neurosurgeon and neuroscientist Dr. Jamey Doty is sharing his full-proof process for bringing ideas and intentions into...
nypost.com
- 30+ days ago
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nutrition / science / health
Does zinc actually prevent and shorten colds?
In winter time , it can feel as if everyone is sick. From passengers coughing and sneezing on the bus to kids in daycare surrounded by...
salon.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Image of the Day 2024 Archive
Explore our Image of the Day 2024 Archives! Space can be a wondrous place, and we've got the pictures to prove it! Take a look at...
space.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Happy New Year space fans! Here are the biggest spaceflight and stargazing events in 2025
Another year is upon us, which means another year of mission launches, spaceflight milestones and, of course, amazing things to see in the night...
skyatnightmagazine.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
The other billionaire space company
IT HAS BEEN a long time coming. Assuming there are no last-minute delays, then in the next few days Blue Origin, a firm run by...
economist.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
'Navigation system' for human development recreated in lab for first time
Missing link in stem cell research finally created after decades of attempts LONDON — Scientists have achieved a major milestone in recreating human...
studyfinds.org
- 30+ days ago
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science
8 of the weirdest robots in the world right now
From humanoid AI-powered machines to tiny spider-like bots, 2024's robots are weird. Robots were once consigned mainly to routine tasks in...
livescience.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025
When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in the sky.A waning crescent...
wpxi.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
January 2025 puzzles
There are four prize puzzles on this page: cryptic crossword; quick crossword; wordoku; and coronene. For each puzzle, a winner will be selected from...
chemistryworld.com
- 30+ days ago
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science
Just a fraction of the hydrogen hidden beneath Earth's surface could power Earth for 200 years, scientists find [clone]
A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater volcanoes that were...
space.com
- 30+ days ago
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